Sense and Sensibility. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, with an Introduction by Austin Dobson. London: Macmillan, 1905. Sixth Edition. Pp xvi, 341. Handsomely bound in half calf, over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt decoration & title to spine, top edge in gilt. Housed in cloth slipcase.

Jane Austen’s classic romantic novel delightfully illustrated by Irish born artist Hugh Thompson.

A satirical & comic work offering a vivid depiction of 19th-century middle-class life as it follows the romantic relationships of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood.

Hugh Thompson was an Irish Illustrator born at Coleraine near Derry, who is best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors Charles Dickens, J. M. Barrie & Jane Austen.

A lovely gift edition.