Books

Harper & Brothers, 1848. first. softcover. very good. First US edition, first volume, in wrappers. Rare in wrappers. In very good condition, some soiling, chipping, foxing, some water stains. Housed in foldout case within a box.

Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë's only novel. Written between October 1845 and June 1846, it was published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. The novel is set on the Yorkshire moors and follows the turbulent relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, an orphan taken in by Catherine's father.

A true first edition can be identified by the publisher's imprint and the date of 1847 on the title page, without any mention of later printings or editions.