bronte scott temple (33 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. This is a Very Good Copy of this single Volume II Only Book in green cloth boards with gilt title to spine.Complete with three b&w plates.There are NO former names or inscriptions present.There is some foxing showing to the front and rear endpapers.Top edge of the book is in gilt,with other page edges deckled.Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë.She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which was first published under the pseudonym Currer Bell.8vo 406pp [1905].

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. This is a Very Good Copy of this single Volume II Only Book in green cloth boards with gilt title to spine.Complete with three b&w plates.There are NO former names or inscriptions present.There is some foxing showing to the front and rear endpapers.Top edge of the book is in gilt,with other page edges deckled.Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë.She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which was first published under the pseudonym Currer Bell.8vo 471pp [1905].

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Green covers with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine, cloth lightly rubbed over joints, paper beginning to split over front internal hinge but binding is sound. College library stamp on inside of front cover, light foxing to prelims. Clean uncut (untrimmed) pages. Sepia frontis and plates. xi, 378. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10123061011. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated 'Thornton Edition'; 'Novels of the Sisters Bronte'. Dark red sand-grain cloth over boards; gilt stamped titles and foliate designs on spine; top edge gilt; untrimmed fore and tail edges; red end papers; laid paper; two color title page; tissue-guarded frontispiece. Bright, clean covers and spine; spine gilt slightly dulled; foxing on textblock fore edge; tightly bound; owner's bookplate on front pastedown; some foxing on prelims to title page and on few terminal leaves; bright, clean interior. 8vo, 378 pp; illustrated. Cf, OCLC #4771522.

Hardcover. Two volume set bound in green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; top edge gilt; each volume with bw illustrated frontispiece. Volume 1 is 421 pp. Volume 2 is 406 pp. "With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, an initially suspicious headmaster, and her own complex feelings, first for the school's English doctor and then for the dictatorial professor, Paul Emmanuel. Charlotte Brontë's last and most autobiographical novel is a powerfully moving study of isolation and the pain of unrequited love, narrated by a heroine determined to preserve an independent spirit in the face of adverse circumstances."-publisher's description. Good+ (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Light age toning but pages are otherwise clean.).

Etat : Very Good. Publisher's original illustrated yellow card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 224, viii [pages.]. Monochrome illustrations to the rear. Spine slightly sun faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRONTË SISTERS.

Two octavo hardcover volumes; green cloth boards with gilt spine titling and ornate decoration; 378pp., monochrome frontispiece of the author with tissue guard and monochrome photographic plates; red and black titling on half-title and title pages, page edges untrimmed with top text block edge dyed green/blue. Browning to text block and page edges. Cream card dustwrapper, well-rubbed with dark blue spine titling and decoration; browned along spine panel with wear and chipping at extremities; lightly worn edges. Otherwise minor wear; very good and wrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film with white paper backing. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Thornton Edition. 12 vols. (complete). Original green cloth with gilt designs and gilt lettering on spines. The tiniest of edge tears at head of spine of four volumes, else Very Good. Other volumes Very Good or Very Good Plus with just a trace of edge wear at the head of spines. Top edges gilt. Other edges untrimmed. Some leaves uncut.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. THORNTON EDITION; complete in twelve volumes, consisting of: The Life of Charlotte Brontë by E. C. Gaskell, with introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B. W. Willett, illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four full page plates; Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, with a preface by Charlotte Brontë, illustrated with a frontispiece and four full page plates; The Professor by Charlotte Brontë, illustrated with a frontispiece and three full page plates; Villette in two volumes by Charlotte Brontë, illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and four full page plates; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë in two volumes, illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and nine full page plates; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë in two volumes, illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and one full page plates; Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë, including a biographical sketch by Charlotte Brontë, illustrated with a frontispiece; Shirley by Charlotte Brontë, in two volumes, illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and ten full page plates. Cloth-bound, hardcovers, octavos (22 x 14.5 cm). English text, edited by Temple Scott. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with gilt spines, top edges dyed green. Initial and terminal blanks present. Half titles and title-pages in red and black. Illustrated throughout with portraits and photographic plates. Printed in Great Britain by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh. Condition: NEAR FINE. Collated complete. Bindings tight and secure. Covers and contents very well-preserved. Without previous ownership markings An excellent set.

Two octavo hardcover volumes; green cloth boards with gilt spine titling and ornate decoration; 351 + 347pp., monochrome frontispiece of the author and red and black titling on half-title and title pages, page edges untrimmed with top text block edge dyed green/blue. Browning to text block and page edges. Cream card dustwrappers, well-rubbed with dark blue spine titling and decoration; browned along spine panel with wear and chipping at extremities; lightly worn edges. Otherwise minor wear; very good and wrappers now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film with white paper backing. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.

Hardcover. Thornton Edition. Very Good+ in boards. Top text block edge gilt. Light foxing on pastedowns.

Hardcover. Thornton Edition. Very Good+ in boards. Top text block edges gilt. Light foxing on both pastedowns.

Hardcover. Thornton Edition. Very Good+ in boards. Top text block edges gilt. Light foxing on both volumes' pastedowns. Vol. I front hinge starting.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Very good set in red cloth with gilt titles and floral decorations on spine. Light rubbing and shelf-wear, edge-wear. Spines are darkened a bit with a little rubbing to gilt. Top edge gilt is dulled. Interiors are bright and clean. We will send photos upon request.

12 volumes. 8vo, old 3/4 red gilt-ruled morocco, t.e.g., by Brentano's, N.Y. Thornton Edition; complete in twelve volumes. A few tiny nicks to the leather; all volumes tight and sound. An attractive set. Additional postage applicable for this multiple volume set.

[Prose Works] LEATHER-BOUND THORNTON EDITION. Complete in 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm). With a frontispiece illustration to each volume, and numerous black and white photographic plates showing Bronte country. Recently re-bound in navy half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to twin green labels, further gilt decoration to spines, and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt; other lightly trimmed. Some spotting, otherwise crisp, clean copies in an attractive new leather binding. The Thornton Edition of the Novels of the Bronte Sisters, first printed in 1905, is considered the definitive complete works, and includes Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte'. This set is simply dated 1924 (no reprint history is shown).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st. Thornton Edition, edited by Temple Scott. Bound in half green leather with green cloth boards and five raised bands, spines stamped in illustrated gilt, and marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with engravings and photographs. All pages clean and bright. Minimal wear to corners, heads and heels of spine. Slight, uniform sunning to spines. Bookplate of previous owner on front paste-down endpapers. Includes Villette, Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Jane Eyre, The Professor, Wuthering Heights, Shirley, and Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë, with introduction and notes by Scott and Willett. A beautiful set. 5 1/2 x 8 inches.

[Prose Works] COMPLETE THORNTON EDITION. 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm). With a frontispiece illustration to each volume, and numerous black and white photographic plates showing Bronte country. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and floral decoration to spines. Top edges green, others untrimmed. Contents clean and fresh (unusual for this edition, which is prone to foxing). Covers are fresh but for a little rubbing to foot of spines. Near fine. Reissue of an excellent edition first published in 1901, is considered the definitive complete works including Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte'.

Thornton Edition. Twelve Volumes. 8vo. bound in green cloth gilt, with gilt decorations to spine, all with dust jackets; top edges green, others untrimmed, all illus with b/w plates. Clean set with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Occasional light foxing, mainly to prelims and untrimmed foredges. Cloth bindings clean and bright. Dust jackets have uniform sunning to spines, with some soiling and wear to edges, particularly tops of spines (please see photos). Small hole to dust jacket spine of The Professor. Overall a VERY GOOD SET in Good Dust Jackets. (SHELF 15) PLEASE NOTE: Very Heavy Set (10 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Thornton Edition. Twelve volumes, octavo (20.7 by 13.8 cm). Half titles and titles in red and black; each volume with frontispiece and tissue guard; 50 illustrations reproduce photographs, prints, and drawings. Royal blue polished calf, boards triple ruled in gilt; gilt tooled spine with raised bands and morocco lettering pieces; inner dentelles; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed as issued. Light wear and minor defects to covers; light to moderate foxing (mostly at the first and last several leaves), else a very good set, handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf. Finely bound early Thornton Edition (first published by Downey and Co. at London in 1898), named for the village on the outskirts of Bradford, West Yorkshire best known as being the birthplace of the Brontë sisters: Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights; Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Villette, The Professor, and Shirley; Anne Brontë's Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Agnes Grey; E. C. Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1905 12 volume illustrated set complete. Thornton Edition, first impression thus. Comprises: Jane Eyre 2 vols, Wildfell Hall 2 vols, The Professor, Villette 2 vols, Shirley 2 vols, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, The Life of Charlotte Bronte by E.C. Gaskell. Original green cloth, gilt title and decoration to spines, top edge gilt, others rough cut. Tissue-guarded frontis. to each volume, with other photographic b/w plates. Condition: Very good. Minor edgewear. Cloth lightly marked in places. Spines browned, apart from Wuthering Heights. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and edges of text blocks. Otherwise, pages are generally bright and clean with very little in the way of foxing. Size: 8.5x6in / 22x15cm. Combined weight: 8.3kg. Heavy set, will require extra postage for overseas.

[Prose Works] FINELY BOUND THORNTON EDITION. Complete in 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm). With a frontispiece illustration to each volume, and numerous black and white photographic plates showing Bronte country. Finely bound in later cyan half morocco by J. MAY, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines, and grey cloth over boards. Top edges gilt. Gently toned throughout, as usual, with a light tobacco scent, otherwise internally crisp and clean. Bindings sunned to spines, otherwise only lightly handled. Very good. The Thornton Edition of the Novels of the Bronte Sisters, first printed in 1905, is considered the definitive complete works, and includes Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte'. This set is simply dated 1924 (no reprint history is shown).

The Thornton edition of the novels of the Sisters Bronte. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt with others untrimmed,Âillustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait to each volume. Edited by Temple Scott. A very attractive set. The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, were prominent 19th-century English novelists, best known for their contributions to classic literature. Born in the early 1800s in Yorkshire, England, the sisters produced some of the most enduring works in English literature. Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre," Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," and Anne Brontë's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" are celebrated novels that explore themes of passion, love, and societal expectations. Despite facing challenges as women writers in a male-dominated era, their unique voices and captivating narratives have left an indelible mark on the literary landscape, making the Brontë sisters enduring figures in the canon of English literature.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good+. Thornton Edition. 10 Vols, full white calf, gilt titles on spine. Four raised bands on spine. Bindings tight, spines straight, corners square. Pages lightly, evenly toned but otherwise clearn and unmarked. Deckle edged pages. Light green marbled endpapers. Set contains Jane Eyre in two volumes; Villette in two volumes; Shirley in two volumes; and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in two volumes. Both The Professor and Agnes Grey appear in one volume each. Set lacks Wuthering Heights, originally included in two volumes. Rebound from publisher's original green cloth, with sturdy, handsome results. Book.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrateur). A beautiful twelve volume set of the Brontë sisters classic novels. The new, Thornton Edition, edited by Temple Scott. Complete in twelve volumes. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with gilt detail. A beautiful collection of these classic novels by the incredibly influential and successful, Brontë sisters. This set comprising of: 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë, with a preface by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four monochrome plates. Collated complete. 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and nine plates altogether. Collated complete. 'Agnes Grey' by Anne Brontë. With a memoir of her sisters by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Collated complete. 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' by Anne Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and one full page plate. Collated complete. 'Shirley' by Charlotte Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and ten plates. Collated complete. 'Villette' by Charlotte Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and four plates. Collated complete. 'The Professor' by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. 'The Life of Charlotte Brontë' by E. C. Gaskell. Introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B. W. Willett. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four full page illustrations. Collated complete. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges. The occasional light mark to the boards. Some light spotting and the occasional mark to the paste-downs and free endpapers, heavier in 'Shirley' volumes one and two. Age-toning to the free endapers of 'Agnes Grey'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional mark. Spotting towards the front and rear of 'Shirley' volumes one and two. Several pages throughout are uncut. Spotting to the fore-edges. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good +. A complete, 12 volume set of the Thornton Edition, in original green cloth with gilt decorations and titles to spine, gte, sides untrimmed. Internals gently toned, as is usually seen. Re-issue of the Thornton Edition first published beginning in 1898. Gilt to spines a tad dulled. Still a solidly bound and readable set.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 12-volume set, complete. Dust jackets are in clear plastic Brodart protectors and show minor wear, tanning, rubbing, and slight foxing. Green cloth covers show minor wear. Light foxing on the edges, pages are lightly tanned.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrateur). A complete collection of the Thornton edition of the novels by the sisters Bronte, in the publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. The 1924 John Grant Thornton edition of this lovely set of the novels of the incredibly successful and influential sisters Brontë. Complete in twelve volumes. Edited by Temple Scott. With half titles, titles in red ink. Illustrated with portraits and photographic plates which aid bringing to life the settings of the novels.In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings.This series comprises the following titles:The Life of Charlotte Bronte by E. C. Gaskell, with introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B. W. Willett. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four full page plates. Collated, complete.Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, with a preface by Charlotte Bronte. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four full page plates. Collated, complete.The Professor by Charlotte Bronte. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three full page plates. Collated, complete.Villette in two volumes by Charlotte Bronte. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and four full page plates. Collated, complete.Jane Eyreby Charlotte Bronte in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and nine full page plates. Collated, complete.The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and one full page plate. Collated, complete.Agnes Greyby Anne Bronte, including a biographical sketch by Charlotte Bronte. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Complete.Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and ten full page plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor rubbing and general light soiling to the boards and spine. With a minor mark to the rear board of vol. II of Jane Eyre. Internally, firmly bound. Faint light spotting to the occasional endpaper, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. The occasional leaves remain unopened. Illustrated with frontispieces and plates in black and white. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. An unusually attractive copy of the twelve-volume set. All volumes very good or better condition in publisher's decorative cloth boards, with light wear to corners and to spines. All volumes internally fine; nine of the twelve are completely unopened. The set has aged very little since its publication in 1911.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Green cloth with guilt decorations. A heavy set that will require additional postage for destinations outside of the USA.