The Professor

2 Vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, advertisements dated November 1858, the letter ‘p’ in ‘place’ missing in line 3, p. 99, vol. 2 (an issue point) supplied in manuscript, rebound, half red morocco over decorative boards, 8vo, London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1857.

While The Professor was the first novel Brontë completed, it was the last to appear in print. Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette were published during Brontë’s lifetime; The Professor did not appear until 1857, two years after the author’s death.