Lot No: 9409

Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh: 'A Memoir of Jane Austen', London, Richard Bentley, 1870, 1st edition, engraved portrait frontis (foxed) + 3 engraved plates + facsimile autograph plate as called for, presentation copy inscribed ''from the author'' to verso FFEP, bookplate of Montagu George Knight of Chawton, related to Jane austen by her 2nd brother Edward who was adopted by his cousin Mr Knight of Godmersham Park and Chawton; Edward taking the name of Knight 1812 and becoming the heir, later allowing Jane to live at Chawton Cottage. Recased retaining vast majority of original cloth gilt (slightly worn), together with an 1871 2nd edition copy of the same work, original cloth gilt (recased), plus a 'Bentley's Standard Novels' series edition of Jane Austen's 'Emma', London, Richard Bentley, 1854, engraved frontis, 435pp, original decorative cloth gilt (3)

Sale Price: £650.00