Immensely rare ink signature, "Yrs. very affec'tely, J. Austen,” on an off-white 3 x .5 sheet, which has been affixed below an engraved frontispiece portrait of Jane Austen found inside a fourth edition of the book A Memoir of Jane Austen by Her Nephew J. E. Austen Leigh, to Which Is Added Lady Susan and Fragments of Two Other Unfinished Tales by Miss Austen, hardcover rebound in quarter leather with gilt titling to the spine and marbled boards, 5 x 7.25, 197 pages, published by Richard Bentley & Son of London in 1879. Autograph condition: fine. Book condition: G+/None, with a cracked front hinge, minor loss to the corner of the frontispiece, slightly foxed title page and tissue guard, and two scuffs to the front board.
One of literature's most influential names, Jane Austen remains enormously rare across all signed formats. This bold example represents the first such offering in our company’s 50-year history and can be qualified as nothing short of momentous. A rare opportunity not soon to be repeated.
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