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George Eliot's Works [Novels of George Eliot] (twelve volumes).
by ELIOT, George (Mary Anne Evans)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY:: Harper & Brothers,. Very Good. 1885. Hardcover. Volume I: Adam Bede. Volume II: The Mill on the Floss. Volume III: Felix Holt, the Radical. Volume IV: Scenes of Clerical Life and Silas Marner. Volume V: Romola. Volume VI: Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life (Vol. I). Volume VII: Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life (Vol. II). Volume VIII: Daniel Deronda (Vol. I). Volume IX: Daniel Deronda (Vol. II). Volume X: Impressions of Theophrastus Such. Volume XI: Essays and Leaves from a Note-Book. Volume XII: Poems Together with Brother Jacob and The Lifted Veil. The first five volumes are illustrated with a few steel engravings. No indication of printing in any of the volumes. Octavos, half bound in light brown leather with gilt lettering, design, and raised bands on the spines, marbled paper covered boards, marbled text block edges, marbled endpapers. Some light shelf wear and aging, else all volumes are very good with solid bindings. .
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- Bookseller
- Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88667
- Title
- George Eliot's Works [Novels of George Eliot] (twelve volumes).
- Author
- ELIOT, George (Mary Anne Evans)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers,
- Place of Publication
- NY:
- Date Published
- 1885
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Springfield, Massachusetts
About Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
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