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GEORGE ELIOT, PUBLISHED BY UNITED
GEORGE ELIOT, PUBLISHED BY UNITED STATES BOOK CO., 8 VOLUMESGeorge Eliot, Published by United States Book Co., 8 Volumes,
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A fifteen-volume set of the works
A fifteen-volume set of the works of George Eliot, including the novels Silas Marner and Middlemarch (Boston, n.d. but a bookplate in each states the number of volumes in the set and gives the date October 1889). Bound in three-quarter leather with marbled boards. In unusually fine condition.
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Books: 7 Volumes ''George
Books: 7 Volumes ''George Elliot'' 1909
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Limited Edition The Writings of
Limited Edition The Writings of George Eliot(Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1908) 25 volumes set #256 of 750 quarto red cloth covers with applied title plate on the spine Betsy Penn library plates.Minor chipping to the covers; internally fine. Very good condition.
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20 vols. Eliot, George [Works.]
20 vols. Eliot, George [Works.] Boston: Little, Brown, (1900). 8vo, contemp. 3/4 scarlet morocco & cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered, decorated & floral spines, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; occasionally scuffed, a few spine ends slightly rubbed, a few spines fading, a few vols. slightly cocked. Frontispieces.
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GEORGE ELIOT'S WORKS, ESTES AND
GEORGE ELIOT'S WORKS, ESTES AND LAURIAT BOSTON, HANDY VOLUME EDITION 1887, 11 VOLUMESGeorge Eliot's Works, Estes and Lauriat Boston, Handy Volume Edition 1887, 11 Volumes
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Eliot (George) Works, Standard
Eliot (George) Works, Standard Edition, 20 vols., 8vo., orig. cloth, n.d.
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THE NOVELS OF GEORGE ELIOT, 1895The
THE NOVELS OF GEORGE ELIOT, 1895The Novels of George Eliot
8 volumes in 7 books (complete)
Pub. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh/ London
Circa 1895
Three-quarters bound in red Morocco leather over marbled boards, with marbled end papers and gilt top edge. Gilt spines with raised bands. Duodecimo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4").
Condition
Good to very good condition, with covers all intact. The binding is a bit tight, causing the text block to feel slightly stiff.
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GEORGE ELIOT ROMOLA 2 VOLUME 1ST
GEORGE ELIOT ROMOLA 2 VOLUME 1ST EDITION BOOK SET England,1819-1880 Includes two volumes of Romola by Mary Anne Evans under the penname George Eliot, Copyright Edition, Leipzig Bernhard Tauchnitz 1863.
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GEORGE ELIOT'S LIFE FIRST EDITION
GEORGE ELIOT'S LIFE FIRST EDITION BOOKSGeorge Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). George Eliot's Life. As Related in Her Letters and Journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J.W. Cross. In 3 volumes. First edition, 1885. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; printed by William Blackwood and Sons. Inscriptions "from Father" dated 1885 on half title pages. Newsprint obituary for Mrs. Charles Bray taped inside front endpaper volume 3. Corners bumped, shelf wear, some wear to edges and spines, foxing to front and rear endpapers and fore edge, tears and separation at front and rear pastedowns, some fraying to spines, bindings loose. Provenance: Ximenes Rare Books, 1970; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition:
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GEORGE ELIOT'S LIFE FIRST EDITION
GEORGE ELIOT'S LIFE FIRST EDITION BOOKSGeorge Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). George Eliot's Life. As Related in Her Letters and Journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J.W. Cross. In 3 volumes. First edition, 1885. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; printed by William Blackwood and Sons. Inscriptions "from Father" dated 1885 on half title pages. Newsprint obituary for Mrs. Charles Bray taped inside front endpaper volume 3.
Corners bumped, shelf wear, some wear to edges and spines, foxing to front and rear endpapers and fore edge, tears and separation at front and rear pastedowns, some fraying to spines, bindings loose.
Provenance: Ximenes Rare Books, 1970; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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Fine leather-bound books: George
Fine leather-bound books: George Eliot's Works Eliot George. Boston: Estes and Lauriat nd. Bound three-quarter brown with marbled boards and gilt-tooled spines. 12 vols. including the following titles: DANIEL DERONDA SCENES OF THEATRICAL LIFE MIDDLEMARCH ROMOLA and others. (12pcs) Provenance: Atlanta Georgia private collection. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
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* ELIOT GEORGE The George Eliot
* ELIOT GEORGE The George Eliot Portfolio. Being a Series of Sixty Japanese Paper Proofs. Paris: Estes and Lauriat 1888. Folio full vellum with red and gilt design to front board lettered in gilt a.e.g. With 60 tipped in plates. Edition de Luxe number 19 of 50 copies. Soiling to boards; ends and corners bumped; offsetting from some plates; ephemera laid into index page.
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2 vols. Eliot, George. Essays
2 vols. Eliot, George. Essays and Leaves from A Note-Book. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884. First edition. 8vo, orig. gilt & black stamped brown cloth; light wear. * Another copy of the preceding, orig. cloth; light edge wear, spine ends slightly frayed, joints slightly scuffed, hinges slightly stressed. Each copy complete with 1/2 titles & adverts. Light to moderate foxing to 1/2 title in second copy. Sound & attractive copies. Parrish pp. 45 &
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GEORGE ELIOT SCENES OF CLERICAL
GEORGE ELIOT SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE FIRST EDITIONGeorge Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Scenes of Clerical Life, in 2 volumes. First edition, 1858. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. Originally published in Blackwood's Magazine. In red cloth clamshell case. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4". Corners bumped, spines and edges worn, some fraying at spines, bindings loose, notations in ink on both half title pages, separation at pastedowns; corners bumped on case, label with Sotheby's lot number and sale number on front of clamshell. Provenance: Sotheby's, 5/16/1984; Ximenes Rare Books, New York, 5/18/1984; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition:
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GEORGE ELIOT FELIX HOLT FIRST
GEORGE ELIOT FELIX HOLT FIRST EDITIONGeorge 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 and Sons, Edinburgh. With 4 pages and 20 pages of advertisements at rear of volume III. John F. Eastwood bookplates. Wear and scratches to boards and spine, corners bumped, bindings loose, boards separating and torn at pastedowns, shelf wear and wear to edges, some warping to pages, foxing throughout, notations in pencil front endpapers volume I. Provenance: Swann Galleries, New York 10/7/1971; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition:
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GEORGE ELIOT FELIX HOLT FIRST
GEORGE ELIOT FELIX HOLT FIRST EDITIONGeorge 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 and Sons, Edinburgh. With 4 pages and 20 pages of advertisements at rear of volume III. John F. Eastwood bookplates.
Wear and scratches to boards and spine, corners bumped, bindings loose, boards separating and torn at pastedowns, shelf wear and wear to edges, some warping to pages, foxing throughout, notations in pencil front endpapers volume I.
Provenance: Swann Galleries, New York 10/7/1971; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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10 VOLUME THE WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT
10 VOLUME THE WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT 1908: Complete 10 volume set pulished by Postlethwaite Taylor & Knowles Ltd. London New York. 3/4 Corinthian leather with fabric covered boards rough edges. Each volume approx 1 3/4'' x 8 1/4'' x 6''.CONDITION: Note minor wear rubs and discoloration to spines and covers toning to pages.
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CHARLES W. ELIOT, BY HENRY
CHARLES W. ELIOT, BY HENRY JAMESBoston and New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1930, two volumes, illustrated, two sets of same book, one specially bound with binding signed Riverside Press, aeg, five raised bands; second set with tipped in extras, ANS signed by Henry James, TLS signed by Henry James, teg Note: Henry James was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 18, 1879. He was the son of philosopher and psychologist, William James. Henry graduated with an A.B. from Harvard University in 1899 and a Bachelor of Law from Harvard Law School five years later.
Provenance: Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection
Condition:
wear to dust cover, chip at bottom of spine, top edge worn, light discoloration to pages, typical wear
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GEORGE ELIOT MIDDLEMARCH FIRST
GEORGE ELIOT MIDDLEMARCH FIRST EDITIONGeorge Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Middlemarch. A Study of Provincial Life, in 4 volumes. First edition, 1871-1872. Publisher William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. Marbled boards and red spines and corners with gilt lettering. Inscriptions dated 1893-1894. 5" x 7". All with wear to boards and spines, shelf wear, wear to corners and top edges, foxing through first leaves of all and minor foxing intermittently throughout all, writing in ink and pencil on front endpapers and half title pages. Provenance: Harrington Bros. Antiquarian Booksellers, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, 8/9/1995; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition:
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GEORGE ELIOT MIDDLEMARCH FIRST
GEORGE ELIOT MIDDLEMARCH FIRST EDITIONGeorge Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Middlemarch. A Study of Provincial Life, in 4 volumes. First edition, 1871-1872. Publisher William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. Marbled boards and red spines and corners with gilt lettering. Inscriptions dated 1893-1894. 5" x 7".
All with wear to boards and spines, shelf wear, wear to corners and top edges, foxing through first leaves of all and minor foxing intermittently throughout all, writing in ink and pencil on front endpapers and half title pages.
Provenance: Harrington Bros. Antiquarian Booksellers, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, 8/9/1995; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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GEORGE ELIOT SCENES OF CLERICAL
GEORGE ELIOT SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE FIRST EDITIONGeorge Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Scenes of Clerical Life, in 2 volumes. First edition, 1858. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. Originally published in Blackwood's Magazine. In red cloth clamshell case. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4".
Corners bumped, spines and edges worn, some fraying at spines, bindings loose, notations in ink on both half title pages, separation at pastedowns; corners bumped on case, label with Sotheby's lot number and sale number on front of clamshell.
Provenance: Sotheby's, 5/16/1984; Ximenes Rare Books, New York, 5/18/1984; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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3 vols. Eliot, George. Felix
3 vols. Eliot, George. Felix Holt The Radical. Edinburgh: Blackwood and Sons, 1866. First edition. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gilt-lettered & decorated spines, dark green endpapers, fore & bottom edges untrimmed as issued; light edge wear, skillfull unobtrusive restoration at head & foot of spines. Minor occasional spotting to endpapers & a few front & back matter leaves. Pub. catalogues, 4 pp. & 20 pp. Lacking 1/2 titles. With ink stamp on vol. 1 title page above the author's name, "Presented by the publisher." Sadlier 814, Carter's C bdg.; Parrish pp. 20 &
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[BINDINGS] THE WORKS OF GEORGE
[BINDINGS] THE WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT, (23) VOLS. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, no date, fine leather binding by J.M. Dent, London, marbled endpapers, page edges gilt, lacking vol. 4, vols. 1-21 comprise the works, with vols. 22-24 "George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals", 6.5"h x 4.5"w
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ELIOT T. S. A group of eight
ELIOT T. S. A group of eight first editions comprising Poems Written in Early Youth. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux (1967). First American edition. On Poetry and Poets. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1957. First American edition. For Lancelot Andrewes: Essays on Style and Order. London: Faber & Gwyer (1928). The Sacred Wood. Essays on Poetry and Criticism. London: Methuen (1920). The Rock. London: Faber & Faber (1934). Selected Poems. London: Faber and Faber 1948. Points of View. London: Faber and Faber (1941). After Strange Gods. A Primer of Modern Heresy. London: Faber and Faber 1934. [Together with:] Four Quartets. London: The Folio Society 1968. (9 total)
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GEORGE ELIOT THE MILL ON THE
GEORGE ELIOT THE MILL ON THE FLOSS FIRST EDITIONGeorge 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 and Sons, Edinburgh. "I Am Ready" bookplate to front pastedown volume I. 16 page advertisement at the end of volume III.
Corners bumped, wear to spines and edges, fraying to spines volumes II and III, writing in ink on front endpapers, notations in pencil on front pastedown volume I, some foxing and discoloration to pages, top corner missing from front endpaper volume I, bindings loose, covers bent and dented at edges; receipt for repairs from Eudaldo Ginesta dated 1975.
Provenance: Ximenes Rare Book, New York, 10/12/1970; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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GEORGE ELIOT SILAS MARNER FIRST
GEORGE ELIOT SILAS MARNER FIRST EDITIONGeorge 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 and Sons, Edinburgh. With Bound by Burn 37 & 38 Kirby St label. With 16 page Messrs Blackwood and Sons' Publications advertising catalog at rear and 4 pages for Autobiography of Dr. Alexander Carlyle at front. Dark orange cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering. 5 1/4" x 8". Corners bumped, shelf wear, wear to edges and spine, some fraying to cloth at corners and edges, scratches to front board, some foxing, binding loose, notation in pencil on front pastedown, cloth torn at bottom of spine. Provenance: Private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition:
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8 Volume Book Set Eliot Works circa
8 Volume Book Set Eliot Works circa 1890.
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* ELIOT GEORGE The Mill on the
* ELIOT GEORGE The Mill on the Floss. Edinburgh: Blackwood 1860. 3 vols. 8vo publisher's cinnamon-colored cloth stamped in blind (Carter's ''B'' binding) with Edmunds and Remnants sticker to rear endpaper vol. 2 housed in custom half-morocco slipcase with individual chemises 16-page undated publisher's catalogue to end of vol. 3. First edition with half-titles. Without the advertisement for Scenes of Clerical Life and Adam Bede in vol. 1 (Carter 110-111 signifies earlier state). Spine ends and corner bumped; hinges tender on all volumes.
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Thirteen 19th century books, c/o
Thirteen 19th century books, c/o seven books of the Novels of George Eliot (Blackwood & Sons, London, n.d. but c. 1890) including Silas Marner and Middlemarch; and six books of the Works of Rudyard Kipling (Edition de Luxe, Harcourt Publishing, n.d. but c. 1900).
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[LEATHER BINDINGS] GEORGE ELLIOTT'S
[LEATHER BINDINGS] GEORGE ELLIOTT'S WORKS[Leather Bindings] , George Elliot's Works, Boston, Dana Estes & Co., c. 1887, 24 vols., 3/4 dark blue/black leather, 7 1/2 in. x 5 in
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GEORGE ELIOT THE MILL ON THE
GEORGE ELIOT THE MILL ON THE FLOSS FIRST EDITIONGeorge 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 and Sons, Edinburgh. "I Am Ready" bookplate to front pastedown volume I. 16 page advertisement at the end of volume III. Corners bumped, wear to spines and edges, fraying to spines volumes II and III, writing in ink on front endpapers, notations in pencil on front pastedown volume I, some foxing and discoloration to pages, top corner missing from front endpaper volume I, bindings loose, covers bent and dented at edges; receipt for repairs from Eudaldo Ginesta dated 1975. Provenance: Ximenes Rare Book, New York, 10/12/1970; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition:
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MAURICE ELIOT (FRENCH,
MAURICE ELIOT (FRENCH, 1864-1945), OIL ON CANVAS, DEPICTS YOUNG GIRL IN FOREGROUND SITTING IN FIELD WITH GOLDEN FIELDS IN THE DISTAN...Maurice Eliot (French, 1864-1945), oil on canvas, depicts young girl in foreground sitting in field with golden fields in the distance and a clear sky, signed lower right, framed, not examined out of frame, wear consistent with age including toning, craquelure, light scratches, and scattered areas of loss, ss: 24 1/2" x 16 1/4"
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ELIOT T.S. The Love Song of J.
ELIOT T.S. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock in Poetry A Magazine of Verse Volume VI No. III June 1915. 8vo publisher's printed decorative wrappers uncut. Pp. 130-135 whole issue offered. First appearance in a national publication preceded only by publication in the Smith Academy Record and the Harvard Advocate. Light finger smudge to p. 129; 1-inch tear to foot of spine; otherwise fine.
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GEORGE ELIOT SILAS MARNER FIRST
GEORGE ELIOT SILAS MARNER FIRST EDITIONGeorge 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 and Sons, Edinburgh. With Bound by Burn 37 & 38 Kirby St label. With 16 page Messrs Blackwood and Sons' Publications advertising catalog at rear and 4 pages for Autobiography of Dr. Alexander Carlyle at front. Dark orange cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering. 5 1/4" x 8".
Corners bumped, shelf wear, wear to edges and spine, some fraying to cloth at corners and edges, scratches to front board, some foxing, binding loose, notation in pencil on front pastedown, cloth torn at bottom of spine.
Provenance: Private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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ELIOT T. S. The Love Song of J.
ELIOT T. S. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock in Poetry A Magazine of Verse Volume VI No. III June 1915. 8vo original printed decorative wrappers. Pp. 130-135 whole issue offered. First appearance in a national publication preceded only by publication in the Smith Academy Record and the Harvard Advocate. Marginal chipping to wrappers and some leaves; 1 1/2-inch tear to front wrap; hinges tender.