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Sense and Sensibility. With Illustrations by Charles E. Brock.
London and Toronto: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1922. [Literature] BROCK-ILLUSTRATED EDITION, finely bound by Hatchards. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xxv [1] 308 [2]. With 16 colour plates including a frontispiece illustrated by Brock. Contemporary navy half morocco, borders gilt-ruled, blue cloth over boards. Gilt titles, tooling, and raised bands to spine. Top edge gilt. Light blue endpapers. Internally clean. A bit of toning to endpapers around turn-ins. Gentle toning to spine, a few light marks to boards. Mild edgewear. Very good. Originally titled "Elinor and Marianne", "Sense and Sensibility" was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be published, in 1811, under the pseudonym "A Lady". The contrasting personalities of two sisters are the centre of the story, supported by a wealth of satirically portrayed minor characters. The title has been adapted for film and television a number of times, most notably in Ang Lee's 1995 Academy Award winning version, starring Emma Thompson (who wrote the screenplay), with stellar support form Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman and Hugh Laurie. Item #74967
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