NMLP P-004599 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë (as 'Currer Bell') · Smith, Elder & Co. · 1847

The UK three-decker is the true first. The clearest distinguishing point from the second edition is the absence of any preface and of the dedication to Thackeray, both of which were added in the second edition (1848). Presence of the half-titles is also expected in a clean first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004599 for "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë (as 'Currer Bell') (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004599, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).