Emma by Jane Austen - 1909

Dent, London, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: C.E. Brock. JANE AUSTEN. Emma, London and New York: Dent, Dutton, 1909.Octavo, pp. viii, 395, light green cloth boards with elaborate gilt floral decoration to front and spine, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, 24 color plates by C.E. Brock. Part of the publisher's Series of English Idylls, which was illustrated entirely by Brock, a disciple of Hugh Thomson. The great illustration collector Gordon Ray noted that English Idylls sums up Brock's work here (see Ray, The Illustrator and the Book in England, p. 182).Condition of this book:Very good with a spot on spine, rear panel and top edge darkening, cracks in front and rear hinges. Very clean and bright inside. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: C.E. Brock. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; England; 1900-1920; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54342. .