First Editions of two of Jane Austen’s most celebrated novels are expected to fetch up to $60,000 at Swann Auction Galleries in New York on February 20.

Appearing as part of the Fine Books & Manuscripts auction, Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes, from 1811, is estimated at $30,000 to $40,000, while Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes, from 1816, is estimated at $15,000 to $20,000.

Emma is the only one of Jane Austen’s novels to bear a dedication, to the Prince Regent. It was her fourth novel to be published, and this is one of only 2000 copies from the First Edition.

Highlights from the sale also include a 1927 signed limited edition copy of Kew Gardens, a short story by Virginia Woolf first published in 1919, estimated at $5,000 to $7,500.

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Auction title: Fine Books & Manuscripts
Auction date: Thursday, February 20, at 10:30 am (EST)
Preview dates: February 15, 12-5; February 17-19, 10-6; February 20, 10-12
Specialist: Rick Stattler • rick@swanngalleries.com
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Press: Alexandra Nelson • alexandra@swanngalleries.com
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