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Daniel Deronda Author: Eliot, George [pseud of Mary Ann Evans] Place Published: Edinburgh and London Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons Date Published: 1876 Description: 4 volumes complete in 8 parts. 191, [193]-367; 188, [189]-364; 196, [199]-393; 162, [165]-367 pp. (8vo) uniform crushed blue morocco, raised bands, spines stamped in gilt, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. First Edition, bound from the original parts. The last important work of fiction by George Eliot, pseudonym for Mary Anne Evans Lewes, (1819-1880). Examines the role of the Jew in English society in the later half of the nineteenth century and Eliot's take on the position of women during that time. The character, Deronda is the son of an internationally famous Jewish singer. Includes erratum slips in parts 3 and 6 for corrections in one part previous respectively. Without advertising pages or tipped-in notices for the following part publication at rear in parts 1 to 7, not 8 since it is last in series. Sadleir 813. Condition: Bindings rubbed, original wrappers a bit soiled; overall near fine. Item#: 357303 Headline: Eliot, Daniel Deronda, 1876 bound from parts