The Novels of Jane Austen - The Series of English Idylls.

£3,500 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A most handsome set of this very desirable edition, in very good condition. C.E. Brock originally illustrated Pride and Prejudice for Macmillan in 1895, with black and white line drawings. He then collaborated with his brother H.M. Brock on this set for Dent in 1898. First editions thus (published between 1907-1909); 6 volumes, 8vo (19.5 x 13 cm); each volume with 24 coloured plates by Charles E. Brock, including frontispiece, some pages uncut in all volumes excluding Pride and Prejudice, minor loss to lower corner of vii in Mansfield Park, very light spotting to a few leaves of Emma, else only the occasional spot or mark, usual age-toning, pages are remarkably bright and pristine, very good; finely bound by Bayntun Riviere, later half green calfskin over green cloth boards, spine in 6 compartments with gilt lettering to second and third, gilt emblem to others, marble endpapers, top edges gilt, slight offsetting to endpapers, old bookseller sticker 'Lupton Bros.' to front pastedown of each volume, fading to spine, corners a little bumped, small white mark to upper board of Sense and Sensibility, otherwise only light, general signs of wear, very good; [viii], 308pp, [xiv], 336pp, [viii], 396pp, [viii], 395pp, [1]pp, [x], 206pp, [viii], 216pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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