Customer Reviews

Jane Austen 6-Book Boxed Set (Collectors Library)

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Facts: Each book is approximately a tad smaller than 4" x 6", each of varying thickness. All have gold leaf (edging). The pages are thin. The font is small but clear. The books are fiber hardcover, and have a matte paper dust jacket. Each has a dark red satin ribbon bookmark. There are a few 19th-century style illustrations in each volume.

My opinion: I absolutely love this set. The publisher was "Collector's Library" under the Barnes & Noble umbrella, and they made several classics with the same book binding style. There is a more contemporary feel to the books than the classic Oxford Illustrated volumes (which are also fabulous) because they don't contain anything fancy.

This is the sort of set that you would treat well and wouldn't mind reading repeatedly, but for which you might hesitate to loan to someone else because it's so nice. It's not a throwaway paperback. If you want explanations, extras, and heirloom quality, go see the Oxford set. If you want something simple, sturdy, small and cute, go with this one.

I ordered this set from an Amazon vendor in the UK Brown-Books-UK. Despite being in England they only took ten days to arrive in well-packed perfect condition. This set really is exquisite, the books are smaller in size (like books were in Jane Austen's day) than today's format. The box and each book are covered in fabric, the paper quality and print are excellent with gold edges, plus each book has an attached ribbon book mark. One couldn't ask for a more pleasing set. The stories, of course, speak for themselves to which any Jane Austen fan could attest. I would highly recommend this set to anybody wishing to purchase a Jane Austen set for either themselves or as a gift.

The order went thru to an Amazon bookselling company in England. Couldn't be more pleased with their efforts. It took a while for the books to arrived, and I inquired too early as to a shipment date. They arrived the next day, by air mail. Good people, good books - a graduation present for my granddaughter.

This set is just what I wanted! It's a bit smaller than I imagined, but it's beautiful. Each book is light, and although I haven't started reading them yet, I can tell they'll be very easy to read as they are easy to keep open. I can't wait to start reading them!

The set is beautiful with lovely illustrations. However, I should have checked the size of the books themselves under product description because they are very small. The print is tiny and hard to read without magnification (for me).

This is a review for the book set, not for the stories themselves. I purchased this set as a gift for my wife who has long been a Jane Austen fan, but for some reason didn't yet own any of her books. She loved the set, and commented on the high quality of the books themselves.

The books are fairly small, but the perfect size for holding in your hands. The pages of each book have a gold edge, which adds a nice little touch and makes you feel as though you're reading a little treasure. The actual text size is probably smaller than what most people are used to, but my wife doesn't seem to have trouble reading it. She seemed very happy that each book had it's own attached book mark ribbon.

I can't comment on the stories as I haven't read them myself, but my wife loves them. I know that the books are classics, however, and I am glad that we own them. The shipment itself was quicker than expected, I am very pleased with my purchase.

I love this set! The books are compact and elegant. They are good quality and a good price; an ecxellent gift for the Jane Austen fan in your life. ; ) One thing I was especially excited about was the fact that these books include the charming and classic wood print illustrations that I have admired.

I bought these for my daughter's birthday and was quite surprised when she told me they were about six inches high, have tissue thin pages and very small print. No description was given for the books and I wouldn't have bought them had I known what they were actually like.

The books are very nice hardcover books. The covers are fabric and the edges of the pages have gold coloring on them kind of like a lot of Bibles do. The only downside is how tiny the books are. I was shocked at how tiny the box was when it was delivered. The books are about 3 by 5, maybe 4 by 6. I guess I was expecting a little bit larger books than that.

Wonderful set. Smaller than expected, and with this, print size small, but overall a beautiful piece.