Wuthering Heights -
Emily Bront
1955 - The Zodiac Press, London - Third Impression Thus
An elegant edition of the classic gothic romance, set on the bleak Yorkshire moors. Finely bound in blue crushed morocco, by Frost & Co. of Bath.
‘My greatest thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be;’
Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure... but as my own being.’
Wuthering Heights is the only novel of Emily Brontë, who died a year after its publication, at the age of thirty. A brooding Yorkshire tale of a love that is stronger than death, it is also a fierce vision of metaphysical passion, in which heaven and hell, nature and society, are powerfully juxtaposed. Unique, mystical, with a timeless appeal, it has become a highlight of English literature. Octavo (binding size 20.6x14cm), pp. [4] ix [1] 308 [2]. Title page printed in two colours. Finely bound in blue three-quarter crushed morocco over light blue buckram-covered boards, spine with raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt Condition: Fine in fine binding. Ref: 111834 Price: HK$ 5,000
‘My greatest thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be;’
Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure... but as my own being.’
Wuthering Heights is the only novel of Emily Brontë, who died a year after its publication, at the age of thirty. A brooding Yorkshire tale of a love that is stronger than death, it is also a fierce vision of metaphysical passion, in which heaven and hell, nature and society, are powerfully juxtaposed. Unique, mystical, with a timeless appeal, it has become a highlight of English literature. Octavo (binding size 20.6x14cm), pp. [4] ix [1] 308 [2]. Title page printed in two colours. Finely bound in blue three-quarter crushed morocco over light blue buckram-covered boards, spine with raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt Condition: Fine in fine binding. Ref: 111834 Price: HK$ 5,000