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Jane Austen Cover to Cover

200 Years of Classic Book Covers

Margaret C Sullivan

During their 200 years Jane Austen’s novels have been released by numerous publishers and been served by a variety of cover designs. From the initial 750 print run of Sense and Sensibility by Thomas Egerton in 1811 to the collectors’ omnibuses of the 21st century, this history of the books’ publication centres on their jackets and reproduces a wide array of examples, including George Allen’s elaborate 1894 Peacock Edition of Pride and Prejudice as well as modern versions featuring the stars of screen adaptations. Slightly off-mint and felt-tip mark on upper or lower trimmed edge.

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Product information:
  • Publisher: Quirk
  • Year: 2014
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 196x271mm
  • ISBN: 9781594747250
  • Condition: New - Very Good
  • Weight: 0.9kg
Product code:
541794
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In the short forty-two years of her life, Jane Austen wrote six novels that would endure long after her death in 1817. The texts are true classics, unchanged and yet still immensely popular some 200 years later, but the covers have changed with the times-from the elegant inscriptions of the famous Peacock cover, to pulpy sixties pop art, to graphic novels, Twilight-inspired copycat covers, and mystifyingly bad digital editions. With over 200 images of covers spanning as many years of Austen books, this fascinating, funny, and art-filled book is a must for Janeites, design geeks, and book lovers of every stripe.
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