Books Including 1897 Jane Austen with Hugh Thomson Illustrations
Item Details
An assortment of four books. This collection features an early Hugh Thomson illustrated edition of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, published in 1897 by Macmillan and Co., which is bound in full leather with raised bands and gilt spine decoration. Also included are hardcover editions of A Prospect of the Sea: Stories and Essays by Dylan Thomas (London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1955), W. S. C.: A Cartoon Biography [i.e., of Winston S. Churchill] compiled by Fred Urquhart (London: Cassell & Co., 1955), and The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K. G. (London: Collins, 1958).
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Number of Books | 4 |
Condition
- to fair; wear and tear to dust jackets; loose binding to Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery; inscription and pasted newspaper clipping to front endpaper of Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery; page discoloration and foxing; general shelf wear throughout.
Dimensions
- measured stacked.
Item #
17LAX232-093
