{"title":"Vintage Biography","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2003-jane-austens-letters-collected-and-edited-by-deirdre-le-faye-folio-society-london-richly-illustrated-bound-in-silk-slipcase","title":"2008 Jane Austen's Letters, Collected and Edited by Deirdre Le Faye \/ Folio Society, London \/ Richly Illustrated\/ Bound in Silk \/ Slipcase","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition here is a super copy Jane Austen's Letters, Collected and Edited by Deirdre Le Faye. Published in 2008 by The Folio Society, London (a sixth printing). Richly illustrated in colour and produced to the usual high quality standards to be expected of The Folio Society. Bound in full art silk with a Regency fabric design. Has the original slipcase box. Extremely comprehensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound with no writing or marks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silk binding is also in top order, with just a couple of small brown spots. Has a grey cloth title plate with gilt titles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoused in the original slipcase box. Sturdy, bright and again in very good condition. Has a few faint marks and slight bumping to a couple of corners (see photos), - but minor. It should continue to protect the book for many more years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage copy of Jane Austen's Letters will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoxed H 25 cm x W 15 cm, 642 pages, 1.4 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full protective packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy latest news and updates can be found on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45285632606445,"sku":"","price":73.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260415-113008.jpg?v=1776254957"},{"product_id":"1910-dante-gabriel-rossetti-by-hw-singer-siegle-hill-co-london-beautiful-red-suede-binding-thirteen-black-and-white-illustrations","title":"1910 Dante Gabriel Rossetti by HW Singer \/ Siegle, Hill \u0026 Co., London \/ Beautiful Red Suede Binding \/ Thirteen Black and White Illustrations","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition here is an antique copy of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by HW Singer. Published in 1910 by Siegle, Hill \u0026amp; Co., London. In a beautiful red suede leather binding. With thirteen black and white illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: Rossetti's Early Life - Pre-Raphaelitism - The Germ - Decorative Art - The Blessed Damozel - EE Siddal - Ford Madox Brown - Ruskin - Rossetti's Art - The Dante Pictures - Beata Beatrix - The Arthurian Legend - Romanticism - Lady Lilith - Proserpine - The Beloved - Dr Johnson at the Mitre - Moral Pictures - Short Biographical Sketch - List of Rossetti's Principal Works in Public and Private Collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound with no writing or other markings of previous ownership. With pale marble effect endpapers. The top edge is gilt. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe red suede leather is in top order. With a Celtic knotwork stamped frame border and gilt titles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique edition of Dante Gabriel Rossetti will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. A gift message can be included in the package if desired. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 18 cm x W 13 cm, 73 pages, 0.15 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. 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Being a first edition published in 1948 by Collins, London. With the original dust wrapper, which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If any of that vast majority of the public to whom Mrs Beeton is a household word, were asked to improvise a biography of her, they would vaguely imagine an old lady in Victorian frills and curls who, after being left a widow, confided to paper the results of a lifetime's experience in the kitchen. Nothing could be further from the facts. Isabella Beeton was an exceedingly handsome young woman who died in 1865 at the age of twenty eight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite her association with domestic expertise, she was not a particularly accomplished cook herself. Much of the content in \"Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management\" was compiled from other sources and contributors. She drew on a wealth of existing knowledge, recipes, and advice to create a comprehensive guide for Victorian housewives. 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The jacket has now been protected for the future by the addition of a removable plastic sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique copy of Mrs Beeton and her Husband will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 22.5 cm x W 15 cm, 256 pages 0.42 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my news and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47636919419117,"sku":"","price":34.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20250117_090409.jpg?v=1737123920"},{"product_id":"1950-jane-austen-by-elizabeth-jenkins-victor-gollancz-ltd-london-vintage-biography-with-original-dust-wrapper-in-good-condition","title":"1950 Jane Austen by Elizabeth Jenkins \/ Victor Gollancz Ltd, London \/ Vintage Biography With Original Dust Wrapper \/ In Good Condition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn good condition, here is a vintage copy of a highly respected biography of Austen by Elizabeth Jenkins. 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The spine has tanned a little.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour copy of Jane Austen - The Regent Library edition, will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message in the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 18 cm x W 13 cm, 465 pages, 0.46 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy latest news and updates can be found on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49230245200109,"sku":null,"price":170.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260105-130446.jpg?v=1767889549"},{"product_id":"1929-jane-austen-a-bibliography-by-geoffrey-keynes-limited-edition-numbered-424-of-800-copies","title":"1929 Jane Austen A Bibliography by Geoffrey Keynes \/ Limited Edition Numbered 424 of 800 Copies","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent copy of Jane Austen: A Bibliography by Geoffrey Keynes. Limited to 875 copies, this one is numbered 424. Scarce in the original dust wrapper. In very good condition, appears to have been little read. This is the first ever bibliography of Jane Austen and is a must for collectors and scholars. Lists the publication notes on the early editions in great detail. Published in 1929 by The Nonesuch Press, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: Original Editions; First American Editions; French Translations; Collected Editions; Separate Reprints; Letters; Miscellaneous Writings; Biography and Criticism, Books, Periodicals; Books From Jane Austen's Library. Also includes a Preface, Index and 4 illustrations from original engravings (see photos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are in excellent condition, clean and bright. A little toning on the top closed edge. Has a pencilled shelving note at the top of the front free endpaper, but no other markings of previous ownership. 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With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy latest news and updates can be found on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49245354197229,"sku":null,"price":170.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260112-130441.jpg?v=1768301007"},{"product_id":"1913-jane-austen-by-francis-warre-cornish-antique-biography-book","title":"1913 Jane Austen by Francis Warre Cornish \/ Antique Biography Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition, here is an antique copy of Jane Austen by Francis Warre Cornish. A first edition, published in 1913 by Macmillan \u0026amp; Co., London. Part of their ironically titled \"English Men of Letters\" series. Has a short chronology and a genealogical table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound with no writing or markings of previous ownership. Mild spotting and tanning to the endpapers. Unillustrated. Top closed edge is gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright red cloth over boards, with gilt titles and decoration to the spine. Boards are clean and smart. Slight sunning to the spine - but minor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique Jane Austen biography will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 19 cm x W 12.5 cm, 240 pages, 0.39 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy latest news and updates can be found on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49250597404909,"sku":null,"price":39.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260112-125754_7a931c60-93b4-4183-a328-c9705206c022.jpg?v=1768399583"},{"product_id":"1833-hidden-vanishing-fore-edge-painting-last-essays-of-elia","title":"1833 Hidden Vanishing Fore-Edge Painting - Last Essays of Elia","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am thrilled with this discovery of a hidden fore-edge painting in this copy of The Last Essays of Elia from 1833. Published by Edward Moxon of London. In a full gilt ruled levant Moroccan leather binding, with panelled spine, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Under the shiny gilt edges is a superb hidden fore-edge painting of East India House in the City of London. It is very well executed indeed, and in colour. The buildings have depth, there are horses and a carriage, along with busy scurrying people (see photos and video). I also have a video posted on Instagram for you to see in more detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEast India House was the grand headquarters of the East India Company in the City of London for over 200 years. From this building on Leadenhall Street, the Company managed a private empire that, at its peak, governed much of the Indian sub-continent and commanded an army larger than Britain's own. The painting sums up this era perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the contents are in excellent condition. Clean and bright with no inscriptions or markings of previous ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTightly and squarely bound. With some scuffs to the leather on the front, some faint dark handling marks and three very faint indents. The spine has five raised bands. A little scuffing to the leather and some rubbing to the raised bands and spine ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique copy of The Last Essays of Elia will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged with tracking and insurance. I am always happy to include a gift message in the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 18 cm x W 11 cm, 283 pages, 0.4 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI post new stock, updates and news to Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49467491418349,"sku":null,"price":724.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260306-141328.jpg?v=1772813397"},{"product_id":"1964-jane-austens-letters-comprehensive-vintage-book","title":"1964 Jane Austen's Letters - Comprehensive Vintage Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition here is a vintage hardback copy of Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others, Collected and Edited by RW Chapman. Originally published in 1932 in two volumes, this is the 1964 reprinted second edition which was the first to be published in one volume with added research and letters. RW Chapman is widely regarded as the finest Jane Austen scholar. An extensive, comprehensive collection with a huge number of letters, black and white plates and extensive notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contents are in very good condition with clean and tightly bound pages. Has a few pencil dashes and pencil ticks in the margins. The black and white plates are all very good and there are also maps (see photos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn brown cloth covered boards. These have been very well protected by the original dust wrapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unclipped dust wrapper has some edge-wear nicks and chips, and a couple of small brown blemishes. It has now been protected for the future by the addition of a removable plastic sleeve, and looks very smart and presentable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour copy of Jane Austen's Letters will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 22.5 cm x W 15 cm, 519 pages plus extensive notes, 1.2 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my latest discoveries and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49683813236973,"sku":null,"price":56.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260320-100701.jpg?v=1774017196"},{"product_id":"1931-introductions-to-jane-austen-by-john-bailey-1st-edition","title":"1931 Introductions to Jane Austen by John Bailey - 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne for the Austen collector and scholar here. In excellent condition, a vintage hardback copy of introductions to Jane Austen by John Bailey. Being a first edition published in 1931 by Oxford University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA slim but elegant critical appreciation of Austen’s art, written by the respected early‑20th‑century essayist and critic. Belonging to the interwar wave of Austen reception that helped cement her status as a canonical English novelist. Rather than offering biography or textual scholarship, Bailey provides a series of reflective essays that introduce readers to Austen’s style, themes, and moral vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contents are in excellent condition with clean and tightly bound pages. Inked inscription to the front free endpaper. Unillustrated. Has a spare title plate tucked in at the back of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn dark-blue cloth covered boards with paper title plate to the spine. Again in top order. The slightest of rubbing to the back and spine ends - but minor. Overall a very smart copy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage first edition copy of Introductions to Jane Austen will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 20 cm x W 13.5 cm, 147 pages, 0.27 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my latest discoveries and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49719452139757,"sku":null,"price":39.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260320-102405.jpg?v=1774282649"},{"product_id":"1929-jane-austen-a-survey-by-linklater-thompson-vintage-book","title":"1929 Jane Austen A Survey by Linklater Thompson - Vintage Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition, here is a vintage hardback copy of Jane Austen A Survey by C Linklater Thompson. Being a first edition, published by Horace, Marshall \u0026amp; Son, London. With heavy spotting throughout the text, otherwise very good indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial, full‑length monograph, One of the more ambitious pre‑WWII attempts to situate Austen within the broader history of English fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean and tightly bound, with the above-mentioned foxing. Inked inscription to the front free endpaper, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership. Unillustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNavy-blue cloth over boards have gilt titles to the spine. Again, all in top order. Clean and smart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage copy of Jane Austen A Survey will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message in the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 22.5 cm x W 16 cm, 303 pages, 0.63 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy latest news and updates can be found on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49719500767469,"sku":null,"price":45.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260320-102723.jpg?v=1774285874"},{"product_id":"1963-the-novels-of-jane-austen-by-robert-liddell-vintage-book-austen-analysis","title":"1963 The Novels of Jane Austen by Robert Liddell - Vintage Book - Austen Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition, here is a vintage hardback copy of The Novels of Jane Austen by Robert Liddell. Published by Longmans of London in 1963. With the original dust wrapper, which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jane Austen is not presented here as the inspired and perfect writer of legend, the picture of her and her work that is offered here is even more worthy of admiration, and much more worthy of belief. Her genius lay in taking pains, and the pains that she took and their triumphant reward have never been so clearly exposed before\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovers all six completed novels, Sanditon plus some letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean and tightly bound. Has an inked name at the top of the front free endpaper, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership. Mild spotting to the outside edges. Unillustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unclipped olive-green dust wrapper with blue and white titles has fared very well indeed. Just the slightest of edge wear to corners and spine head, and one small nick to the bottom of the spine. Otherwise clean, bright and very smart indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage copy of The Novels of Jane Austen will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message in the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 22.5 cm x W 15 cm, 174 pages, 0.42 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my latest discoveries and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49839117140205,"sku":null,"price":39.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260428-091039.jpg?v=1777382729"},{"product_id":"1971-dear-jane-a-biographical-study-of-jane-austen-by-constance-pilgrim-vintage-book","title":"1971 Dear Jane - A Biographical Study of Jane Austen by Constance Pilgrim - Vintage Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn excellent condition, here is a vintage hardback copy of Dear Jane - A Biographical Study of Jane Austen. By Constance Pilgrim. Being a first edition, published in 1971 by William Kimber, London. In the original dust wrapper, which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...Mrs Pilgrim sets out to explore the facts and possibilities surrounding the one serious love affair which Jane Austen is known to have had and which hitherto in the words of her niece has been 'nameless and dateless'......While on holiday in the West Country, Jane and her sister met a gentleman who much admired Jane and he was expected to come to their home but instead news was brought of his death.....Critics have hitherto presumed the affair to have had little importance in Jane's life. But was this in fact a far more serious and long-standing affair which was to have great relevance to her work? Mrs Pilgrim in a book which will enthral all admirers of Jane Austen's novels puts forward this thesis. By examining the novels themselves and by combining them with contemporary records she has some to the conclusion which will first astound and then absorb the reader, and will shed new light on their reading of the novels\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: Jane Austen - A Biographical Sketch; Romance; Shipwreck; Biographical Evidence in the Novels and Other Sources; The Evidence - Emphasis on Persuasion; More Evidence in the Novels; The Evidence - Emphasis on Emma; The Evidence From Other Sources; The Characters in the Novels; The Naming of the Ship; Rambling About the Country; Genealogical Tables; Chronology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound. No writing or markings of previous ownership. Faint spotting along top edge. One black and white photo, else unillustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unclipped dust wrapper is also in very good order. It has a crease on the back, and has faded a bit on the spine. The odd faint dark mark - but minor. With a little chipping to the spine ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage, first edition copy of Dear Jane will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message in the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 22.5 cm x W 15 cm, 192 pages, 0.37 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my latest discoveries and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49839197749485,"sku":null,"price":39.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260428-092402.jpg?v=1777385243"},{"product_id":"1965-jane-austen-a-study-in-her-artistic-development-by-a-walton-litz","title":"1965 Jane Austen A Study in Her Artistic Development by A Walton Litz","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn excellent condition, here is a vintage hardback copy of Jane Austen - A Study of Her Artistic Development by A Walton Litz. Being a first edition, published in 1965 by Chatto and Windus, London. In the original dust jacket, which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...The book opens with a consideration of Jane Austen's early apprentice work, her Juvenilia. The author then proceeds to examine her mature fiction in chronological order, charting the development of her major themes and methods. The distinguishing trait of the book is its emphasis not on Jane Austen's works as isolated achievements, but rather on the shape of her entire artistic career, a career in which tradition and innovation were finally harmonized in a new expressive form\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: The Land of Fiction - Juvenilia and Lady Susan; The Sympathetic Imagination - Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility; Into the Nineteenth Century - The Watsons and Pride and Prejudice; Counter-Truth - Mansfield Park; The Limits of Freedom - Emma; New Landscapes - Persuasion and Sanditon; Chronology and Composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound. Has an inked gift inscription to the top half of the front free endpaper, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the original unclipped dust jacket. Also very smart. It has some tanned brown blemish marks in places and a white line-mark on the spine. Otherwise in top order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage copy of Jane Austen - A Study of Her Artistic Development will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message in the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 21 cm x W 14.5 cm, 198 pages, 0.35 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my latest discoveries and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49839302541549,"sku":null,"price":39.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260428-090930.jpg?v=1777387790"},{"product_id":"1965-jane-austen-the-six-novels-by-wa-craik-vintage-book","title":"1965 Jane Austen The Six Novels by WA Craik - Vintage Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn excellent condition, here is a vintage hardback copy of Jane Austen - The Six Novels by WA Craik. Being a first edition, published in 1965 by Methuen \u0026amp; Co., Ltd, London. In the original dust wrapper, which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...Dr Craik devotes a chapter to each of the six completed novels, in which she examines Jane Austen's presentation of her characters and her changing attitude to them, and the handling of major scenes, dialogue, reported speech; and narrative, which go to make up her technique as a novelist. Her main emphasis is on the author's development and her growing recognition of what can be done within the bounds of the novel\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound. No writing or markings of previous ownership. Faint spotting along top edge. Unillustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unclipped dust wrapper is also in very good order. Just some tanning to the spine and around the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage, first edition copy of Jane Austen: The Six Novels will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message in the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 22.5 cm x W 15.5 cm, 210 pages, 0.42 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my latest discoveries and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49839358312685,"sku":null,"price":39.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260428-092201.jpg?v=1777389871"},{"product_id":"1961-jane-austen-and-her-art-by-mary-lascelles-vintage-book","title":"1961 Jane Austen and Her Art by Mary Lascelles - Vintage Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn excellent condition, here is a vintage hardback copy of Jane Austen and Her Art. Published in 1961 by Oxford University Press, London. In the original dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA refined and influential early study of Jane Austen’s craft and one of the foundational works of 20th‑century Austen criticism. Lascelles’ book offers a thoughtful, elegantly argued examination of Austen’s narrative technique, character construction, use of irony, and the social worlds that shape her fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: Biography; Reading and Response; Style; Narrative Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound. Has an inked name and date at the top of the front free endpaper, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership. Mild spotting to outside page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the original unclipped dust jacket. Also very smart. Mildly tanned on the spine, with a couple of small spots and a few nicks to the edges. All minor and otherwise in top order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vintage copy of Jane Austen and Her Art will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message in the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 23 cm x W 15 cm, 225 pages, 0.57 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full packaging, please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my latest discoveries and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49839436562669,"sku":null,"price":39.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260428-091007.jpg?v=1777391579"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/collections\/DSC06437_2.jpg?v=1685721795","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-fr\/collections\/vintage-biography.oembed?page=2","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}