[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder 1847. 3 volumes, 8vo, original blindstamped brown (for volumes 1 & 3) and claret (for volume 2) cloth, spines gilt-lettered, uncut, binder's ticket of Westley's & Clark at rear inside cover of volume 1; volume 1 recased with ends of spine renewed, worn, sides a bit stained, slight chip in fore-margin of title-page; volume 2 worn with tears in rear outer joint, covers faded and a bit stained, inner hinges cracked; volume 3 with binding broken; cloth chemises and maroon half morocco case. FIRST EDITION, 32-page publisher's catalogue dated October 1847 at end of volume 1, without fly-title for the catalogue dated June 1847 and without the advertisement leaf for The Calcutta Review, following the catalogue, found in some copies. Parrish, Victorian Lady Authors, pp. 87-88; Sadleir 346; Wolff 826; Grolier English 167. (3)

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[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder 1847. 3 volumes, 8vo, original blindstamped brown (for volumes 1 & 3) and claret (for volume 2) cloth, spines gilt-lettered, uncut, binder's ticket of Westley's & Clark at rear inside cover of volume 1; volume 1 recased with ends of spine renewed, worn, sides a bit stained, slight chip in fore-margin of title-page; volume 2 worn with tears in rear outer joint, covers faded and a bit stained, inner hinges cracked; volume 3 with binding broken; cloth chemises and maroon half morocco case. FIRST EDITION, 32-page publisher's catalogue dated October 1847 at end of volume 1, without fly-title for the catalogue dated June 1847 and without the advertisement leaf for The Calcutta Review, following the catalogue, found in some copies. Parrish, Victorian Lady Authors, pp. 87-88; Sadleir 346; Wolff 826; Grolier English 167. (3)

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