Publisher and Year: London: George Allen, 1894
Edition: First Peacock edition, first impression, British issue. Title page dated 1894 and copyright page without a printing statement, as called for (later printings would be so stated). One of 11,605 copies. Originally published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice was sparsely illustrated throughout the nineteenth century, with various editions containing only up to six illustrations total. This 1894 edition was the first to be fully illustrated, integrating a full 160 drawings by Hugh Thomson into the text. (Gilson E78)
Condition and Description: Octavo (~7.5" x 5"), blue-green cloth, front board and spine elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, dark blue coated endpapers, frontispiece with tissue guard, 476 pp. Preface by George Saintsbury. As with all copies, a facsimile signature and note by Thomson is on the leaf facing the copyright page. Some rubbing and handling marks to the boards and edges of the text block. Small stains to the rear board. Gilt bright. About three quarters of an inch of the cloth at the spine crown has been replaced, with the missing design recreated by hand. Strong hinges, with light tissue repair to approximately the upper inch of the front hinge gutter and the half inch of the rear hinge. Some scratching to the front endpapers. Securely bound with all pages firmly attached, but with some light gutter exposure throughout, as common (examples shown). Significant foxing to the first and last three leaves, with the interior leaves much less affected and largely clear. Remains of erased pencil inscription to the half-title page and a closed tear to the top-right corner. Occasional corner creases and small stains. Typical age-toning to the pages.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Inventory ID: 799 - 732 - 201
Publisher and Year: London: George Allen, 1894
Edition: First Peacock edition, first impression, British issue. Title page dated 1894 and copyright page without a printing statement, as called for (later printings would be so stated). One of 11,605 copies. Originally published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice was sparsely illustrated throughout the nineteenth century, with various editions containing only up to six illustrations total. This 1894 edition was the first to be fully illustrated, integrating a full 160 drawings by Hugh Thomson into the text. (Gilson E78)
Condition and Description: Octavo (~7.5" x 5"), blue-green cloth, front board and spine elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, dark blue coated endpapers, frontispiece with tissue guard, 476 pp. Preface by George Saintsbury. As with all copies, a facsimile signature and note by Thomson is on the leaf facing the copyright page. Some rubbing and handling marks to the boards and edges of the text block. Small stains to the rear board. Gilt bright. About three quarters of an inch of the cloth at the spine crown has been replaced, with the missing design recreated by hand. Strong hinges, with light tissue repair to approximately the upper inch of the front hinge gutter and the half inch of the rear hinge. Some scratching to the front endpapers. Securely bound with all pages firmly attached, but with some light gutter exposure throughout, as common (examples shown). Significant foxing to the first and last three leaves, with the interior leaves much less affected and largely clear. Remains of erased pencil inscription to the half-title page and a closed tear to the top-right corner. Occasional corner creases and small stains. Typical age-toning to the pages.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Inventory ID: 799 - 732 - 201
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