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RARE!!! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN !!!
PRIDEANDPREJUDICEBY
JANE AUSTEN
=== FIRST " TALWIN MORRIS " EDITION ===
This sale is for a RARE!!! and original 1900 FIRST EDITION, THUS of the infamous TALWIN MORRIS EDITION of "PRIDEAND PREJUDICE"by JANE AUSTEN, as illustrated byCHRIS. HAMMOND.
YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!!
It is beautifully bound in the publisher...'s original blue cloth blocked in white and green with an art nouveau peacock design by Talwin Morris and is lettered in gilt.. It features 6 ILLUSTRATIONS!!! by celebrated artistCHRIS HAMMOND.
Jane Austen presents little physical description of the characters and their surroundings in Pride & Prejudice. This gave illustrators a great opportunity to create their own interpretation. Therefore, soon after the writer's death, illustrated editions of her work were published.
At first, the limited printing techniques of the time and the high cost of publishing artwork made the inclusion of illustrations limited to one or two, usually just a frontispiece. The early attempts misrepresented the world Austen created by portraying the Victorian age, instead of the Georgian era.
It wasn't until the 1890s that this changed. Technology and art converged for two decades to offer handsome editions of the Jane Austen novels. These editions were lavishly illustrated and presented with a luxurious binding. These characteristics have made them highly valued and sought after by collectors.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Over the past 180 years, many have attempted to illustrate Jane Austen's characters and scenes from her novels, but few have succeeded to complement her intent as well as the late 19th-century artists Chris Hammond. I rather think that Jane Austen would have approved of Miss Hammond. Their lives had similar parallels and they could have been kindred spirits.
She was born Christiana Mary Demain Hammond in 1860 in Camberwell near London, England. She was the first daughter of Elsa Mary and Horatio Demain Hammond who was a bank clerk in Newington, Surrey. She had a sister Gertrude who was two years younger, and they shared an interest in art and studied together at The Lambeth School of Art. Chris would later be accepted at the prestigious Royal Academy of Art in London, where she studied life drawing and excelled in watercolour painting.
In the late 1880's, work opportunities for professional women artists were not as readily available as they were for men, so she beat them at their game and abbreviated her name to Chris. This slight deception allowed her to earn equal pay for the same work as her contemporary male artists such as Hugh Thomson and Charles E. Brock.
She was a renown painter and pen and ink artists and exhibited at The Royal Academy in 1886, 1891, 1892, 1893 & 1894; and with The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 1886, 1895. She illustrated for various papers and magazines including Cassell's Magazine, Quiver, English Illustrated Magazine, St. Paul's and other leading periodicals. Her book illustrations include the classic writers including Jane Austen, Thackery, Mrs. Gaskell, George Eliot, Goldsmith and Edgeworth.
Of all of Jane Austen illustrators, I find her drawings more sensitive to the characters and more expressive of their true emotions. Her pen and ink line drawings show her confident style, with her sophisticated use of light and shadow. I appreciate her astute use of appropriate attitudes and expressions of the characters, and her respect for the period costumes and scenery.
Miss Hammond would never marry, and like Jane Austen, died quite young in 1900 in London at age 39. Because of her brief career 1886-1899, her volume of work is not as extensive as her contemporaries, and sadly she is not as well known. She had the last word though, since her work survives today in her classic book and magazine illustrations which can command higher prices in the collector market than her male contemporaries.
CONDITIONPublished in 1900, it is in VERY GOOD+ CONDITION for its age and especially to be 120 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! and firmly bound with NO TEARS! or stray markings. It measures 6" X 8" and is complete with 392 pages.This is a RARE!!! edition so.......................................GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!!We at Rebel Soldier Antiques understand your love for classic and rare books and highly recommend you experience Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It is a must have for any fine library book collector. A classic to be enjoyed and treasured until the end of time. Jane Austin takes you back to 1813, in the beauty and the romance of a time long past, but in your mind she transfers you along with her to that wonderful era. Handsome men in cravat and coat, ladies in soft cottons and flowing silks, grand balls and elegant homes. Jane writes as if you are reading her journals, and that is what makes her special for generations. Loved throughout the world for two hundred years!
The wealthy and handsome Mr. Darcy is shy and watchful, proud for certain, but he has met his match when he meets Elizabeth Bennet. Their souls recognize one another but their heads battle to recognize friend or foe. Each book has a different feel and texture to it, but all delightful. Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist and romance writer at the end of the 18th century, focusing mainly on British Aristocracy, classes of social standing and the etiquette they are held to based on their wealth and economy of the time. Please see our other books too!
PRIDEANDPREJUDICEBY
JANE AUSTEN
=== FIRST " TALWIN MORRIS " EDITION ===
This sale is for a RARE!!! and original 1900 FIRST EDITION, THUS of the infamous TALWIN MORRIS EDITION of "PRIDEAND PREJUDICE"by JANE AUSTEN, as illustrated byCHRIS. HAMMOND.
YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!!
It is beautifully bound in the publisher...'s original blue cloth blocked in white and green with an art nouveau peacock design by Talwin Morris and is lettered in gilt.. It features 6 ILLUSTRATIONS!!! by celebrated artistCHRIS HAMMOND.
Jane Austen presents little physical description of the characters and their surroundings in Pride & Prejudice. This gave illustrators a great opportunity to create their own interpretation. Therefore, soon after the writer's death, illustrated editions of her work were published.
At first, the limited printing techniques of the time and the high cost of publishing artwork made the inclusion of illustrations limited to one or two, usually just a frontispiece. The early attempts misrepresented the world Austen created by portraying the Victorian age, instead of the Georgian era.
It wasn't until the 1890s that this changed. Technology and art converged for two decades to offer handsome editions of the Jane Austen novels. These editions were lavishly illustrated and presented with a luxurious binding. These characteristics have made them highly valued and sought after by collectors.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Over the past 180 years, many have attempted to illustrate Jane Austen's characters and scenes from her novels, but few have succeeded to complement her intent as well as the late 19th-century artists Chris Hammond. I rather think that Jane Austen would have approved of Miss Hammond. Their lives had similar parallels and they could have been kindred spirits.
She was born Christiana Mary Demain Hammond in 1860 in Camberwell near London, England. She was the first daughter of Elsa Mary and Horatio Demain Hammond who was a bank clerk in Newington, Surrey. She had a sister Gertrude who was two years younger, and they shared an interest in art and studied together at The Lambeth School of Art. Chris would later be accepted at the prestigious Royal Academy of Art in London, where she studied life drawing and excelled in watercolour painting.
In the late 1880's, work opportunities for professional women artists were not as readily available as they were for men, so she beat them at their game and abbreviated her name to Chris. This slight deception allowed her to earn equal pay for the same work as her contemporary male artists such as Hugh Thomson and Charles E. Brock.
She was a renown painter and pen and ink artists and exhibited at The Royal Academy in 1886, 1891, 1892, 1893 & 1894; and with The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 1886, 1895. She illustrated for various papers and magazines including Cassell's Magazine, Quiver, English Illustrated Magazine, St. Paul's and other leading periodicals. Her book illustrations include the classic writers including Jane Austen, Thackery, Mrs. Gaskell, George Eliot, Goldsmith and Edgeworth.
Of all of Jane Austen illustrators, I find her drawings more sensitive to the characters and more expressive of their true emotions. Her pen and ink line drawings show her confident style, with her sophisticated use of light and shadow. I appreciate her astute use of appropriate attitudes and expressions of the characters, and her respect for the period costumes and scenery.
Miss Hammond would never marry, and like Jane Austen, died quite young in 1900 in London at age 39. Because of her brief career 1886-1899, her volume of work is not as extensive as her contemporaries, and sadly she is not as well known. She had the last word though, since her work survives today in her classic book and magazine illustrations which can command higher prices in the collector market than her male contemporaries.
CONDITIONPublished in 1900, it is in VERY GOOD+ CONDITION for its age and especially to be 120 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! and firmly bound with NO TEARS! or stray markings. It measures 6" X 8" and is complete with 392 pages.This is a RARE!!! edition so.......................................GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!!We at Rebel Soldier Antiques understand your love for classic and rare books and highly recommend you experience Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It is a must have for any fine library book collector. A classic to be enjoyed and treasured until the end of time. Jane Austin takes you back to 1813, in the beauty and the romance of a time long past, but in your mind she transfers you along with her to that wonderful era. Handsome men in cravat and coat, ladies in soft cottons and flowing silks, grand balls and elegant homes. Jane writes as if you are reading her journals, and that is what makes her special for generations. Loved throughout the world for two hundred years!
The wealthy and handsome Mr. Darcy is shy and watchful, proud for certain, but he has met his match when he meets Elizabeth Bennet. Their souls recognize one another but their heads battle to recognize friend or foe. Each book has a different feel and texture to it, but all delightful. Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist and romance writer at the end of the 18th century, focusing mainly on British Aristocracy, classes of social standing and the etiquette they are held to based on their wealth and economy of the time. Please see our other books too!
