BRONTË, Emily (1818-1848). Wuthering Heights. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.
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BRONTË, Emily (1818-1848). Wuthering Heights. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.

Closed3 December 2010

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BRONTË, Emily (1818-1848). Wuthering Heights. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.

2 volumes, 8o (196 x 135 mm). (Foxing.) Original printed wrappers (some edgewear and chipping, a few stains).

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, published the same year as the first edition. The first American edition of this famous novel was published simultaneously in one cloth volume and in two parts with paper wrappers, both incorrectly attributing authorship to Emily's sister Charlotte. Scarce in the wrappers. Tinker 389 (cloth issue only). (2)