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[ELIOT, GEORGE pseudonym of EVANS, MARY ANNE] - A FAMILY ARCHIVE OF MATERIAL RELATING TO THE EVANS FAMILY, INCLUDING 3 ITEMS SIGNED BY MARY ANNE EVANS comprising: I) An undated letter written by Mary Ann Evans to 'Fanny' (Evans, her half-sister by their common father, Robert Evans Senior), and signed "Marian Evans";II) A small book (Isaac Watts, Psalms Hymns etc., published 1828) presented by Mary Anne Evans to Mrs Houghton (Fanny Houghton nee Evans), with inscription on front free end-paper "Mrs Houghton with the love of her affectionate sister Mary Anne" and dated March 31 1836, with a further written quotation by Mary Anne below (taken from The Psalms), the book in a fine 'cathedral' binding by Remnant & Edmonds of London, with their stamp at bottom of both boards; III) A small book (The Book of Psalms, published in London by Hamilton, Adams, and Co, early 19th century) presented by Mary Anne Evans with inscription on front free end-paper "Mrs Houghton with the love of her sister Mary Ann May 1838", the book bound in a red leather wallet-style binding;IV) A copy of the 'George Eliot Birthday Book' (title page missing but circa 1879/1880), in green publisher's cloth (missing spine), with numerous entries, 19th century and later, of birthdays and deaths of many members of the Evans family and others, some entries signed in person;V) Correspondence between various family members and Gordon S Height, the American publisher of the 7-volume 'George Eliot Letters', with several references to the letter mentioned above;VI) An undated mid-19th century letter from Sarah Ann Evans, wife of Mary Anne Evans' half-brother (Robert Evans, by their common father, Robert Evans Senior) to "Eva";VII) Several dozen other related/unrelated items including: 19th century photographs of members of the Evans family; an 'Army & Navy Birthday Book' circa 1890 with m/s entries for the Evans family and others; an 1859 letter to Mary Anne's half-brother Robert Evans signed "Newcastle" (5th Duke of Newcastle); various family trees, indenture documents, printed material, etc.Provenance: by descent, from members of the Evans family and related families of Allen and others, much of the material having been passed down through several generations, and worthy of further research. New items relating to George Eliot rarely become available (a quantity)