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Oct. 31, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) Novels of the Sisters Bronte, 8 works in 12 vol., Thornton edition, Edinburgh, John Grant, 1905.
Est: £100 - £150
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) Novels of the Sisters Brontë, 8 works in 12 vol., "Thornton Edition", frontispieces and plates, titles in red and black, a few tears affecting text, some light spotting and staining, endpapers browned, ink ownership inscription to front free endpapers, tape repair to upper hinge of Wuthering Heights, some upper hinges slightly cracked with first few leaves slightly proud, original cloth, spines gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, a few small stains, some very lightly soiled, spines lightly sunned, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, 8vo, Edinburgh, John Grant, 1905.
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 10, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) Novels, 11 vol., 'Thornton Edition', Edinburgh, John Grant, 1924; and 2 others (13)
Est: £100 - £150
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) Novels, 11 vol., 'Thornton Edition', half-titles, frontispieces and a couple of other plates, titles in red and black, a few scattered spots, original green cloth, spines gilt, ends slightly bumped, Edinburgh, John Grant, 1924; and 2 others, 8vo (13)
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 05, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) Novels of the Sisters Bronte, 8 works in 12 vol., Thornton edition, Edinburgh, John Grant, 1905.
Est: £150 - £200
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) Novels of the Sisters Brontë, 8 works in 12 vol., "Thornton Edition", frontispieces and plates, titles in red and black, a few tears affecting text, some light spotting and staining, endpapers browned, ink ownership inscription to front free endpapers, tape repair to upper hinge of Wuthering Heights, some upper hinges slightly cracked with first few leaves slightly proud, original cloth, spines gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, a few small stains, some very lightly soiled, spines lightly sunned, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, 8vo, Edinburgh, John Grant, 1905.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jul. 25, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte) Shirley, 2 vol. only (of 3), first edition, 1849; and 2 later editions of the same (3).
Est: £200 - £300
Brontë (Charlotte) Shirley, 2 vol. only (of 3), first edition, advertisements dated 'October 1849' at end vol. 1, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, a little mottled, backstrips beginning to split at joints but holding firm, small loss to vol. 1 spine head, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1849; and 2 later editions of the same, 8vo (4).
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 13, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte) Villette, "new edition", Smith, Elder and Co., 1857; and c.20 others (c.20)
Est: £150 - £200
[Brontë (Charlotte)] "Currer Bell". Villette, new edition, advertisements at rear and to endpapers, nineteenth century autograph label of "B.J. Gaskell, Pemberton near Wigan" to front pastedown, small ink inscription to title head, the occasional faint spot, original orange cloth, light soiling, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, spine faded, slight shelf-lean, Smith, Elder and Co., 1857; Shirley, new edition, advertisements at rear and to endpapers, the occasional faint spot, ink stain to rear free endpaper, hinges reinforced with tape, original orange cloth, recased, soiled and darkened, ink splodge to upper cover, spine faded, Smith, Elder and Co., 1857 § Colvin (Sidney) The Letters of John Keats, first edition, A.L.s by the author dated "September 12 1821" in which he agrees to inspect "Sir Charles Dilbe's relics", advertisements at end, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, endpapers browned, original maroon cloth, spine faded, ends bumped, Macmillan and Co., 1900; and c.20 others, including another of the same edition of Shirley, 8vo (c.20)
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 13, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) The Works, 12 vol., number 21 of 150 large paper copies, J. M. Dent, 1893.
Est: £400 - £600
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) The Works, 12 vol., number 21 of 150 large paper copies, photogravure frontispieces and 25 plates, titles in red and black, occasional faint off-setting, scattered spotting, near contemporary calf, 5 raised spine bands, green and red crushed morocco spine labels, richly gilt spines, a little rubbed,m slight bumping to spine extremities, 8vo, J. M. Dent, 1893.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 28, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) The Works of The Brontës, 6 vol., "The Heather Edition", 1949.
Est: £800 - £1,200
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) The Works of The Brontës, 6 vol., "The Heather Edition", later red calf, gilt-ruled borders, green and black morocco spine labels, spine gilt, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., 8vo, 1949. *** Complete set of the works of the Brontë sisters, handsomely bound by George Bayntun of Bath in the mid-1970s.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 21, 2024
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) [Works], 5 vol., "New Century Library" edition, 1905-7.
Est: £150 - £200
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) [Works], 5 vol., "New Century Library" edition, prize bookplate in Jane Eyre, original crushed burgundy morocco, ruled in gilt, spines gilt with flower motif, extremities very lightly rubbed, Wuthering Heights with few scratches to upper cover, otherwise a very attractive set, 8vo, 1905-7.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 21, 2024
[Brontë (Charlotte)], "Currer Bell". The Professor, 2 vol., first edition, 1857.
Est: £200 - £300
[Brontë (Charlotte)], "Currer Bell". The Professor, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, vol. 1 with 2pp. advertisement at end, vol. 2 with 8pp. advertisements at end, scattered spotting, bookplate, later half-morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Smith pp.162-66], 8vo, 1857.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 05, 2024
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE AND HER SISTERS, 6 VOLUMES, 1905
Est: $400 - $600
1905. New York. Published by Gresham Publishing Company. Complete in 6 volumes. All volumes are in Very Good condition. All volumes are bound in red cloth hard covers and gilded spines for the titles. The tops of the pages a gilt edged. Bindings are tight with no pages that are loose or missing. No owners bookplates or owners markings.
The Rug Life Auctions
Feb. 13, 2024
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE AND HER SISTERS, 6 VOLUMES, 1905
Est: $400 - $600
1905. New York. Published by Gresham Publishing Company. Complete in 6 volumes. All volumes are in Very Good condition. All volumes are bound in red cloth hard covers and gilded spines for the titles. The tops of the pages a gilt edged. Bindings are tight with no pages that are loose or missing. No owners bookplates or owners markings.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jan. 18, 2023
Amanda Root signed Charlotte Bronte 1816-1855 Benham FDC Double PM 150th Anniversary Charlotte
Est: £6 - £8
Amanda Root signed Charlotte Bronte 1816-1855 Benham FDC Double PM 150th Anniversary Charlotte Bronte Thornton Bradford W.Yorks 24.02.05. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Chaucer Auctions
Oct. 06, 2022
2 Currer Bell (C. Bronte) First Edition Books
Est: $200 - $400
Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte) (England, 1816-1855). 2 first edition books, Shirley and The Professor. Shirley, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1849. Publisher Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, London; printed by Stewart and Murray, London. With 16 page advertisement catalog at rear of volume I. Hooper Bookshop labels to rear pastedowns. In red cloth and brown leather case. All with wear and scratches to boards and spines, bumped corners, spine frayed and torn volume I, cloth missing from spine volume III, shelf wear to all, foxing throughout all, bindings loose, notations in ink and pencil on endpapers, half title pages and title pages; case worn, leather cracked, missing back section. Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Madison Ave., New York, 1/26/1977; private collection, New York City; thence by descent. The Professor. First Tauchnitz edition, 1857. Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. Front and back boards detached, corners bumped, wear to cover and spine, losses to leather on spine, front endpapers and title page partially detached from binding, notations in pencil back of title page, binding loose. Provenance: Falkner Greirson, Dublin, 11/30/1970; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Willow Auction House
Oct. 06, 2022
Currer Bell (C Bronte) Villette First Edition Book
Est: $800 - $1,000
Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte) (England, 1816-1855). Villette, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1853. Published London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 65 Cornhill; Smith, Taylor & Co., Bombay. With 12 page Smith, Elder & Co. advertisement catalog dated 1853 at the rear of volume I. London: Printed by Stewart and Murray, Old Bailey. Bound By Westleys & Co. Friar Street London label to rear pastedown of volume I. 5 1/4" x 8". Wear along spines, spines torn and separated, shelf wear, fading to boards, boards bent at corners, volume III outside of spine partially detached, some foxing to pages, numerical labels and ink and pencil writing on pastedowns, bindings loose, endpaper missing from front of volume II, rear endpaper torn on volume I. Provenance: Swann Galleries, 12/17/1970, sale 836 lot # 196; private collection New York City; thence by descent.
Willow Auction House
May. 30, 2020
Charlotte and Emily Bronte The Complete Novels
Est: -
Charlotte and Emily Bronte The Complete Novels: Jane Eyre, Shirley, Wuthering Heights, Villette, The Professor
One Man's Treasure Auction
Nov. 15, 2019
Charlotte Bronte By Eyre
Est: -
Benediction Classics.
Carriage House Auctions
Oct. 21, 2019
Charlotte Bronte By Eyre
Est: -
Benediction Classics.
Carriage House Auctions
Jun. 28, 2018
Charlotte Bronte Softcover Book
Est: -
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre a Benediction Classic 2017 149 Pages
Carriage House Auctions
Apr. 23, 2018
Charlotte Bronte Softcover Book
Est: -
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre a Benediction Classic 2017 149 Pages
Carriage House Auctions
May. 04, 2016
Brontë, Charlotte
Est: £300 - £400
Brontë, Charlotte Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and her Sisters. London: Smith, Elder, 1872-73. 7 volumes, 8vo, plates, red half morocco gilt, t.e.g.
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 22, 2016
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE. 1816-1855. The Professor, a Tal
Est: $200 - $300
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE. 1816-1855. The Professor, a Tale. By Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1857. 2 volumes in 1. 8vo (193 x 115 mm). viii, 294, 2 [ad]; [4], 258, [2], 8 [ad], 16 [ad] pp. Separate title volume 2, half-titles for each volume, publisher’s catalogue dated August 1857. Original green cloth (remainder binding). A few spots within, hinges and spine ends neatly restored. FIRST EDITION, an early remainder issue, with ads dated August 1857 (the ads in the 2 volume first issue are dated June 1857).
Bonhams
Jun. 04, 2015
Bronte, Charlotte
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Lettera autografa firmata Due pagine in ottavo, 144 x 87 mm., datate 21 May 1849, e indirizzate a Ellen, probabilmente Ellen Nussey, montate su passepartout e incollate al margine interno.
Finarte Roma
Jul. 15, 2014
JANE EYRE. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. EDITED BY CURRER BELL. LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 1847
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
8vo, first edition, 3 volumes, half-titles, without the publisher's advertisements at the end of volume 1, modern full crushed green morocco gilt by Bayntun Riviere, new marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, preserved in slipcase, some minor browning An unusually clean copy of the author's powerful and enduring novel, the inspiration behind countless further novels, literary and stage works since and the basis for many film adaptations and reinterpretations, by classic directors such as Orson Welles, Franco Zefferelli and Jane Campion.
Sotheby's
Mar. 13, 2014
Jane Eyre - Haworth Edition
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
<p> 2 volumes. 8 etched illustrations, each in two states including duplicate proofs on Japan paper, signed by the illustrators. (8vo) 24.5x15.5 cm (9¾x6¼") full blue morocco, gilt rule borders, spines gilt, raised bands, gilt dentelles, top edges gilt. Number 20 of 75 sets printed on Whatman's hand-made paper, from a total of 500 numbered copies of the Haworth Edition.</p> <p> Illustrators include: Blanche Dillaye, J. Henry Hill, Stephen Parrish, Edith Loring Peirce, Henry Farrar, E. Matlack, G.D. Clements, and P. Moran. A scarce and desirable edition.</p>
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Sep. 04, 2013
Brontë, Charlotte
Est: £10,000 - £12,000
Brontë, Charlotte Autographed letter signed, from Charlotte Brontë to David Waldie, [L.R.C.S.] (1813-1889), thanking him for his appreciative comments regarding Jane Eyre and the gift of some "...little books", addressed from Gloucester Terrace, London, dated January 19th, no year given but a photocopy of the original envelope appears to read 1853, two hand-written pages of 175x112mm., each on one folded sheet, some very slight foxing and dust-soiling, letter is folded into three, with a few small closed tears to folds
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 19, 2013
[BRONTE (CHARLOTTE)]
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Jane Eyre. An Autobiography, 3 vol., first edition, with all but two of the printing flaws listed by Smith, half-titles in each volume (but without the additional fly-leaf and advertisements), volume 2 with additional 8-page 'Ready Money Price List of Drawing & Painting Materials... Alexander Hill' tipped-in on front free endpaper (seemingly removed from other volumes), original price of "31/6" marked in pencil on front paste-down of volume 1, a few leaves slightly creased, some light foxing and occasional soiling in margins, UNTRIMMED IN PUBLISHER'S GREY BOARDS with grey/brown diaper half cloth spine, rubbed, spine label to volume 1 chipped with loss of 2 or 3 letters, split to lower joint of volume 2, crease to upper cover of volume 3, [Sadleir 346; Smith 2; Grolier, English 83], 8vo (199 x 122mm.), Smith, Elder, and Co., 1847
Bonhams
Dec. 07, 2012
[BRONTË, Charlotte (1816-1855)]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell . London: Smith Elder, 1847.
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
[BRONTË, Charlotte (1816-1855)]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith Elder, 1847. 3 volumes, 8υo. Half-titles, publisher's 32-page catalogue dated October 1847, without the inserted fly-title and the advertising leaf for The Calcutta Review found in some copies. Original plum cloth, covers stamped in blind with triple-line border enclosing ropework border, gilt-lettered on spines (spines faded, some spotting and wear to extremities, spines and inner hinges discretely repaired); brown morocco slipcase. Provenance: Joseph E. Edlmann, Bickley 1850 (faint inscription on title of vol. 1); Herschel V. Jones (bookplate; his sale Anderson Galleries, 2 December 1918, lot 232); Jerome Kern (bookplate; his sale Anderson Galleries, 7 January 1929, lot 72); Doris L. Benz (bookplate; her sale Christie's New York, 16 November 1984, lot 45); Richard Manney (bookplate; his sale Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 24). "AT THE END WE ARE STEEPED THROUGH AND THROUGH WITH THE GENIUS, THE VEHEMENCE, THE INDIGNATION OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË" (Virginia Woolf) THE JONES-KERN-BENZ-MANNEY COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of Charlotte Brontë's revolutionary novel, abounding with social criticism and gothic elements that changed the course of the English novel, and particularly the female heroine. After numerous publishers initially rejected her first novel The Professor, Brontë intensely focused her attention on a new work, rapidly finishing certain sections, while others took weeks or even months to complete, as reported by Elizabeth Gaskell. When she delivered the fair copy of the manuscript to Smith, Elder on 19 August 1847, it was received enthusiastically by their reader W. Smith Williams and by the head of the firm, George Smith. It was printed on 19 October; the second edition, dedicated to William Makepeace Thackeray, was published in January 1848. It was very well received by both critics and the public, and by 1850 four editions had been printed. Ashley I:72; Grolier English 83; David Magee, Victoria R.I. 117; Parrish, Victorian Lady Novelists, pp. 87-88; Sadleir 346; Smith 2; Wolff 826.
Christie's
Dec. 01, 2012
Brontë, Charlotte
Est: $2,600 - $3,000
Bronte, Charlotte. (1816-1855) English novelist and poet, best known for writing Jane Eyre. Extremely rare Signature ("C Bronte)" on a small piece of paper, 3/8 x 1 1/4" The "C" is very weak, but "Bronte" is quite strong. Tastefully double-matted with a portrait of the eldest of the three talented sisters and housed in an antique, inlaid 10 x 8" frame. Estimated Value $2,600-UP.
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Dec. 15, 2011
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
THE PROFESSOR, A TALE. BY CURRER BELL. SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1857 8vo (193 x 126mm.), 2 volumes, first edition, Ellen Nussey's copy, 8pp.advertisements for the "Uniform Edition of the Works of Currer Bell" and 16 page publisher's catalogue dated June 1857 at the end of volume 1, advertisements leaf at the end of volume 2, late nineteenth-century polished red calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf, original brown cloth spines bound in, spines in six compartments with morocco labels, top edges gilt, inner dentelles, red coated endpapers, spines sunned and with some slight wear, some minor soiling and spotting to text
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2011
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.
Est: £200,000 - £300,000
PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR SECOND SERIES OF THE YOUNG MENS MAGAZINES. NO SECOND. FOR SEPTEMBER 1830 EDITED BY CHARLOTTE BRONTË. SOLD BY SERGEANT TREE AND ALL OTHER BOOKSELLERS IN THE BOOKSELLERS IN THE CHIEF GLASS TOWN PARIS ROSS GT PARRYS GT WELLINGTONS GLASS TOWN &C; &C; &C; ... FINISHED AUGUST 19 1830 unpublished miniature autograph manuscript written in minuscule script, comprising title page (p.1), half-title and contents (p.2), "A letter from Lord Charles Wellesley" (pp.3-10), "The Midnight Song" (pp.11-14), "Journal of a Frenchman [continued]" (pp.14-18), "Advertisements" ("...Six young men wish to let themselves all a hire for the purpose of cleaning out pockets they are in reduced CIRCUMSTANCES...") (p.19), blank except for "Em R" in a different hand (p.20), the manuscript being composed of five bifolia, each produced individually and varying in size by up to 3mm, folded into a single gathering and stab-stitched in brown paper wrappers with "SEPTEMBER 1830" inscribed on the upper cover, 20 pages, 35 x 61mm, in a red folder and brown morocco slip-off case (50 x 70mm) with gilt lettering on the spine ("Young Men's Magazine | C. Brontë | Sept. 1830"), in exceptional condition but with tiny nick to second leaf, without paper loss
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2011
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
JANE EYRE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. BY CURRER BELL. SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 1848 8vo (194 x 121mm.), third edition, Ellen Nussey's copy, with advertisement leaf at the beginning of volume 1 and 8pp. advertisements at the end of volume 3, without the advertisements at the end of volume 1 which are sometimes present, lacking the "9" in pagination on p.279 of volume 1, Gothic letters "n" inverted in "An" and "h" instead of "b" on title page of volume 1 (all points listed by Smith), late nineteenth-century polished red calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf, original brown cloth spines bound in, spines in six compartments with morocco labels, top edges gilt, inner dentelles, red coated endpapers, spines sunned, some occasional spotting
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2011
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
SHIRLEY. A TALE. BY CURRER BELL. SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1849 8vo (194 x 120mm.), first edition, Ellen Nussey's copy, 16-page publisher's catalogue at the end of volume 1, advertisements at the end of volume 3, p.304 in volume 2 misnumbered "403" and with error "Well said he", bookplate with vignette of Oakwell Hall, Birstall, nr. Leeds tipped-in to volume 1, late nineteenth-century polished red calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf, original brown cloth spines bound in, spines in six compartments with morocco labels, top edges gilt, inner dentelles, red coated endpapers, spines sunned and with some slight wear, some minor soiling and spotting to text
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2011
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £6,000 - £9,000
VILLETTE. BY CURRER BELL. SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1853 8vo (195 x 124mm.), 3 volumes, first edition, presentation copy from the author to her lifelong friend Ellen Nussey, inscription in recipient's hand on front free endpaper ("E Nussey | from the author"), publisher's 16pp. catalogue at the end of volume one dated March 1854, late nineteenth-century polished red calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf, original brown cloth spines bound in, spines in six compartments with morocco labels, top edges gilt, inner dentelles, red coated endpapers, spines sunned and with some slight wear, some minor soiling and spotting to text
Sotheby's
Nov. 23, 2011
[BRONTË, Charlotte (1816-1855)]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder, 1847.
Est: £22,000 - £26,000
[BRONTË, Charlotte (1816-1855)]. Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder, 1847. 3 volumes, 8° (198 x 118mm). Half-title in each vol. and advertisements dated June, 1847, at end of vol. I. (Some spotting, the majority marginal, but affecting text of first three chapters of vol. I, staining to quire R in vol. III, occasional finger-soiling and small light waterstains, half-title to vol. III tipped onto front endpaper.) Original brown fine-ribbed cloth by Westleys and Clark with their ticket in vol. I, covers with trellis-like borders, gilt-lettered spines, yellow endpapers (spines rubbed and repaired at head and foot, corners rubbed, some splits to inner hinges, front inner hinge of vol. I entirely split from text block, some repairs to endpapers), later cloth box. Provenance: E.M. George (faded inscription at head of first text leaf in each vol, giving his address at Pound Road, Aylsham) -- Paula Fentress Peyraud (1947-2008; sale Bloomsbury New York, 6 May 2009, lot 168). FIRST EDITION of Charlotte Brontë's story of a young, plain-looking governess who falls in love with her employer, Rochester, unaware that he keeps a dangerous, mad wife hidden away on the uppermost floor of his country house. The assumed name of Bell, shared with her sisters, was the midddle name of her future husband, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who had arrived in Haworth in May 1845 as her father's curate. Published at 31s. 6d. on 19 October, 1847, in an edition of 500 copies, her novel followed the unsuccessful publication of Poems by the three sisters in May 1846, and the rejection of her first novel The Professor. It was her greatest work, and the first Brontë novel to appear in print. In the second edition of January 1848, the name Currer Bell was given as that of the author and no longer just the editor of the book. Smith 2; Block p. 28; Sadleir I, 346; Wise p. 16; Wolff I, 826. (3)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2011
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
PROPERTY REMOVED FROM DUNECHT HOUSE, ABERDEENSHIRE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO ELLEN NUSSEY writing with passionate relief at Ellen's return from London "the great city which to me is almost as apocryphal as Babylon or Ninevah, or ancient Rome", congratulating her on not having been corrupted by the metropolis, and protesting at the depth of their friendship ("...I have long seen, 'friend', in your mind, in your words, in your actions..."), 3 pages, 4to, [Haworth], 19 June 1834, integral address panel, postal markings, seal tear largely repaired, second leaf inlaid
Sotheby's
Jul. 14, 2011
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
JANE EYRE. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. EDITED BY CURRER BELL. LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 1847 8vo (195 x 121mm.), first edition, 3 volumes, half-titles, publisher's 32pp. catalogue dated June 1847 and one leaf advertising The Calcutta Review at the end of volume 1, contemporary polished calf, spines in six compartments decorated in gilt, maroon and olive green morocco labels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, dark blue endpapers, original reddish-brown cloth spines bound in at the end, bookplates removed, some slight spotting to endpapers (particularly volume 3), minor marks to binding, very slight edge-wear
Sotheby's
Jul. 14, 2011
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
SHIRLEY. A TALE. BY CURRER BELL. SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1849 8vo (193 x 120mm.), first edition, 3 volumes, without the publisher's advertisements at the end of volume 1, signature *U1.8 in volume 3 a cancel ("patronizingly" hyphenated on p.289 with "n" carried over to next line and line 1. on p.304 in corrected state), 3pp. of advertisements at the end of volume 3, nineteenth-century half polished calf, spines in six compartments decorated in gilt, black and olive green morocco labels lettered in gilt, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, some slight spotting to early and late leaves and edges
Sotheby's
Jul. 14, 2011
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
VILLETTE. BY CURRER BELL. SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1853 8vo (193 x 123mm.), first edition, without the publisher's catalogue at the end of volume 1, nineteenth-century half polished calf, spines in six compartments decorated in gilt, black and olive green morocco labels lettered in gilt, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, minor spotting to leaves at beginning and end
Sotheby's
Jun. 28, 2011
[BRONTE, Charlotte (1816-55)]. Jane Eyre: An
Est: £30 - £50
[BRONTE, Charlotte (1816-55)]. Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. By Currer Bell ... A New Edition. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1858 [front cover dated 1857]. 8vo. 4-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (section cut away from head of title without loss of letters, occasional light spotting and staining). Original yellow printed cloth boards, advertisements printed on endpapers (inner hinges weak and reinforced with adhesive tape, joints splitting, stained and faded). Provenance: "With compliments, ?1883" (inscription on title).
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 17, 2011
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Autograph letter signed ("C. B."), 3 pages (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.; 190 x 120 mm), n.p. [Haworth Parsonage, Yorkshire], 3 April 1850, to Ellen Nussey; horizontal and vertical folds, few minor spots, lower portion of third page cut away (loss approx. 1 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.).
Sotheby's
Jun. 15, 2011
Autograph - Charlotte Bronte
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Highly regarded British author (1816-1855) best known for the classic novel Jane Eyre. Partial ALS taken from the close of a letter signed "C. Bronte," one page, 4.5 x 3.5, no date. In part: "...and with my own and my Father's kindest regards to yourself. Beieve me my dear Mrs. Forster." In fine condition, with trimmed edges and a few spots of soiling. Bronte's signature is very scarce, with this exemplar also bearing five lines of her penmanship.
RR Auction
Oct. 28, 2010
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.] THE PROFESSOR, A TALE. BY CURRER BELL. LONDON: SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1857 8vo (192 x 123mm.), 2 volumes, first edition, small embossed circular blind-stamp with eagle on title pages, half-titles in both volumes, 8pp. advertisement for the Uniform Edition of the Works of Currer Bell at the end of volume 2, followed by 16pp. catalogue dated June 1857, original dark grayish purple morocco cloth, covers elaborately decorated in blind with floral patterns enclosed by rectangular and diamond-shaped borders, spines with similar patterns and lettered in gilt, yellowish-coated endpapers, binder's ticket at the end of volume 1 (Westleys and Co.), preserved in matching folding cloth box, spines somewhat faded and minor cracking to joints of volume 1 but otherwise a near fine copy
Sotheby's
Oct. 28, 2010
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £2,500 - £3,000
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.] VILLETTE. BY CURRER BELL. LONDON: SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1853 8vo (196 x 122mm.), first edition, publisher's catalogue dated January 1853 at the end of volume 1, original grayish yellowish brown ribbed morocco cloth, covers decorated in blind with borders enclosing floral designs, spines also decorated in blind and lettered in gilt, pale yellow-coated endpapers, preserved in folding cloth box, a few small spots or stains to the text, some tiny edge tears
Sotheby's
Oct. 28, 2010
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.]
Est: £35,000 - £50,000
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE.] JANE EYRE. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. EDITED BY CURRER BELL. LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 1847 8vo (198 x 121mm.), first edition, 3 volumes, publisher's 32pp. catalogue dated June 1847 and one leaf advertising The Calcutta Review at the end of volume 1, original dark greyish reddish brown vertically-ribbed cloth, covers decorated in blind with triple line border enclosing decorative trellis-like border, pale yellow endpapers, preserved in blue cloth case and quarter blue morocco slipcase, recased, expert restoration and repairs to the spine ends, joints and hinges
Sotheby's
Jun. 17, 2010
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Autograph letter signed ("C. Brontë"), 4 pages (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.; 180 x 118 mm), Haworth, Yorkshire, 25 August 1852, to Ellen Nussey; horizontal fold, minor soiling, small rust stain on last page of letter affecting one word, narrow glue stain along right margin of last page.
Sotheby's
Jun. 17, 2010
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Autograph letter signed ("C. B."), 3 pages (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.; 190 x 120 mm), n.p. [Haworth Parsonage, Yorkshire], 3 April 1850, to Ellen Nussey; horizontal and vertical folds, few minor spots, lower portion of third page cut away (loss approx. 1 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.).
Sotheby's
Jun. 17, 2010
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Autograph letter signed ("C. Brontë"), 4 pages (7 x 4 3/8 in.; 178 x 111 mm) on mourning stationary, [Haworth Parsonage, Yorkshire,] 18 October 1848, to William Smith Williams; horizontal and vertical folds, minimal wear. Half blue morocco clamshell case; spine faded.
Sotheby's
Dec. 04, 2009
[BRONTË, Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848) and Anne (1820-1849)]. Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell . London: Aylott and Jones, 1846.
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
[BRONTË, Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848) and Anne (1820-1849)]. Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. London: Aylott and Jones, 1846. 8υo (169 x 106 mm). Errata slip at end. (Gatherings G and H sprung.) Original green cloth, covers blocked in blind with geometric design, gilt-lettered on front cover (front hinge weak); morocco pull-off case. Provenance: owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of the Brontë sisters' first published work. IN CARTER'S EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE BINDING A, without lettering on the spine. Wise did not record the existence of binding A, but Carter located the copyright examples at Cambridge, Oxford and Dublin all in binding A; only six further copies of the Aylott & Jones issue are recorded in A. 1000 copies of the first issue were published by Aylott & Jones in 1846, but sales were few. Smith, Elder and Co., hoping to capitalize on the success of Jane Eyre, purchased the unsold stock of 961 copies in September 1848 and re-issued the book with a cancel title-page, retaining the original date (see next lot). Ashley I., p. 70-71; Smith The Brontë Sisters 1.
Christie's