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The Life of Charlotte Bronte: Author of "Jane Eyre," "Shirley," Villette," &c.
by E.C. Gaskell
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire
Item Price:
US$375.00
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About This Item
Nice condition set of "The Life of CHARLOTTE BRONTE" - Author of "Jane Eyre," "Shirley," "Villette," &c. by E.C. (Elizabeth) Gaskell. 1857 1st American edition; D. Appleton and Company; New York. Complete in 2 volumes. Volume I features a frontispiece portrait of Bronte, as well as a "Facsimile of a Page of M.S."; Volume II features a frontispiece engraving of "Haworth Church and Parsonage" (the Parsonage being the Bronte family home where the sisters spent most of their lives and wrote their famous novels). With a publisher's catalog at the end of both volumes.
Condition:
Clean covers; there are a few tiny, dark stain specks at the top edges of both spines; 3 of the bottom corner tips have tiny cloth tears. Both volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loos pages. Nice pages with only some occasional light foxing; name/date (1858) written in pen on both front pastedowns. Light foxing to the long and bottom edges of the text blocks. Overall a very good condition set.
Condition:
Clean covers; there are a few tiny, dark stain specks at the top edges of both spines; 3 of the bottom corner tips have tiny cloth tears. Both volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loos pages. Nice pages with only some occasional light foxing; name/date (1858) written in pen on both front pastedowns. Light foxing to the long and bottom edges of the text blocks. Overall a very good condition set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 2161
- Title
- The Life of Charlotte Bronte
- Author
- E.C. Gaskell
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st American
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1857
- Keywords
- elizabeth gaskell, ec gaskell, life of charlotte bronte, bronte biography, anne emily bronte, jane eyre, jane austen, emily dickinson, wuthering heights, villette, shirley, sense sensibility, pride prejudice, mansfield park, northanger abbey, tenant wildf
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Autobiography; Literature / Fiction; Non-Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio.co.nz member since: 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
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About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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