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188871339bdLondon: Macmillan and Co. 1888. Both volumes of a two volume set. Octavo olive green cloth hardcover gilt letters tissue protected frontis. viii 418 pp; ii pp. 393 pp. Very Good with light edgewear. Macmillan and Co., 1888. hardcover books
188229983London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1882. Small 8vo. vii 263 pp. <br><br>First edition; a posthumous publication. The preface is signed by James Anthony Froude Carlyle's biographer. The manuscript left at Carlyle's death was not a formal piece of writing but notes and jottings made during the trip he did not wish to make but felt compelled that he must make to view the ravages of the famine. His observations are often chilling and lacking empathy.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Previous owners' signatures; bookplate of Francis Massey O'Brien Portland Maine bibliophile and bookseller. Publisher's green cloth blind-ruled covers; spine lettered in gilt. Volume a little cocked. Interior clean. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington hardcover books
192413966New York & elsewhere: Houghton Mifflin Co. The Riverside Press Cambridge 1924. Small 8vo. xx 266 pp. <br><br>Riverside College Classics. Publisher's red cloth gilt-stamped on spine blind-stamped on front. Small dent at edge of back cover. Owner's ink signature on front free endpaper. No other marks pages clean. Very good. Houghton Mifflin Co. (The Riverside Press, Cambridge) hardcover books
189227161New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1892. 8vo. Frontis. vi 383 5 adv. pp. <br><br>Includes "Wotton Reinfred: A Romance" "Excursion Futile Enough to Paris" and "Letters. Publisher's maroon cloth front cover and spine gilt-stamped; minor shelf wear spine with small area of discoloration. Top edge gilt. Exsocial club library: call number on pastedown pressure-stamp on title-page no other library markings. Front fly-leaf with inked gift inscription dated 1892. Paper slightly brittle a few edges with short tears or small chips. D. Appleton & Co. hardcover books
0207<br/><br/>Carlyle Thomas. The Life of Friedrich Schiller. Comprehending an Examination of his Works. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey 1825. 1st ed. 8vo. Original maroon cloth skillfully rebacked. Paper label with price of "10s. 6d." With frontis portrait of Schiller engraved by Bull after Graff. A handsome copy. Protected with a cloth folding case. The work is recast and somewhat enlarged from the version that appeared in The London Magazine in 1823-4.<br/><br/>Reference: Dyer p. 244; NCBEL III.1249; Tarr A3.I. <br/><br/>Provenance: Edward Jackson Baron; Oliver Brett bookplates. hardcover books
6681London Chapman and Hall 1895. New leatherette stamped in gilt on the spine t.e.g. xii 117 2 pp. photo-portrait frontispiece. Fine in an attractive new binding. <br/><br/> London, Chapman and Hall, 1895. hardcover books
19031883Canton: The Kirgate Press 1903. First edition. First edition. 4to. Superb intensely ornate decorative and inlaid binding by RALPH RANDOLPH ADAMS an innovative binder in the early 1900's who revitalized the Viennese inlay or mosaic technique in fine binding. ONE OF ONLY 15 COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN PAPER. TEG others uncut. Bound in full brown morocco; the front cover is nearly completely filled with ornate leaf and stylized floral design ipress in the leather inlaid black petals arranged in groups with gilt stamped internal designs and inlaid black petals similar designs on back cover and spine From "Brush and Pencil" 1904: "Randolph Adams whose magnificent bindings in Viennese inlay have become so well know of late. and wonderful mosaic designs in leather surpass it is said anything o fthe sort hitherto attempted by either ancient or modern binders and his bindings are in the collections of many well-known connoisseurs." An important though perhaps lesser known American fine bookbinder. Margins of spine sightly corners very slightly rubbed an extremely tight and solid binding near fine. <br/><br/> The Kirgate Press hardcover books
1892111451London and New York: Macmillan and Co. 1892. Octavo pp. i-v vi vii viii 1 2-248 249-250: ads errata slip tipped in at page 1 original white cloth printed paper label affixed to spine panel all edges untrimmed. First edition. Part of Macmillan's "English Men of Letters" series edited by John Morley. NCBEL III 1258. Bookplate of Edward Hale Bierstadt affixed to front paste-down. Cloth dusty spine panel spotted and darkened partial hairline cracks along inner hinges but a sound good copy with clean interior. #111451 Macmillan and Co. unknown books
1881011832London: Longman's Green and Co 1881. Cloth. Octavo 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 volumes: 338 341pp. Printed floral endpapers. Bound in green cloth boards with gilt title light rubbing to exteriers; light foxing on outer pages Good. Longman's, Green and Co unknown books
1940201423New Haven: Yale University Press 1940. Hardcover. xxxviii 222p. frontis portrait of Carlyle previous owner's book plate on illustrated front paste down else very good condition remains of dj present. Yale University Press hardcover books
1970008388Durham North Carolina: Duke University Press 1970. The first 12 volumes published 1970-1985. The first four volumes in publisher's slipcase the slipcase is Fine. All twelve volumes are Fine As Issued. Pristine white cloth. A set worthy of a scholar collector or institution. A heavy set will require additional shipping charges for priority or international shipping. Please inquire before ordering. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Duke University Press Hardcover books
185048226Boston: Phillips Sampson and Company 1850. 1st US book edition 1st printing Tarr A21.2.b. Original publisher's vertically ribbed brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & boards blocked in blind. Spine gilt bright. Square & tight. Light extremity wear. Prior owner pencil signature to ffep. Smattering of foxing. A VG copy. Divers paginations. Stab holes present. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/>Contents: 1. The Present Time 46 pp. 2. Model Prisons 47 pp. 3. Downing Street 51 pp. 4. The New Downing Street 57 pp. 5. Stump Orator 54 pp. 6. Parliaments 50 pp. 7. Hudson's Statue 48 pp. 8. Jesuitism 57 pp. Phillips, Sampson, and Company hardcover books
1883Embry 174972James R. Osgood 1883. Second edition. Bookplates to each front pastedown spines sunned a shade boards and corners with some scuffing very good to near fine and handsome in custom mylar covers. One-half dark brown calf over marbled boards spines decoratively gilt. James R. Osgood, 1883. Second edition. hardcover books
198654799Minneapolis: Coffee House Press 1986. 7.5" x 11" poetry broadside printed on the occasion of the Grand Opening of Rizzoli International Bookstore in Minneapolis. <br/><br/> Coffee House Press unknown books
1852WRCLIT56867The Grange Alresford Hamps 1852. Three pages on folded small octavo lettersheet. In ink. Blank lower 40% of lower leaf cut away just touching the initials a few original ink smudges otherwise very good. Addressed to "Dear Sir" but in all probability to his publishers Chapman & Hall: "A certain Mr. Lenthall a descendant of the old Cromwellian speaker so-called has discovered that in many of the Cromwell letters which I copied from Carey's book there are frequent errors." He notes that Lenthall has offered to compare the texts with the originals at no cost and advises the wisdom of taking him up on that offer. Toward that end Carlyle instructs the recipient to send to Lenthall a copy of the 1846 SUPPLEMENT and provides details for accomplishing that end. unknown books
1825007687London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey 1825. In full contemporary polished calf with each cover decorated with a border of 4 blind rules two gilt fillets and blind dot roll tool inner corners with fine gilt floral tool spine with 4 padded compartments with gilt rules and 4 with blind rules gilt lettering and tail date marbled edges and endpapers. With the small label of Hessey Bookseller Fleet Street rear end page. Thomas Carlyle's first published book. Near fine boards lightly rubbed spine a bit darkened light toning primarily to end pages.SCARCE in contemporary fine binding. . First Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for Taylor and Hessey Hardcover books
1955319664London: Rupert Hart-Davis 1955. 8vo. Bound in full green morocco a.e.g.for Aspreys. Fine. 8vo. Rupert Hart-Davis unknown books
184048511London: James Fraser 1840. First Edition. First printing 1000 copies. 12mo. Green horizontally-ribbed cloth with blind-stamped scroll device to front and rear board Tarr's "A" binding; yellow coated endpapers; 1-114pp single page of publisher's ads. Re-spined in matching green cloth; endpapers reinforced with cloth tape at gutters; boards scuffed and rounded at corners. Illegible ownership signature to title page "Jno. Keyser" . A complete and good but undistinguished copy of the first printing. TARR A11.1.a. James Fraser unknown books
19036016Canton Pennsylvania: The Kirgate Press 1903. Edition limited to 640 copies this one of 500 on Old Stratford paper 8vo pp. 142 2; title page printed in red and black; lightly rubbed but generally a very good sound copy in original green cloth paper label on spine. This copy with a presentation from the publisher/printer "To Henry F. Cunningham with the constant friendship of his octagonal friend Lewis Buddy III." <br/><br/> The Kirgate Press hardcover books
1880179594London: Chapman and Hall 1880. hardcover. very good. 34 volumes 30 original 1 volume Index 3 volumes of Carlyle's Translations from the German. Frontispiece illustrations in some volumes. 8vo handsomely bound in 3/4 tan polished calf; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands and red and black leather labels marbled boards and edges three volumes slightly chipped. London: Chapman and Hall no date circa 1880. A good set. The Library Edition.<br/><br/> Chapman and Hall unknown books
1880135178London: Chapman and Hall 1880. hardcover. very good. 34 volumes 30 original 1 volume Index 3 volumes of Carlyle's Translations from the German. Frontispiece illustrations in some volumes. 8vo handsomely bound in 3/4 tan polished calf; ornately gilt-decorated spines with raised bands; burgundy and black leather labels marbled edges. London: Chapman and Hall no date circa 1880. A very good set. The Library Edition.<br/><br/> Chapman and Hall unknown books
18521110PHILADELPHIA HART 1852 1852. ORIGINAL BROWN CLOTH FIRST EDITION THUS VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover. PHILADELPHIA, HART, 1852 hardcover books
9449Emerson Ralph Waldo Carlyle Thomas. CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. Boston: James Munroe 1838-9. 4 vols. First edition first printings. Original blue-green cloth gilt. Minor wear and a few stray marks but a very attractive sharp set of this rare collection of Carlyle's works edited by Emerson. The edition was 1000 copies. The first two volumes were printed and published together in 1838 and last two volumes were published together in mid-1839. After the four volumes were issued Carlyle bought 260 sets for distribution in England with a cancel title page leaving 740 for the American market. This set contains a contemporary owner's signature in each volume. Tarr A10.1.I-IV.a. Myerson F1. BAL 5187. hardcover books
18386489Boston: James Munroe and Company 1838. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. In original green cloth stamped in gilt. The first two of four volumes only 1000 copies were issued. As fine a pair as we have seen; occasional light foxing throughout cloth showing very light wear; small wax seal FEP of volume I. <br/><br/> James Munroe and Company hardcover books
18601311329Boston: Brown and Taggard 1860. Hardcover. 10mo; G/no-DJ; reddish brown spines with gilt text; 4 volumes; blind-stamped borders to boards; cloths have moderately sunned exterior; some rubbing wear to edges; bumped corners; strong boards; text blocks have darkening exterior edges; some toning to interior; brown stain to p 143 of vol. 1; slight cracking to gutters; frontispiece to vol. 1 with tissue guards; light offsetting to title page from frontispiece<br /> <br /> <p> Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions.<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in bookcase next to Ephemera section. 1311329. FP New Rockville Stock. Brown and Taggard hardcover books