George Eliot's Daniel Deronda 1876 First Edition Finely Bound in Four Volumes

Eliot, George

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Eliot, George. Daniel Deronda. London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876. First Edition, first printing. 1491 pages, 367 in vol. I, 364 in vol. II, 393 in vol. III, and 367 in vol. IV. 7.5" x 5". The last and longest novel by English writer Mary Ann Evans, under her pen name George Eliot. Eliot's most epic novel follows the interweaving lives of two outsiders navigating British society. One part follows the kind but somewhat directionless Daniel Deronda, who is torn between his adopted father, an English noble, and his Jewish heritage. The other follows the stubborn and daring Gwendolen Harleth, who values her freedom as much as her wealth though she cannot have both. Daniel Deronda is Eliot's only contemporary novel and earned praise for her masterful writing of heroine Gwendolen and for calling attention to the proto-Zionist movement among the Jewish population in England, as Deronda discovers and explores his Jewish heritage. The work was quickly translated into German, Dutch, Yiddish, Hedbrew, and Russian, and has since been cited as a major influence on Zionist leaders Henrietta Szold, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, and Emma Lazarus. Eliot wrote seven full length novels in addition to her short stories and scholarly works, among them Middlemarch, now considered one of the greatest 19th century English works of fiction. Bound in deep turquoise crushed morocco by the famous binder Bayntun. Title, author, and date stamped in gilt on spines. Douglas Clan book plate with family crest "Jamais Arriere" ("Never Behind") to the inside of each cover (pastedown). Spines uniformly sunned to an olive-green shade. Ribbon markers. Binding is beautiful, tight, and square, with all hinges firm and internally clean and bright. Inside covers have gilted dentelle borders and marbled endpaper. Small discoloration to date on spine of volume II. With scarce errata slip in volume III. Overall near fine condition. An exquisite set.

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• Titre: George Eliot's Daniel Deronda 1876 First Edition Finely Bound in Four Volumes
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• Édition: Edition originale
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