George Eliot — Felix Holt the Radical

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of George Eliot's social novel. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Felix Holt deals with the upheavals of society at the time of the 1832 Reform Act. This work centres on an election contested by one Harold Transome, a local landowner in the 'Radical cause&apos.  The ONDB notes that nearly 5,000 copies were sold in the first year. In the original brown cloth binding. With the bookplate of Oliver Nowell Chadwyck-Healey to the front pastedowns.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Small loss to the head and tail of spines. Patches of rubbing to the joints and extremities. Ink spill to the front board of volume I. Bookplate to the front pastedowns of all volumes, Oliver Nowell Chadwych-Healey. Prior owner's inscription to the half-title 'A Macmillan&apos. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .