[FINE BINDINGS] – a uniformly bound group of 9 works in 11 volumes, most by ELIOT, George (1819-1880).
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Nov 9, 2021
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ELIOT, George (1819-1880), and others. A uniformly bound group of 9 works in 11 volumes, comprising:
LEWES, Mary Anne Evans (“George ELIOT”) (1819-880). The Works of George Eliot. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, N.d. 8 works in 10 volumes. Standard Edition. – Middlemarch. Vol. III only. – The Mill on the Floss. 2 volumes. – Scenes of Clerical Life. 2 volumes. – Felix Holt, the Radical. Vol. I only. – Daniel Deronda. Vol. III only. – Romola. Vol. I only. – Impressions of Theophrastus Such. 1 volume. – Adam Bede. Vol. II only. -- [With:] -- CROSS, John Walter (1840-1924). George Eliot's Life as Related in her Letters and Journals. London, 1885. Vol. I (of 3). Engraved portrait frontispiece. (Some offsetting.) FIRST EDITION. -- Together, 9 works in 11 volumes, 8vo (183 x 120 mm). (Some leaves partially uncut). 19th-Century half green morocco on green cloth gilt, spines in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, 2 compartments gilt lettering, top edge gilt, marbled endsheets (spines faded, some rubbing). Provenance: Amy Bend Bishop (1870-1957) (bookplate).
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