1921  First Editions.  Signed Limited Edition No. 82 of 1030 copies .printed from hand-set type on English hand-made paper, 8vo   xxviii., 1p, 1-290 p.  tinted frontis portrait and b/w vignette to title page.  Very  good  in blue half paper boards with cream coloured  spine, paper title label to spine, some foxing to spine.   Dustwrapper plain pale blue with paper label to spine, spine and edges darkened, edges slightly worn.

“Memoirs of My Dead Life” by George Moore is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative blends personal reflection and social commentary, exploring themes of love, moral standards, and artistic expression as the protagonist navigates the complexities of life through locations such as London and Paris.

Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist George Moore is widely regarded as the first major novelist in the realist style in English. He was among the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was particularly influenced by the works of Émile Zola. His writings influenced James Joyce, and, although Moore’s work is sometimes seen as outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature, he is as often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist.