Emma. Illustrated by Hugh Thompson with an Introduction by Austin Dobson. London: Macmillan, 1904. Sixth Edition. Pp xviii, 436. 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.

The fourth novel by Jane Austen, originally published in 1815.

Set in Highbury, England, in the early 19th Century, ‘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. Christiana

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.