Works of George Eliot 21 Volumes STUNNING FINE BINDINGS ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS 1890

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The Complete Works of George Eliot, the first standard edition of 1890 published by William Blackwood & Sons.

Uniformly bound in very attractive half leather bindings with fantastic gilt and tooled labels to the spines. Uncommon to find in such excellent condition and complete in all 21 volumes.

This set to include:

- Middlemarch (3 vols)

- Felix Holt (2 vols)

- Romola (2 vols)

- Adam Bede (2 vols)

- Mill on the Floss (2 vols)

- Daniel Deronda (3 vols)

- Scenes of Clerical Life (2 vols)

- The Spanish Gypsy

- Silas Marner etc

- The Legend of Jubal etc

- Theophrastus Such

- Essays etc

Size: 5 x 7.25 x 1 inches.

Total shelf space: 21.75 inches (56 cm)

Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Spines sunned but generally VG+, with rubbing to raised bands and most with some discolouration to the tails and a few to headcaps. Some rubbing to tooled label of Felix Holt vol 1, otherwise all tooled labels near fine/fine. All hinges and joints are fine and all boards are securely attached and bindings firm. All text blocks to all volumes are fine without any foxing, writing, tears, stains, or toning. No bookplates attached. Corners without deformity and boards slightly rubbed with a small number with some scratches, but generally VG+/near fine. No shelf lean. Some volumes have very minor foxing to half title pages and preliminaries but not affecting text blocks or title pages. Page edges fine. Pastedowns all fine. A very attractive set.