Bell Pseud Currer (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition of 200, printed by the Shakespeare Head Press. Two volumes. Bound in the publisher's cloth, some light fading and edgewear to each volume, and the odd small mark to the boards. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with three monochrome plates to each volume. A lovely set by the Shakespeare Head Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First appearing in October of 1847, Jane Eyre was immediately popular and the public demanded more print runs. Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' follows the story of Jane and her transformation into adulthood and her discovery of own moral compass. This set includes not only Jane Eyre but also Bronte's Villette, The Professor, and Shirley. Collation: Each volume separately paged.

8vo., First Edition thus, contemporary signature on title; strongly bound in contemporary half calf, pebble-grain dark green cloth boards, back with four raised bands ruled in gilt, second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with a lozenge in blind, red sprinkled edges, green endpapers, corners and joints mildly worn and rubbed else a very good, bright, clean copy. The work was first issued as single volume in the Uniform Edition of 1852 [dated 1853]. This is the first appearance in the Cheap Edition, with missing points after 'Shirley' in the headlines of pp. 68; 202. Bound as often without advertisements. See Smith, pp. 117-120; Wise, p.26.

8vo., strongly bound in contemporary half calf, pebble-grain dark green cloth boards, back with four raised bands ruled in gilt, second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with a lozenge in blind, red sprinkled edges, green endpapers, corners and joints mildly worn and rubbed else a very good, bright, clean copy. Following the withdrawal of the two-volume second edition for fear of libel in 1857, the work was first issued as a single volume in Smith Elder's 'Cheap Edition' series later in the same year. Smith records that this 1860 impression was issued without advertisements. Bright copy of an early [fifth/sixth?] edition. See Smith, pp.143-146; Wise, p.33.

Third edition; 3 vols, 8vo; with relevant issue points: vol. I p.279 missing '9', p.287 headline without period, vol. III 'J' of headline missing, comma after Smith clipped on title-page, lacking half-titles and publisher's ads, p.19 of vol. I slight marked, else all vols internally clean and fresh; contemporary half green morocco over marbled boards, marbled edges, spines gilt in compartments, hinges of vol. III cracked but holding, restoration to spine tips and vol. III joints, slight rubbing to extremities and marbled covers, but an attractive set housed in custom green cloth slipcase. A scarce lifetime edition in a contemporary binding, and the last of the three-volume sets of Charlotte Brà nte's classic Gothic novel, Jane Eyre. After several rejections from various publishers for The Professor, Charlotte Brontë concentrated her attention on Jane Eyre, finishing her 'fair copy' on March 16th and delivering the manuscript to Smith, Elder & Co. on 19th August 1847. She made it clear to the publisher that she would not revise again: 'I know I should only further injure what may be already defective. Perhaps too the first part of "Jane Eyre" may suit the public taste better than you anticipate - for it is true and Truth has a severe charm of its own. Had I told all [underlined - author's emphasis] the truth, I might indeed have made it far more exquisitely painful.' (Margaret Smith, The Letters of Charlotte Brà nte, vol. I, pp539-40). But the novel was received enthusiastically by their reader William Smith Williams and by the head of the firm, George Smith, and it was printed on the 19th October. The third edition followed the critical and commercial success of the first, with Brà nte noting in a letter to George Smith of 7th November 1848: 'I have received your letter containing a remittance of £100. I think I am chiefly glad of it for the proof it seems to afford that the 3rd edition of "Jane Eyre" does not lie a dead weight on your hands. I was afraid this might be the case, and it would chagrin me to think that any work of "Currer Bell's" acted as a drag on your progress' (Smith, vol. II, p.138). It would be the last of the 'three-decker' sets, with the fourth and fifth editions of 1850 and 1855 being 'cheap' one-volume copies printed in large runs. The preface and dedication to the novelist William Thakeray is shared with the second edition published earlier that year, and although Thackeray was pleased with the honour, it led to embarrassing speculation that Jane Eyre was written by a former governess in his family: 'His wife's insanity, though quite unlike Bertha Rochester's, seemed to support this idea' (Smith, vol. I, p.582). Smith pp29-30; cf.Margaret Smith (The Letters of Charlotte Brà nte).

3 vols. 12mo, 19th c. half black morocco over marbled boards, t.e.g. First edition. Old ownership signature and "1st Edition" in the same hand on the title page of Vol. I; same family name on flyleaves in Vols. II-III; two bookplates on each pastedown; a clean, attractive, tight and sound set. Author's second novel. Bound with the ads.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1907 Bronte Sisters Novel Jane Eyre Agnes Grey Wuthering Heights Illustrated 12v Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste. Charlotte Brontë The Brontë Sisters produced some of the most famous and popular novels of the 19th-century including Jane Eyre, by Charlotte. This 1907 edition contains novels by all three sisters, with their most famous novels including Agnes Grey, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and more! This 1907 edition includes gravure frontispieces and is bound in a green cloth stamped in gilt with art nouveau flower decoration. Item number: #13667 Price: $950 BRONTË, Charlotte (Pseud. Currer Bell); BRONTË, Anne; BRONTË, Emily Novels of the sisters Bronte Edinburgh: John Grant, 1907. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages; 12 volumes v. 1 Agnes Grey, by Anne. v.2-3 The tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne. v.4-5 Jane Eyre, by Charlotte. v.6 The professor, by Charlotte. v.7-8 Shirley, by Charlotte. v.9-10 Villette, by Charlotte. v.11-12 Wuthering heights, by Emily. 48 plates Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure Cloth Size: ~8.5in X 5.75in (21.5cm x 14.5cm) Rare and desirable Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 13667 Photos available upon request.

Condition: Very Good-. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1865. New Edition. Small octavo (17.5cm); publisher's orange printed cloth; xix,[1],446,[2](ads)pp. Cloth rather splattered with partial effacement of printed text, spine cloth a bit sunned, bottom quarter of pp. 403/4 trimmed with loss of text, 20th century ownership rubberstamp on table of contents page, otherwise contents remain otherwise clean and sound. Good to Very Good. A New Edition of this cheap edition which first appeared in this format and binding in 1858. Contents also include Charlotte Bronte's memoirs of her sisters. "Wuthering Heights" has inspired myriad adaptations, most recently the 2026 film starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi directed by Emerald Fennell.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1859 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 315 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 315.