AUSTEN, Jane (author). Hugh THOMSON (illustrator). Emma. London Macmillan And Co. 1912

8vo. Original red publisher’s calf gilt, top edges gilt; illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson with full-page plates in line; a clean and attractive copy with small wear to spine ends and forecorners; rather scarce in leather in such nice condition.

Early pocket edition in leather, with Hugh Thomson’s unrivalled artwork. Thomson is widely considered to be the most successful illustrator of the works of Jane Austen. He went to extraordinary lengths to research the Regency period, to ensure that all the details of architecture, costume, and styling, were correct.