Fall Great Estates Curated Auction

George Eliot Scenes of Clerical Life First Edition

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (England, 1819-1880). Scenes of Clerical Life, in 2 volumes. First edition, 1858. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. Originally published in Blackwood’s Magazine. In red cloth clamshell case. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4".

Corners bumped, spines and edges worn, some fraying at spines, bindings loose, notations in ink on both half title pages, separation at pastedowns; corners bumped on case, label with Sotheby’s lot number and sale number on front of clamshell.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, 5/16/1984; Ximenes Rare Books, New York, 5/18/1984; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.

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