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[BRONTË, Anne]. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. By Acton Bell. London: Thomas Cautley Newby, 1848.
3 volumes, 12o (188 x 114 mm). Half-title in vol. I (all issued). (Lacks 2pp. ads in vol. I, half-title reinforced along gutter, repaired tear on final leaf of vol. I crossing text.) Modern half green morocco, gilt-lettered on spines, by Bayntun-Riviere for Henry Sotheran.
FIRST EDITION of Anne Bronte's only separate publication. Considered one of the first feminist novels, particularly for the scene in which Helen slams the door in the face of her husband after continued abuse, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall overturned the sexual politics of its time. Parrish 91; Wise, p. 106; Smith 4. (3)
3 volumes, 12o (188 x 114 mm). Half-title in vol. I (all issued). (Lacks 2pp. ads in vol. I, half-title reinforced along gutter, repaired tear on final leaf of vol. I crossing text.) Modern half green morocco, gilt-lettered on spines, by Bayntun-Riviere for Henry Sotheran.
FIRST EDITION of Anne Bronte's only separate publication. Considered one of the first feminist novels, particularly for the scene in which Helen slams the door in the face of her husband after continued abuse, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall overturned the sexual politics of its time. Parrish 91; Wise, p. 106; Smith 4. (3)
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