Vintage Charlotte Bronte Shirley Book Collins Illustrated T H Robinson Hardback
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Vintage Charlotte Bronte Shirley Book Collins Illustrated T H Robinson Hardback
A vintage illustrated hardback edition of Shirley by Charlotte Brontë, published in London and Glasgow by Collins’ Clear-Type Press. The novel was first published in 1849 and is set in Yorkshire during the industrial unrest and Luddite uprisings of the early 19th century.
This edition is illustrated by renowned British artist T. H. Robinson, with eight full-page black-and-white plates, including an illustrated frontispiece. It contains 570 pages and is bound in burgundy-red cloth with decorative gilt lettering and ornamentation to the spine.
No publication date is printed inside the book. Library records date this Collins edition to approximately the early 20th century, but it is not a first edition.
Measurements
15.5 cm high
10 cm wide
Item specifics
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Title: Shirley
Publisher: Collins’ Clear-Type Press
Place of publication: London and Glasgow
Series: Collins’ Imperial Library
Publication date: Undated, approximately early 20th century
Illustrator: T. H. Robinson
Illustrations: Eight full-page black-and-white plates
Pages: 570
Edition: Collins’ Illustrated Edition
Format: Hardback
Binding: Burgundy cloth
Language: English
Genre: Classics, Historical Fiction and Literary Fiction
Topic: Yorkshire, Industrial England, Social Class and the Luddite Movement
Original/Facsimile: Original
ISBN: None – published before ISBNs were introduced
Condition
Good vintage condition with visible wear from age and previous use. The burgundy cloth is faded, marked and rubbed, with fraying and small losses at the top and bottom of the spine. The corners and board edges are bumped and worn. The front internal hinge is cracked with the binding material exposed, although the cover remains attached. There are handwritten numbers and pencil marks inside the front cover, together with age-related page toning, occasional marks and general handling wear.
Vintage Charlotte Bronte Shirley Book Collins Illustrated T H Robinson Hardback
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A vintage illustrated hardback edition of Shirley by Charlotte Brontë, published in London and Glasgow by Collins’ Clear-Type Press. The novel was first published in 1849 and is set in Yorkshire during the industrial unrest and Luddite uprisings of the early 19th century.
This edition is illustrated by renowned British artist T. H. Robinson, with eight full-page black-and-white plates, including an illustrated frontispiece. It contains 570 pages and is bound in burgundy-red cloth with decorative gilt lettering and ornamentation to the spine.
No publication date is printed inside the book. Library records date this Collins edition to approximately the early 20th century, but it is not a first edition.
Measurements
15.5 cm high
10 cm wide
Item specifics
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Title: Shirley
Publisher: Collins’ Clear-Type Press
Place of publication: London and Glasgow
Series: Collins’ Imperial Library
Publication date: Undated, approximately early 20th century
Illustrator: T. H. Robinson
Illustrations: Eight full-page black-and-white plates
Pages: 570
Edition: Collins’ Illustrated Edition
Format: Hardback
Binding: Burgundy cloth
Language: English
Genre: Classics, Historical Fiction and Literary Fiction
Topic: Yorkshire, Industrial England, Social Class and the Luddite Movement
Original/Facsimile: Original
ISBN: None – published before ISBNs were introduced
Condition
Good vintage condition with visible wear from age and previous use. The burgundy cloth is faded, marked and rubbed, with fraying and small losses at the top and bottom of the spine. The corners and board edges are bumped and worn. The front internal hinge is cracked with the binding material exposed, although the cover remains attached. There are handwritten numbers and pencil marks inside the front cover, together with age-related page toning, occasional marks and general handling wear.