Adam Bede: First Edition (61 results)

paperback. No Jacket. First Edition. New York. 1961. November 1961. Signet/New American Library. 1st Signet Classic Paperback Edition. Previous Owner's name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. 0451500768. Foreword By F. R. Leavis. 510 pages. paperback. CT76. Cover: James Hill. keywords: Signet Classic Europe England Women Literature 19th Century World Literature. DESCRIPTION - The English Midlands at the turn of the eighteenth century is the setting for George Eliot's moving novel of three unworldly people trapped by unwise love. Adam Bede, a simple carpenter, loves too blindly; Hetty Sorrel, a coquettish beauty, loves too recklessly; and Arthur Donnithorne, a dashing squire, loves too carelessly. Betrayed by their innocence, vanity, and imprudence, their foolish hearts lead them to a tragic triangle of seduction, murder, and retribution. With emotional sincerity and intellectual integrity, George Eliot probes deeply into the psychology of commonplace people caught in the act of uncommon heroics. Alexandre Dumas called this novel 'the masterpiece of the century.' inventory #33051 Previous Owner's name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. …

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 611 pp., Introduction by Leonee Ormond.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, the plot of Adam Bede has the quality of an English folk song. Within the setting of Hayslope, a small, rural community, Eliot brilliantly creates a sense of earthy reality, making the landscape itself as vital a presence in the novel as that of her characters themselves. Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1. Covered in black leather with gilt decoration on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers. . Cover is extremely worn and rubbed, and has detached from boards. . 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 817 pp.

Hardback. Condition: New. First Edition. Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, the plot of Adam Bede has the quality of an English folk song. Within the setting of Hayslope, a small, rural community, Eliot brilliantly creates a sense of earthy reality, making the landscape itself as vital a presence in the novel as that of her characters themselves.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Bibliophile Edition. No. 516/1000. Olive green cover shows light edge wear, a pin head sized pumcture to spine and a small black stain at front bottom corner. Paste-on spine label darkened. TEG. No markings. Pages light and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Frederick Dielman (illustrator). …

mass_market. Condition: Acceptable. 1st printing, 1961. No markings. Vintage paperback in Fair to Good condition. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. 483 pages. Illustrated by Peter Reddick. Fine, seemingly unread condition in fine slipcase. (AA15). Peter Reddick (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Collector's "fine" in "fine" slipcase. First Folio printing. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged. Peter Reddick (illustrator).

Paperback. first edition. near fine paperback.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering on black panel with gilt borders on spine, t.e.g. Half-title missing, else very good; unmarked, tight, and square. VERY GOOD. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 482 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Clean, no marks, SIGNED First Edition, 1979, from a closed bookstore. As shown, dust jacket has very slight shelf wear along edges, but book comes with a protective Mylar cover to prevent any future wear. Navy blue cover is like new with gold lettering on front and spine. Corners are sharp. Author's signature appears on front flyleaf. No marked, creased, or torn pages, with normal aging of paper over time. Book will be carefully packaged for safe delivery. Paper Dragon is a 5-Star seller of popular books and does not solicit buyer ratings. OSL6. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy with autograph note on front cover, "For John Fowles, Somehow from Reading and rereading and admiring The French Lieutenant's Woman, I thought these notes might interest you, Joseph Wiesenfarth 6 December 1977" 39pp + cover.

Condition: New. 2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. A masterclass in attentive reading offering brilliant insights into two of George Eliot's novels Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338. . . . . . …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, Vg+ hardback copy in green-buckram covers, bright gold titles on spine. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: n No Jacket. n New Edition. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons Book. Good. Half-Bound in Red Leather. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated edition of the first novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in 1859. Handwritten date to title page 1899. Half bound in red/burgundy leather over marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering and design with five raised bands to spine. Red leather spine and corners rubbed, with slight loss to top of backstrip. Marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Two former owners' names to title page and some foxing to fore-edges, otherwise good copy. 0. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Adam Bede, considered George Eliot's finest work. This edition is beautiful hardcover in good condition. George Eliot reigned as the greatest of all living English novelists when he wrote this novel. This edition is the International Collectors Library edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. Brown cloth binding with gilt decoration. Black and white illustrations. Housed in a plain dark green slip case. A few small marks to base. A lovely copy. Peter Reddick (illustrator).

1st edition. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked leatherette. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Hinges starting. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 817 pp., 15 cm. Subjects; English literature. 19th century. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked leatherette. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Hinges starting. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 817 pp., 15 cm. Subjects; English literature. 19th century. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Early Reprint. Bound in blue decorated buckram with simulated signature on front panel; previous owners book plate on front paste down and inscription on ffep.; 377pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in uniform burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to a black panel on the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. A story which evokes a bygone rural life, and is charged with a personal passion that intensifies the novel's outer dramas of seduction and betrayal and inner dramas of moral growth and redemption. Complete with an introduction by Leonee Ormond, a bibliography and chronology. Ref L 6.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good minus first American edition book. Original color questionable, now appears to be some shade of brown. Pebbled cloth covered boards. Blind-stamped design in center of front and back panels. Five panels on spine with gilt lettering in the second panel. Boards are soiled and faded overall. Gilt lettering on spine is only partially legible. Dark stains on back panel. Edges at head and tail of board spine are softened with splits and fraying. Fore-edge corner tips are rubbed through and tipped in. All board edges are scuffed, with a 3/4" rub through on the lower corner of back panel adjacent to the spine. External pages edges are age- and soil-darkened. Title page has previous owner's name/date in pencil. Four pages of ads at the back. Foxing through-out, see photo of representative pages, but legibility is not impacted. Text block is snug. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos are available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada may require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, the plot of Adam Bede has the quality of an English folk song. Within the setting of Hayslope, a small, rural community, Eliot brilliantly creates a sense of earthy reality, making the landscape itself as vital a presence in the novel as that of her characters themselves. Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Eighty-six black and white illustrations mainly from photographs throughout by Allan P. Mottram and Vernon H. Mottram, including frontispiece showing George Eliot from a painting by M. D'Albert Durade. Printed by F. J. Mansfield, Erith, London S.E. ***Good in dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and borders to spine and blind borders to front and rear boards. Gilt largely oxidised on the spine. Boards slightly faded. edges of boards slightly rubbed. Light diagonal crease across the front board. Front and rear hinges of spine starting to be fragile. Top edge of text-block gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block untrimmed (rough-cut). Front free end-paper removed. Corners of boards slightly bumped. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Spine slightly discoloured and marked. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed. Blind circular embossed bookseller's stamp: W. H. Smith & Son, 186 Strand W.C. to top corner of last page. No inscriptions. Pages clean. No dustwrapper. ***204 x 138 mm. xix preface, contents and list of illustrations to the front. 307 pages. ***Printed on high quality heavy paper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Allan Mottram and Vernon Mottram (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, the plot of Adam Bede has the quality of an English folk song. Within the setting of Hayslope, a small, rural community, Eliot brilliantly creates a sense of earthy reality, making the landscape itself as vital a presence in the novel as that of her characters themselves. Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good + Book/Very Good Dustjacket. 1350 pp. The first issue of the Modern Library Giant G51, with Giant titles through G-48 only on the rear flap, and through this title only on the ve rso of the dustjacket. A bright, clean copy in a bright clean, clean entirely unfaded dusjacket which has a single large V-chip at the head of the spine, affecting the tops of three letters of the author's name, and two tiny chips at upper flap folds. Book has some browning near the gutter of the endpapers, also pages are a little aged, but still a remarkably well preserved copy (stored in paper fo r decades) of the elusive first Modern Library edition in jacket. [2005].…

Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 1350pp. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A wonderfully tight and bright undated early printing of number 51 in the "Modern Library Giant" series (first published 1940). According to Toledano this rear jacket panel was only in use through 1940, the year this volume was first published, though this copy does not bear the usual Modern Library copyright page first edition statement. Uncommon in such a lovely jacket, in any case.…

First edition thus. 4to. [viii], 523 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated by Gordon Browne. Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering, decorative spine, gilt lettering and pictorial inlay to front cover, light edgewear, overall very good condition. (96848).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1999, 1st edition. Introduced by Jane Gardam. Octavo. xi, 483pp. Illustrated with engravings by Peter Reddick. Publisher's full buckram, blocked with a cartouche by David Eccles and printed with an engraving by the artist. Binding square and firm. Housed in the card slipcase, some soiling to side panel. Overall a 'Near Fine' copy. Peter Reddick (illustrator).…