ELIOT, GEORGE — The MILL on the Floss

New York: The Heritage Press, 1963. Hardcover. The author's second novel, first published in 1860, revolves around her sibling characters Tom and Maggie Tulliver. This deluxe reprint edition with illustrations by Wray Manning and an introduction by David Daiches. --- In full rust variant cloth-covered boards with stream-side mill on cover in gilt, and with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume housed in slipcase covered in mottled red, green and white paper. Sandglass flyer not present. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down and lightly sunned spine, else a tightly-bound, clean, sound copy. Slipcase with scuffing to extremities; is structurally sound.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvii, 472 pages. Very Good .