[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith Elder, 1847. 3 vols., 8vo, original gray-purple fine-ribbed cloth, covers blocked in blind, spines gilt-lettered, binders' ticket of Westleys & Clark at rear inside cover of vol. 1, spines faded with ends worn, fore-corners a bit worn, inner hinges of vol. 2 and front inner hinge of vol. 3 tightened, front inner hinge of vol. 1 and rear inner hinge of vol. 3 broken, text with foxing; red cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION, 32-page publisher's catalogue dated October at end of vol. 1 (not preceded by fly-title dated June 1847 nor followed by leaf advertising The Calcutta Review found in some copies). Parrish, Victorian Lady Novelists, pp. 87-88; Sadleir 346; Wolff 826; Grolier English 167; David Magee, Victoria R.I., 117: "one of the most difficult of all Victorian novels to find in acceptable condition."

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[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith Elder, 1847. 3 vols., 8vo, original gray-purple fine-ribbed cloth, covers blocked in blind, spines gilt-lettered, binders' ticket of Westleys & Clark at rear inside cover of vol. 1, spines faded with ends worn, fore-corners a bit worn, inner hinges of vol. 2 and front inner hinge of vol. 3 tightened, front inner hinge of vol. 1 and rear inner hinge of vol. 3 broken, text with foxing; red cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION, 32-page publisher's catalogue dated October at end of vol. 1 (not preceded by fly-title dated June 1847 nor followed by leaf advertising The Calcutta Review found in some copies). Parrish, Victorian Lady Novelists, pp. 87-88; Sadleir 346; Wolff 826; Grolier English 167; David Magee, Victoria R.I., 117: "one of the most difficult of all Victorian novels to find in acceptable condition."

Provenance: Susan Walker Baily, bookplates -- A. Edward Newton, bookplates, virtually covering those of Susan Baily (sale, Parke-Bernet, 17 April 1941, lot 247). (3)