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Wood engravings by Simon Brett. A collection of quotes from Austen's works that contain references to fruit, with the excerpt on one side and an illustration of the fruit on the ot her side. Emma for baked apples, strawberries, walnuts; P&P for a platter of fruit brought in by servants; Sense and Sensibility for olives and cherries; Mansfield Park for Moor Park pears, and so on. "Printing of this edition of 135 copies was completed in September 1993." Cover papers "'Sun Shower' paste paper by Claire Maziarczk." Sheets for copies 20 to 29 were sold to private binders, the rest bound by Rachel James. Ths is copy no. 10. Signed in pencil on the limitation page by Simon Brett. Near Fine/Like new. E-69. Size 11 1/4 inch by 7 3/4 inch. Published and printed by Martin Ould at The Old School Press, The Green, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, UK. 1994. USED. $100 Show more