{"title":"Brontëana: Works by and About the Brontë Sisters","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of publications concerning the beloved literary trio (and the namesake of this store), the Brontë sisters of Haworth, Yorkshire. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1920-the-works-of-the-bronte-sisters-jane-eyre-the-professor-villette-wuthering-heights-shirley-the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall-agnes-grey-illustrated-by-dulac","title":"1920 The Works of the Bronte Sisters [Jane Eyre, The Professor, Villette, Wuthering Heights, Shirley, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Agnes Grey]. Illustrated by Dulac.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eA lovely set of the Bronte's novels, complete with colour frontispiece illustrations by Edmund Dulac. The master illustrator's first commission was for the 1905 edition of the Bronte's works. This 1920s set include the best examples of his contributions to the publications as their frontispiece designs - one plate per volume. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eIn very good condition with the spines darkened from green to brown, the cloth creasing in one or two places, a couple of light bumps and scratches, pages generally very clean and tightly bound. Half-bound in green calf leather with blue cloth boards, raised bands and gilt titles to the spines, pink marbled endpapers, and a gilt top edge. Uniformly 18 x 11 cm. 7 books in 6 volumes. Pp. 457, 244, 462, 289, 511, 548.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wuthering Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53610191585622,"sku":"0266","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/3924\/0534\/files\/IMG-7991.jpg?v=1778591639"},{"product_id":"1896-the-professor-with-poems-by-charlotte-bronte","title":"1896 The Professor: with Poems by Charlotte Bronte","description":"A typically late-Victorian edition of Charlotte Bronte's novel The Professor, which was originally written in 1846, before the success of Jane Eyre, but continually supressed by her publisher until after her death. This edition also includes poems by the three sisters bound after the novel itself. The novel follows a young man who turns away from family pressures to become independent, eventually moving across Europe and settling. The publishers originally argued that the novel lacked drama, but readers are now coming to appreciate the freshness of Charlotte's first steps as a novelist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn good to very good condition with some light edge wear, particularly at the spine ends, foxing to preliminary pages, rear board a little weak but not cracking, the odd handling mark, and a foxed block edge. This edition is illustrated with 5 black and white engravings. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with black and gilt stamping to the spine and front board. Includes a 1920s postcard used as a bookmark. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Pp. [v] xii, 506, [ii] of rear advertising. 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Pages generally clean, firmly bound in grey stock with burgundy titles and central front cover vignette. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. Pp. [iv] viii, 134. ","brand":"Wuthering Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54488247599446,"sku":"0349","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/3924\/0534\/files\/blob_cf9c82fe-d264-44db-8de1-3d3d1db956f5.jpg?v=1783608891"},{"product_id":"1929-emily-bronte-by-charles-simpson","title":"1929 Emily Bronte by Charles Simpson","description":"First edition. A very important biographical title concerning Emily Bronte, the author of Wuthering Heights. Simpson's research revealed new insights into Emily's life, and details about her writing that had never before been published. This title was the first to offer researched information about Emily's plans to write a second novel before her death, and was the first to offer access to Emily's personal belongings, including her writing desk. Scarce in this condition with its original dust jacket. This item also holds a newspaper clipping from 1949, which contains an article on Higher Withens and other environmental inspirations for Wuthering Heights. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn very good condition with some light staining to the boards, a tanned half-title, light foxing to the preliminaries and block edge, and general handling wear. Dust jacket tanned at the spine and edges, spine also marked with light stains, a couple of very small closed tears to rear panel, flaps intact. Bound in grey cloth with green lettering and heather motif to the front board, reflected on matching dust jacket. 22 x 15.5 cm. Pp. [vi] xii, 205. ","brand":"Wuthering Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54488251433302,"sku":"0352","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/3924\/0534\/files\/blob_d9670bf2-6ef9-4ff9-b26f-ef345b647d00.jpg?v=1783608927"},{"product_id":"1905-novels-of-the-sisters-bronte-thornton-edition-complete-in-twelve-volumes","title":"1905 Novels of the Sisters Bronte. Thornton Edition [Complete In Twelve Volumes]","description":"A complete set of the 1905 Thornton edition of the Bronte novels, namedly Jane Eyre, Shirley, Vilette and The Professor by Charlotte Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte, and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. The set features occasional black and white photographic illustrations taken from around the Haworth area where the literary sisters grew up, alongside some personal media such as a sketch of Anne's dog 'Floss' (here labelled as Charlotte's). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSold at a reduced rate due to some condition points including moderate foxing to some volumes (especially along the block edges and on preliminaries), marks to some covers (particularly Agnes Grey), and general age-related sunning, handling marks, and edge wear. Good condition overall. Bound in green cloth with gilt ornamentation and titles to the spine, top edge gilt, others uncut. Uniformly 21.5 x 14.5 cm.   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Stories from Angria is a particularly obscure literary contribution of Charlottes, containing a group of shorts and novelletes about an imaginary fantasy kingdom the author shared with her brother, Branwell. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn very good condition with a sunned spine and very light crushing to the spine ends, generally clean and square. Bound in the iconic heather-toned Wingate cloth boards with gilt titles across a blue spine label. 19 x 12.5 cm. Pp. [x], 462, [2].","brand":"Wuthering Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55493132452182,"sku":"0436","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/3924\/0534\/files\/blob_cabf06d8-671b-443b-8ae2-d19e519965fb.jpg?v=1790347246"},{"product_id":"1949-shirley-by-charlotte-bronte","title":"1949 Shirley by Charlotte Bronte","description":"The Heather Edition. Scarce. A charming copy of Charlotte Bronte's second novel, which follows two women from different backgrounds as they navigate romance, and grapple with women's place in society. The novel is set in Yorkshire during a time of economic depression following the Napoleonic war. Shirley has been praised for its fine balancing of commentaries, sharing perspectives of the challenges of industrialisation from women in two very different social situations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn very good condition with a sunned spine and very light crushing to the spine ends, generally clean and square. Bound in the iconic heather-toned Wingate cloth boards with gilt titles across a blue spine label. 19 x 12.5 cm. Pp. [vi], 624. 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This illustrated set was published just a few decades after the Brontes first began publishing their novels, making it somewhat scarce. Elder, Smith and Co. were responsible for publishing all of the Bronte manuscripts during the authors' short lives. Dated from 1877-1880.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral condition is very good with clean pages, a couple of patches of foxing to preliminaries, gently bumped corners, a couple with small areas of loss, spines have been sunned from green to warm brown, a few usage marks, scratches and light wear to boards, corners and edges as expected. Each book features a small, neat ink inscription made by a previous owner to the title, some volumes have a second inscription to the half title. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails below:\u003cbr\u003eVolume I: Jane Eyre; preface, 483pg, 4 black and white engraved plates including frontispiece plus title page vignette illustration. Worn patch to front board edge about 1 inch long, some pages harshly cut (with corner loss to one or two). \u003cbr\u003eVolume III: Villette; 519pg, 4 black and white engraved plates including frontispiece plus title page vignette illustration. Pale scuffs to boards, one or two pages harshly cut but no major loss. \u003cbr\u003eVolume IV: The Professor, Emma, Agnes Grey; preface, 438pg, 4 black and white engraved plates including frontispiece plus title page vignette illustration. Contents are inclusive of Poems, but this section has been replaced by the inclusion of Agnes Grey. \u003cbr\u003eVolume VI: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; 460pg, 4 black and white engraved plates including frontispiece plus title page vignette illustration. One or two pages cut harshly with corner loss. \u003cbr\u003eVolume VII: The Life of Charlotte Bronte (by Mrs Gaskell, author of Cranford, North and South etc.); 452pg, 6 black and white engraved plates including frontispiece plus title page vignette illustration. Also includes page of facsimile manuscript. There is a patch of brown staining to the upper preliminary pages which retreats after about 60 pages, and the forward blanks are moderately foxed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUniformly quarter-bound in neat olivine cloth with browned morocco leather spines, the books are further decorated with gilt top edges and blue cardstock endpapers. This is a beautiful set, destined to become the centrepiece of someone's collection or the perfect gift of a dedicated Bronte fan. 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