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George Eliot, 1858
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Scenes of Clerical Life
George Eliot, 1858
ELIOT, George (1819-1880). Scenes of Clerical Life. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1858.
First edition in book form of Eliot's first venture into fiction. George Henry Lewes submitted the manuscript in 1856 "as the work of an unnamed friend" and Blackwood quickly sent 50 guineas. The author would soon identify herself to the publisher as George Eliot, which she acknowledged was 'a nom de plume.' (Baker & Ross 27). The novel was first serialized by in 1857. In binding B, claret morocco grain cloth and cinnamon endpapers. Baker & Ross A3.2.
Two volumes, octavo. Half-titles. Original cloth bound by Edmonds & Remnants (a touch of mild fading and cockling to spine, hinges cracked with old repairs); custom box. Provenance: Hoon Bookseller, Ashbourn (stamp to endpaper) – J. L. Errington (ownership inscription to title page).
George Eliot, 1858
ELIOT, George (1819-1880). Scenes of Clerical Life. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1858.
First edition in book form of Eliot's first venture into fiction. George Henry Lewes submitted the manuscript in 1856 "as the work of an unnamed friend" and Blackwood quickly sent 50 guineas. The author would soon identify herself to the publisher as George Eliot, which she acknowledged was 'a nom de plume.' (Baker & Ross 27). The novel was first serialized by in 1857. In binding B, claret morocco grain cloth and cinnamon endpapers. Baker & Ross A3.2.
Two volumes, octavo. Half-titles. Original cloth bound by Edmonds & Remnants (a touch of mild fading and cockling to spine, hinges cracked with old repairs); custom box. Provenance: Hoon Bookseller, Ashbourn (stamp to endpaper) – J. L. Errington (ownership inscription to title page).
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