Biography of Elisha Kent Kane
William Elder (fl.1680-1700)
Category
Books
Date
1858
Materials
Place of origin
United States
Collection
Carlyle's House, London
NT 3066608
Summary
Bibliographic description
416 p., plates, ports.. Autograph letter addressed to T.C. from the author, but lacking the salutation, is tipped in before frontispiece; volume extensively annotated by T.C.. Provenance: Author's presentation inscription on verso of frontispiece, also 'John Welsh' in a different hand. Laid loose after engr. t.p. a page from the Geographical Journal, Dec., 1949, recording the donation of this volume to 'the Carlyle Museum', identifying 'John Welsh' as a cousin of Jane Welsh Carlyle. Binding: brown cloth publisher's binding, embossed, gilt.
Makers and roles
William Elder (fl.1680-1700)