A fascinating assemblage, featuring a combination of both female and male novelists from both sides of the Atlantic. The imprints range from 1844-1850, although the original printing of Ferrier's Marriage was 1818.

Charlotte Bronte's magnum opus and one of the most well-known romances, the first American edition was published one year after the London and continues to print her pen name "Currer Bell."

Octavo, 172, [2], 152, [8], 186, 48, 156, 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in later half calf with marbled green paper boards. Spine paneled with gilt lettering 'NOVELS.' Some moderate wear and rubbing, primarily to hinges, some creasing to spine. Front and rear gutters beginning to open. Text block unevenly toned and foxed, depending on the novel.

In total, six novels bound together: Corinne; or, Italy by Madame de Staël-Holstein, New York: Henry G. Langley, 1844. Lady Alice; or, The New Una by Jedediah Vincent Huntington, New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1850. History of a Flirt by Lady Charlotte Bury. The Trapper's Bride: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains [with] The Rose of Ouisconsin by Percy B. St. John, New York: E. Ferrett & Co., [c. 1850?]. Marriage by Susan Ferrier, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1847. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.

Ink names to the title page of Lady Alice and page [3] of both Marriage and Jane Eyre. Pencil names to a couple of pages of Jane Eyre.

RS consignment. Shelved in Case 2.