{"product_id":"1895-first-edition-pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen-brock-bayntun-riviere","title":"1895 First Edition - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Brock, Bayntun-Riviere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first Charles E. Brock illustrated edition of Jane Austen’s enduring masterpiece, published by Macmillan in 1895 and presented in a superb full maroon morocco binding by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jane Austen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1895.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Edition Thus. First edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illustrated by Charles E. Brock, with an introduction by Austin Dobson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e xxx, 351 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.5 x 5 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fine later binding by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath in full maroon morocco. Boards richly decorated in gilt with a single-line fillet and elaborate floral roll border. Spine divided into six compartments by raised bands, lettered in gilt in the second, third and fourth compartments, dated 1895 at the foot, and ornamented in the remaining compartments with decorative gilt centre and corner tools. Gilt-tooled board edges and turn-ins, beautiful hand-marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. The Bayntun-Riviere, Bath binder’s stamp appears on the front turn-in. A handsome and exceptionally well-preserved binding. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Near fine content, clean, bright and firmly bound, with only minimal age toning and occasional faint signs of age as shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Illustrated throughout in black and white by Charles E. Brock, including the frontispiece and numerous full-page illustrations depicting the principal scenes and characters of the novel. Complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 2,250-3,000.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1813, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains Jane Austen’s most celebrated novel, combining romantic comedy, social observation and psychological insight in the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. This important 1895 Macmillan edition was the first to present the novel with illustrations by Charles E. Brock, whose lively drawings capture both the elegance of Regency society and Austen’s understated humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis copy is particularly distinguished by its later Bayntun-Riviere binding. The richly gilt maroon morocco, raised bands, hand-marbled endleaves and gilt edges transform an already desirable illustrated edition into an especially attractive collector’s volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Austen (1775-1817) was one of the most influential English novelists of the nineteenth century. Through works including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, she combined wit, irony and acute observation of social convention with remarkably modern insight into character and relationships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Edmund Brock (1870-1938) was a British painter and book illustrator celebrated for his depictions of eighteenth and early nineteenth-century life. His detailed pen-and-ink illustrations were particularly well suited to Austen’s world of drawing rooms, assemblies, country houses and social encounters, and his interpretations of her characters have become among the most admired illustrations associated with her novels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67332954980601,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20261010austen_01.jpg?v=1791640475","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1895-first-edition-pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen-brock-bayntun-riviere","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}