Novels of George Eliot: 6 volumes
by George Eliot
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wellington, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: William Blackwood and Sons , 1881. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher: mp;1881 - Edinburgh - William Blackwood and Sons, 1882
Six leather half bound volumes with gilt detailing to the spines using red leather, marble paper covered boards, marbled page edges and marble paper pastedowns. With engraved frontispieces in each volume plus six illustrations each in Volumes I,II, and V. Six volumes of an eight volume set. Mary Anne Evans (1819 - 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism. All books appear clean, tightly bound, with undamaged marbled front and back pages, with no previous owners names. All have protective 'tissue' pages intact. Vol. I Adam Bede
bound by Griffith Farran and Co London in 3/4 Leather over marbled boards with 7 illustrations
(Vol II Mill on the Floss appears to be missing from this set)
Vol. III Silas Mariner: The Weaver of Raveloe.158 pages Three illustrations. Stereotyped edition. Also in this volume Vol. IV Scenes of Clerical Life with six illustrations 330 pages
Middlemarch possibly a front page missing as volume number not stated
Dated 1875 on front page with frontispiece then MDCCCLXXXIX 1888 on title page
Vol. V Felix Holt
Scuffing to top left of leather. 430 pages Stereotyped edition. 7 illustrations
vol. VI Romola
Damage to top of spine
Stereotyped edition
Vol. ? Daniel Deronda with vigrette title 612 pages
New edition, dated MDCCCLXXIX 1889
about 4 kilograms total weight so contact me for actual postage to your location.
Six leather half bound volumes with gilt detailing to the spines using red leather, marble paper covered boards, marbled page edges and marble paper pastedowns. With engraved frontispieces in each volume plus six illustrations each in Volumes I,II, and V. Six volumes of an eight volume set. Mary Anne Evans (1819 - 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism. All books appear clean, tightly bound, with undamaged marbled front and back pages, with no previous owners names. All have protective 'tissue' pages intact. Vol. I Adam Bede
bound by Griffith Farran and Co London in 3/4 Leather over marbled boards with 7 illustrations
(Vol II Mill on the Floss appears to be missing from this set)
Vol. III Silas Mariner: The Weaver of Raveloe.158 pages Three illustrations. Stereotyped edition. Also in this volume Vol. IV Scenes of Clerical Life with six illustrations 330 pages
Middlemarch possibly a front page missing as volume number not stated
Dated 1875 on front page with frontispiece then MDCCCLXXXIX 1888 on title page
Vol. V Felix Holt
Scuffing to top left of leather. 430 pages Stereotyped edition. 7 illustrations
vol. VI Romola
Damage to top of spine
Stereotyped edition
Vol. ? Daniel Deronda with vigrette title 612 pages
New edition, dated MDCCCLXXIX 1889
about 4 kilograms total weight so contact me for actual postage to your location.
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- Bookseller
- The Last Word
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 678
- Title
- Novels of George Eliot
- Author
- George Eliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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