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Austen, Jane; Jacobs, Joseph; Hammond, Chris (illus.).
Sense and Sensibility. With an introduction by Joseph Jacobs and Illustrations by Chris Hammond.
Publisher: George Allen, 156 Charing Cross Road, London;
Date of Publication: 1899
Stock Code: 14955
First edition thus. Duodecimo, pp., xviii, 389, [3] blank, plus frontispiece. With 64 line drawings by Hammond within text, 11 of which are full page plates included in the pagination; headpieces to chapters, list of illustrations, and introduction; title-page wholly drawn. Publisher’s smooth dark blue-green cloth; elaborate floral gilding and lettering to spine and upper board; top edge gilt. Small, neat ownership inscription of one Dorothy Percival in ink to front free end-paper. Minor restoration to lower joint, head and tail spine, expertly executed and barely perceptible. A few light spots of foxing to edges but contents generally bright and fresh. A very good copy. The first edition with Hammond’s pen-and-ink illustrations. Hammond was ‘was the first identifiably female illustrator of Jane Austen’s novels, illustrating three Austen titles for two publishers. (Loosey, ‘Illustrated Austen’). A recent critic, writing on illustrated Austen editions argues that Hammond was ‘ the finest artist of this period [...] her decisive and characterized pen-and-ink drawings are neither whimsical nor over decorative’ (Southam, ‘Texts and Editions’). An attractive copy. £850.00