By George Moore
London   William Heinemann Ltd
9" by 6" 96pp
A signed limited edition copy of this Biblical play by influential Irish writer George Moore.
By George Moore

1930 The Passing of the Essenes: A Drama in Three Acts

London   William Heinemann Ltd
9" by 6" 96pp
A signed limited edition copy of this Biblical play by influential Irish writer George Moore.
£70.00
: 0.5kgs / : 949Y13

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Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

This edition is limited to 775 copies, of which 750 are for sale. This copy is number 272. 

Signed by the author to the limitation page. 

In the original full vellum binding. 

A three act Biblical play centring around the Essenes, a mystic Jewish sect during the Second Temple period, including characters such as Essene monks, a young shepherd called Jacob and Jesus of Nazareth.

Written by George Moore, who was amongst the first English-language authors to display influences by the French realists and is often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist.

Condition

In the original full vellum binding. Externally, smart, with marks to the boards and slight darkening to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages.

Very Good

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