B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 5 5 * * * THE NOVELS OF THE BRONTE SISTERS, WITH COLOR FRONTISPIECES BY EDMUND DULAC 5. BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The Novels. London, circa 1930. Six volumes. Small octavo, contemporary three-quarter red calf gilt, custom slipcase. $3500 Lovely collection of the novels of the Bronte sisters, with six color frontispieces by Edmund Dulac, beautifully bound by Bayntun-Rivière. “They had neither wealth nor power… what they did have was the vicarious experience of books and an irrepressible creativity… More than anything else, however, they had each other… Without this intense family relationship, some of the greatest novels in the English language would never have been written” (Barker, 830). This set includes Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, The Professor, Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. Hughey 5-10. Spines very gently toned. A beautiful set.
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