1920 First Edition.   Signed Limited Edition No. 519 of 750 copies. 8vo  ., 1p., vi p, 1-415 p.  Very  good Copy of this book in blue half paper boards with cream coloured  spine, paper title label to spine. Top and bottom of spine slightly bumped.  Foxing to several pages.   Dustwrapper plain pale blue with paper label to spine, spine and edges darkened, edges slightly worn with creases to top and bottom of spine..

Esther Waters is a young, working-class woman with strong religious beliefs who takes a position as a kitchen-maid at a horse-racing estate. She is seduced and abandoned, and forced to support herself and her illegitimate child in any way that she can.
The novel depicts with extraordinary candour Esther’s struggles against prejudice and injustice, and the growth of her character as she determines to protect her son. Her moving story is set against the backdrop of a world of horse racing, betting, and public houses, all vividly brought to life by George Moore.