{"product_id":"1908-1sted-illustrated-by-c-e-brock-sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-austen","title":"1908 1stED illustrated by C. E. Brock - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn especially attractive 1908 illustrated edition of Jane Austen’s\u003c\/em\u003e Sense and Sensibility, \u003cem\u003ethe first edition illustrated by C. E. Brock, with twenty-four charming colour illustrations and an elaborate gilt Art Nouveau-style publisher’s binding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e AUSTEN, Jane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Co.; New York, E. P. Dutton \u0026amp; Co., 1908.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition illustrated by C. E. Brock; published in the \u003cem\u003eSeries of English Idylls\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" x 5\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good original pale green publisher’s cloth, elaborately and intricately decorated and lettered in gilt to the front board and spine. Top edge gilt; fore and lower edges untrimmed. Light external dust-soiling and age-toning, more noticeable to the spine, with minor rubbing and marks consistent with age. Decorative pale green pictorial endpapers; inner hinges worn\/cracked but remaining firm and tight, as shown. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content, clean and fresh overall, with light age-toning and occasional minor spotting. Complete with all illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty-four colour illustrations by C. E. Brock, comprising the colour frontispiece, coloured pictorial title page and twenty-two additional colour plates throughout the text. Decorative endpapers also printed in pale green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 400–500.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis handsome 1908 edition is particularly desirable as the first edition of \u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e illustrated by C. E. Brock and as part of J. M. Dent’s elegant \u003cem\u003eSeries of English Idylls\u003c\/em\u003e. Brock’s twenty-four colour illustrations beautifully evoke the manners, costumes and interiors of Austen’s world, while the elaborate gilt publisher’s binding gives the volume considerable decorative appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published anonymously in 1811, \u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e follows the contrasting temperaments and romantic fortunes of sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Through their experiences, Austen explores love, money, family expectations, social convention and the balance between emotional impulse and rational judgment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Austen (1775–1817) is one of the most celebrated novelists in English literature. Her six completed novels combine social observation, irony and psychological insight with an exceptional understanding of courtship, class and domestic life in Regency England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e was Austen’s first published novel, followed by \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEmma\u003c\/em\u003e during her lifetime. Her work has remained continuously admired for its wit, precision and remarkably modern understanding of character and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Edmund Brock (1870–1938) was a British painter and book illustrator closely associated with illustrated editions of the English classics. He became particularly admired for his Austen illustrations, which combine historically informed costume and setting with lively characterization and subtle humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrock’s illustrated Austen editions produced for J. M. Dent are now among the most recognizable and collectible early twentieth-century interpretations of her novels, and this 1908 \u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e is a particularly appealing example.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49043740000505,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260911austen_01.jpg?v=1789134868","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1908-1sted-illustrated-by-c-e-brock-sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-austen","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}