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First Edition of this delightful Folio Society edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel. In the publisher's original slipcase.First published anonymously in 1811, 'Sense and Sensibility follows the lives of the three Dashwood sisters - Elinor, Marianne and Margaret - as they come of age. The novel has been in continuous publication since 1811, and has many times been illustrated, excerpted, abridged, and adapted for stage, film, and television.This edition is illustrated with charming vignette wood engravings from Joan Hassall, awarded an OBE in 1987 for her work as an illustrator of English literary classics. Condition Report: In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with decorative paper covered boards and slipcase. Externally, lovely. Minor rubbing and a few light marks to slipcase back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.