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Sale 389: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#389) 09/25/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 09/25/2008 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #17 Villette

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$625

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Description

Title:

Villette

Author:

[Bronte, Charlotte] Bell, Currer

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Smith, Elder & Co.

Date Published:

1853

Description:

3 volumes. [iv], 324; [iv], 319; [iv], 350 pp. (8vo) 7x4¾, half calf and marbled boards, morocco spine labels. First Edition.

First edition of one of Charlotte Brontë's most enduring novels. Brontë expanded the theme of her first novel, "The Professor", based on her experiences as a teacher in Brussels.

Condition:

Spines faded; bound without the terminal ads in Volume 1; light foxing; else very good.

Item#:

197164

Headline:

Charlotte Bronte Villette First Edition 1853
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