Impressions of Theophrastus Such
by George Eliot
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1883. Hardcover. Near Fine. in bright red and gilt letter with marbled page edges and endpapers, two discreet previous owner's names on blank pages, else unmarked. A beautiful copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Later printing of the first edition, no date. First published in 1879, it was Eliot's last published writing and her most experimental, taking the form of a series of literary essays by an imaginary minor scholar whose eccentric character is revealed through his work. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012456
- Title
- Impressions of Theophrastus Such
- Author
- George Eliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...