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1883Best.-Nr. 1272941883. CARLYLE Jane Welsh CARLYLE Thomas editor. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle Prepared for Publication by Thomas Carlyle. London: Longmans Green and Co. 1883. Three volumes. Octavo contemporary full tan polished calf elaborately gilt-decorated spines raised bands burgundy and blue morocco spine labels marbled endpapers top edges gilt. $1200.First edition of the first selection of Jane Carlyle's lettersÑ""an electric-shower of all-illuminating brilliancy penetration wise discernment just enthusiasm humor grace patience courage love"" according to her husband Thomas Carlyle who arranged for the letters' publicationÑthree volumes handsomely bound by Riviere & Son.""It is hardly disputed that she is the greatest woman letter writer in English. Her skill often lay in the immediacy of her letters; their appeal lies partly in the story that emerges from her self-dramatization. Short excerpts can barely do them justice. Their effectiveness has nothing to do with elegant prose to which she could always rise much to do with her sympathetic imagination clear head alertness and a quick eye and ear for entirely natural expressionÉ Yet her letters should not be treated simply as autobiography. She was an artist with a keen and critical eye for the weaknesses and strengths of others. She had a strong and alert intellect and her insights whether skeptical or irreverent are always direct. Her companionship with Carlyle was an education itself as his with herÉ His unheard-of decision to publish her letters so completely was justified; he was convinced that they give 'such an electric-shower of all-illuminating brilliancy penetration wise discernment just enthusiasm humor grace patience courage loveÑand in fine of spontaneous nobleness of mind and intellect' surpassing 'whatever of best I know to exist in that kind' Carlyle Reminiscences 161. Her other writings show no such power. She was unwilling to make the effort to express herself in other forms and probably unable. Nevertheless she was a great writer"" ODNB. Tarr Carlyle G1.1.I-III.a. Interiors clean and fine joints lightly rubbed bindings sound near-fine and quite handsome. hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. SBBI-mon0000104045Liaison 1998. paperback. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Liaison paperback
2008Best.-Nr. SBBIH-VHXZK6ZKJXZ4BiblioLife 2008. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. BiblioLife hardcover
1836Best.-Nr. 3467031836. Bifolium 2 pp. 8vo. Old folds wax seal remnants very good. Bifolium 2 pp. 8vo. Carlyle writes to John Sterling 1806-1844 for an account of his - famously poor - health offering the help of his wife and quoting from Goethe. Sterling was a Scottish author. A follower of Coleridge he was entrusted to edit his unpublished theological writings. Carlyle much admired Sterling's anonymously-published novel set during the French Revolution Arthur Coningsby 1832 and first met Sterling in person at John Stuart Mill's office in February 1835. In October 1839 Mill published Sterling's a controversial essay on Carlyle. They carried on a correspondence from the time they met until the end of Sterling's short life. Carlyle and Julius Hare were put in joint care of Sterling's papers and Hare published Essays and Tales in 1848 but Carlyle was upset with how it turned out and published his Life of John Sterling in 1851 using most of their correspondence in a highly edited form ODNB. Henry James Sr. who visited Sterling near the end of his life on the Isle of Wight called him "a perfectly delightful man just the antipodes of Carlyle and the only man Carlyle had any sincere attachment to" Boston Sunday Herald 17 April 1881. The full text of the letter: Chelsea Saturday Morning My dear Sterling - If it will not hurt you to write pray send me a little Bulletin with your own hand. I hear nothing but more or less contradictory accounts the average of which is a vague statu-quo. Your Doctors undoubtedly have done well to seclude you; this I must say tho' I suffer by it like others. If at any hour it become medically permissible for you to be talked to pray send me word. But above all things mein Lieher get fast well again. We miss you terribly; it is many long years since I in particular saw a face like yours. Courage Hoffnung und Ergebung! Die Zukunjt decket - Schmerzen und Gliicke. Dock ungeschrecket - Dringen wir vorwdrts I am to be at your Father's to-night seeking my Wife: the answer to this cannot come by post till Monday. Jane bids me say "If there were anything in the world she could do! She is the most disengaged woman in London at present." I believe the message is sincere to the fullest extent. God bless you and keep you my dear Friend! Yours brüderlich T. Carlyle. New Letters of Thomas Carlyle Vol. 1 London: John Lane 1904 p. 1-2 unknown
1906Best.-Nr. 006551London: Doves Press 1906. Limited Edition. First Edition Thus. Full Vellum. Near Fine. One of 300 copies in limitation. 8vo. 23.5 by 16.5 cm. 310 pp. Condition: a touch of soiling on the vellum spine. Overall a beautiful copy of this private press landmark. Doves Press hardcover books
1838Best.-Nr. 24655London: Saunders and Otley 1838. First English Trade Edition. Octavo 20.5cm.; original plum cloth-backed boards printed paper spine label; xii3102adspp. Spine a bit discolored label darkened with very tiny vertical crack else a Very Good copy in original binding. Armorial bookpate of an Edward Arthur Lee to front pastedown; slightly later 1840 ownership signature to front free endpaper. Meta-fictional comic novel first serialized in Fraser's Magazine 1833-1834 from which a few separate copies were distributed privately. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CARLYLE 1881 17. Saunders and Otley unknown books
Best.-Nr. Z1-E-020-02548Stanford University Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Stanford University Press unknown
Best.-Nr. 99066London Chapman & Hall 1849 3rd edition. Five Volumes. Hardback approx 7 x 5 inches. In brown cloth covers with gilt lettering to spines black decorative panelled designs to boards and spines. Yellow endpapers. In very good conditions. Covers clean and smart. Some minor darkening/tanning to advert pages between front endpapers. Volume 1 has Thomas Hardy’s library bookplate Max Gate at front endpaper and signature to top edge of title page. Inside pages slightly tanned else all very clean and tight throughout. Else a very good set. 5 vols: 290 296 272 272 & 266pp. Each with 4pp adverts between front endpapers. From the personal library of Thomas Hardy. Signed in volume 1. London, Chapman & Hall, 1849 3rd edition hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. SONG0071494006McGraw-Hill Education 2008-03-10. 6. paperback. Used: Good. 8.40x0.68x10.80. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. McGraw-Hill Education paperback
1845Best.-Nr. D19665London: Chapman & Hall 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Edition." With a presentation inscription from Carlyle on the front free endpaper: "To Samuel Rogers Esq. with many kind regards T.C. Chelsea 13 July 1845." Backstrip restored; hinges repaired. In a morocco-backed folding case. Another of the younger generation who met Rogers about 1838 was Thomas Carlyle; and the gruff Scotsman's impressions hackneyed as they are must be quoted: "Old Rogers with his pale head white bare and cold as snow. those large blue eyes cruel sorrowful and that sardonic shelf chin." It is evident that Carlyle rebel as he was was impressed with the "grim old dilettante full of sardonic sense"; and when we remember how unresponsive was Carlyle to mere reputations and how hopelessly unfair even to greatness that did not agree with him his tribute is remarkable. There must have been a force of character trained and controlled to make this wild prophet of a new age write so definitely of an old poet to the fellow-prophet in America Ralph Waldo Emerson. Chapman & Hall hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 54806Boston: Dana Estes & Company 1895. Centennial Memorial Edition limited. Hardcover. Near fine to fine condition. 493/1000. Original three quarter brown leather over decorative boards with gilt ruling on covers gilt lettering tooling and ruling on spines; raised bands. Top edges gilt. Decorative endpapers. Frontispieces in b/w or color with printed tissue guards. Title page with portrait vignette printed in red and black. Illustrated edition. The French Revolution A History 3 Vols. Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick The Great 7 Vols. Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches With Elucidations 3 Vols. Sartor Resartus. The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. Heroes and Hero-Worship 1 Vol. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays 4 Vols. Past and Present. The Portrait of John Knox. Miscellanies 1 Vol. The Life of John Sterling. Latter-Day Pamphlets 1 Vol. Life of Friedrich Schiller. Comprehending An Examination of His Works 1. Vol. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels 2 Vols. German Romance. My Irish Journey 2 Vols. Last Words 1 Vol. Minor wear along bottom edges of bindings. Dana Estes & Company hardcover
1824Best.-Nr. 57936E-252: Oliver & Boyd. Good. 1824. First Edition; First Printing. Leather. Leather. 8vo. Oliver & Boyd Edinburgh UK. 1824. 3 Volumes. 324 351 294 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in 3/4 green morocco leather and marbled paper covered boards with raised bands and gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards boards are scuffed and worn. Previous owner's name present to the reverse of the front board catalog description tipped into the reverse of the rear board of the first volume. Foxing present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship a novel of self-realization greatly admired by the Romantics has been called the first Bildungsroman and has had a tremendous influence on the history of the German novel. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship a novel of self-realization greatly admired by the Romantics has been called the first Bildungsroman and has had a tremendous influence on the history of the German novel. The story centers on Wilhelm a young man living in the mid-1700s who strives to break free from the restrictive world of economics and seeks fulfillment as an actor and playwright. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Oliver & Boyd hardcover
1925Best.-Nr. 951London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1925. Fine Leather Bound by Riviere. Near Fine. A complete two volume set in near fine condition beautifully bound by Riviere in full straight grain Morocco with bright gilt triple rule to boards six compartments to spines with bright gilt details and title. Binding and hinges are excellent marbled end papers and paste downs all edges gilt. Pages are bright and clean without marks and no foxing. Books measure 8.75"x5.75". Over 100 years old. A stunning set in remarkable condition. Macmillan and Co. Limited unknown
1885Best.-Nr. 064224London: Chapman and Hall 1885-1888. Hardcover. Very Good . The history of the world is but the biography of great men" - Thomas Carlyle. Carlyle was a notable Scottish historian satirical writer essayist translator philosopher mathematician and teacher; this 17 volume set is a collection of his work. All seventeen volumes are in "Very Good" to "Very Good Plus" condition with red-brown half binding marbled boards marbled endpapers 5 raised bands gilt lettering on the spines and gilt design on the boards. Some volumes have more wear than others but they are all in Very Good condition at minimum with occasional staining and some amount of fading to the board marbling. There are some illustrations throughout most of the volumes but not all as well as the occasional fold-out map. Due to this set's size and weight additional shipping charges will probably be necessary. No international shipping on this set. The individual volume titles and pagination are as follows; Vol. 1: The French Revolution A History Volume 1. The Bastille. The Constitution. The Guillotine Book 1 Chapters I-IV. Illustrated frontispiece. x. 538 pp; Vol. 2: The French Revolution A History Volume 2. The Guillotine Books I-VII. vii. 286 pp. Indexed; Vol 3: Sartor Resartus The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh In Three Books. Illustrated frontispiece. vi. 215 pp. Indexed; Vol 4: The Life of Friedrich Schiller: Comprehending an Examination of His Works. Illustrated frontispiece. viii. 239 pp. Indexed; Vol 5: Latter Day Pamphlets. 143 pp. Indexed; Vol 6: Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches With Elucidations In Three Volumes Vol I. Illustrated frontispiece. viii. 431 pp; Vol. 7: Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches With Elucidations In Three Volumes Vol II. Illustrated frontispiece. xiv. 303 pp; Vol 8: Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches With Elucidations in Three Volumes Vol III. Illustrated frontispiece. xi. 442 pp. Indexed; Vol 9: History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick The Great in Six Volumes Vol I. Illustrated frontispiece. x. 515pp; Vol 10: History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick The Great in Six Volumes Vol II. Illustrated frontispiece. ix. 510 pp; Vol. 11: History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick The Great in Six Volumes Vol III. Illustrated frontispiece. x. 536 pp; Vol 12: History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick The Great in Six Volumes Vol IV. Illustrated Frontispiece. x. 520 pp; Vol 13: History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick The Great in Six Volumes Vol V. Illustrated Frontispiece. 501 pp; Vol 13: History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick The Great in Six Volumes Vol VI. Illustrated frontispiece. viii. 543 pp. Indexed; Vol 15: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Collected and Republished In Three Volumes Vol I. vi. 686 pp. Appendix at back; Vol 16: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Collected and Republished In Three Volumes Vol II. 604 pp; Vol 17: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Collected and Republished In Three Volumes Vol III. 683 pp. Indexed. Full refund if not satisfied. Chapman and Hall hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. 2210532New York: Edition De Luxe 1882. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover original 19th century publication limited to just 50 copies. Full title reads as follows: "The Trial of Carlyle W. Harris A transcript in narrative form from the Official Stenographer's Minutes taken at the trial before Recorder Smyth in the Court of General Sessions of the Peace January Term 1882". Published by Edition De Luxe and limited to 50 copies. Brown cloth exterior shows moderate to heavy wear/bumps to edges and corners boards are soiled and spine is lumpy with remnants of a paper label at the top. Interior pages are tone due to age and scattered foxing and spotting is present. No signatures or bookplates though scattered pages have minor penciling mainly check marks the one page showed a word written. These are very lightly done in pencil and could easily be erased if desired. Front hinge is good but rear hinge is cracked. Other areas in the book show some pulling to the binding. The book contains numerous illustrations as well as a large foldout drawing showing the court scene. Page edges are uncut with rough edges some pages have chips and small tears because of this. An extremely rare publication with last known copy coming up for auction in 1908 under the George M. Williamson Collection: Catalogue of the Extremely Choice Collection of First Editions of English and American Authors and Association Books. Edition De Luxe hardcover
1837Best.-Nr. 001679London: James Fraser 1837. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first edition of this classic work on the French Revolution. A very good set in leather rebacked with original spines laid down and new labels corners bumped and boards show some minor wear. Collated to Dyer Page 85 although volume II lacks the advert leaf. All half titles present. Printing and the Mind of Man #304. Volume I inscribed "T. C. Arnold fr. JRB. May 30/1840." Volume III inscribed "C. T. Arnold. Oxford. 1840. Rugby. 1841" in a different hand - see photos. Volume I has some minor pencil annotation to rear endpaper. The first edition of this classic work on the French Revolution. James Fraser hardcover
1827Best.-Nr. 161555Edinburgh: William Tait and Charles Tait 1827. Establishing German romantic literature in Britain First edition of Carlyle's translation "one of the key books in the transmission of the German Romantics to England" Wolff. Carlyle's collection of previously untranslated German Romantic novellas "was intended to build on the success of Thomas Carlyle's translation of Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship 1824 and to continue his efforts to promote German culture as a necessary alternative to British empiricism. Carlyle sought to separate the cream of German avant-garde literature from the works of inferior writers that had flooded the literary marketplace in Britain and produced a distorted image of German culture. And he wished to establish German literature as an alternative source of cultural leadership for his age. In addition to garnering high praise for its editor and translator these translations announced Carlyle's ambition to serve as an agent of cultural interaction. A deeply influential episode in the development of Carlyle's literary style and aesthetic sensibility Carlyle's engagement with Hoffmann Tieck and Jean Paul can be seen in the stylistic innovations of such works as Sartor Resartus The French Revolution and Frederick the Great. German Romance also laid the groundwork for Carlyle's extraordinary burst of critical activity during the late 1820s. Carlyle's translations of the German Romantics remained the standard well into the twentieth century and many have never been superseded" Cumming p. 189. 4 vols bound in 2 octavo 185 x 114 mm. Bound without terminal blank in vol. III else complete with half-titles and 4 engraved frontispieces. Later 19th-century half calf twin green and red morocco labels purple cloth sides red speckled edges. Neat early ownership signature to front pastedown. Slight paper residue to half-title of vol. I pp. 85/6 with closed tear not affecting text paper repair at head of pp. 261/2 not affecting text some foxing soiling to vol. IV pp. 307-13. A very good copy. Tarr A4.1; Wolff 1131. Mark Cumming The Carlyle Encyclopedia 2004. hardcover
1907Best.-Nr. 47913The Doves Press 1907. Hardback. Good ex-library hardback. The vellum is lightly cockled to boards with some spotting and discolouration narrow strip of water staining along the front edge of front cover and very narrow strip of vellum loss to shelf edge of back cover. Bookplate of Brooklyn Public Library on pastedown and stamped library number to title page 'Brooklyn Public Library' stamped to shelf edge of page edges otherwise no other library markings/stamps/stickers. Small black ink stain to top page edges. Contents clean bright and crisp. This one of 300 copies printed on paper. . 8vo full flexible vellum in purpose-made modern slipcase. Gilt lettering to spine. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. More images are available. The Doves Press hardcover
1906Best.-Nr. 081365London: The Doves Press 1906. Original limp full vellum in very good condition contents bright very slightly toned on the page edges printed in red and black from an edition of 325 from the library of artist and printmaker Harold Lukens Doolittle bearing his label which has resulted in a little offsetting Doves Bindery stamp to the rear pastedown 312pp. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Doves Press Hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. b29273Archetype Books 2007-02-14. hardcover. Like New. 8x1x12. Book is in excellent condition text is unmarked and pages are tight. Archetype Books hardcover
1853Best.-Nr. 0145161853. Manuscript. Light creases from folding; writing dark and clear. About Fine and uncommon. HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT completely in Carlyle's hand but not signed of @250 words on the verso of a letter 8" x 9-7/8" addressed to the writer notifying him of his election to the Atheneum. Mostly in ink with additions in pencil the notes appear to be historical and biographical research in preparation for the writing of his biography of Frederick the Great. The notes spill over to the bottom of the letter. unknown
1885Best.-Nr. 229257London: Chapman and Hall 1885. The Ashburton Edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait to volume I numerous plates throughout the set. 17 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarters blue morocco and marbled boards gilt spines raised bands t.e.g. Fine handsome set. The Ashburton Edition". Engraved frontispiece portrait to volume I numerous plates throughout the set. 17 vols. 8vo. Chapman and Hall unknown books
Best.-Nr. Z1-G-030-01676AMS Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. AMS Press unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 29561London: Chapman and Hall Limited. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - -- with a bonus offer--; T-Carlhs . 1898. Chapman and Hall Limited hardcover
1843Best.-Nr. 14155Boston MA: Charles C. Little and James Brown. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- with a bonus offer--; 014155 . 1843. Charles C. Little and James Brown hardcover
