The French Revolution Volume I The Bastille (v. 1) by Thomas Carlyle - 2002-03-08

Chapman And Hall, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Centenary Edition. 289 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume I. With illustrated frontispiece. Pages have deckled edges. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. A few edge tears and creases, as expected with deckled paper. Slight gutter cracking. Boards have some edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are slightly crushed and frayed. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Slight water stains to rear. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Gilt is bright.

Methuen & Co, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1902. No Edition Remarks. 429 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black & white maps. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to endpaper & pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean.

Thompson & Thomas Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Library Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Marking On Table Of Contents In Pencil Otherwise Unmarked, Clean And Solid Copy. Spine Cocked. Burgendy Boards With Gold Lettering On Spine. Sunning To Spine. No Copyright Information..

Chapman & Hall, 1888. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1888. No Edition Noted. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume I. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and light tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Binding is loose. Boards have visible ink marks, rubbing and bleach spotting. Notable bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends. Heavier sunning to spine.

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, January 1909. Hardcover Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair+ Hardcover with No DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine torn. Textblock soiled. Bookplate on inside cover. Inside covers and endpapers yellowed. Some pages have bent corner. A few pages lightly soiled. Otherwise, pages yellowing, but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1908. Hardcover. Good. 1908. 351 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Vol. I. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1904. AP3 - Book has rubbing and wear on some cover edges, sides, and corners, moderate discoloration (browning), and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Volume I. Illustrated. Library Classics. With a Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Edward and Hartpole Lecky.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1911. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1911. Reprint. 351 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume I. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Black marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.

Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 528 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Vol.I. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Chicago: Hooper Clarke & Co. Imperial Edition The French Revolution, A History Vol. 1 (Only) Book Condition: Fair. Green Cloth Boards Have Rub Wear On Surface And All Edges. Spine Top, Bottom And Corners A Bit Frayed. Gilt Title On Spine. Endsheets And 420 Pages Tanned With Age. Some Back Pages Near Bottom Of Fore-Edge Have A Dent, Wrinkle. Contents: The Bastille, Book I-Vii, The Constitution Book Viii-Book X. Vintage Copy, Pages Still Intact. . Fair. Hardcover.