Jane Austen and Southampton.

SKU: 17955

Scarce. Started by Emma and completed by her brother after her death. Light blue cardboard covers. 54 pgs. Illustrations and plan of Southampton and environs inside covers. Chronology of Jane Austen's and her family's history with Southampton. Chapters on Jane Austen's activites there with quotes from Austen correspondence and historical information about the city at that time.  Walks and excursions. Appendix on Regulations at the Assemblies. Pedigree of the Austen family. Very good copy with no foxing, tight binding, with tanning of the spine and area of front cover that has had exposure to sunlight, slight wrinkle of front cover top corner. Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., London & Colchester. First Edition. 1949. USED. $175.00

$175.00
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