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First edition of Jane Austen's Emma sells for record £375,000

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Jane Austen book that sold for a record price is to go on display in a British museum after its American buyer insisted it stay in the UK.

The unique first edition of 'Emma' sold for £375,000, the highest amount for any printed work by the novelist. The three volume book - which carries the handwritten message "From the author" inside - will be displayed at Chawton House in Hampshire.

Chawton is the former home of the novelist's brother Edward, and also houses a unique collection of early women's writing, spanning over 10,000 volumes.

Peter Harrington, the London book dealers which sold the book, helped connect the buyer to Chawton House after learning of the new owner's wish for the book to remain in England.

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