Lot 125
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 82 Cliff Street, New York, 1848. First American Edition. Pp. [1, title], [2, blank], [3]-288. 1 vols. 12mo. First American edition of Wuthering Heights following the London edition of 1847. "Wuthering Heights was published simultaneously in cloth (75¢) and in paper covers (2 parts 25¢ each) on April 21, 1848. Both bindings contain the original printed sheets, and copies in either binding constitute the first American edition" (Smith). Gilt spine. "Wuthering Heights stands alone as a monument of intensity owing nothing to tradition, nothing to the achievement of earlier writers. It was a thing apart, passionate, unforgettable, haunting in its grimness. Among women writers Emily Bronte has a sure and certain place for all time" (Britannica). By midsummer of 1847 Emily's Wuthering Heights and Anne's Agnes Grey had been accepted by the publisher T. C. Newby for publication under the pseudonyms Ellis and Acton Bell. Charlotte Bronte, after failing to secure publication for The Professor with the same company publishing her sisters' works, submitted Jane Eyre to Smith, Elder and Company, which issued it less than eight weeks later. The immediate success of Jane Eyre led reviewers to speculate that Wuthering Heights was an earlier work by Currer Bell, Charlotte's pseudonym. Only after Newby offered the American rights of The Tenant as having been written by the author of the successful Jane Eyre, did the sisters acknowledge their identities to their publishers. Smith pp. 74-75. Authorship wrongly attributed to "the author of Jane Eyre" on the title page. Wuthering Heights was Emily Brontë's only novel, and published after her death at the age of thirty. One of the greatest and most enduringly popular works in the English language. Wuthering Heights draws upon the Gothic and Romantic traditions to create a world fraught with passion, intensity, darkness and the extremes of imaginative possibility. Due in part to its distinct landscape and the strange force of its characters, it ‘has emerged as one of those rare texts, like Frankenstein and Dracula, which has transcended its literary origin to become part of the lexicon of popular culture – the subject of film, song and even comedy. At the same time it has become one of the most written about novels in the language, to the point where the novel’s critical history reads like the history of criticism itself’ (Nestor). Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 5.25" x 7-5/8" Condition:
- Very Good Condition with no missing pages. There is foxing throughout with some pages very lightly foxed. The last blank page is torn. There is some wear on the leather cover (see pics)
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