Jane Austen — Pride and Prejudice

London, George Allen, 1906 . Cloth. A smart example of the fifth edition of Hugh Thomson's striking Peacock edition of Jane Austen's enduring love story, 'Pride and Prejudice&apos. The December 1906 fifth edition of the important Hugh Thomson Peacock 'Pride and Prejudice&apos. Thompson's first Peacock edition was printed in October 1894.Thomson's was the first edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel to contain illustrations throughout, with previous editions, such as the Bentley 1833 edition, only containing a frontispiece.Irish illustrator Thomson was best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors including Austen, Charles Dickens and J. M. Barrie, inaugurating the 'Cranford School' of illustration with the publication of his 1891 Macmillan edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Cranford&apos.Illustrated with a frontispiece and over one hundred further vignette illustrations by Thomson.Retaining the original half title. Lacking the front free endpaper.An iconic edition of Jane Austen's classic Regency era romance, in the striking pictorial cloth. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Boards and back strip bright. Head of front joint staring, with board firmly held. Head of rear hinge starting, with board only a touch tender. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd minor handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .