Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. A New Edition. London; Smith, Elder & Co., 1860. Original orange cloth boards, title to front board, spine with New and Popular Novels published by Smith, Elder & Co, to rear. Light wear to covers, otherwise a very good copy.

An octavo volume collating vii, [1], 467, [1] pages, followed by 4 pages of publisher’s advertisements for the “Uniform Edition of the Life and Works of the Brontë Sisters” at the rear.

The book was issued in the publisher’s orange glazed cloth on boards, printed in black . Notably, archival descriptions indicate that while the title page is dated 1860, the date printed on the binding itself is 1857, reflecting the reuse of uniform casing stock from the earlier “Cheap Edition” issue.

It remains an accessible and historically interesting example of how Jane Eyre transitioned from a expensive novelty into a Victorian staple.