The Professor: A Tale

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1857. Very Good -. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1857. First American Edition. Octavo. 330pp.; 6pp. publisher's advertisements to rear; single page advertisement for "The Bronte Novels" preceding title. Publisher's brown cloth with spine stamped in gilt; yellow endpapers. Boards worn and scuffed; brief exposure to corners; fraying, chipping, and shallow loss to spine ends; spine a bit sunned and gilt dulled. Pronounced lean to boards but binding is sound. Ownership inscription and brief bookseller scribbling to front free endpaper; spotting to pages but legible throughout. Overall a Good to Very Good copy of Charlotte Bronte's first novel written, only published posthumously after her untimely death in 1855.