Scenes of Clerical Life
by George Eliot
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Everyman's Library (Dent), 1976. Later Printing. Very Good/Very Good. In original, unclipped, jacket in protective sheet. Minor creasing and some rubbing to spine. Bound in blue cloth over boards with gilded lettering on the spine. Small spot stain on front joint; solid, square, and otherwise fine. Old price sticker on ffep. The interiors is clean, clear, and crisp.
Pages: (10) 334 (4) Dimensions: 7(3/8) x 4¾ x 1.
Pages: (10) 334 (4) Dimensions: 7(3/8) x 4¾ x 1.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5491
- Title
- Scenes of Clerical Life
- Author
- George Eliot
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library (Dent)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
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About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...