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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1993. No. 14 OF 300 COPIES SIGNED by the artist. 420 x 315 mm. (16 1/2 x 12 1/2"). 3 p.l., 208 pp., [2] leaves.With an afterword by Balthus. Publisher's sage-green crushed morocco, upper board with title stamped in brown, smooth spine. In the original linen clamshell box. With 15 lithographs by Balthus. Prospectus laid in at front. ◆In mint condition. Printed on beautifully thick paper, this impressive oversized production brings together an intense 19th century gothic novel and the work of a major modern artist, both inspired by the power and rugged beauty of the Yorkshire moors. "Wuthering Heights" was first published in 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell, and it was to be Emily Brontë's first and only novel. Though many contemporary reviewers found the story strange and disturbing, her potent language and enthralling characters have secured it a place among the classics of English literature. The modern (and sometimes controversial) artist…

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.