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The Life of Charlotte Brontë
by Gaskell, Elizabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Slipcase
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Folio Society, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Slipcase. Illustrator: Illustrated. introduction by Winifred Gerin. and index. Light brown / gray coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with sepia toned historical photographs and illustration. 1/4 olive coloured cloth covered back strip with gilt coloured titles and decoration. 3/4 floral design boards. Plain text olive coloured slipcase. Title says it all. Minor rubbing of the book corners. Sunning of the backstrip. Rubbing of the slipcase edges and panels. Previous owners name to the top edge of the free front end page. Rubbing of the slipcase panels. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [3], 4 -is 250, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 0127691. .
Synopsis
The Life of Charlotte Brontë is a posthumous biography of Charlotte Brontë by fellow novelist Elizabeth Gaskell. As a major source for the content of the biography were the hundreds of letters sent by Brontë to her lifelong friend Ellen Nussey, the book treads carefully and quiets down some of the material that would have been too controversial for the time or damaging to the family's reputation. In 2017, The Guardian named The Life of Charlotte Brontë one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127691
- Title
- The Life of Charlotte Brontë
- Author
- Gaskell, Elizabeth
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Charlotte Brontë, biography, 19th-century, Britain, author, Folio Society Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Illustrated Unbranded Gaskell, Elizabeth The Life of Charlotte BrontÃ
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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