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[Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". Middlemarch. A Study of Provincial Life, 4 vol., first edition: NO RESERVE [Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". Middlemarch. A Study of Provincial Life, 4 vol., first edition in book form, each book with divisional half-title, vol. 1-3 with general title and half-t

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If War Comes (Signed First Edition): SKU #: 030985 Title: If War Comes (Signed First Edition) Description: This book sets down what future wars will mean to the war-frightened public. Gift inscription from George Fielding Eliot on front

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BOOKS: (4) Vols art incl. Matisse Jazz: BOOKS: (4) Vols art incl. Matisse Jazz, Four hardcovers, three with jackets: 1) Henri Matisse. Jazz. George Braziller, 1983 first edition. 2) Domenico Bianchi. Sperone Westwater, February 1986. Eight

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18 Books incl First Editions: Includes 1.) The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck. First edition by The Viking Press 1957. 2.) The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck. First edition. Published by The Viking Press 1947. 3.) John

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Lot of 4 Vintage Books Incl. First Edition: Includes Cricket Songs Japanese Haiku translated by Harry Behn published by Harcourt, Brace & World Inc. 1964; Stanyan Street & Other Sorrows by Rod McKuen published by Stanyan Music Company limited e

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9 Vintage Books Incl. First Edition: Includes Touchstone for Ethics by T. H. Huxley and Julian Huxley, published by Harper & Brothers in 1947; London Rhymes by Frederick Locker, published by White, Stokes & Allen in 1886; A Preface to Mo

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George Eliot Middlemarch First Edition.: Heading: Author: Eliot, George Title: Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life Author: Eliot, George Place: Edinburgh and London Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons <

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George Eliot Daniel Deronda First Edition: George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Daniel Deronda, in four volumes. First edition, 1876. Publisher William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburg and London; printed William Blackwood and Sons.

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George Eliot Felix Holt First Edition: George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Felix Holt. The Radical, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1866. Publisher William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburg and London; printed by William Blackwood

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George Eliot Silas Marner First Edition: George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Silas Marner the Weaver of Raveloe. First edition, 1861. Publisher William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; printed by William Blackwood an

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GROUPING BOOKS INCL HUCKLEBERRY FINN FIRST EDITION: First edition, sixth printing Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, 1936. Peter Pan the Story of Peter and Wendy by James M. Barrie, 1911, by Grosset & Dunlap. Wonderland Stories Simplified by Eliz

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George Eliot Silas Marner First Edition: Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. Octavo, fine leather binding by Riviere, gilt decorated spine, top edge gilt, rear board detached, otherwise very good.

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Eliot (George) Adam Bede, 3 vol., first edition, 1859; and 11 others by the same (14): [Evans (Mary Ann)] "George Eliot". Adam Bede, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, divisional fly-titles, without 16pp. publisher's advertisement at end vol. 3, contemporary ink ownership inscription t

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Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Ed., 1871-72: MIDDLEMARCH: A STUDY OF PROVINCIAL LIFE, Vol. I-IV, First Edition, by George Eliot, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1871-72. Hardcover 12mos, 1,542 total top edge gilt

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George Eliot The Mill on the Floss First Edition: George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). The Mill on the Floss, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1860. Publisher William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; printed by William Blackwood a

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28 George Eliot Books, incl. First Editions

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Description

Twenty-three (23) First Edition books by Mary Ann Evans, writing under the pen name George Eliot, 28 items total, majority published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1859-84. Includes: DANIEL DERONDA, Vol. I-IV, 1876; ADAM BEDE, Vol. I-III, 1859; ROMOLA, Vol. I-III, published by Smith, Elder, and Company, London, 1863; THE MILL ON THE FLOSS, Vol. I-III, 1860; FELIX HOLT, THE RADICAL, Vol. I-III, 1866; SILAS MARNER: THE WEAVER OF RAVELOE, 1861; THE LEGEND OF JUBAL AND OTHER POEMS, 1874; SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE, Vol. I-II, 1858; THE SPANISH GYPSY: A POEM, 1868; ESSAYS AND LEAVES FROM A NOTEBOOK, 1884 and IMPRESSIONS OF THEOPHRASTUS SUCH, 1879. Also includes GEORGE ELIOT'S LIFE AS RELATED IN HER LETTERS AND JOURNALS, Vol. I-III, First Edition, by J.W. Cross, 1885; WISE, WITTY, AND TENDER SAYINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE SELECTED FROM THE WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT, FIRST EDITION, by Alexander Main, 1872; and THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT: POEMS, Vol. I, published by Harper and Brothers, New York and London, undated. Hardcover, various sizes, top edge gilt pages, to most volumes rebound by Zaehnsdorf for A.C. McClurg and Company, Chicago, in blue leather with gilt-stamped covers and spines, five raised hubs, gilt dentelle with marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers, POEMS, Vol. I and SAYINGS rebound in three-quarter leather with marbled-paper sides, ex libris plate to interior of front covers, many with brown grosgrain ribbon bookmarks. Ranging in size from 6 5/8" H x 4 3/4" W x 1 1/8" D to 8 3/8" H x 5 3/4" W x 1 1/4" D.

The Estate of Edith (Edie) M. Bass, Nashville, Tennessee. Most of the items from her estate in this auction were by descent from her parents, Walter Paul McBride and Claire Childs of Lake Forest, Illinois.

Condition

Covers in overall good condition with wear to hinges, areas of loss, largest 1/2", to spines, corners bumped. Pages in overall good, legible condition with toning, scattered foxing spots, scuffs, creases, few pencil marks, light handling wear. Daniel Deronda Vol. I and Sayings covers are separated from binding.