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Signed1887 George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and JournalsEdinburgh and London: [1887]John Walter Cross' intimate biography on his late wife, George Eliot, an illustrated edition inscribed by the author to the half-title.
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1810 The Lives of the Most Eminent English PoetsLondon: 1810Samuel Johnson's famous biographical sketches of many eminent poets, a new edition in three volumes.
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Signed1927 Les Idees Morales et Religieuses de George EliotParis: 1927A signed copy of this French biography of George Eliot.
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Signed1917 Aphorisms on Authors and Their WaysLondon: 1917The first and only edition printed in one hundred copies of this series of aphorisms on authors and their ways by Augustine Birrell. A signed presentation copy, including a letter by the author.
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1992-4 The Letters of Samuel JohnsonOxford: 1992-4A lovely collection of the letters of the monumental Samuel Johnson, documenting his life in fascinating detail, illustrated throughout.
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1885 George Eliot's LifeEdinburgh and London: 1885The first edition of John Cross' biography on his late wife Mary Ann Evans, also known as George Eliot, the popular author. In a full calf signed binding by Waters, Newcastle.