Carlyle

1893 · 898Z55 — London: Chapman & Hall Ltd 1893. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None stated. Two biographies on John Sterling and Frederick Schiller written by Thomas Carlyle and bound by Baker & Son in full vellum. Two biographies in one volume. Later editions of both biographies. Bound in full vellum by Baker & Son with their binder's stamp to the front pastedown. School binding for Mortimer House. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and two monochrome plates. This work features two biographies written by Thomas Carlyle a Scottish historian philosopher and a leading writer from the Victorian era. The two biographies describe the lives of Friedrich Schiller a German poet historian and lawyer and John Sterling a British author. Bound in full vellum. Externally very smart with slight fading to the spine marks to the boards and slight bumping and wear to the extremities of the boards. Binder's stamp to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with light spotting to the front and rear. Prize ink inscription to the front blank dated 1899. Very Good Indeed Chapman & Hall Ltd hardcover