2nd Edition Thus 1895. From the library of Lord Battersea with his bookplate. Uncommon. Two Volumes from the works of the Bronte sisters and complete in their own right. Three illustrations per volume. Nice decorative books. Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea 1843 – 1907 was a British Liberal politician and patron of art.Apart from his property development and political career he was also a great collector and patron of art. He was a patron of James McNeill Whistler and was involved with the Pre-Raphaelite set. In 1902, Battersea was involved in a homosexual scandal. Although ringleader in the case, in which two procurers were imprisoned, he was secretly granted immunity from prosecution by the Government of Arthur Balfour. The books are very good++ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents good. Age toning to endpapers.