Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe
by George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£495.00£445.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of George Eliot's third novel, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. First edition in Carter's Variant B binding. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. Written by Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name of George Eliot, an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Bound without half-title or advertisements to the rear. In the original cinnamon cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Joints starting but firm. With fading to the spine and an ink mark to the front board. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Ink inscription to front endpaper and title page. Bookseller's embossed stamp to front endpaper. Good
Synopsis
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is a dramatic novel by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans) which was first published in 1861.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 855T54
- Title
- Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe
- Author
- George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Silas Marner Eliot Evans Marner
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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