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Small alterations were also made to the (now iconic) portrait of Shakespeare created by Martin Droeshout for the title page. As a result, no two surviving copies of the First Folio are identical and few are complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the 750 copies that were originally published, some 200 exist today. 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The novel is presented in its original three volumes, on high-quality cream paper with deckled edges. They are bound in marbled paper, hardback, with cloth-bound corner design. Inside each of the volumes, you will find the coat of arms of Thomas Frankland Lewis and origination stamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this exquisite gift edition are ribbon-bound reproductions of the British Library's collection of Austen’s letters, with original letterlocking folds, dates, and addresses. This includes a letter from Jane Austen to her brother in her own hand, with the date \"Chawton, July 26. -1809\". The letters even bear the marks where the wax seal was applied and broken to open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRounding off the anniversary edition, is an exclusive commissioned 31-page, sewn-bound illustrated introduction from our Curator here at the British Library. Here you can read about Austen's initial attempts to publish, the reception of the novel, notes on the British Library's edition, and transcripts of the letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Anniversary Facsimile edition is a must-have for any Austen fan, making a thoughtful gift or a treasured keepsake that will now endure in its original form and be enjoyed as long as Elizabeth and Darcy's story. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/strong\u003e (1775–1817) is one of literature’s most beloved and popular writers despite publishing just six novels (two posthumously). During her lifetime, her novels of (mis)manners were read by royalty and schoolgirls alike. Her stories have been translated into over 35 languages and are globally celebrated for their wit and charm. 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This sumptuous facsimile captures the novel as it was first presented to Victorian readers, preserving the typography, layout and character of the historic two-volume edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoused in a luxurious foiled cloth-bound clamshell presentation box, this collector’s set brings together:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-volume first edition facsimile of \u003cem\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/em\u003e (1847), with covers typical of the era\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA first edition facsimile of Emily Brontë’s own copy of \u003cem\u003ePoems\u003c\/em\u003e (1846), the ground-breaking poetry collection she published alongside her sisters Charlotte and Anne, prior to the success of \u003cem\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/em\u003e, reproduced with handwritten notes and signed and dated by her on the title page. Emily’s copy was rebound by a later owner and bears the date of 1864 on the spine. As this edition is intended to be a faithful facsimile, we have reproduced the book exactly as it survives today, including this historical peculiarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eFacsimile looseleaf pages from Emily’s two manuscript poetry notebooks (also held in the Library collections) that show earlier versions of a couple of poems that appear in \u003ci\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe set is completed with an introductory booklet by two lead curators at the British Library.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrontë fans will now be able to own facsimile first editions of the two creative works Emily published during her short life – in effect her complete works – presented together in a gorgeous box with gold foil details. 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