Note: I'm afraid I somehow badly messed up with this scan, and took it at a much too small size. For convenience, I've uploaded a hastily touched-up version, but this is temporary.
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The title page of the Richard Bentley edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the first illustrated edition. Elizabeth on the left, Lady Catherine on the right.
They are shown wearking big-sleeved and big-skirted 1830's fashions, rather than the quasi-"Grecian" Empire Silhouette / Regency fashions which were worn during Jane Austen's adult life.
Date
Source
Pride and Prejudice
A Novel
by
Jane Austen
London:
Richard Bentley. (Successor to H. Colburn)
Cumming, Dublin, Bell & Bradfute, Edinburgh
Galignani, Paris
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Hadsty and quick removal of dirt, stains, and rips; rotated..