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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1860. First edition, first issue of Eliot's most deeply autobiographical work with no inserted preliminary advertisement leaf in volume I and with the seventh edition of Adam Bede cited in the 16 pages of undated advertisements at rear of volume III. Octavo, three volumes in the publisher's original terra cotta cloth, covers decoratively stamped in blind, spines gilt lettered. Half-titles present, 16 pages of publisher's ads bound at the end of the third volume, without preliminary ads in the first volume, final blank in first volume (Z6) present. In very good condition. Each volume is housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. A very sharp set. A reimagining of Eliot's strained relationship with her much-loved brother, The Mill on the Floss represents Eliot's most autobiographical work. Setting the story down on paper proved emotionally draining for the author, and on 5 March 1860, Eliot's partner, G.H. Lewes wrote to…

Published in 1860, 'The Mill on the Floss' is a realist novel by George Eliot, which features the complex and deep relationship of sister and brother Maggie and Tom Tulliver.