Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1895 "Peacock Edition," Illustrated by Hugh Thomson)

A beautiful antiquarian edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the celebrated "Peacock Edition" published by George Allen in London, illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson with a preface by George Saintsbury.

This is the 1895 printing (the first edition in this form appeared in October 1894 and was reprinted in March 1895), bound in the original dark green pictorial cloth with the iconic gilt peacock stamped across the front board and spine, one of the most recognizable decorative bindings in all of English literature.

A pre-owned copy in excellent condition, with bright, crisp gilt and a sound binding, kept in a removable protective cover. A striking display piece and a wonderful gift for any Austen collector or lover of fine illustrated books, here at Landmark Booksellers.