The Mill on the Floss

Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1981. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania 1981. Near Mint condition. Green boards with lavish giltwork to spine and covers; 2 raised bands./No dj as issued. The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood The first American edition was published by Thomas Y Crowell Co, New York.The novel spans a period of 10 to 15 years and details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, siblings growing up at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss at its junction with the more minor River Ripple near the village of St Ogg's in Lincolnshire, England Both the river and the village are fictional.The pages are gold gilded to protect against dust and moisture and the paper used is acid neutral to last generations without discoloring, pages that are sewn not glued into the binding -,raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look. The book is in ,near Mint condition a beautiful and a great gift. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania 1981. Green boards with lavish giltwork to spine and covers; 2 raised bands. All edges gilt; decorative endpapers. The pages are gold gilded to protect against dust and moisture and the paper used is acid neutral to last generations without discoloring. pages that are sewn not glued into the binding -,raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look The book is in ,near Mint condition. a beautiful and unique gift.