Jane Austen Anthology by Treasury of World Masterpieces Octopus Edition Hardcover Book

Title: Jane Austen Anthology by Treasury of World Masterpieces Octopus Edition Hardcover Book.
Author: Jane Austen.
Illustated By: Ian Beck
Type: Classic Fiction.
Edition: Octopus Books Limited First Edition 1982.
Publisher: Octopus Books Limited.
Year First Published: Stories from 1813 - 1816.
Format: Hardcover Book.
Printed By: RR Donnelly & Sons, USA.
Page Count: 767 pages.
Width: 15.5cm
Height: 24.0cm
Thickness: 5.2cm
Info: A Collection of some of the works of Jane Austen combined into one edition:
Pride and Prejudice
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Emma
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.
The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novelsNorthanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817.
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Condition: Very Good, all pages and binding intact, no loose pages. 
Well bound hardcover immaculately presented by Octopus Books with front and end papers marbled.
As new, the book is in very condition, a beautiful addition to the collectors bookcase. Gilt lettering on the cover and spine in very good condition, the boards are in very good condition, no bumps or fraying. Slight tanning to front title pages and end papers, internal pages are very good.
Price: R 495.00 Inc Vat.