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George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals
by CROSS, J. W. (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1880s-1920s]. Hardcover. The life of George Eliot (pen-name of Mary Anne Evans) is told in her letters and journal entries. Born in 1819, the English author wrote numerous highly-regarded novels such as "The Mill on the Floss," "Silas Marner" and "Middlemarch," among many others. Entries arranged, edited and indexed by J. W. Cross. With a tissue-guarded frontis portrait of Eliot. Possibly published c.1880s-1920s, though 1884 date appears in book. --- In maroon cloth with spine titling in gilt, TEG (top edge gilt). Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With conspicuous discoloration to back cover and mild scuffing to cover edges, else a tightly-bound, unmarked, sound copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; x, 763 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88264
- Title
- George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals
- Author
- CROSS, J. W. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1880s-1920s]
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir;
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
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