Austen, Jane
Pride and Prejudice, with a Preface by George Saintsbury and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson
£1,134
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
London: George Allen, 1894. First Thomson-illustrated edition, first impression, 8vo, xxvii 476 pp., original blue cloth, spine and front board lavishly decorated with peacock design in gilt, all edges gilt, frontispiece and illustrations throughout by Hugh Thomson, spine rolled and with tear to headcap, abrasions to spine and rear cover, a little rubbing to front cover, engraved bookplate (Woolley Park)