Wuthering Heights (With "Biographical Notice Of Ellis And Acton Bell" And "Editor's Preface To The New Edition Of Wuthering Heights") by Bronte, Emily; Biographical Notice And New Preface By Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte) - 1931

London: Archibald Constable and Co. / Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. First Edition . Recent Quarter Morocco. Fine. 7 7/8" Tall. Three volumes, complete with half titles, volume short titles, and original preliminary and final blanks (two preliminary blanks in Vol 1). A tall copy, pages 7 5/8" tall, all edges deckled and uncut. Very small old library discard stamp on each title, no other marks. Bound in late 20th century red morocco over very attractive marbled paper, with unusually thick boards (5/16"), and new endpapers. A fine set.

London: W. Simpkin And R. Marshall, 1836. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Complete In Four Volumes. Ornate Vellum Gilt Bindings, Spines With Black Morocco Labels And Entirely Tooled, Volume Number On Morocco Label At Bottom With"Lond. 1836" On Another Brown Morocco Label, Gilt Floral Border On All Covers. Matching Marbled Endpapers And Marbled Ends Of Page Blocks. Armorial Bookplate Of Robert Washington Oates, No Other Names Or Marks Or Damage.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi, 300 Pp + 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. First Edition. A Worn But Solid Example Of An Important Book, Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City, Following His 1890 Book On The Same Subject. Certainly No Comparable Books On 2023 Slum Life Anywhere, As The Total Situation Of The Population At The Bottom Of Wealth Measures Largely Slips Out Of Public Sight. Cloth With Light Wear, Frays Near Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Two Front Tips And For 1/2" Along Top Edge Of Front Board Adjacent To The Spine, Gilt Lettering Still Bright, Purple Lettering Strong Except Middle Two Letters Of Publisher's Name On Spine Are Weak. All Illustrations And Photographs Present, All Pages Solidly Attached, Binding And Hinges Are Solid.… Read More

Boston: James R. Osgood And Company, 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece Portrait. (Xvii), 261 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Edition. Light Wear, Gilt Fairly Bright, A Little Bubbling Of Cloth, A Few Pinpoint Frays At Edges, Rear Hinge Cracked (Due To Bancroft's Personal Envelope With Thick Enclosures Tipped To Rear Endpaper), Pages Clean But A Little Aged. Ownership Signature Of Textile Manufacturer Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Of Rockford Mills, Delaware, Dated 11/22/81, And With His Large And Elaborate Heraldic Bookplate On Front Pastedown. Also With A Seven Page Holograph Letter From Alfred Darbyshire To His Cousin Bancroft, Dated September 11, 1881, Apparently In Response To Inquiries From Bancroft, Providing A Summary Of Everything Darbyshire Knew Of Mrs. Ward, Her Family And Background, And Her Current Activities. Also Included Is Bancroft's Copy Of An August 26, 1879 Cable From Ward To Derbyshire Accepting The Invitation To Speak At A Calvert Benefit; Also A Note From L.… Read More

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1853. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 306 Pp. + 6 Pp Ads, Complete Wrappers (Red, Printed In Black, With Spine And Both Panels, 5 Titles And 4 Forthcoming Titles On Rear Panel) Bound In At Rear. First Edition, Three Quarter Red Morocco, 5 Compartments, Gilt, Marbled Paper Boards And Endpapers, Top Edge Gilt. Bookplate Of Pre-Eminent Thackeray Collector Henry S. Van Duzer, Designed By Tiffany & Co.; His Thackeray Library Went To Auction In 1917. Binding With Slight Rubbing, Tight And Clean And Unfaded; Wrappers Almost Unbelievably Clean, As New, Bound In At Rear.

London: Archibald Constable and Co. / Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. First Edition . Recent Quarter Morocco. Fine. 7 7/8" Tall. Three volumes, complete with half titles, volume short titles, and original preliminary and final blanks (two preliminary blanks in Vol 1). A tall copy, pages 7 5/8" tall, all edges deckled and uncut. Very small old library discard stamp on each title, no other marks. Bound in late 20th century red morocco over very attractive marbled paper, with unusually thick boards (5/16"), and new endpapers. A fine set.

London: W. Simpkin And R. Marshall, 1836. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Complete In Four Volumes. Ornate Vellum Gilt Bindings, Spines With Black Morocco Labels And Entirely Tooled, Volume Number On Morocco Label At Bottom With"Lond. 1836" On Another Brown Morocco Label, Gilt Floral Border On All Covers. Matching Marbled Endpapers And Marbled Ends Of Page Blocks. Armorial Bookplate Of Robert Washington Oates, No Other Names Or Marks Or Damage.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi, 300 Pp + 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. First Edition. A Worn But Solid Example Of An Important Book, Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City, Following His 1890 Book On The Same Subject. Certainly No Comparable Books On 2023 Slum Life Anywhere, As The Total Situation Of The Population At The Bottom Of Wealth Measures Largely Slips Out Of Public Sight. Cloth With Light Wear, Frays Near Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Two Front Tips And For 1/2" Along Top Edge Of Front Board Adjacent To The Spine, Gilt Lettering Still Bright, Purple Lettering Strong Except Middle Two Letters Of Publisher's Name On Spine Are Weak. All Illustrations And Photographs Present, All Pages Solidly Attached, Binding And Hinges Are Solid.… Read More

Boston: James R. Osgood And Company, 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece Portrait. (Xvii), 261 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Edition. Light Wear, Gilt Fairly Bright, A Little Bubbling Of Cloth, A Few Pinpoint Frays At Edges, Rear Hinge Cracked (Due To Bancroft's Personal Envelope With Thick Enclosures Tipped To Rear Endpaper), Pages Clean But A Little Aged. Ownership Signature Of Textile Manufacturer Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Of Rockford Mills, Delaware, Dated 11/22/81, And With His Large And Elaborate Heraldic Bookplate On Front Pastedown. Also With A Seven Page Holograph Letter From Alfred Darbyshire To His Cousin Bancroft, Dated September 11, 1881, Apparently In Response To Inquiries From Bancroft, Providing A Summary Of Everything Darbyshire Knew Of Mrs. Ward, Her Family And Background, And Her Current Activities. Also Included Is Bancroft's Copy Of An August 26, 1879 Cable From Ward To Derbyshire Accepting The Invitation To Speak At A Calvert Benefit; Also A Note From L.… Read More

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1853. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 306 Pp. + 6 Pp Ads, Complete Wrappers (Red, Printed In Black, With Spine And Both Panels, 5 Titles And 4 Forthcoming Titles On Rear Panel) Bound In At Rear. First Edition, Three Quarter Red Morocco, 5 Compartments, Gilt, Marbled Paper Boards And Endpapers, Top Edge Gilt. Bookplate Of Pre-Eminent Thackeray Collector Henry S. Van Duzer, Designed By Tiffany & Co.; His Thackeray Library Went To Auction In 1917. Binding With Slight Rubbing, Tight And Clean And Unfaded; Wrappers Almost Unbelievably Clean, As New, Bound In At Rear.