Scenes of Clerical Life
by Eliot, George
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Collins' Clear-Type Press AQ1 - Book has wrinkling and wear on the top and bottom spine and some corners, tanning on the spine, name plate on the front fixed end paper, some small peeling on the first page, some pencil writings, wrinkling and crease on some inside pages, heavy discoloration (browning), and shelf wear. Gilt lettering and design on the spine gilt facsimile signature of the author on the front. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Buckland, A. H.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Synopsis
Scenes of Clerical Life is the title under which George Eliot's first published fictional work, a collection of three short stories, was released in book form, and the first of her works to be released under her famous pseudonym. The stories were first published in Blackwood's Magazine over the course of the year 1857, initially anonymously, before being released as a two-volume set by Blackwood and Sons in January 1858.
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- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EC4078BB
- Title
- Scenes of Clerical Life
- Author
- Eliot, George
- Illustrator
- Buckland, A. H.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- LITERATURE CLERICAL LIFE
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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