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8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, free endpapers lightly spotted, fore-edges lightly browned; original grey paper boards, blue cloth back lettered in gilt, uncut, joints very lightly rubbed, case very slightly shaken (but binding entirely sound), a fresh, clean copy. THE FIRST COMPLETE COLLECTION, AND THE FIRST SEPARATE COLLECTION PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND. It contains every published poem, all the poems printed for private circulation only and a large number of poems previously unpublished. Hatfield's collection is based on texts edited by Shorter (who retained copyright in all Bronte writings still protected by law) and the Bonner Collection. With an index of first lines. The bibliography remains the most detailed to date, though it includes several pamphlets 'printed for private circulation only' supplied by Wise. Due caution, therefore. Extremely scarce.