1947 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen / In EXCELLENT Condition / Goldfinch Edition, London / Superb Period Endpapers / Scarce Dust Jacket

In absolutely excellent condition. A delightful hardback edition of Jane Austen's classic novel Northanger Abbey. First published in this edition by Nicholas Vane of London in 1947 in the series known as the "Goldfinch" titles. This copy is one of those first editions. It is rare to find these copies still in the original dust jacket like this one.

The text of this edition is unillustrated, but there are superb period endpapers which are contemporary Regency pictures reproduced from the artwork collections at the Victoria and Albert museum in central London. These are charming (see photos) and they make this edition different from any other version of Northanger Abbey.

Inside the pages are super, being clean and tightly bound. It has not been written in and there are no other markings of previous ownership. The top of the closed page edges are tinted black (with a few small spots, but minor). The book is tight and square with no cracked hinges.

The scarce original dust wrapper is also superb. It has kept a good, dark and un-faded black. With a small 1 cm nick at the top front corner, otherwise it looks as good as it would have when first published!

Your vintage copy of Northanger Abbey will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. A gift message can be included in the parcel if desired.

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H 19 cm x W 13 cm, 263 pages 0.27 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.

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