Lot 302
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, 1894; Emma, 1898; Sense and Sensibility, 1899, last two illustrated by Chris Hammond, all pictorial green cloth, gilt, 8vo, George Allen (3)
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, light foxing at beginning and end, 1894; Emma, later ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, bookplate, 1898; Sense and Sensibility, half-title browned, 1899, all with plates and illustrations, those in the last two by Chris Hammond, all original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, the first with peacock design on upper cover, the other two with floral designs, spines gilt, g.e. or t.e.g., all slightly rubbed but bright copies, the last a little spotted by damp and with small gouge to upper cover, [Gilson E78, 92 & 94], 8vo, George Allen (3)
⁂ Only these three Austen novels were issued in this format by George Allen. Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey & Persuasion were both illustrated by Hugh Thomson and published in similar style in 1897, but by Macmillan and Co.
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, light foxing at beginning and end, 1894; Emma, later ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, bookplate, 1898; Sense and Sensibility, half-title browned, 1899, all with plates and illustrations, those in the last two by Chris Hammond, all original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, the first with peacock design on upper cover, the other two with floral designs, spines gilt, g.e. or t.e.g., all slightly rubbed but bright copies, the last a little spotted by damp and with small gouge to upper cover, [Gilson E78, 92 & 94], 8vo, George Allen (3)
⁂ Only these three Austen novels were issued in this format by George Allen. Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey & Persuasion were both illustrated by Hugh Thomson and published in similar style in 1897, but by Macmillan and Co.