1945 hardcover International Collectors Library edition in Very Good condition. Green faux leather covers featuring a pattern of squares and rosettes, modeled after a design by Mercier, a renowned late 19th century bookbinder. This edition's text is accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Robert Ball. Fore edge features deckle edges, while the top edge is gilded.Light blue ribbon bookmark attached. Bumped bottom corner on back board and cosmetic wear at hinge. Previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper.
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.
