How Emma Travels: By Letters, Hands and Libraries

How Emma Travels: By Letters, Hands and Libraries

Emma (1st Edition Philadelphia 1816)

¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 18.3cm tall x 11.1cm (cover)

¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 Inside Cover
cut and pasted paper of: COUNTESS OF DALHOUSIE, below: maroon and gold sticker of: Ex Libris Frank J. Hogan (around name says: the true university of these days is a collection of books”

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written by hand in faded pencil: ”Countess of d.- wife of the 9th Earl (1770-1838). Who was Governor of Canada, Nova Scotia, etc. 1819-1828- This explains her owning this edition, which was unknown to G. Keynes when he compiled his Bibliography of Jane Austen, 1929.”
under this is the paper square for the “Alberta H. Burke”

¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 Title page of the Burke Collection copy of the American first edition of Jane Austen’s Emma (Philadelphia: M. Carey; for sale by Wells & Lilly, Boston, 1816).

¶ 5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 0 Title Page
EMMA:
A Novel
Here Volumes in Two
(written on side, vertically: A.B. Dallhousie)
By the Author of “Pride and Prejudice,”
&c. &c.
Vol. 1
PHILADELPHIA:
Published by M.Carey, No. 121 Chesnut Street
And for Sale by Wells & Lilly, Boston
1816

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To his Royal Highness
The Prince Regent, This Work Is, By his Royal Highness’s Permission, Most Respectfully Dedicated, By His Royal Highness’s Dutiful and Obedient Humble Servant, The Author.”

¶ 7 Leave a comment on paragraph 7 0 First Page of Text
18cm tall x 9.8cm wide
A2 at bottom of first page – 8 pages later is “B” (vol.1), 4 pages later “B2”, 8 pages later “C” (vol.1.), 4 pages later “C2”, 8 pages later “D” (vol.1)
average full page text block: 12.5cm tall x 7.4cm wide

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