A rare first edition of 'Wuthering Heights' complete with spelling mistakes is up for auction
Christie’s says the original cloth copy is the first to reach auction since 1908 and could fetch up to £600,000.
- On Monday, Christie's announced that a rare first-edition copy of Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights' will be auctioned for the first time since 1908, featuring the publisher's original cloth binding.
- Only about 250 copies of the first edition were printed, and Christie's books and manuscripts specialist Mark Wiltshire noted that most surviving copies were rebound, making original cloth examples extremely scarce.
- Being sold alongside sister Anne Bronte's 'Agnes Grey', the volume carries an estimate of 400,000 pounds to 600,000 pounds at the June 30 London auction.
- The first edition was rushed to publication after the success of Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre', and Wiltshire noted the book is notorious for typographical errors, including the occasional misspelling of the word 'heights'.
- Recent big-screen adaptations by Emerald Fennell featuring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi have renewed interest in the story, which has become a cultural touchstone inspiring art and music, notably Kate Bush.
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Rare Copy of Wuthering Heights Keeps Spelling 'Heights' Wrong
A rare first-edition copy of Wuthering Heights , complete with spelling mistakes, is up for auction for the first time in more than a century, as Emily Bronte's tragic, tempestuous romance gains new fans through a big-screen adaptation. Christie's auction house said on Monday that it's the first copy of the...
A rare copy of the first edition of the novel Wuthering Heights, or Cumbres Borscosas, with spelling errors, will be auctioned for the first time in more than a century, at a time when Emily Brontë's tragic and tempestuous romance gains new followers thanks to an adaptation for the big screen. Christie's auction house reported on Monday that it is the first copy of the novel in the original web binding of the publisher that has been auctioned si…
All three Brontë sisters are mythical figures in British literary history. The cult now increases the price for a rare first edition of Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" – in which even the central word is repeatedly miswritten.
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