THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND by Jane Austen A facsimile of her manuscript, aged sixteen. Published by The Folio Society, 1993 212mm x 172mm x 28mm Bound, 1994 A ‘limp’ binding in laminated goatskin with leather onlays and leather collage. Bound in two volumes joined at the foredge. A removable brass hinge-pin links the two spines. The first volume contains the Introduction and Facsimile whilst the second contains the Transcript and a reading of the text by Amelia Jarvis (aged 16) on a CD specially recorded and produced by the binder. Three-stage partially exposed sewing with wrap-around laminated flyleaves of paste paper and reversed suede. The edges of the text blocks are gilt ‘in the rough’. When the hinge-pin is removed, two cameos are revealed. These are leather collages based on illustrations from the book and depict Queen Elizabeth I (in negative) and Mary Queen Of Scots. Whilst in this format the two volumes may be opened side by side to compare Facsimile and Transcript. Winner of Best Set Book, Designer Bookbinders Competition 1994.