I am cheating this week by copying and expanding an old post, but as it fits nicely into the “collecting Jane Austen” theme, I shall hopefully be pardoned [plus the original post is 11 years old!] This post began back in February of 2009 when Laurel Ann at Austenprose asked about the illustration by Paul […]The Novels of Jane Austen. London: Chatto & Windus, 1908-09 [Source: Jonkers Rare Books] At number E117 in the Gilson Bibliography we find this 10-volume set listed with the following description: “Printed by Arden Press, Letchworth. Olive green cloth gilt, with small oval colour illustration pasted down on each front board, endpapers [same in all […]Gentle Readers: In an effort to offer weekly posts on collecting Jane Austen, I shall start with the basics of book collecting – this a general summary of things to consider with a few examples specific to Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice in particular. This will be followed by weekly posts on randomly chosen […]