1970. Reprint. 351 pages. Fully bound in red leather with gilt lettering and decorations to spine. Book covered in transparent jacket. Red patterned slipcase. Black and white illustrated portrait of Jane Austen to frontispiece. Introduction by V S Pritchett. Gilt top text block edge. Grey patterned endpapers and pastedowns. Pages remain bright and clear with mild tanning to edges. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners on occasion. Boards remain bright and clean with no visible markings. Mild sunning to spine. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Slipcase has noticeable shelf wear with scuff marks to corners and edges. Small splits to spine ends. Tanning marks to edges with faint water staining.