Emma by Jane Austen - 1898

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Hugh Thomson. A beautifully bound copy of Jane Austen's wonderful novel 'Emma', in a lovely binding by Angus A. Turbayne. In Angus A. Turbayne's original decorative binding, with Hugh Thomson's iconic peacock design in yellow to the paste downs and endpapers.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and forty plates.Collated, complete.'Emma' follows about a year in the life of the young woman Emma Woodhouse, who decides to try her hand at matchmaking, finding matches for her new best friend, Harriet.Jane Austen has become one of the most popular Georgian writers, her novels being loved for generations. Her ironic social commentary offers an interesting insight into Upper-Middle class Georgian life. Her other novels are 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Northanger Abbey', 'Mansfield Park', and 'Persuasion'.Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.With an introduction by Austin Dobson. In the original publisher's decorative cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few light spots. Small mark to page 9 which has offset to the preceding and following pages. Closed tear to page 135/136. Very Good