New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Three Quarters Leather. Near Fine. J. Brown, C. G. Heyne and Others. Octavo. 30 volumes bound in red three-quarters leather with raised bands over marbled boards and matching endpapers. Gilt lettering on the spine. Minor rubbing or dark spots on a few spines, but otherwise near fine condition. Bookplates inside the front covers. Deckled edges with different illustrators engravings of the author's and other peoples' images on the frontispiece. A clean text block. Thomas Carlyle was a renowned Scottish essayist, satirist, historian and mathematician.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 42308
Title: The Works of Thomas Carlyle
Author: CARLYLE, THOMAS
Illustrator: J. Brown, C. G. Heyne and Others
Format/Binding: Three Quarters Leather
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1905
Keywords: Hard Cover
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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Marbled boards: ...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...