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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, VOLS. I & II. by Carlyle, Thomas

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, VOLS. I & II. by Carlyle, Thomas

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, VOLS. I & II.

by Carlyle, Thomas

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London & Glasgow: Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Top edges gilt. No date. Light rubbing to edges and corners. Light marks to top edges. Burgundy leather binding with burgundy endpapers. Gilt lettering and design on spines. Monochrome plates. Vol. I frontispiece of Thomas Carlyle. Vol II frontispiece of Marie Antoinette. Books measure 6 x 4.25". 528 / 480 pp. Clean, bright, solid! A very nice set. A history of The French Revolution. Volume I in two parts : Part I. -- The Bastille ; Part II. -- The Constitution. Volume II continues with Part II. -- The Constitution and Part III. -- The Guillotine. Two Volumes only of Three Volume set. This work was the inspiration for Dickens's 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities.
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  • Keywords 1885 history of French Revolution, 18th-century Scottish philosopher

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The French Revolution Volumes I & II

by Thomas Carlyle

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Collins, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. a very nice clean tight unmarked burgandy leather set of two books....previous owner's name and 1937 are printed on the FEP...gilt lettering on the spine
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The French Revolution: A History In Two Volumes Volume I Volume II (Vol. One Vol. Two) Everyman's Library

by Thomas Carlyle, with an introduction by Hillaire Belloc

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London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated edition, early 20th century. Firmly bound, red cloth boards, flat gilt decorated spines. Few marks on covers. No jacket. Set of two volumes.
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Vol. I: The Bastille. Vol. II: The Constitution. Vol. III: The Guillotine. (3 volumes)

by Carlyle, Thomas

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New York: George Routledge and Sons, circa [1888].. [1888].. Good. - Octavo, olive green cloth with paper labels on the spines. The bindings are lightly rubbed & bumped and the head & tails of the spines are lightly chipped. The labels are foxed with pieces out. 207 pages; 212 pages; and 240 pages. Vol. 2 is lightly cracked at p. 116. There are short tears to the front edges of 2 pages in Vol. 3. Good.
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The French Revolution: a History: in Three Parts: I. the Bastille; Ii. the Constitution; Iii. the Guillotine: in Two Volumes

by Thomas Carlyle

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The French Revolution Volumes I & II
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by Thomas Carlyle

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Maroon leather bound books, gold print on spine bright, spine ends and corners rubbed, initials written on bottom outside edges of pages, gold on top outside edges of pages a little scuffed, ribbon bookmark in volume I, text clean
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The French Revolution, Volumes I-III

by Carlyle, Thomas

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London: Folio Society , 2001. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. For three volume set complete. Includes Volume I: The Revolution; Volume II: The Constitution; Volume III: The Guillotine. Slipcase missing. 2001 re-issue of the 1989 edition. Books in very good condition. Volume I marked with a crayon (?) across title on spine. Others show some soiling to text block but quite faint. Some wear around extremities. Red cloth on boards bright. A very good set. .
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The French Revolution:  A History In Three Volumes (Volumes I, The Bastille and III, The...
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The French Revolution: A History In Three Volumes (Volumes I, The Bastille and III, The Guillotine ONLY of a Three Volume Set)

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Philadelphia: Porter & Coates No date of publication, though circa 1900. Large Paper Edition. Number 193 of a limited edition of 250. Volumes I and III ONLY of a three volume set. Leather over spine and corners, with raised spine bands and gilt lettering/decoration. Ripple textured cloth over boards. Top edge of text is gilded. Marbled end leaves. Numerous tissue guarded plates. Covers show a little light rubbing. Cloth is a little darkened near edges. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for International shipping. . Large Paper Edition. Half Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.
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The French Revolution. Volumes I, II & III.

The French Revolution. Volumes I, II & III.

by Thomas Carlyle

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Measurements are for one volume. Full maroon calf with gilt double line edging on the boards. Green title plates, raised banding with gilt lettering and squared decoration on the (faded to tan) spine.
FIRST EDITION comprising a set of three very fine books 'History is the essence of innumerable biographies' was Carlyle's historical creed. The result is not a work of scholarship but a prose epic, teeming with colourful scenes of dramatic events and imaginative portraits of the leading revolutionaries. The book at once captured the English-speaking world, and has, outside France, moulded popular conception of the French revolution down to the present day"
Carlyle arranged his work in three parts, the first subtitled "The Bastille," the second part "The Constitution," and the final part "The Guillotine." Of the three great political upheavals which have altered the face of the world only the French Revolution has stimulated literary masterpieces which, in turn, have made their impact, direct and… Read More
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Carlyle's Works, Boston Edition, in Ten Volumes: Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of...
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New York: John W. Lovell Company. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Reissue. U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing's copy, with his bookplate on front endpaper of each volume (these were purchased from a family library in Henderson Harbor, NY, near his birthplace in Watertown, which included many other works owned by him). Spines faded, top edges lightly foxed. Complete in ten volumes. Burgundy cloth, gilt titles and rules. Despite stating 'Carlyle's Complete Works, Illustrated' on the title page of each volume, this edition includes no illustrations (the title page was likely reused from an earlier edition). A complete collection of the works of Thomas Carlyle, most well-known for Sartor Resartus and his history of the French Revolution (which inspired Dickens to write a Tale of Two Cities). Includes: Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh; Heroes and Hero Worship; The French Revolution: A History; History of Friedrich II. of Prussia,… Read More
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The French Revolution: a History. In Three Volumes. Vol.I.-The Bastille. [Vol. II.- The...
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The French Revolution: a History. In Three Volumes. Vol.I.-The Bastille. [Vol. II.- The Constitution.] [Vol. III.- The Guillotine.]

by Carlyle, Thomas

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London: James Fraser, 1837 First edition. Late nineteenth-century polished tan calf. Covers and spine ruled in gilt, top edges gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Binding by Bickers & Sons, with their stamp in each volume. Three volumes, octavo. A fine set. Of the three great political upheavals which have altered the face of the world …. only the French Revolution has stimulated literary masterpieces which, in turn, have made their impact, direct and indirect, upon millions of readers … They are Carlyle's book and the History of the French Revolution by Michelet.
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