The Life of Charlotte Brontë /Two Vol. set
Language: English
Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1857
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Forgotten Leaf, Caldwell, ID, U.S.A.The Forgotten Leaf
AbeBooks seller since September 10, 2026
Condition: Used - Good
£ 192.20
Quantity: 1 available
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First American edition, complete two-volume set. Original 1857 D. Appleton & Co. edition. Both volumes show significant foxing and staining, faded and worn bindings, and exterior wear. Includes the Brontë portrait with printed facsimile signature and the Haworth plate; the signature is not an autograph. Complete set offered together.
Seller Inventory # AB-0011
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Life of Charlotte Brontë /Two Vol. set
- Author
- Gaskell, E. C.
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Co., New York
- Publication year
- 1857
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Special Edition
The Forgotten Leaf
Caldwell, ID, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since September 10, 2026
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