Lot 304
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, one of 275 large paper copies with illustrations on China paper, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, original buckram, large 8vo, George Allen, 1894.
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, with a Preface by George Saintsbury, one of 275 deluxe large paper copies on handmade paper, (250 for England), frontispiece and illustrations by Hugh Thomson, all on China paper and mounted, faint spotting to one or two, with 'Notice' regarding the illustrations loosely inserted, endpapers browned, bookplate of W.S.Adams, original red-brown buckram, uncut, spine faded, [Gilson E78], large 8vo, George Allen, 1894.
⁂ The loosely-inserted flyer is for Thomson's original drawings for the edition, for sale at The Fine Art Society, New Bond St.
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, with a Preface by George Saintsbury, one of 275 deluxe large paper copies on handmade paper, (250 for England), frontispiece and illustrations by Hugh Thomson, all on China paper and mounted, faint spotting to one or two, with 'Notice' regarding the illustrations loosely inserted, endpapers browned, bookplate of W.S.Adams, original red-brown buckram, uncut, spine faded, [Gilson E78], large 8vo, George Allen, 1894.
⁂ The loosely-inserted flyer is for Thomson's original drawings for the edition, for sale at The Fine Art Society, New Bond St.