NMLP P-004607 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Shirley

Charlotte Brontë (as 'Currer Bell') · Smith, Elder & Co. · 1849

The London Smith, Elder & Co. 1849 three-decker is the true first edition. The Harper & Brothers New York 1850 first American edition is secondary.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004607 for "Shirley" by Charlotte Brontë (as 'Currer Bell') (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004607, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).