Jane Austen and Her Country-House Comedy

W. H. Helm

Verlag: Eveleigh Nash, London, 1909

An uncommon first edition work on Jane Austen, an early critical work on her writing by William Henry Helm. The first edition of this uncommon work.A critical monograph on Jane Austen, in which the author explores the brilliancy of Austen's' writings, stating that she has "abiding freshness".The author, William Henry Helm, laments that Austen was not as widely read in the early twentieth century, believing her to be a neglected classic.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one folding plate, a facsimile of a letter of Austen's. The portrait frontispiece of Austen was drawn by Violet Helm.Bookplate of Allan Y. Annand to the front paste down. Annand was an articled clerk who was killed in action in 1917.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is faded. A few light marks to the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Institutional stamp and label to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 882P2

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Jane Austen and Her Country-House Comedy
Verlag: Eveleigh Nash, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1909
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Violet Helm
Zustand: Good
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book