Works of George Eliot. 8 works in 7 vols. Vol. I: Adam Bede / Vol. II: The Mill on the Floss / Vol. III: Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, & Scenes of Clerical Life / Vol. IV: Felix Holt: The Radical / Vol. V: Romola , etc ~(Novels of George Eliot)
by ELIOT, George
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1896. ~TITLE CONTINUES: Vol. VI: Middlemarch / Vol. VII: Daniel Deronda.~Original half olive-green smooth polished morocco binding, marbled paper to boards. Raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt thistle motifs to spines. Spines faded to brown. Page edges and endpapers marbled in blue, green and gilt. Good quality blue cloth to boards. All hinges sound, inside and out, endpapers uncracked at gutters. Mild rubbing to corners. Small old owner's name bookplate to front endpages, red lettering on white ground. Vols I-V are undated; vols VI & VII are dated 1895 & a1896. Vol. I is identified on title page as 'A New Edition', vols II-V as 'Stereotyped Edition', vol. VI (Middlemarch) as 'New Edition', and vol. VII as 'New Edition'. All vols have additional series title page with vignette. 'Scenes of Clerical Life' has separate undated title pages within vol.III. Very mild foxing, especially to some blank endpages. Vols I-III are illustrated with engraved plates. Contents fresh. An attractive set. ~Robust packaging. . Hardback. Near Fine. c. 500pp per vol. Binding tight, text unmarked.
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- St Philip's Books
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- Title
- Works of George Eliot. 8 works in 7 vols. Vol. I: Adam Bede / Vol. II: The Mill on the Floss / Vol. III: Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, & Scenes of Clerical Life / Vol. IV: Felix Holt: The Radical / Vol. V: Romola , etc ~(Novels of George Eliot)
- Author
- ELIOT, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- c. 500pp per vol
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