![]() It is not elaborately rebound in calf or the more usual publishers' cloth binding, but still untrimmed in rather drab cloth-backed grey boards - presumably the cheapest way to buy it at the time of publication and a rare survivor as such." "This particular copy is in wonderfully authentic condition. "The value lies in this being the first edition of one of the most enduring classics of English literature," Bonhams' Luke Batterham told Keighley News. Jane Eyre was the first published novel from the Bronte sisters, kick starting one of the most famous literary legacies of the 19th century. ![]() ![]() The book is particularly valued as it is untrimmed in the original publisher's grey boards. The bicentenary of Charlotte Bronte's birth in 2016 should ensure that the value of her finest works continues to rise ![]() A rare first edition copy of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre has sold as part of Bonhams' Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs auction, which was held on June 19 in London. ![]()
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