The love letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh
Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
Category
Books
Date
1909
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Carlyle's House, London
NT 3221302
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. : col. ill. ports. ; 8vo. Provenance: ink dedication inscription to front free endpaper of vol. 1: 'To Mr. George Strong - / with best wishes, now & always, / A. Carlyle / 7th June, 1909.' i.e. Thomas Carlyle's nephew, Alexander Carlyle (1843-1931); bibliographical information sheet about George Strong loosely inserted, and twenty-first century laser printed bookplate with photographic image of Strong, son of the first custodian of Carlyle's House, Isabella Strong. Binding: untrimmed in twentieth century publisher's lilac cloth, lettered and decorated gilt.
Makers and roles
Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881) Alexander Carlyle (1843 - 1931) Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801 - 1866)