Love & Freindship [Friendship] And Other Early Works Jane Austen, Preface By G.K. Chesterton, Endpapers Illustrated Cassandra Austen Fiction,Illustrated

First edition, first impression [printed from the original MS] 1922. Contents: Love and Freindship [sic]; Lesley Castle; The History of England; Collection of Letters; Scraps. With a preface by G.K. Chesterton and endpapers humorously decorated by Cassandra [C.E.] Austen. Embossed decorative paper covered boards in pink and gilt with red cloth spine, gilt titles, top edge red. Rare dustjacket. Frontis. half size reproduction page from original ms. with tissue guard. Condition: VG book in G dj. Fading to spine ends. Bottom corners curled. A little foxing to endpapers and spotting to foreedge. Pages clean and bright. Dustjacket with 3 inch closed tear to front panel, chips and creasing to edges. Now in removable plastic sleeve. Size: 7x5in / 18x13cm. 140pp. Weight: 230g.