Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane - 1895

London: George Allen & Company. Green Cloth. 476pp. 1895. 12mo. A second impression of the Hugh Thomson illustrated edition in good or good plus condition. The charming 'peacock' edition - named so because of it's elaborate gilt stamped peacock design to the front board (virtually no soiling and not mottling to this board) Original publisher's green boards profusely stamped in gilt to the spine and the front board All edges gilt. The text beautifully illustrated with numerous charming engraved illustrations after Hugh Thomson including a (no tissue-guard) frontispiece. No inscriptions. A little spotting to the endpapers to include the title page. Rubbing to three board corners with loss of outer cloth. Light splitting to the rear inner hinge - the board remains firmly attached. Some rubbing to the cloth joints - around 5 small areas of rubbing to one side and four to the other with a probable expert repair to that joint around 6cm in length. A small circular (about 3mm in diameter) ink stain to the leading fore-edge - not very noticeable due to the gilt with several tiny associated ink speck marks. A light soil mark to the front endpaper about 5mm in length with an associated offset mark to the front paste-down and a similar mark to the verso of the front endpaper. The text block remains very clean. A good plus tight, clean copy. . Good. 1895. Second Impression Thus.