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Eliot, George
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Eliot, George
- The Mill on the Floss. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1860
- Paper
8vo (200 x 120mm.), 3 volumes, first edition, first printing, presumed first state, 16-page publisher’s catalogue at end of volume 3, publisher’s cinnamon diagonal ripple-grain cloth, covers decorated in blind, spines gilt (Carter's variant B), lemon endpapers, Edmonds & Remnant's binder’s ticket at end of volume I, folding box by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph, some light soiling, hinges splitting, spines bumped at head and foot, corners slightly bumped
Literature
Baker & Ross A.5.1.a1; Carter, pp.110-111; Sadleir 816a; Wolff 2060
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Despite G.H. Lewes’ concern that public knowledge of George Eliot’s identity would adversely affect the book’s reception, The Mill on the Floss met with both critical and commercial success. George Eliot herself had been ambivalent about the title, which was suggested to her by her publisher John Blackwood, remarking that “the Mill is not strictly on the Floss, being on its small tributary, and … the title is of rather laborious utterance” (Letters, III, p.240). As with other copies of the first edition, first printing, presumed first state identified by Baker & Ross (p.100, note 2), this copy has the 16-page gathering of publisher’s advertisements more commonly seen in the presumed second state.