Daniel Deronda. In 2 cloth slipcases.
The Most Important Portrayal Of Jews
In 19th-Century Fiction, In Original Parts
[Judaica]. Eliot, George. Daniel Deronda. Edinburgh and London: Blackwood, 1876.
8 vols., 8vo.; pale blue printed wrappers; small chip to spine of Vol. VI; other spines occasionally worn, lightly darkened; contemporary owner’s signature on some volumes; else a lovely set, text and wrappers fine and crisp. Housed in two matching red cloth folding boxes.
First edition, in the original parts, of Eliot’s ground-breaking novel. A very nice copy of Daniel Deronda’s first printing (January–September 1876); with half-titles, publisher’s ads, and announcement slips; errata slips in Vols. III and VI: Sadlier 813a; Parrish 39; Wolff 2057.
A lovely copy of Eliot’s important last novel. With Daniel Deronda, Eliot made a lasting contribution to the feminist and Judaic literary canons. The hero of the novel is an orphaned Jew raised in Britain whose true heritage is gradually revealed; as the book progresses Deronda comes into contact with his cultural history, meets other Jews, and eventually marries a Jewish woman and devotes himself to the Zionist cause. Daniel Deronda was unusual for its sympathy with the Jewish people, its indictment of institutionalized anti-Semitism, and its critique of traditional gender roles. Fine copies in the original parts are exceedingly scarce.
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