from an antique copy of Jane Austen’s “Emma” Color illustration by C.E. Brock

This is a "very good" vintage hardcover published by New Directions in 1953.
First edition This is a complete volume as issued by the publisher with no loose, torn or folded pages, unless otherwise noted below . Binding is tight unless noted. There may be an original owner inscription or book plate in the front of the book, but otherwise there will be no other marks unless called out in the "Condition Specifics" section of this listing. If pictured with a jacket, the book will come in it's original matching dust wrapper as issued by the publisher. Jacket may be price clipped on the front flap, but unless other wise noted, will be complete. Unless noted, all jackets are shipped to your protected in an archival removable sleeve for preservation and presentation. Condition Specifics: (Points marked with an "[x]" are present in this copy.) [x]One or more board corner(s) are bumped [x]Spine head and/or tail are bumped []Foxing present on text block and/or internally []Tanning/sunning is present on boards and/or spine []Some spotting/thumbing/wear on one or more text block edge []Some marginal/textual annotations/marks in text [x]Jacket shows some losses [x]Jacket was edgewear in places with some chipping []Dust jacket is not present []Front and/or back hinge is cracked [x]Other: Jacket show considerable wear, although not price clipped, with significant chipping along top edge and large loss at the spine. Please see accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.