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Villette
by Bell, Currer; [Bronte, Charlotte]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1853. Three volumes complete - Volume One - [4], 324pp, [12]p adverts; Volume Two - [4], 319pp, [1] and Volume Three - [4], 350pp, [2]. Later half morocco and cloth by Riviere for Sotheran, raised bands, spines in six panels, title lettered directly to second panel, author and volume number to third, date to foot, remaining panels gilt with central tudor rose, from which emanates four trefoils with pointille background, dotted roll to bands and head and foot, with single line to covers, t.e.g. Very slightly rubbed to extremities, spines very slightly faded, but otherwise externally quite bright. Some light browning and occasional spotting to text, Z1 with transposing of a couple of letters, but no loss of sense. No half-titles called for, and with the publisher's catalogue to rear of first volume dated January 1853. Bookplate of Howard Douglas and Leonard Galton to front pastedowns. Regarded by many as Charlotte Bronte's greatest novel, here in an attractive binding. Sadleir 349; Smith 6; Symington, page 34; Wilson, 'Shadows In The Attic', page 106; Wise 7; Wolff 828. First Edition. Half Morocco and Cloth. Good+. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001502
- Title
- Villette
- Author
- Bell, Currer; [Bronte, Charlotte]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Bronte, Fiction, Charlotte Bronte
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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