International Collectors Library publishers, New York; includes the original flyer from publisher (pic); hardbound; very good condition of book and gilt designed boards; pages are unmarked.
 
description -
The International Collectors Library put out many classic books in the 1970's, and "Sense and Sensibility" was one of them.  There is no copyright date in the book, but looking at others from this publisher, it probably was published around 1972.
 
plot -
Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, originally published in 1811. It was published anonymously; By A Lady appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (age 19) and Marianne (age 16½) as they come of age. They have an older half-brother, John, and a younger sister, Margaret (age 13).
 
The novel follows the three Dashwood sisters as they must move with their widowed mother from the estate on which they grew up, Norland Park. Because Norland is passed down to John, the product of Mr. Dashwood's first marriage, and his young son, the four Dashwood women need to look for a new home. They have the opportunity to rent a modest home, Barton Cottage, on the property of a distant relative, Sir John Middleton. There Elinor and Marianne experience love, romance, and heartbreak. The novel is set in South West England, London, and Sussex, probably between 1792 and 1797.