George Eliot's Life as related in her Letters and Journals (in three volumes)
by arranged and edited by her husband J.W. Cross
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1885 Complete in three volumes. Green pebbled cloth with facsimile gilt signature on cover, gold gilt title on spine. Frontispiece portrait of Eliot with tissue in volume one, frontispiece of Miss Evans, with tissue in volume two and frontispiece of house at Cheyne Walk, also with tissue. Bumped corners on all volumes. Light rubbing and frayed spine ends on all volumes. Red top stain to edge. Tight binding. Chocolate endpapers with previous owner's name in pencil; otherwise clean interior.. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Genesee Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102152
- Title
- George Eliot's Life as related in her Letters and Journals (in three volumes)
- Author
- arranged and edited by her husband J.W. Cross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1885
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Genesee Books
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Rochester, New York
About Genesee Books
Online book seller out of Rochester NY. My tastes are libertine and quirky and the selection of books tends to reflect those preferences.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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