(Brontë, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne) A fine group of first editions by the Brontë sisters as well as Mrs. Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Brontë all uniformly bound by Birdsall of Northampton and London (see previous lot for description). (Brontë, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne). Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1846. 8vo. Occasional light toning, upper hinge cracking. Smith/Heritage pp. 5–6 — (Charlotte Brontë . Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1847. 3 vols., 12mo. Half-titles present. Some minor marginal tears, mostly repaired. Vol. 1: corner of L4 extended. Vol. 2: upper right corner of B6 extended, light toning to quires H–U, long tears to inside margin of M6 and lower right corner of Q3. Vol. 3: lower right corner of I7 and bottom margin of X2 extended, long tear (4 in.) to top margin of P1. Smith/Heritage pp. 22–24 — (Anne Brontë). The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. London: T. C. Newby, 1848. 3 vols., 12mo. Vol. 1 lacks half-title and terminal blank, occasional paper discoloration, long tear (3 in.) touching 1 line of text on L7, repairs to inner margin of title-pages in vols. 2 and 3. Smith/Heritage pp.88–91. — (Charlotte Brontë . Shirley. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1849. 3 vols., 8vo. Some paper discoloration, repair to lower right corner of 2:F4, lower right corners of 3:B4, C4 extended, spotting along bottom margin of 3:B5–7. Smith/Heritage 112–116 — (Charlotte Brontë . Villette. By Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1853. 3 vols., 8vo. Short tear to inside margin of vol. 1 title-page repaired, a few other marginal tears throughout, most skilfully repaired. some paper discoloration, chiefly marginal. Smith/Heritage pp 138–142 — (Charlotte Brontë . The Professor. By Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co.,l 1857. 2 vols., 8vo. Half-titles, 8-page publisher's advertisements at the end of vol. 2. Closed tear on vol. 1 half-title, a few short marginal tears neatly repaired, some light browning in each volume. Smith/Heritage pp. 162–166. — Elizabeth C. Gaskell. Life of Charlotte Brontë London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1857. 2 vols., 12mo. Engraved frontispiece of Brontë in vol. 1 and of Haworth Church in vol. 2, facsimile of a manuscript leaf in vol. 1; occasional toning, frontispieces strengthened along inner margin, small marginal repairs to 1:L3 and Q1, contents leaf in vol. 2 extended.
(Brontë, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne) A fine group of first editions by the Brontë sisters as well as Mrs. Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Brontë all uniformly bound by Birdsall of Northampton and London (see previous lot for description). (Brontë, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne). Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1846. 8vo. Occasional light toning, upper hinge cracking. Smith/Heritage pp. 5–6 — (Charlotte Brontë . Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1847. 3 vols., 12mo. Half-titles present. Some minor marginal tears, mostly repaired. Vol. 1: corner of L4 extended. Vol. 2: upper right corner of B6 extended, light toning to quires H–U, long tears to inside margin of M6 and lower right corner of Q3. Vol. 3: lower right corner of I7 and bottom margin of X2 extended, long tear (4 in.) to top margin of P1. Smith/Heritage pp. 22–24 — (Anne Brontë). The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. London: T. C. Newby, 1848. 3 vols., 12mo. Vol. 1 lacks half-title and terminal blank, occasional paper discoloration, long tear (3 in.) touching 1 line of text on L7, repairs to inner margin of title-pages in vols. 2 and 3. Smith/Heritage pp.88–91. — (Charlotte Brontë . Shirley. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1849. 3 vols., 8vo. Some paper discoloration, repair to lower right corner of 2:F4, lower right corners of 3:B4, C4 extended, spotting along bottom margin of 3:B5–7. Smith/Heritage 112–116 — (Charlotte Brontë . Villette. By Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1853. 3 vols., 8vo. Short tear to inside margin of vol. 1 title-page repaired, a few other marginal tears throughout, most skilfully repaired. some paper discoloration, chiefly marginal. Smith/Heritage pp 138–142 — (Charlotte Brontë . The Professor. By Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co.,l 1857. 2 vols., 8vo. Half-titles, 8-page publisher's advertisements at the end of vol. 2. Closed tear on vol. 1 half-title, a few short marginal tears neatly repaired, some light browning in each volume. Smith/Heritage pp. 162–166. — Elizabeth C. Gaskell. Life of Charlotte Brontë London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1857. 2 vols., 12mo. Engraved frontispiece of Brontë in vol. 1 and of Haworth Church in vol. 2, facsimile of a manuscript leaf in vol. 1; occasional toning, frontispieces strengthened along inner margin, small marginal repairs to 1:L3 and Q1, contents leaf in vol. 2 extended.
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