
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
- Used
- Condition
- Near Mint/no dj as issued
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Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard. But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding....(good Read). Easton Press, 1978, 'The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written' Collector's Edition In near mint condition, two small scratches on gilt head. Fully-bound in richly colored red leather with raised bands and gilt lettering.. All Edges Gilt Copper color Silk Endpapers copper color. Silk Ribbon Bookmark With Lithographs by Barnett Freedman Acid neutral, archival quality paper, accented in 22kt gold, with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints . A beautiful book and a gift to treasure.
Synopsis
Jane Eyre is a famous and influential novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre, an Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell". Orphaned as a child, Jane felt like an outcast during her childhood. She was sent by her cruel aunt to a boarding school where she was met with further torment. After the devastating loss of a friend, she finds herself enrolled under a new headmaster at the Lowood School and finds her life drastically changed. She spends eight more years at Lowood, six as a student and two as a teacher. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard. But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall…
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- Bookseller
- YJS BOXES OF BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio608
- Title
- Jane Eyre
- Author
- Charlotte Bronte
- Illustrator
- Lithographs by Barnett Freedman
- Format/Binding
- Fully-bound in richly colored red leather with raised bands and gilt lettering
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Mint
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Easton Press, 1978, 'The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Collec
- Publisher
- Easton Press, Norwalk Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BC WEB bkcace tem #biblio608
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christmas Catalog; EASTON PRESS COLLECTION;
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