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Austen (Jane).- Brock (Charles Edward) A group of seventeen ink and watercolour drawings for Dent's 1908 edition of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility', comprising: decorative title (signed with initials by Brock) and 16 full-page illustrations within decorative borders incorporating caption at foot (all signed in full by Brock and dated 1908, each also with title of book, chapter and page number ink ink in Brock's hand at foot), all on thick card, one mounted the rest hinge-mounted in card folders, all c.372 x 265mm.; together with ink drawing of the title-page of the1922 edition with pencil instructions re sizing at foot, and the Dent File copy of the book (from The Series of English Idylls) in original gilt-decorated pale green cloth, t.e.g., 1908.

⁂ The titles of the illustrations included are as follows:

Raising the Blushes (frontispiece)

Why was he to ruin himself and their poor little Harry? (p.5)

Cut off a Long Lock of her hair (p.48)

"For shame, Willoughby. Can you wait for an invitation here?" (p.64)

Indulging the recollection of past enjoyment and crying over the present reverse (p.67)

She turned round to see and welcome Edward Ferrars (p.70)

She immediately left the room (p.128)

With what indignation such a Letter as this must be read by Miss Dashwood (p.145)

Rising hastily walked for a few minutes about the room (p.166)

He eyed him with a curiosity (p.180)

Mrs Ferrars (p.189)

Introduced him to her as Mr Robert Ferrars (p.200)

With her lawyer talking over the business (p.216)

The gardener's lamentations upon blights (p.244)

Colonel Brandon was invited to visit her (p.274)

One of the happiest of men (p.292)

For Jane Austen see also lots 302, 305 and 315.

Lot 319

Austen (Jane).- Brock (Charles Edward) A group of seventeen ink and watercolour drawings for Dent's edition of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, 1908.  

Hammer Price: £6,000

Description

Austen (Jane).- Brock (Charles Edward) A group of seventeen ink and watercolour drawings for Dent's 1908 edition of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility', comprising: decorative title (signed with initials by Brock) and 16 full-page illustrations within decorative borders incorporating caption at foot (all signed in full by Brock and dated 1908, each also with title of book, chapter and page number ink ink in Brock's hand at foot), all on thick card, one mounted the rest hinge-mounted in card folders, all c.372 x 265mm.; together with ink drawing of the title-page of the1922 edition with pencil instructions re sizing at foot, and the Dent File copy of the book (from The Series of English Idylls) in original gilt-decorated pale green cloth, t.e.g., 1908.

⁂ The titles of the illustrations included are as follows:

Raising the Blushes (frontispiece)

Why was he to ruin himself and their poor little Harry? (p.5)

Cut off a Long Lock of her hair (p.48)

"For shame, Willoughby. Can you wait for an invitation here?" (p.64)

Indulging the recollection of past enjoyment and crying over the present reverse (p.67)

She turned round to see and welcome Edward Ferrars (p.70)

She immediately left the room (p.128)

With what indignation such a Letter as this must be read by Miss Dashwood (p.145)

Rising hastily walked for a few minutes about the room (p.166)

He eyed him with a curiosity (p.180)

Mrs Ferrars (p.189)

Introduced him to her as Mr Robert Ferrars (p.200)

With her lawyer talking over the business (p.216)

The gardener's lamentations upon blights (p.244)

Colonel Brandon was invited to visit her (p.274)

One of the happiest of men (p.292)

For Jane Austen see also lots 302, 305 and 315.

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