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Price: US$579.72 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST HAMMOND EDITION. 8vo (7.4 x 5.1 inches). Fully illustrated with 86 beautiful line engravings throughout. Finely bound in recent full tan morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Red title label ruled and lettered in gilt. Compartments ruled and decorated with centre tools in gilt. Gilt chain and dot design border on boards. All edges gilt. A few small spots to the first and last couple of pages but overall a clean and bright, beautifully bound copy of this fine illustrated edition.
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
Jane Austen. Beautiful Austen emma first 1898 Hammond George Allen. George Allen Unwin, 1898.
Price: US$720.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Has ex-libris beautiful stitched on front-free endpage beautiful vintage ex-libris. Has name and date on front-free endpage Has been reglued on spine succesfully and binding is now tight.
Seller: Great and rare books, Uppsala, UPPLA, Sweden
Austen, Jane and Jacobs, Joseph (Intro). Emma. GEORGE ALLEN, LONDON, 1898.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: General wear: faded covers, foxing, previous owner marking FEP, racking, cracked hinges Text and illustrations are clear except for last few pages DATE PUBLISHED: 1898 EDITION: 504
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Jane Austen. Emma. George Allen, London, 1898.
Price: US$876.02 + shipping
Description: This version matches the Sense, with gilt pictorial boards and gilt floral decoration to the spine, some loss to the bottom of the spine, this version with top edge gilt and untrimmed pages, being the variant of Gilson E92 viixxii 504 pp, with 86 lines drawings: and frontispiece and 28 other full page plates (with text) This copy with faded front boards and the spine, overall a good copy of what many regard as Jane Austen's finest work, part of a large collection of Jane Austen now in stock along with 1st editions. Ideal Christmas gift.nbsp; nbsp;
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
Austen, Jane. Emma. George Allen, 1898.
Price: US$1223.85 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardback 1898 first illustrated edition by George Allen in myrtle green board, with myrtle (dark green) endpapers. With original illustrations by Christiana ("Chris") Hammond and introduction by Joseph Jacobs. Condition is Good. Gilt tooled floral illustrations on cover and spine, top and side edge gilt pages. Some mild shelf wear, light foxing on first and last few pages, slightly rubbed extremities, some slight bubbling on back and front cover. Owner signature in pen on flyleaf ("Dorothy Millar"). Date is 1898: first George Allen illustrated edition. This is an antique Victorian-era collector's edition. (NB. The first UK book edition of this novel was published by John Murray in 1816.)
Seller: Owlet Books, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Price: US$1346.23 + shipping
Description: Size 5.0 x 7.25 inches. In dark green cloth covers with elaborate gilt decor to spine and front. All edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. In good condition. Professionally rebacked, with original spine. Spine slightly rubbed and corners lightly bumped. A few faint marks to covers. Occasional small marks and foxing spots. Else a clean and tight copy. 504pp. With b/w plates and chapter headings.
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Jane Austen, Chris Hammond. Emma. George Allen and Unwin, UK, 1898.
Price: US$1545.92 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Edition Thus 1898. Over 100 illustrations by Chris Hammond. Wonderful Bespoke Modern Full Leather Binding with Detailed Gilt Work. Gilt page edges. Book is fine. Contents very good. A lovely example. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18209
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom
Austen, Jane CHRIS HAMMOND. Emma 1898. GEORGE ALLEN, LONDON, 1898.
Price: US$2700.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Gold gilt floral illustrations on cover and spine, gold gilt fore edges, illustrated by Chris Hammond. General shelf wear, very lightly cocked spine, significant foxing on first and last few pages, small split in cloth on spine, head of spine is slightly chipping/fraying, somewhat worn extremities, and slightly age toned page margins. Introduction by Joseph Jacobs. Custom clamshell box in very very good condition with leather label on spine with gold gilt lettering. DATE PUBLISHED: 1898 EDITION: 504
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Austen, Jane. Emma Green Hardback 1898. GEORGE ALLEN, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1898.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Illustrated Ed. by Hammond published, green cloth hardcover with unique gilt floral designs adorn front cover and spine. General shelf wear, worn extremities, light foxing, slighlty age toned pages, good binding, clean body and unmarked text, no PO markings or bookplates DATE PUBLISHED: 1898 EDITION: 504
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.