“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.”
A first edition of “Emma” is going on the auction block February 1, according to the Edinburgh Evening News. Lyon and Turnbull, Scotland’s oldest auction house, expects the three-volume set to sell for £3000. The novel is said to be “slightly tattered.” It was owned by Lord Lynedoch, who was the Duke of Wellington’s lieutenant general in the Peninsular War.
Let’s see…£3000…today’s exchange rate…$5,617.03…perhaps the twelve-year-old could be hired out….
January 21st, 2005 at 5:09 pm
That doesn’t sound like much money. Don’t JA first editions usually go for more like five figures?
January 21st, 2005 at 8:53 pm
I found an article in the Guardian from 2002 that said a first edition of Pride and Prejudice would go for £7000. I assume their condition is impacting the price.