Silas Marner George Eliot 1970 Faux Leather Collins Edition Very Clean
 
Silas Marner by George Eliot in this 1970 Collins faux-leather edition. Very clean, bright pages, gilt spine, with portrait frontispiece. A handsome vintage literary volume.
 
Silas Marner – The Lifted Veil – Brother Jacob – Poems
By George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
With an Introduction by Winifred Mulley
 
Publisher: Collins, London and Glasgow
Date: 1970 reprint (this edition first published 1953)
Printer: Collins Clear-Type Press, Great Britain
 
Historical & Bibliographic Context
 
Silas Marner remains one of the most beloved moral and psychological novels of the Victorian period, exploring isolation, redemption, and human connection through the quietly powerful story of a weaver transformed by unexpected love.
 
This Collins volume brings together not only Silas Marner, but also the darker, philosophical novella The Lifted Veil, the satirical Brother Jacob, and a fine selection of Eliot’s poetry. It presents Eliot as both novelist and poet, showcasing the breadth of her moral imagination and intellectual force.
 
The Collins faux-leather series was designed to offer classic literature in elegant, durable bindings for readers and collectors alike, making this a handsome and practical vintage edition.
 
About the Author
 
George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann (Marian) Evans (1819-1880), one of the greatest English novelists of the nineteenth century. Writing under a male pseudonym to be taken seriously in a male-dominated literary world, Eliot produced deeply intelligent, psychologically rich novels including Adam Bede, Middlemarch, and Silas Marner.
 
Her work is prized for its moral insight, realism, and compassion for ordinary lives, and she remains central to any serious literary collection.
 
Binding & Exterior Description
 
Bound in blue faux leather over limp boards, with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine.
The volume is protected by a clear removable wrap.
 
✔ Elegant shelf presence
✔ Clean, well-kept appearance
✔ Light wear only, consistent with careful ownership
 
Interior Condition
 
• Patterned pastedowns and endpapers
• Pages bright, clean, and very well preserved
• Predominantly uncreased
• No inscriptions, no pencil or pen
• Tightly bound and structurally sound
 
A notably neat and well-cared-for vintage copy.
 
Physical Details
 
• Pages: 288
• Dimensions: approx. 18.4 × 11.6 × 1.8 cm
• Weight: approx. 250 g
 
Rarity & Collector Notes
 
This is not an antiquarian edition, but a handsome mid-century reprint in faux leather, prized for its presentation, readability, and condition. Copies in this level of cleanliness and structural soundness are increasingly desirable as display and reading editions of Eliot’s most popular novel.