The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Gaskell, Mrs. Elizabeth C. ; Shorter, Clement K. (contributor) - 1930

London: John Lehmann. The Chiltern Library. 1st thus (1947). 400pp. Original red cloth with gilt titles to spine. VG copy, binding square and tight, cloth covers clean and bright, spine and gilt dulled, internally very good, no dust jacket . Very Good. Hardcover. 1947.

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1928. Brown reinforced cloth lettered in gold at top of spine within elongated shield with EL in "pendant" below. (Library Edition). Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. but slight crease tp spine and very slight marks to front cover.. Reprint Thus. Hardback. VG/No DW.

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1966. Larger late format. Green cloth lettered in gold on spine only with double rule at top and EL at bottom. Brown pictorial DW has Anchor-Fish logo with black ground on spine and "Larger Format" price structure statement on front flap. Rear cover states A FEW OF 500 AUTHORS. Code on rear flap is (6/68). Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. . Reprint Thus. Hardback. VG+/VG+ DW. Illus. by David Watson (DW).

Edinburgh: John Grant. Near Fine. 1911. Hardcover. Thornton Edition, green cloth, gilt decoration, top edge gilt. Nice bright copy, very lightly used; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 526 pages .

London: Smith, Elder & Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. (1889). Reprint. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's green cloth over marbled boards, gilt lettering on black panel on spine. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of Bronte with facsimile signature. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (1810-1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Mrs. Gaskell was a close friend of Charlotte Bronte, and was asked by Charlotte's father, Patrick Bronte, to write this biography of his daughter. . Edges mildly worn, part of paper covering on front board torn away, frontispiece loose, else fine; unmarked, tight, and square. GOOD. . Frontispiece. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 448 pp .

London: Smith, Elder & Company. 1909. Hardcover. Very Good- in boards. Large owner name and date to FEP. Bookplate with image of author attached to front pastedown. Foxing to FEP through title page, REP and both pastedowns. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1887. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. With 8 illustrations. Original green cloth, lettered and decorated in black on front board, in black and gilt on spine. Corners scuffed, tiny nicks at head of spine, a couple of page corners creased, very good..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover in original green cloth boards with gilt insignia on front and title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges untrimmed. Book is in very good condition. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarred. Moderate wear to top and bottom of spine. 8vo. 669 pp. including index, facsimile of the original title page (1857), facsimile of a letter from Charlotte Bronte, a facsimile of one of her manuscript pages, and all photos and portraits.

Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1914. Hardcover. Used - Good. Volume VII of the Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte, being a detailed biography of her life by Mrs Gaskell. A very scarce new edition. The Haworth Edition. Volume VII of a seven volume set titled, 'The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters'. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding with gilt detail. With a portrait frontispiece, three facsimiles and thirteen monochrome plates. Collated complete. Volume VII consists of, 'The Life of Charlotte Bronte', with an introduction and notes by Clement K. Shorter. Elizabeth Gaskell was an English novelist and biographer, best known for her biography of Charlotte Bronte and for her debut novel, 'Mary Barton'. The half title page is present. With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light shelf wear to the edges. Bumping to the spine. Light marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge… Read More

London: Smith, Elder & Co , 1914. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. Volume VII of the Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte, being a detailed biography of her life by Mrs Gaskell. A very scarce new edition. The Haworth Edition. Volume VII of a seven volume set titled, 'The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters'. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding with gilt detail. With a portrait frontispiece, three facsimiles and thirteen monochrome plates. Collated complete. Volume VII consists of, 'The Life of Charlotte Bronte', with an introduction and notes by Clement K. Shorter. Elizabeth Gaskell was an English novelist and biographer, best known for her biography of Charlotte Bronte and for her debut novel, 'Mary Barton'. The half title page is present. With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light shelf wear to the edges. Bumping to the… Read More