ELIOT, George

The Mill on the Floss [FIRST IMPRESSION] [complete in 3 volumes]

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1860. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Contemporary custom three-quarters morocco over blue cloth. Gilt top edges. Marbled endpapers. Does not contain the advertisements and additional leaf in vol. 1, indicating that this is a first impression.
Front board of vol. 2 detached. Board corners bumped and leather edges scuffed. Interiors are perfect. (Baker and Ross A5.1.a)
Provenance: Ownership stamp of "William K. Dick, Islip, Long Island." Dick (1888-1953) was a New York sugar company magnate and book collector. Item #7340

Price: $1,500.00