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1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle

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A superb limited deluxe edition of the works of notable Scottish historian, Thomas Carlyle. Limited edition of three hundred and fifteen copies on parchment linen paper of which this is number two hundred and twenty four. A further thirty five copies were printed on Japanese paper. In a half calf binding by Sotheran. With the bookplate of 'Herbert G. Squiers'. Squiers was an American diplomat and soldier who served as the US minister to Cuba and Panama and as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. Complete in twenty volumes. Contains: Volume One. Sartor Resartus. Hero-Worship. With two frontispieces. Volume Two: The Life of John Sterling Latter-Day Pamphlets. With two frontispieces. Volume Three: The French Revolution A History Volume One. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Four: The French Revolution A History Volume Two. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Five: Frederick the Great Volume One. With a frontispiece. Volume Six: Frederick the Great Volume Two. With a frontispiece. Volume Seven: Frederick the Great Volume Three. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Eight: Frederick the Great Volume Four. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Nine: Frederick the Great Volume Five. With a frontispiece. Volume Ten: Frederick the Great Volume Six. With a frontispiece. Volume Eleven: Frederick the Great Volume Seven. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Twelve: Past and Present The Portraits of John Knox. Miscellanies. With a frontispiece. Volume Thirteen: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Volume One. With a frontispiece. Volume Fourteen: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Volume Two. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Fifteen: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Volume Three. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Sixteen: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Volume Four. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Volume Seventeen: Cromwell's Letters and Speeches Volume One. With a frontispiece. Volume Eighteen: Cromwell's Letters and Speeches Volume Two. With a frontispiece. Volume Nineteen: Cromwell's Letters and Speeches Volume Three. With a frontispiece. Volume Twenty: The Life of Friedrich Schiller. With a frontispiece. An exceptional limited edition set of these notable works. A collector's set. In half calf by Sotheran with binding stamp to recto of front free endpaper. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to head and tail of the spine and the raised bands. The odd light mark to the board. Bookplate to front paste down of all volumes. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just marginal age toning and the odd spot. Ink signature of Herbert G. Squiers to title pages. Overall: Near Fine
  • Creator:
    Thomas Carlyle (Author)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1884
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  • Seller Location:
    Bath, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 888K141stDibs: LU8925238098922
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