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ADAM BEDE; by George Eliot in three volumes
by [EVANS (Lewes, later Cross) , Mary Ann]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Ednburgh and London: Blackwood, 1859. First edition of volumes 1 & 3, second edition of volume 2. 8vo, bound in contemporary calf backed boards, little rubbed and worn, bookplate in each volume, a good tight set. Sadleir 812; Parrish p. 12. The author of Silas Marner's second novel. Blain notes:"Her financial, critical and popular success was phenomenal. It was widely rcognized that her novels introduced a new realism and psychological seriousness to English fiction"[p. 335].
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- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21508
- Title
- ADAM BEDE; by George Eliot in three volumes
- Author
- [EVANS (Lewes, later Cross) , Mary Ann]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition of volumes 1 & 3, second edition of volume 2
- Publisher
- Blackwood
- Place of Publication
- Ednburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Life Books Inc
Biblio member since 2008
Lanesborough, Massachusetts
About Second Life Books Inc
Established on 1972, we sell used and rare books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Booksellers .
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