THE WRITINGS OF GEORGE ELIOT. Scenes of Clerical Life I. [Cover Title]: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT. Large Paper Edition
de Eliot, George
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- First
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- Full pebbled morocco, te.g. (stamped in gilt on front cover, stating: "The Complete Works of/ George Eliot/ Large Paper Edition/
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1908. First edition (by this publisher), publisher's salesman's sample; salesman's sample for the 'Large Paper Edition of the Works of George Eliot' (including salesman's blank order form for subscribers). (vi) (title page and introduction), (10) ('Notes on the Illustrations'), [26] (consisting of twenty-six full page photogravure illustrations, including photographs by English photographer Mr. C. E. Walmsley, and various drawings, portraits of the author, manuscript page in facsimile, etc.; each with a separate tissue guard, printed with title of the illustration), [8] (paginated 116-124, printing "Adam Bede/ Chapter VII: The Dairy"), [11] (printing the title page, followed by a ten-page description of the 'The Complete Works of George Eliot,' headed: "Announcement: Messrs. Houghton Mifflin... have in preparation and will publisher early in 1908. a new Large-Paper Edition of The Complete Works of George Eliot..." [followed by a detailed discussion of the publication, printed in red and black type], [1] (printing, at the conclusion of the salesman's sample, page [92] from 'Scenes from a Clerical Life']; the front pastedown contains a sample binding of Vol. I, in red cloth with paper spine label, and rear endpapers have a sample of the deluxe binding of Vol. III, in red morocco stamped in gilt, with raised bands, affixed to marbled paper endpaper sample; frontispiece photogravure of a drawing of George Eliot. 8vo. Full pebbled morocco, te.g. (stamped in gilt on front cover, stating: "The Complete Works of/ George Eliot/ Large Paper Edition/ Houghton, Mifflin & CO."),Binding is slightly rubbed at edges of spine, front endpapers lightly foxed, else a near fine copy, with the text and photogravure plates very fresh and clean. First edition (by this publisher), publisher's salesman's sample; salesman's sample for the 'Large Paper Edition of the Works of George Eliot' (including salesman's blank order form for subscribers). (vi) (title page and introduction), (10) ('Notes on the Illustrations'), [26] (consisting of twenty-six full page photogravure illustrations, including photographs by English photographer Mr. C. E. Walmsley, and various drawings, portraits of the author, manuscript page in facsimile, etc.; each with a separate tissue guard, printed with title of the illustration), [8] (paginated 116-124, printing "Adam Bede/ Chapter VII: The Dairy"), [11] (printing the title page, followed by a ten-page description of the 'The Complete Works of George Eliot,' headed: "Announcement: Messrs. Houghton Mifflin... have in preparation and will publisher early in 1908. a new Large-Paper Edition of The Complete Works of George Eliot..." [followed by a detailed discussion of the publication, printed in red and black type], [1] (printing, at the conclusion of the salesman's sample, page [92] from 'Scenes from a Clerical Life']; the front pastedown contains a sample binding of Vol. I, in red cloth with paper spine label, and rear endpapers have a sample of the deluxe binding of Vol. III, in red morocco stamped in gilt, with raised bands, affixed to marbled paper endpaper sample; frontispiece photogravure of a drawing of George Eliot. 8vo. Laid into the salesman's sample is an original (blank) order form, for use by a sale's agent for an advance order of The Writings of George Eliot. Uncommon [unrecorded by OCLC].
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- Título
- THE WRITINGS OF GEORGE ELIOT. Scenes of Clerical Life I. [Cover Title]: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GEORGE ELIOT. Large Paper Edition
- Autor
- Eliot, George
- Formato/Encuadernación
- (vi) (title page and introduction), (10) ('Notes on the Illustrations'), [26] (consisting of twenty-six full page photogravure i
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Full pebbled morocco, te.g. (stamped in gilt on front cover, stating: "The Complete Works of/ George Eliot/ Large Paper Edition/
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition (by this publisher), publisher's salesman's sample
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston and New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1908
- Palabras clave
- Saleman's Dummies | British
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