Villette by Bronte: First Edition (30 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette - There is something preternatural about its power' George EliotWith neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette.There she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, an initially suspicious headmaster and her own complex feelings, first for the school's English doctor and then for the dictatorial professor Paul Emmanuel. Drawing on her own deeply unhappy experiences as a governess in Brussels, Charlotte Bronte's last and most autobiographical novel is a powerfully moving study of isolation and the pain of unrequited love, narrated by a heroine determined to preserve an independent spirit in the face of adverse circumstances. With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There, she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, the hostility of headmistress Madame Beck, and her own complex feelings. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. first thus, original gilt decorated quarter leather hardcover, illustrated, 443 pages, spine lightly rubbed otherwise very good in rubbed very good original slipcase. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf HU.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: n No Jacket. y First Thus. London: Wordsworth Classics, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Wordworth Classics edition of the novel based on Charlotte Bronte's experience as a teacher in Brussels, with an introduction and notes by Dr Sally Minogue. 472pp. Minor edge and surface wear and one turned page corner, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Book.…

Wooden. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Reprint; 1st Printing. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean, but are noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper used. The dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, small nicks and scrapes and a one inch tear to the bottom rear spine joint. "The Brontës (/'br? Ntiz/) were a nineteenth-century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte (18161855) , Emily (18181848) , and Anne (18201849) , are well-known poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, originally. Their stories attracted attention for their passion and originality immediately following their publication. Charlotte's Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily's Wuthering Heights, Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were accepted as masterpieces of literature later. "(from Wikipedia).…

Softcover. First Edition Thus; Eighth Printing. Near Fine in wraps.; 608 pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette - There is something preternatural about its power' George EliotWith neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette.There she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, an initially suspicious headmaster and her own complex feelings, first for the school's English doctor and then for the dictatorial professor Paul Emmanuel. Drawing on her own deeply unhappy experiences as a governess in Brussels, Charlotte Bronte's last and most autobiographical novel is a powerfully moving study of isolation and the pain of unrequited love, narrated by a heroine determined to preserve an independent spirit in the face of adverse circumstances. With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There, she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, the hostility of headmistress Madame Beck, and her own complex feelings. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette - There is something preternatural about its power' George EliotWith neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette.There she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, an initially suspicious headmaster and her own complex feelings, first for the school's English doctor and then for the dictatorial professor Paul Emmanuel. Drawing on her own deeply unhappy experiences as a governess in Brussels, Charlotte Bronte's last and most autobiographical novel is a powerfully moving study of isolation and the pain of unrequited love, narrated by a heroine determined to preserve an independent spirit in the face of adverse circumstances. With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There, she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, the hostility of headmistress Madame Beck, and her own complex feelings. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in original green coloured cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine.This copy has one former owner's name and date to the top edge of the blank front endpaper and with one bookplate to the front pastedown.Contents are clean with a little spotting to the pre-lims and to the fore-edge of the book only.Top edge of the book is in gilt.There is some webbing showing through at the half title page join.This copy was acquired from a large and substantial collection of impressive titles relating to the works and history of this famous literary family.8vo 594pp + Publisher adverts [1910].…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. No Jacket. Early Reprint. Bound in green cloth, stamped in gold with gilt decoration to front panel. Top edge gilt is still bright as is the gilt on the spine. The Haworth Edition, Illustrated - One of seven volumes. 594 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover with price unclipped DJ. Excellent condition like new. Containing 4 novels by the sisters. 1140pp.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket.; 1200 pages.

Softcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Near Fine in wraps.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Condition: Good. PRIMA EDIZIONE. Condizioni dettagliate: Quasi buone, copertina, dorso e retrocopertina con strappo, lievi macchie, abrasioni e pieghe; scritte a penna al frontespizio, alcuni segni sparsi e sottolineature a matita e a penna nel testo, lievi ingiallimenti, macchie e fioriture sparse, lieve deformazione al volume, copertina flessibile. …

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. reliure demi cuir 1950 collection l'eventail Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) est une romancière et poétesse anglaise. C'est la sœur aînée d'Emily Brontë et d'Anne Brontë.

Tapa dura con sobrecubierta. Condition: Nuevo. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. Firma del anterior propietario. LIBRO.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good ++. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition 1853. Considered by many to be her finest novel, surpassing "Jane Eyre." Complete in 3 vol, lacking half-titles and advertisements. Bound in a modern three quarter leather and with hand marbled boards. The books are very good++ and bright. Contents good. Bookplates and occasional ownership stamps of the Long Preston Mechanics Institute. Pages lightly age toned and lightly foxed in places. The Long Preston The Mechanics' Institute in Yorkshire was gifted to the village by the Duke of Devonshire , it was used as a library and changed to the village hall and is well used for various functions and activities today. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18831.…

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Three volumes. Full blue polished calf, raised bands, tan morocco title lables with gilt titles and publication date in gilt, decorative gilt spines, gilt ruled boards, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Binding SIGNED by Zaehnsdorf, London. True First Edition / First Printing with 12 pages of publisher's ads dated January 1853 in volume one. (5.25" x 8"), pp. 324, plus 12 pages of ads, 319, 350. Considered by many to be her finest novel, surpassing "Jane Eyre." An exceptionally clean, tight set in a fine binding. Size: Octavo.…

iv, 502 [6] 6 + 6 pp. (ads). 12mo, publisher's plum blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered at the spine. First American edition. Spine very slightly faded with some light use at the head and foot; several tiny holes to joints; light foxing; but a very attractive copy of a scarce book.

First edition. 8 pp. publisher's ads dated January 1853 at end of Volume I. All volumes tight. Vol. I and Vol. II each have a slight lean. Gold flaked a bit from the publisher's name at bottom of spine (see photos). A few tiny stains here and there throughout but in general all pages are bright and clean. Previous owner's name at top of title pages. 8-1/16" x 5-9/16. Blind stamped brown cloth bindings. Spines stamped in gold.…

hardcover. Condition: fine. First. 3 volumes. Small 8vo, full green polished calf by Bayntun Riviere, with gilt decorated spines, raised bands leather labels, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. London: Smith Elder, 1843. First Edition. Fine set, lacking half-titles & ads, in a felt lined cloth slipcase.…

First edition. Three volumes. Original publisher's brown bevelled cloth titled in gilt to the spines and with blind border and decoration to the boards. A very good set with discreet superficial repairs to spine ends and joints. A little wear to boards but generally bright and clean. Internally fresh with hinges intact with just minor repairs and a couple of small marginal tears in vol II. Overall an attractive and well preserved set. The author's third novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her time spent at finishing school in Brussels.…

Hardback. Condition: Very good. No jacket. First edition. First edition. 3 vols. 8vos. Vol. 1: Pp. [iv], 324, [12, ads]. Vol. 2: [iv], 319, [1]. Vol. 3: [iv], 350, [1]. Quarter-bound contemporary black cloth, over pebble-grain paper boards; with gilt titles on dark green morocco labels to spines; light green endpapers. No half-titles called for. With the publisher's 12 page catalogue to rear of vol. 1 in its earliest state dated January, 1853. With the paper stamp of Fohkien Printing Office, Amoy [China], to paste-down endpapers and graceful, contemporary signatures to title pages, marginal tear to p.3/4 of vol. 1, not affecting text, hinges starting in places, marginal pencil jottings to a vol. 3 leaf. Internally bright and clean. A nice, fresh set, overall. The author's third novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her time spent at finishing school in Brussels, and subsequently as a governess, saddled with the burden of unrequited love. An acute psychological study of loneliness and isolation, it was acclaimed by George Eliot as "a still more wonderful book than Jane Eyre," and by Virginia Woolf as "Brontë's finest novel." The two love interests are partially modelled on M. Constantin Héger - the boarding school's proprietor - and George Murray Smith, Brontë's publisher and one-time suitor. [Parrish 95; Sadleir 349; Smith 6; Wolff 828.]. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. No jacket. First edition. First edition. 3 vols. 8vos. Vol. 1: Pp. [ii], 324, [12, ads]. Vol. 2: [iv], 319, [1]. Vol. 3: [iv], 350, [1]. Recent, polished, olive-green half calf, over marbled boards, with gilt titles and raised bands to spines. No half-titles called for. With the publisher's 12 page catalogue to rear of vol. 1 in its earliest state dated January, 1853. Neatly recased with new endpapers, pp.71/2 of vol. 1 holed to lower margin (barely touching last line), a few marginal tears throughout, none affecting text, double-ruled, high-lighting of a title in publisher's catalogue, some foxing and flecking in places. A good plus, tight starter set. The author's third novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her time spent at finishing school in Brussels, and subsequently as a governess, saddled with the burden of unrequited love. An acute psychological study of loneliness and isolation, it was acclaimed by George Eliot as "a still more wonderful book than Jane Eyre," and by Virginia Woolf as "Brontë's finest novel." The two love interests are partially modelled on M. Constantin Héger - the boarding school's proprietor - and George Murray Smith, Brontë's publisher and one-time suitor. [Parrish 95; Sadleir 349; Smith 6; Wolff 828.]. …

The Thornton edition of the novels of the Sisters Bronte. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt with others untrimmed,Âillustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait to each volume. Edited by Temple Scott. A very attractive set. The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, were prominent 19th-century English novelists, best known for their contributions to classic literature. Born in the early 1800s in Yorkshire, England, the sisters produced some of the most enduring works in English literature. Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre," Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," and Anne Brontë's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" are celebrated novels that explore themes of passion, love, and societal expectations. Despite facing challenges as women writers in a male-dominated era, their unique voices and captivating narratives have left an indelible mark on the literary landscape, making the Brontë sisters enduring figures in the canon of English literature.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good, first American edition in soft wrappers. This is No. 182 of Harper's Library of Select Novels. Intact covers and spine; soiled overall and with several stains and scuffs, some sunning. Faint pencilled writing in upper right corner of front wrapper. External text page edges are rough trimmed and age- and soil-darkened. Edges at head and tail of spine are rubbed and with loss of up to 1/2" across width at the tail and up to 1/8" at head of spine - see photo. Wrapper edges are chipped and creased, left edge of back wrapper is softened and curled and has several closed horizontal tears of 1/4" or less. Following the text are four numbered pages of 'A List of Books published by Harper & Brothers', and an additional four pages of detailed descriptions about another five books. Page 4 of the first list and the first page of the other selections are unopened and attached at the top edges. Foxing mostly in the margins of text pages, else internally clean. Text block is snug. Please use close-up option for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Villette" by Charlotte Bronte (Currer Bell). Smith Elder, London. 1853 first UK edition, complete in 3 vol, lacking half-titles and advertisements, occasional light marginal soiling of spotting, bookplate of Edwin Williams to front pastedowns, contemporary half calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, spines with red and black morocco labels, light wear to edges, [Sadleir 342; Smith 6 pp.138-142; Wolff 828], 8vo. Nice set. …

Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1853. VI, 352/VI, 372 Seiten. Duodez. New cloth (floxing and waterstaining/ ownership inscription to endpapers/ old note to half-title/ markings to margin of a few pages)---- First edition. Collection of British authors, Col. CCLVI. -.

Condition: Near Fine. First edition. With the publisher's catalogue dated January 1853 at the end of volume one. A Very Good+ copy, a clean and appealing set overall. Three volumes, octavo (121 x 191 mm). Collating complete except for the half-titles: [4], 324, [12 pp., publisher's catalogue]; [4], 319, [1]; [2], 350, [2] pp. Attractively bound in late nineteenth-century half red morocco over marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Minor edgewear. Some light occasional foxing and a few dusty finger marks. Leaf O2 in volume one with a small amateur tape repair to margin (not touching text). Small modern ink ownership stamp to lower pastedown of each volume. Published under the pseudonym Currer Bell, Villette was Charlotte Brontë's third and final novel released during her lifetime, following Shirley (1848) and her massively influential debut Jane Eyre (1847). Villette, a masterpiece in its own right, "powerfully portrays a woman struggling to reconcile love, jealousy, and a fierce desire for independence. Having fled a harrowing past in England, Lucy Snowe begins a new life teaching at a boarding school in the great capital of a foreign country. There, as she tries to achieve independence from both outer necessity and inward grief, she finds that her feelings for a worldly doctor and a dictatorial professor threaten her hard-won self possession.Brontë's last novel was written in the wake of her grief at the death of her siblings. It has a dramatic force comparable to that of her other masterpiece, Jane Eyre, as well as a striking modernity of psychological insight and a revolutionary understanding of human loneliness" (Vintage). Since its publication, Villette has inspired a broad range of writers, from George Eliot to Kazuo Ishiguro; in the Common Reader, Virginia Woolf called it Brontë's "finest novel" and praised the emotional depth and poetry of the writing (p. 224). Sadleir 394. Near Fine. …