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This handsome three-volume facsimile of the first edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel is a must-have for fans, bibliophiles, and anyone who loves English language and literature. Published in association with The British Library on the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth, this beautiful and authoritative package showcases the first edition as it was originally published in 1813 by T. Egerton in London; designed to be the clearest and finest expression of the art of bookmaking at the time of its first publication in the early nineteenth century. Presented in a distinctive clamshell case, each volume features marbled paper, deckled edges, and other decorative flourishes. Austen's work has been enchanting readers for centuries with its universal story of premature judgment and stubbornness in love. Though set in Regency England, it has a timeless quality that has made it a keystone in the cultural landscape--retold and reimagined with each new generation. Included in a special compartm

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stampe

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Sketch Books Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stam

From the publication in 1595 of the first atlas by Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, the term has become a universally adopted title for books containing accurate, uniform, and evenly spread maps

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Sketch Books Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stam

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stampe

The British Library Desk Diary 2019 is fully illustrated, with a week-to-view and ribbon marker. It showcases a wide range of remarkable maps, navigational charts and historic plans from the

Three beautiful and practical notebooks from the British Library, featuring a map of the world showing the voyages of Captain Cook. One notebook is lined, the second is blank and the third has graph p

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stampe

Hardback edition with additional essay from President of the Detection Club, Martin Edwards. Adrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through violence, at the hands of one of his own childre

Calling all young bibliophiles! Peek inside the world’s greatest library and get the inside story on some of the rarest, oddest, most valuable, and best-loved books in its vaunted collection.A tiny pr

The British Library Desk Diary 2018 gathers together beautiful and fascinating images from the library’s collection of natural history illustrations. Sourced from manuscripts, journals and rare books,

The British Library Pocket Diary 2018 gathers together beautiful and fascinating images from the library’s collection of natural history illustrations. Sourced from manuscripts, journals and rare book

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed then foil stamped

Some men take to gun-running because they have a longing for danger and adventure. Girija Krishnan, an Indian clerk, is not one of them. Deep in the Malayan jungle, Girija stumbles on a cache of arms

Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of his death in 1616, the pictures and quotations in the 2017 British Library Diary celebrate the life and works of 'the bard', and their continued ada

Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of his death in 1616, the pictures and quotations in the 2017 British Library Diary celebrate the life and works of 'the bard', and their continued ada

"War is coming - and that means our secret agents must get busy.'August 1918. On his way to the Western Front, Captain Alan Clinton spends a night in Paris with a young Frenchwoman, Marie Roget. Seduc

'A literary craftsman, who could spring surprises with his humour and sense of suspense.' - The Times Owen Bradwell is a courageous naval officer who returns to England in the 1930s. He believes that

2015 sees the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson -writing under the pseudonym of 'Lewis Carroll'. A classic that is much loved by adul

2015 sees the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson -writing under the pseudonym of 'Lewis Carroll'. A classic that is much loved by adul

The British Library Desk Diary 2015 focuses on classic book illustrations and includes images from favourite authors including Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens. There are illustrations fr