Accession number
PML 17787
Published
Cambridge : Printed by J. Smith...for the British and foreign Bible society, 1823.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911.
Description
351 pages ; 15 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on front paste-down: J.B. Morgan's book, from W. Morgan, June 30th 1825, "And now I beseech thee lady..." (quoting 2 John 1:5); inscribed below the quote: A memorial of Mrs. Morgan presented to Miss Branwell by W. Morgan, Sept. 29th 1827; front flyleaf signed: C. Brontë; with some marks in the margins, chiefly Matthew and Mark; with annotations in pencil on Matthew 25.36 on rear paste-down, presumably W. Morgan's hand.
Provenance
Charlotte Brontë's copy, with her autograph on front flyleaf; presented to Miss Branwell by W. Morgan, 1827; inscribed to Jane Morgan from W. Morgan, 1827; Brontë sale (Sotheby 26 July 1907, lot 13).
Binding
Sprinkled calf in a blue morocco case, with 'British and foreign Bible Society' stamped on upper board, bound by L.M. Watkins.
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