George Moore, Heloise & Abelard SIGNED LIMITED 1st ed. 1921

Description: Heloise and Abelard by George Moore. Privately printed in London for subscribers only in 1921. First edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Two volumes: vol. 1 is 262 pages and vol. 2 is 252 pages. Each book measures about 5.5" x 9". The spine is vellum and the pages are rough-cut. This copy is number 1295 of a LIMITED EDITION of 1500 copies and is SIGNED by Moore on the limitation page at the beginning of volume 1. Condition is used as shown. The spines have darkened with age. The board portion of the covers show some discoloration. There is a stain inside the front and back covers of volume 2 (the inside front cover is shown in a photo). This does not affect the text. There are no bookplates, ink names, or pen/pencil notations. Heloise and Abelard were real people in the Middle Ages. Heloise was the niece of the canon of Notre Dame, Fulbert, who entrusted her to Peter Abelard, a peripatetic teacher, for instruction. Heloise and Abelard were married secretly, and after the revelation of this marriage by Fulbert, he sent his men to castrate Abelard. Consequently, Heloise entered the convent of Argenteuil. Abelard was a French philosopher and theologian. This work tells their tale. George Augustus Moore (1852-1933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. His works influenced James Joyce and he is regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate. Take a look at all our items for sale. We combine shipping upon request. Please LET US KNOW if you’ve purchased multiple items so we can combine.

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