[GASKELL, E. C.]. The Life of Charlotte Bronte. London: Published by Smith, Elder, and Co., 1957.
Hardcover. Third edition, revised and corrected. In two volumes, complete. Leather-bound. Octavo (200 x 130mm), pp. [viii], 359; [viii], 336. Finely bound in red half-calf, signed by Henry Sotheran. Spine with five raised bands, the compartments and bands gilt ruled, tooled and lettered, twin blue morocco lettering-pieces in second and fourth compartments. Top edges gilt, fore-edges unevenly cut. Hand-marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Half-titles present. Three illustrations: I. Portrait of Charlotte Bronte (to face title-page, vol. I); II. Facsimile of a page of MS (to face page 91); III. View of Haworth Church and Parsonage (to face title-page vol.II). Bookplate of George G. Stevenson to front pastedowns. Printed by Spottiswoode and Co. Condition: NEAR FINE. Bindings tight and secure, covers immaculate, tiniest hint of bleaching to spines, contents near immaculate. An exquisite set.h
