BRONTË, CHARLOTTE — Villette; (Collins Classics #434)

London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1972. Hardcover. A 1972 reprint of the 1953 issuance. A Collins Classics edition of Charlotte Brontë's 1853 novel. The story is centered around the author's Lucy Snowe character, who travels to the fictional European city of Villette to teach children following a family disaster in England. Much of the story is similar to Brontë's own life, in which she endured the loss of her three siblings. With an introduction by Phyllis Bentley. Entry 434 in the Collins Classics series. --- In full green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling and green topstain. Volume wrapped in light blue jacket with image of Collins' fountain to front panel. --- With a couple of water spots to front cover, otherwise the book is bright, unmarked and tightly-bound. Dust jacket with chipping & small tears along edges and somewhat darkened spine, else intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; [4], 5-478 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .