c1875 3vol The French Revolution History by Thomas Carlyle Antiquarian Book Set

c1875 3vol The French Revolution History by Thomas Carlyle Antiquarian Book Set

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c1875 3vol The French Revolution History by Thomas Carlyle Antiquarian Book Set

The French Revolution. A History. In three volumes.
By Thomas Carlyle
Published by Chapman and Hall: London c1875 (undated)
Complete 3 Volume Set - Part of "The People's Edition" Series

"Carlyle's great history became one of the most significant historical works of the 19th century, despite the fact that the first volume was rewritten from memory after John Stuart Mill's maid accidentally burnt the manuscript. The work was used as the source material for Dickens's Tale of Two Cities. Carlyle wrote his French Revolution as a secular 'tract for the times' and as a warning for his compatriots of the frightful consequences of materialism, utilitarianism and democracy. Scottish puritanism and German romanticism were his lodestars; 'History is the essence of innumerable biographies' was his 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."

Light wear and fading to covers with minor rub through as shown. Name plate on inside blank endpaper of each book as shown. Age stain to title page and last page in each volume only with all other pages clean with no foxing. Water stain to back endpapers of Vol 1 only as pictured with both other volumes very clean. No splitting to hinges and binding strong in all 3 volumes. An uncommon set in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 17.5cm x 12.5cm x 1.5cm (x 3 books)


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Condition: Very good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Original Decorated Cloth Bindings, Complete 3 Volume Set
Region: Europe
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear and fading to covers with minor rub through as shown. Name plate on inside blank endpaper of each book as shown. Age stain to title page and last page in each volume only with all other pages clean with no foxing. Water stain to back endpapers of Vol 1 only as pictured with both other volumes very clean. No splitting to hinges and binding strong in all 3 volumes. An uncommon set in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Publisher: Chapman and Hall: London
Year Printed: 1875
Sub-subject: History Of France