NMLP P-014012 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen (anonymous, 'By a Lady') · Thomas Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall · 1811

The UK Egerton 1811 three-decker is the true first, Austen's first published novel and her scarcest first edition. The 1811 title-page imprint and the presence of half-titles are key points.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-014012 for "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen (anonymous, 'By a Lady') (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-014012, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).