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A scarce Classic Illustrated set by George EliotScenes of Clerical Life, two vols, London, 1860 The Mill on the Floss, 2 Vols, London, 1860 Silas Marner, London, 1861 Adam Bede, 2 Vols, London, 1861Felix Holt, The Radical, New Edition, 2 Vols, London, 1866, all published by William Blackwood and Sons Romola, London 1872, published by Smith, Elder and Co. In a matching binding.Uniformly bound in full calf with blind and gilt decoration, five raised bands to spines with title in the second, author and volume number in fourth panels. Marbled ends, ink owner's inscription to each volume, some foxing, particularly in preliminary pages, overall a very good set. Each book is approx 4.5 by 7.5 Inches. Please view the Images which contain 90% of the description

Scenes of Clerical Life is the title under which George Eliot's first published works of fiction appeared in 1858, consisting of three novellas based on the lives of different clergymen. Originally published anonymously, these stories mark Eliot's debut into the world of literature.