Lot 248
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, original pictorial green cloth with peacock design in gilt, 1895.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, reprint, frontispiece, title, illustrations, head- & tail-pieces, initials and decorations all by Hugh Thomson, original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, with peacock design on upper cover, spine gilt with peacock feathers, g.e., very slight rubbing to joints but a very good bright copy, [Gilson E78], 8vo, George Allen, 1895.
⁂ With the magnificent peacock design binding.
The first extensively illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice, including 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, reprint, frontispiece, title, illustrations, head- & tail-pieces, initials and decorations all by Hugh Thomson, original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, with peacock design on upper cover, spine gilt with peacock feathers, g.e., very slight rubbing to joints but a very good bright copy, [Gilson E78], 8vo, George Allen, 1895.
⁂ With the magnificent peacock design binding.
The first extensively illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice, including a total of 160 line drawings by Hugh Thomson, the only work by him to feature head- & tail-pieces and decorations.