George Eliot [Mary Anne Evans] — Adam Bede; MILL on the Floss; Silas Marner

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1867-1882. Leather. Three illustrated novels examining social exclusivity from the prolific George Eliot, an author considered a precursor to modernist literature. Charming illustrated editions of Adam Bede, Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner, three novels written by prolific British novelist Mary Anne Evans, under her pseudonym George Eliot. Volumes I-III in the Novels of George Eliot series from Blackwood. Undated, but believed to be published between 1867-1882. In half green morocco, with rebound calf joints to Floss.  Among Victorian authors, Eliot's novels are praised for both their realism and psychological insight, being a precursor to modernist authors such as Virginia Woolf. These three parituclar novels also focus on themes of social exclusion and the insular nature of small town exclusivity. - Adam Bede, Vol. I. New edition. Contains a frontispiece, title vignette, and five illustrated plates. Collated complete (c.1882). - Mill on the Floss, Vol. II. The stereotyped edition. Contains a frontispiece, title vignette, and five illustrated plates. Collated complete (c.1867).  - Silas Marner, Vol. III. The stereotyped edition. Contains a frontispiece, title vignette, and an illustrated plate. Collated complete (c.1867).  In half green morocco, with rebound calf joints to Floss. Externally, mostly smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight rubbing to joints and edges, with rubbing marks to spines and to extremities. Slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities, a little lighter to Bede and Silas. Slight fading to Floss calf joints. End papers are bright and clean, with rebound marble to front end paper hinge of Floss. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and mostly clean, with minor age toning, and a couple of spots to leaf extremities, mostly to first and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .