Adam Bede.
by Eliot, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London.: William Blackwood & Sons. Undated, circa 1900. 550pp, gravure frontis. Original blue cloth, gilt spine decoration & title, slightly rubbed. . Reprint.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though Evans was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time. The novel has remained in print ever since, and is used in university studies of 19th century English literature.
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- Bookseller
- N. G. Lawrie Books. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40685
- Title
- Adam Bede.
- Author
- Eliot, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London.
- Keywords
- George Eliot Novel.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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