Daniel Deronda
Edinburgh & London: Wm. Blackwood & Sons, 1876. First Edition; four volumes; publisher’s cloth; top of the spine of volume II a little chipped; spines mildly faded; some hinges weak or started; minor shaking and cloth wear; a very good set. Also published in parts, bound copies are usually found made up from that issue; the first book edition is far more uncommon. This is Sadleir’s presumed first issue, without contents leaves. A sympathetic treatment of Jews (unusual in Victorian fiction), this could be called the first Zionist novel, and although nearly forgotten today, it exerted an outsized influence on subsequent events that enable it to claim to be one of the most important novels of the 19th century. Perhaps a new film version will revive its fortune and reputation.
[Book #27913P]
Price: $2,500.00