Bell Currer Preface (4 results)

Vinyl limp covers. Condition: Very Good. CLASSICS EDITION; 34567 print line. VERY GOOD Condition, 1x1" sticker removal lightening to cover, else very nice indeed.,solid copy.bright; Gold & dark blue titles bound in light purple VINYL binding (bit suede feel). .deeply embossed lettering and cover design all on soft leatherette faux leather covers. Endpapers show many purple flowers & decorative devices.Attractive binding with brigh blue text on white paper. ; 459pg pages; Very clean, solid copy. ALL NICE.back cover has original white ISBN sticker, etc.…

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. Condition poor because pp. 29-78 detached but all present, with evidence of old sellotape. The introduction by Dobree and the observations by the Bells are a major contribution to understanding the text of the novel first published 1847. 350 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £5.80.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. 8th Edition by this publisher. PENGUIN Books #524; 1954; 5th Edition by Publisher; Complete and Unabridged; 160-Grams; 279-Pages; Plus: 7-page Biographical Notice of Ellis and Acton Bell from 1950 - Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte); Plus 4-1/2-pages Editors Preface to the New (1950) Edition of Wuthering Heights - Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte); Plus 2-Page Publishers Note; Back cover has 1-3/4" x 2" image of: The Three Bronte Sisters - Anne, Emily and Charlotte, from the Painting by their brother Patrick Branwell Bronte, from the National Portrait Gallery. Wuthering Heights is the only novel by Emily Brontë, first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It's a dark, atmospheric blend of Gothic fiction, romantic obsession, and family tragedy, set on the wild moors of Yorkshire, England. ** The novel follows the passionate, destructive relationship between: Catherine Earnshaw - willful, magnetic, torn between love and social ambition; Heathcliff - an orphan of mysterious origins, consumed by love and revenge; Their bond spirals into generational conflict between the Earnshaws and the Lintons, narrated through layered storytelling by Mr. Lockwood and Ellen (Nelly) Dean; ** Themes and Tone: Obsessive love, Revenge and generational trauma, Class cruelty and social constraint, The moors as a symbol of emotional wildness; ** The novel was controversial on release for its raw depictions of violence and moral ambiguity, but it's now considered one of the greatest works in English literature. ** Wuthering Heights, the major new MOVIE adaptation, Debuts on February 13, 2026, directed by Emerald Fennell, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.* Wikipedia Notes; The earliest known film adaptation of Wuthering Heights was filmed in England in 1920 and was directed by A.V. Bramble. ** The most famous is 1939's Wuthering Heights, starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon and directed by William Wyler. ** Nigel Kneale's script was produced for BBC Television twice, first in 1953, starring Richard Todd as Heathcliff and Yvonne Mitchell as Cathy; ** In 1958, an adaptation aired on CBS television starring Rosemary Harris as Cathy and Richard Burton as Heathcliff. ** The BBC produced a four-part television dramatization in 1967 starring Ian McShane and Angela Scoular. * The 1970 film with Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff is the first colour version of the novel. * In 1978, the BBC produced a five-part TV serialisation of the book starring Ken Hutchinson, Kay Adshead and John Duttine, with music by Carl Davis; it is considered one of the most faithful adaptations of Emily Brontë's story. * In 1978, the BBC produced a five-part TV serialisation of the book starring Ken Hutchinson, Kay Adshead and John Duttine, it is considered one of the most faithful adaptations of Emily Brontë's story. >> This is a reading copy. Cover creasing & scuffing; wear to top & bottom of paper spine; 1/4" piece missing from top of paper spine; spine wear; pen to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Biographical Notice and Preface - Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte) (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. HardBack NODustJacket, 1882 ON TITLE PG, Early LATER printing Second Edition from PREFACE with Currer Bell on Title pg which is dated Dec. 1847 with Bell, Red decorated cloth with inset Gold Gilt Rectangle with title Enclosed with Black Lettering, GOOD/GOOD-, AS-IS, NODJ. Cover some rub, wear , Scuff , stains Extremities, Small tears Chips Edges Fading Cover, Top & Bottom Spine Rub, Wear Tears, Lettering on spine Gold Gilt & Black, Interior some rub, wear FoXing, Water Stains tears chips edges some Pages, Couple Very Loose Pages FROM BINDING, 879 pages + Ads for S. W. Green s Son books, Some Dogeared pages. …