Editore: London: George Allen, 1894, 1894
Da: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
[English Literature] FIRST THOMSON ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xxviii; 476 [2]. With one hundred wood engravings and a frontispiece by Thomson. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and distinctive gilt peacock decoration to upper board. Coated dark green endpapers, and all edges gilt. A nice clean copy, showing some spotting to first and final few leaves only. Hinges starting, but still quite firm. Bright cloth shows only minimal wear and a slight lean. Near fine. The first appearance of Hugh Thomson's delightful illustrations for Jane Austen's classic romance. Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.
Editore: George Allen, London, 1894
Da: Temple Rare Books, Oxford, Regno Unito
Full Morocco. Condizione: Very Good+. No Jacket. Thomson, Hugh (illustratore). First Thus. xxvii, [1], 476pp, [2]. Recent full morocco, Cosway style, binding by Temple Bookbinders, raised bands, spine in six panels, blue leather title label to second panel with matching author label to fourth, remaining panels gilt, with central pink rose and gilt volute corner pieces, date to foot of spine. Covers with double line border, floral spray corner pieces with pink roses, upper cover with sunken central panel containing a watercolour on vellum by Martin Frost, after an illustration from the book by Hugh Thomson, gilt roll to inner edges, a.e.g. with Cockerell marbled endpapers, and hand sewn endbands. Externally near fine, internally bright and clean, very good indeed. Full page frontispiece, with another one hundred illustrations and headpieces as China paper proofs, laid down. One of two hundred and fifty copies for England (with another twenty-five copies for America) of the handmade large paper edition of the famous 'Peacock' edition. The watercolour on vellum by Martin Frost replicates the illustration by Thomson on page 67, titled 'No, no, stay where you are'. Advert about the sale of the original drawings loosely inserted. Housed in a cloth slip case, made by Temple Bookbinders. See Gilson E78 Size: 4to. Limited Edition.