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VG, 1st ed, 1858. The Authors rarest book, especially in the original cloth, as is this. 2 Vols, maroon embossed cloth by Edmonds & Remnants, light wear along front edges, corners bumped. Spines, faded slightly, frayed along edges, some loss. Internally, Vol 1, 1858, half title, [6], [3], 4-366 pp. Vol 2, 1858, half title, [6], [1], 2-381 pp. Bookplates to fpds (Alfred Gilbey), ink ownership signature to feps (Mrs WP Goode), maroon endpapers, small bookbinder label to ep of V1, occasional light spotting & edge browning, short margin crease to V1, X5/X5. 1050 copies printed 5 January 1858, then later a further 650 copies printed for subscription. Housed in a modern up-and-over half maroon morocco over marbled boards, gilt tooling & titles.(Folios, 124*199 & 124*200 mm). (Sadleir 818. Wolff 2062. Baker & Ross A3.2B). These 3 stories were published, serially in Blackwoods Magazine between January & October 1857, anonymously. She earned �443 as a result, & the stories were widely praised. They were then published in book form in 1858. She appears to have earned �45,343 by the time of her death! Story Titles are: The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton. Mr Gilfil's Love-Story. and Janet's Repentance.

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.