She Stoops to Conquer. The Mistakes of a Night. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912]. First Edition Thus. Folio. Pp, 198. Publisher’s green cloth boards with intricate gilt flower design to front cover. Light browning to endpapers, otherwise a fine bright copy.

A handsome edition of Goldsmith’s play lavishly illustrated by Hugh Thomson.

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.