It is blind-stamped, pebbled, and has a spine stamped in gold. The first assumption was that it was cloth leather with stitching, but after further research it was uncovered that the book is bound in mid-19 th century cloth. The book holds very plain binding, it looks like leather, yet feels like cardboard. While the book itself is a hardback, it has the same size as that of a modern-day paperback book, hinting that it was a book easily transported on carriage rides or read out of the home. The front and back covers are simplistic in design-a worn, brown, textured cover with an imprint of the publisher’s logo upon the front-adhering to the mass production of the book as well as the plainness of the titular character of the novel itself. The version of Jane Eyre that resides in Ohio University’s Special Collections vault at Alden Library is a small, cheaply made book that was published in 1864. New York: Carleton, 1864.Īlden 5th Floor Archives & Special Collections PR4167.
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