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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Gaskell, E C

The Life of Charlotte Bronte (first edition, 1858)

Author of "Jane Eyre", "Shirley", "Villette", "The Professor", &c

Published: Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1858

Edition: First

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This is a true first edition (1858) copy of Mrs Gaskell's famous biography of Charlotte Bronte. It was rebound by O E Savarge in 1960 (see images), with the title-page pasted on to a new front free endpaper and the frontispiece loosely inserted. The third illustration - a facsimile of a page of the author's manuscript - is in its correct position facing p 66.

Red buckram-boards, title label to spine with new paper board sides and new blue-patterned endpapers, xi + 486 pp + 14 pp of publisher's announcements, including the uniform edition of Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte). 

CONDITION. As already described - Good+ overall.

  • Binding Condition: Good (repaired)
  • Overall Condition: Good +
  • Size: 210 x 135
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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