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MIDDLEMARCH
187134075Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1871. 4 volumes. First Edition with Fine Provenance having come from the collection of Robert Hoe with his gilt lettered morocco ex libris. 8vo beautifully bound by Riviere and Son in full tan calf the covers with multi-ruled gilt fillet lines at the borders with circular tools as corner-pieces the spines richly gilt decorated in panels between gilt ruled and stippled raised bands two compartments with contrasting red and green morocco labels finely gilt ruled and lettered and with gilt tooled corner-pieces beautifully gilt tooled turn-ins and ruled board edges marbled endpapers t.e.g. vii 410; 377; 384; 371 pp. with all half-titles as called for. A superb copy and a fine and handsome set the text clean and fresh with occasional light mellowing and basically free from any spotting the fine binding in excellent condition. FIRST EDITION GEORGE ELIOT'S Mary Anne Evans REPUTATION REACHED ITS PEAK WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THIS HER NEXT TO LAST BOOK. MIDDLEMARCH is a difficult book to find especially so in such attractive condition as it came out in parts or cloth was circulated widely and does not seem to have survived in any significant quantity.<br> Probably the most popular of all of Eliot's novels MIDDLEMARCH has multiple plots with a large cast of characters and in addition to its distinct though interlocking narratives it pursues a number of underlying themes including the status of women the nature of marriage idealism and self-interest religion and hypocrisy political reform and education.<br> Industrialist and noted book collector Robert Hoe was preeminent among American producers of printing presses. He was one of the organizers and first president of the Grolier Club the well-known New York organization for the promotion of bookmaking as an art. His collection of rare books and manuscripts at the time of his death in 1909 was valued at several million dollars. William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
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