Jane Eyre (The Universal Library Series)
by Bronte, Charlotte
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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West Branch, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This book is part of Grosset's Universal Library Series, and this particular title is rather scarce. Book condition is Near Fine. Exceptionally clean pages and snappy tight binding. Blue boards are clean, bright, and square. No sign of wear. There is some slight insect damage on the fore edge. It's quite minor and does not affect the text. It's only about 1/16" to 1/8" deep. DJ condition is VG. Clean and colorful. Some light chipping and wear to the edges. A nice, clean and solid book.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Shady Grove Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004047
- Title
- Jane Eyre (The Universal Library Series)
- Author
- Bronte, Charlotte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Pages
- 451
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Shady Grove Book Store
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West Branch, Michigan
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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