{"product_id":"1892-scarce-edition-jane-eyre-an-autobiography-by-charlotte-bronte","title":"1892 Scarce Edition - Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn attractive and very scarce late-Victorian Belfast edition of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, handsomely presented in richly gilt-decorated blue cloth and introduced by noted Brontë scholar Clement K. Shorter.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charlotte Brontë. Introduction by Clement K. Shorter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre: An Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Belfast, Olley \u0026amp; Co., Limited, [c. 1892]. Printed at The Walter Scott Press, Newcastle-on-Tyne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scarce undated late-Victorian edition, issued in Olley \u0026amp; Co.’s “2\/6 Library.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e xviii, 440 pages + publisher’s catalogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 x 5 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good original publisher’s deep blue cloth, beautifully decorated on the upper board and spine with elaborate gilt floral designs, gilt titles, and triple gilt rules. Light rubbing and minor wear to the extremities, with gentle traces of age and handling. Binding remains firm and attractive. Protected in a removable mylar cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good, complete, and firmly bound. Pages remain generally clean and well preserved, with scattered light foxing, somewhat more noticeable to the preliminary and terminal leaves. Contemporary presentation inscription to the front free endpaper: “Annie M. West, with much love from her Aunt Isabella.” Publisher’s advertisements bound at rear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 300–350.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e This uncommon Belfast edition of \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e presents Charlotte Brontë’s enduring 1847 novel with an introductory essay by Clement K. Shorter, an important early Brontë scholar, collector, and later author of \u003cem\u003eCharlotte Brontë and Her Circle\u003c\/em\u003e. The elegant original cloth, with its large gilt floral spray and restrained typography, makes this an especially pleasing example of late-Victorian decorative book production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was an English novelist and poet whose \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e became one of the defining novels of the Victorian era. First published in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell, its combination of Gothic atmosphere, psychological intensity, social criticism, and a fiercely independent heroine established Brontë as one of the major figures of nineteenth-century English literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49073198596345,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260915janeeyre_01.jpg?v=1789497183","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1892-scarce-edition-jane-eyre-an-autobiography-by-charlotte-bronte","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}