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1883008290London: Longmans Green & Co. 1883. Called "one of the great letter writers" by Virginia Woolf Jane Welsh Carlyle was not published during her lifetime 1801-1866. Three volumes in fine contemporary bindings of half polished calf over marbled boards the backs with red and pale green morocco labels with gilt lettering tail date and intricate gilt tooling marbled end papers tops gilt. Very Good Plus corners somewhat bumped light rubbing to calf light toning to end papers only. A quite handsome set. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover books
183708396Boston: James Monroe 1837. Hard Cover. Very Good. Small Octavo. Second Edition. Edited by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Bound in original floral embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering spine. Mild sun and ghost of label spine. Foxing first and last few pages. Book plate front pastedown. 300 pp. Carlyle's most enduring and influential work. <br/><br/> James Monroe hardcover books
1860Embry 79438Brown and Taggard 1860. Occasional light wear still near fine to fine and bright One half blue morocco over marbled boards spines decoratively gilt. Brown and Taggard, 1860. hardcover books
1827008736Edinburgh: William Tait 1827. SCARCE. Four volumes rebound in later 19th c. quarter calf over marbled boards a Very Good set calf worn at corners boards a bit rubbed lacking half titles and added engraved title pages p.145 in Vol. IV misnumbered 149. From the personal library of noted medievalist Charle W. Jones his signature FEP each volume. Thomas Carlyle's 3rd book appearance to which he contributed a preface to the whole work and biographical and critical introductions for the authors here included. The last volume comprises the first English edition of Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister's Travels". . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Tait Hardcover books
1871842W6London: Chapman and Hall 1871-1872 . Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. The third edition of this collection of letters and speeches by Oliver Cromwell in leather bindings. Third edition of Oliver Cromwell"s Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations by Thomas Carlyle in beautiful dark green full calf bindings. Complete in five volumes bound as three with Volumes I and II bound as one and Volumes III and IV bound as one. Volume V is the only volume which is dated 1872. Prior owner's book plates to the first pastedowns. From the library of Thomas Benfield Harbottle. A lovely set of this collection of historical documents and writings from the seventeenth century English politician and soldier. In full calf bindings. Externally very smart. There is some minor bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. The spines are slightly faded. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good Chapman and Hall hardcover
1890biblio2477<p>THREE VOLUMES SET. Dana Estes & Company ca 1895. CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL LIMITED EDITION Limited to One Thousand Numbered Copies of which this is #248. Hardcover Green cloth Bookplates with title on the spines. No Wear. Bookplate on the spine of the 1st volume chipped. Otherwise The Set is in Excellent condition a lot of uncut pages. 9.25"x6.5". be47736. For international shipping contact seller.</p> Dana Estes & Company hardcover
1842005217London: Chapman and Hall 1842. Three volumes complete - Volume One - 5 vi-xix 4 2-324pp; Volume Two - 5 4-377pp 1; Volume Three - 5 iv-xxxi 6 38-290pp. Contemporary half morocco and marbled paper over boards raised bands spines in six panels title lettered directly in gilt to second panel translator and volume number to fourth panel with place and date to foot t.e.g. marbled endpapers. Spines slightly faded very minor rubbing to extremities internally occasional pencil lines to margins a few instances of light foxing but generally fairly bright and clean. Armorial book plate of Robert Balloch to front pastedowns. A revised edition first published in English translation in 1824. Dyer page 262; Morgan 'German Literature in English Translation' 3001; Tarr A.2.3.I-III.b. Reprint. Hardback. Good. 12mo. Chapman and Hall Hardcover
1850221637London Chapman & Hall 1850. 1850. Bound with: Chartism. London Chapman & Hall 1842 1839. Second edition. 8vo. 3/4 gilt stamped dark green morocco over green cloth spine with raised bands gilt ruled compartments gilt stamped red and green morocco labels t.e.g. Fine. No signatures or bookplates. First issuance of the 8 "Latter-Day Pamphlets" in book form including "Model Prisons" "Downing Street" and Jesuitism.". F. Hardcover. London, Chapman & Hall, 1850. hardcover books
1889149134London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1889. First edition of this collection of letters reflecting Victorian life. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands top edge gilt marbled endpapers and tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition. Clipped newspaper article regarding Edinburgh University acquiring the collection of forty original letters written by Jane Welsh and eleven by Thomas Carlyle adhered to the second free endpaper. Edited by David G. Ritchie. Bookplate to the front pastedown. 'Early Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle' 1889 offers a valuable glimpse into the intellectual and domestic life of one of Victorian Britain’s most perceptive correspondents. Jane Welsh Carlyle’s letters marked by wit irony and acute observation reveal both her literary gifts and the complexities of her marriage to historian Thomas Carlyle whose own letters are included for context. Ritchie’s editorial framing reflects late nineteenth-century interest in private correspondence as a means of illuminating the character and genius of public figures while also preserving Jane’s voice as more than merely an adjunct to her husband’s reputation. Swan Sonnenschein & Co unknown
1850221637London Chapman & Hall 1850. 1850. Bound with: Chartism. London Chapman & Hall 1842 1839. Second edition. 8vo. 3/4 gilt stamped dark green morocco over green cloth spine with raised bands gilt ruled compartments gilt stamped red and green morocco labels t.e.g. Fine. No signatures or bookplates. First issuance of the 8 "Latter-Day Pamphlets" in book form including "Model Prisons" "Downing Street" and Jesuitism.". F. Hardcover. London, Chapman & Hall, 1850. hardcover
1885301882London : Chapman & Hall 1885. Ashburton Edition. Hardcover. Good to very good copies bound in full gilt-blocked buckram. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 11 volumes. Subjects: Social problems. Heroes. Great Britain - History - Commonwealth and Protectorate 1649-1660. London : Chapman & Hall hardcover
1895301476London : Chapman and Hall Ld. 1895. The Ashburton edition. Hardcover. Good set bound in full aniline calf with gilt decoration to the boards and spine with leather gilt title labels to the spines. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of the St. Paul's School with its prize bookplate. Physical description; 2v 1 leaf of plates : 1 port. ; 22 cm. Contents; Vol 1: ""The Bastille"" ""The constitution"" ; vol 2: ""The guillotine"". Subjects; France History Revolution 1789-1799. France History Louis XVI 1774-1793. London : Chapman and Hall, Ld. hardcover
18411259911London: James Fraser 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo 303 pages; VG; bound in brown leather with six-band embossed spine and gold gilt; rebacked with spine preserved; boards with double gilt rule board edges with single gilt roll; marbled end pages; strong binding; first few pages with slight browning around spine; text and paper clean; includes lectures on Islam the Reformation Cromwell; GP consignment; shelved in Case 3. 1259911. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. James Fraser hardcover books
184314445London: Chapman and Hall 1843. First English Edition Early Printing. Full calf. Near fine. An early printing of the first English edition of Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle finely bound by Mudie. Octavo iv 299pp 1. Full calf wavy border stamped in blind to covers with thin gilt trim. Five raised bands title in gilt over brown morocco label. Marbled edges with matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Mudie. "1843" printed in square brackets on title page lacking the first printing Roman Numerals. Solid text block rubbed corners and spine. Some foxing and marks to front cover. BAL 5194. Chapman and Hall unknown
1881008415Londini: Longmans Green & Co. 1881. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE in lovely fine binding stamp signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London for Marshall Field and Co. Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian. Published a month after Carlyle's death by his literary executor James Anthony Froude to much controversy over the editing. They were republished in 1887 with Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton as the editor. Two volumes in contemporary half calf over marbled boards the calf undyed at the spines and dyed green at the covers to harmonize with the green marbled boards backs gilt marbled end papers top edges gilt wear showing at joints yet still holding nicely small rubs at corners interiors clean and bright. A handsome set. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover
18249553<p>Three volume set. First English edition. Half light brown morocco over marbled boards with five raised bands and gilt lettering on spines. Top edge gilt. Sans title page to Vol. I but with a facsimile laid in otherwise a nice clean set with no previous owners' names or other defacements.</p><p>5 x 8 in 12.5 x 20 cm</p> Oliver & Boyd/ G. & W. B. Whittaker hardcover
1900mon0000431815Chapman and Hall Limited 1900T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. This is the Chapman and Hall Ltd. 1901 edition. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Part of the frontispiece torn away. Good condition considering its age. Chapman and Hall Limited hardcover
181032985London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davis 1810. 2nd edition. Modern brown leather spine over 19th C marbled paper boards with brown leather tips. Modern eps. Square & tight. Minor rubs to boards with stain to rear board. Withal a VG copy. xvi 143 1 blank 70 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davis hardcover books
1841054508Boston MA: James Munroe & Co. 1841. American . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2vol.set: 408&369pp.; HBs blk.w/gilt-design covers; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; some lt.stain; lt.fox heavier on endpapers but cleantight pgs. Vol.I: Johann August Musäus Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué & Ludwig Tieck. Vol.II: E.T.W. Hoffman & Jean Paul Friedrich Richter <br/> <br/> James Munroe & Co. hardcover
182532857London: Taylor and Hessey 1825. First Edition. With frontispiece portrait of Schiller engraved by Bull after Graff. 8vo bound in three quarter polished calf over marbled paper covered boards the spine with raised bands gilt decorated the compartments of the spine gilt tooled one compartment with lettering label gilt. vi 352pp. A good copy of the author's first book some light offsetting to the title from the frontispiece portrait some rubbing and light edge wear to the binding rear board tender and nearly detached. FIRST EDITION AND A VERY EARLY WORK BY ONE THE GREATEST SOCIAL COMMENTATORS OF HIS TIME. Carlyle's thinking was heavily influenced by German idealism and he established himself as an expert on German literature. He was well suited to craft this fine biography of the famous German poet philosopher physician historian and playwright. As both an historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle was a pivotal thinker in nineteenth century Britain. He became the center of a circle of intellectuals in London that included John Stuart Mill Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Taylor and Hessey hardcover
1884114676London: Longmans Green & Company 1884. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Both volumes Very Good in period binding of half brown morocco with raised bands gilt decoration to spine marbled boards edges and endpapers. On each front pastedown is the armorial bookplate. James Anthony Froude editor.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
1883114674London: Longmans Green & Company 1883. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All three volumes Very Good in period binding of half brown morocco with raised bands gilt decoration to spine marbled boards edges and endpapers. On each front pastedown is the armorial bookplate. James Anthony Froude editor.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
1825141961825. FE. CARLYLE Thomas. THE LIFE OF FRIEDRICH SCHILLER. Comprehending an Examination of his Works. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey 1825. The first edition of Carlyle's first original book. The work is recast and somewhat enlarged from the version that appeared in the London Magazine in 1823-4. Bound in 19th century half leather and marbled boards without the half title. The preliminaries are foxed else the text is beautifully clean and fresh; boards and spine show only light shelfwear. A very desirable copy. Scarce. Dyer p. 244 $450.00a. unknown books
18507802<p>London: Chapman & Hall 1850 First collected edition consisting of: No. 1 Feb. 1850: The Present Time; No. 2 Mar. 1850: Model Prisons; No. 3 Apr. 1850: Downing Street; No. 4 Apr. 1850: The New Downing Street; No. 5 May 1850: Stump-Orator; No. 6 June 1850: Parliaments; No. 7 July 1850: Hudson's Statue' No. 8 August 1850: Jesuitism. Full tan polished calf by Bedford. Gilt-decorated spine with raised bands gilt triple-rule borders on covers red morocco spine label. Gilt inner dentelles top edge gilt. . Eight pamphlets bound together. Octavo. The Hoe copy with his leather and paper bookplates. Fine condition. Latter-Day Pamphlets marked Carlyle's most extreme foray into anti-democratic social criticism. The views he expresses here have been described by one modern scholar as "almost insanely unenlightened" and alienated all his liberal friends Oxford History of English Literature.</p> Chapman & Hall, hardcover
183876419Boston:: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1838. publisher's patterned cloth. Some foxing throughout; spines sunned. 8vo. There is a tiny pencil correction on p. 270 of Vol. I changing "heated" to "hearted" said to be the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Charles C. Little and James Brown, hardcover
