1906 JANE AUSTEN NOVELS works COLOR LIMITED EDITION of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Brock

Description: THE NOVELSOFJANE AUSTEN~~~~~~~~~~~~ === FIRST "COLOR " EDITION === This sale is for a RARE!!! and original 1906 printing of the infamous 1898 FIRST COLOR EDITION of "JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS"edited by Reginald Brimley Johnson,as illustrated by brothersCHARLES & HENRY BROCK. YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET OF BOOKS!!! It features 61 COLOR PLATES!!! by celebrated artistsCHARLES & HENRY BROCK. 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 ARTISTS Charles and Henry Brock were respectively the eldest and youngest sons of Edmund Brock, an expert in medieval and oriental languages who worked for Cambridge University Press, and Mary Ann Louise (nee Pegram). The marriage produced another two sons: Richard Henry, who was a landscape painter, and Thomas Alfred, a mathematician. Charles Edmund (C.E.) Brock was born on 5 February 1870 in London, before the family moved to Cambridge, where Henry Matthew (H.M.) was born on 11 July 1875. They were trained at the studio of Henry Wiles and their career began in the early 1890s under the helm of Macmillan. Because the architecture, furniture, and costume of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries captured their attention, the brother collected period pieces for their studio. This is one of the keys to their success as illustrators, because, with the help of family and friends who posed as models attired in those garments and placed in such settings, the Brocks were able to envision very realistic scenes for the books they would illustrate. Charles Brock was the first of the brothers to be noticed by the public. His work resembled that of the "black and white school" led by Hugh Thomson. This is one of the main reasons why Macmillan chose him to illustrate Pride and Prejudice in 1895 as part of its Illustrated Standard Novels, with an introduction by Austin Dobson. By accepting such a commission, Charles Brock's name became forever linked to Jane Austen's. Thomson could only be in charge of the other five Austen novels for Macmillan to complete the set, since the previous year he had illustrated Pride and Prejudice for an edition for George Allen, also known as the "Peacock edition," which was lavishly decorated with 160 drawings. It had been the first successful and largest attempt to portray the Austen characters in the manner of early 19th century instead of the Victorian attire and environment which former illustrators had given. By 1896, Charles E. Brock was a renowned illustrator. He illustrated other works like Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (1897) and Oliver Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield (1898). His brother Henry Brock was also beginning to be recognized, thanks to his drawings for W.M. Thackeray's Ballads and Songs (1896) and Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford (1898). But it was their introduction to the publisher of this set, established London publisher J.M. Dent, which brought the next great achievement by Brock in regards to Jane Austen, and this time it would not only be Charles, but Henry, too. Back in 1892 Dent had already published what is considered the first deluxe set of the Austen novels in ten volumes with an introduction by R. Brimley Johnson and "monochrome grey-brown wash drawings" attributed to William Cubbitt Cooke. However, by 1898 a new printing technique that allowed inclusion of illustrations in color had emerged—lithography, and Dent asked both Charles and Henry to create a new set of illustrations for the six Jane Austen novels. The number of illustrations—12 in total—may seem modest in comparison to Charles' previous attempts, but as printing in colour increased costs, there had to be fewer illustrations. This by no way represents a lesser achievement; on the contrary, it was to be the first time the novels by Jane Austen were to be illustrated in colour and with the high standard of period representation that had already been set by Hugh Thomson and Charles Brock himself. Thus the new 2-volume set of Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" by J.M. Dent with illustrations by C.E. and H.M. Brock appeared in 1898 with great success. These "pen and ink drawings tinted in watercolour" gave a more exact and detailed period representation than ever before. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~English author JANE AUSTEN (1775-1817) wrote six major novels, one novella, minor works and juvenilia that are available for our enjoyment today. Her first novel to be published during her lifetime was Sense and Sensibility (1811) followed by Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published posthumously after her death in 1817. Sense and Sensibility (1811) Austen's first published novel, Sense and Sensibility is a wonderfully entertaining tale of flirtation and folly that revolves around two starkly different sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. While Elinor is thoughtful, considerate, and calm, her younger sister is emotional and wildly romantic. Both are looking for a husband, but neither Elinor's reason nor Marianne's passion can lead them to perfect happiness-as Marianne falls for an unscrupulous rascal and Elinor becomes attached to a man who's already engaged. Pride and Prejudice (1813) 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' Thus memorably begins Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the world's most popular novels. Pride and Prejudice – Austen’s own 'darling child' – tells the story of fiercely independent Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters who must marry rich, as she confounds the arrogant, wealthy Mr. Darcy. What ensues is one of the most delightful and engrossingly readable courtships known to literature, written by a precocious Austen when she was just twenty-one years old. Mansfield Park (1814) From its sharply satiric opening sentence, Mansfield Park deals with money and marriage, and how strongly they affect each other. Shy, fragile Fanny Price is the consummate 'poor relation.' Sent to live with her wealthy uncle Thomas Bertram, she clashes with his spoiled, selfish daughters and falls in love with his son. Their lives are further complicated by the arrival of a pair of witty, sophisticated Londoners, whose flair for flirtation collides with the quiet, conservative country ways of Mansfield Park. Emma (1816) Thinking herself impervious to romance of any kind, the handsome, clever and rich Miss Emma Woodhouse tries to arrange a wealthy marriage for her poor friend Harriet Smith, but refuses to recognize her own feelings for here gallant neighbor Mr. Knightley. What ensues is a delightful series of scheming escapades in which every social machination and bit of 'tittle-tattle' is steeped in Austen's delicious irony. Ultimately, Emma discovers that "Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common." Northanger Abbey (1817) The story's unlikely heroine is Catherine Morland, a remarkably innocent seventeen-year-old girl from a country parsonage. While spending a few weeks in Bath with a family friend, Catherine meets and falls in love with Henry Tilney, who invites her to visit his family estate, Northanger Abbey. Once there, Catherine, a great reader of Gothic thrillers, lets the shadowy atmosphere of the old mansion fill her mind with terrible suspicions. What is the mystery surrounding the death of Henry's mother? Is the family concealing a terrible secret within the elegant rooms of the Abbey? Can she trust Henry, or is he part of an evil conspiracy? Catherine finds dreadful portents in the most prosaic events, until Henry persuades her to see the peril in confusing life with art. Persuasion (1817) Persuasion follows the romance of 27 year-old spinster Anne Elliot and a handsome naval officer Captain Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne’s friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was "unworthy." Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne’s aristocratic family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy, retrenching to Bath . They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart. CONDITION Published in 1906, this set is in VERY GOOD CONDITION for its age and especially to be 118 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! with NO TEARS! or stray markings. 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. 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!

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