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1900-1910 The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and her Sisters.

1900-1910 The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and her Sisters.

This is an absolutely stunning set of The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and her Sisters. with introductions to the works by Mrs Humphrey Ward and an introduction to the notes to the life by Clement K. Shorter. 
Complete in Seven Volumes, with portraits and illustrations. 
Published between 1900 and 1910 by Smith, Elder & Co. 
Each volume is bound in green cloth with gilt initials to the front cover and gilt lettering to the spine. The boards to all volumes are in very good + condition with some light wear to the edges, corners and to the head and tail of the spine. Black endpapers. Contents consistently clean and bright - pages slightly age toned with only very minor occasional foxing, if any. There is some age spotting to the page edges but only noticeable when closed. Each volume has a frontispiece with tissue guard. Top edges gilt. 
Details of each individual volume are as follows: 
Volume I. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 1910. pp.555 + advertisements. Corners turned in very slightly to the upper front and rear boards. 
Volume II. Shirley by Charlotte Bronte. 1910. pp.666 + advertisements. 
Volume III. Villette. by Charlotte Bronte. 1910. pp594 + advertisements. 
Volume IV. The Professor by Charlotte Bronte. 1905. 546 + advertisements. 
Volume V. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. And. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte. 1904. pp.557 + advertisements. 
Volume VI. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. by Anne Bronte. 1906. pp.502 + advertisements. 
Volume VII. The Life of Charlotte Bronte. 1909. pp.643 + index + advertisements. 
This is without doubt a beautiful set and it is rare to find it in such exceptionally good condition - perfect for any collector or fan of the works of the Bronte sisters. I can recommend the following page if you would like to learn more about the Bronte sisters and their family/home life: https://www.bronte.org.uk/the-brontes-and-haworth/novels
This set weighs almost 6.5kg without packaging.
    £450.00Price
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