Charades, Written A Hundred Years Ago By Jane Austen And Her Family. Austen, Jane. Tick

FIRST EDITION preface dated June 1895. Slim 8vo, approximately 225 x 140 mm, 9 x 5½ inches, 8 half-tone illustrations, title page printed in red and black, pages: [1]-31 + [5], the wrappers counted in the collation, bound in the original publisher's cream wrappers, red and black lettering to upper cover, (no price printed on cover), edges untrimmed. Wrapper slightly soiled and dusty, a narrow strip of pale browning to a few edges, lower corner slightly creased due to turning, a few pencil notes to first pastedown and title page by previous owner, Pamela Lister's bookplate to top corner of first pastedown, otherwise a very good copy. The text comprises 22 charades and conundrums. 2 printings were issued at the same time. See: David Gilson, A Bibliography of Jane Austen, page 370, No F2. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.