BRONTË, EMILY — Wuthering Heights

Avon, Connecticut: The Heritage Press, 1974. Hardcover. Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" has been described as the ultimate romance novel. This is the story of the Earnshaws and the Lintons, two upper class English families and turmoil surrounding the Earnshaw's adopted son, Heathcliff. This work originally published under the author's Ellis Bell pseudonym. It is presented in a handsome illustrated Heritage Press reprint edition. With lithographs by Barnett Freedman and an introduction by John T. Winterich. Sandglass leaflet laid in (Avon, no. XI: 37R). --- In red and sepia-toned cloth-covered boards with Freedman images to both covers, vertical gilt rules & spine titling. Volume housed in black paper-covered slipcase. --- An about Near Fine copy in a bright, tightly-bound binding but very slight sunning to spine. Slipcase also in excellent shape but with minor scuffing & scratching. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxx, [5], 4-331 pages. Near Fine .