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BRONTË, Charlotte (“Currer Bell”) (1816–1855). The Professor, A Tale. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1857. 2 volumes, 8vo. Half–titles, [2 pp.] ads in vol. I; 8 pp. + 16 pp. of ads in vol. II. Handsomely bound in full crushed dark green morocco framed in gilt, raised bands, gilt titles and fillets in compartments, all edges gilt, dentelle turn ins, marbled endpapers, gilt stamp signed by Bayntun–Riviere; slipcase. FIRST EDITION OF BRONTË’S FIRST NOVEL and the last of her major works to be published. Parrish, p. 96; Sadleir 347; Smith, Brontë, 7.