Lot 301
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, 8vo, George Allen, 1894.
Hammer Price: £900
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, with a Preface by George Saintsbury, frontispiece, title, illustrations, head- & tail-pieces, initials and decorations all by Hugh Thomson, occasional light spotting, mostly at beginning and end, original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, with peacock design on upper cover, spine gilt with peacock feathers, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges but a very good bright copy, [Gilson E78], 8vo, George Allen, 1894.
⁂ With the magnificent peacock design binding.
The first extensively illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice; previous editions had only contained a frontispiece and a couple of plates. It includes a total of 160 line drawings by Hugh Thomson, the only work by him to feature head- & tail-pieces and decorations.
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, with a Preface by George Saintsbury, frontispiece, title, illustrations, head- & tail-pieces, initials and decorations all by Hugh Thomson, occasional light spotting, mostly at beginning and end, original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, with peacock design on upper cover, spine gilt with peacock feathers, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges but a very good bright copy, [Gilson E78], 8vo, George Allen, 1894.
⁂ With the magnificent peacock design binding.
The first extensively illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice; previous editions had only contained a frontispiece and a couple of plates. It includes a total of 160 line drawings by Hugh Thomson, the only work by him to feature head- & tail-pieces and decorations.
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