About this title: Thomas Carlyle's history of the French Revolution, originally published in 1837, opens with the death of Louis XV in 1774 and ends in 1795 when Bonaparte quelled the insurrection of the Vendemiaire. It covers the reign of Louis XVI, a period that included the assembly of the States General, the fall of the Bastille, the Constituent and Legislative Assemblies, the flight of the king to Varennes, the Convention, the trial and execution of the king and queen, the reign of terror and the fall of Robespierre. The study established Carlyle's reputation and contains portraits of Mirabeau, Lafayette, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: IndyPublish. com
Date Published: 05/2002
ISBN-13:9781404303973ISBN:1404303979
Description: Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover. 280 p.; 0.72" x 9.10" x 6.06". read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Donohue, Henneberry and Co., Chicago
Description: Reading Copy. No Jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. General shelf wear, binding is ok but not good, clean pages but are very discolored and faded with some pages halfway through to the end with water damage, spine is slightly cocked, light edgewear, cover is slightly soiled with lots of water damage and fading. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Macmillan and co., Ltd
Date Published: 1921
Description: Good. ---Interior has some pen/pencil marks. 496 pages. Ribbon book mark. -Publish Place: London-Size: 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. creased; several small tears and chips; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine bumped/ readers slant/ several pages and page tips creased. read more
Edition: A Modern Library Giant
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Inc; the Modern Library, New York
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good in Mylar jacket. Book is in Very Good+ with Very Good jacket in mylar. Book slightly yellowed by age. Jacket glued in. USPS Delivery Confirmation included. read more
Description: A History. In three volumes. This is volume III. Boston & NY: Colonial Press Co., no date. Beacon edition of the complete works of Thomas Carlyle. Hardcover. Maroon cloth with printed spine label. Near very good. No dust jacket. TEG. Exterior a little darkened. Volume three only. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: AMS Press, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket. Volume II; Navy blue cloth covers with gold title on spine; no jacket; covers have minor wear to covers that is heavier at edges; usual library markings from Georgetown University Library, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked; 8vo; 308 pgs. read more
Description: Acceptable. Oversized Oversize Slipcased Hardcover. Acceptable condition-only fair due to underlining or highlighting or both; marginalia in pencil and/or pen on internal pages. 1956 Oversized Oversize Slipcased Hardcover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Everymans Library, New York
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780460000314ISBN:0460000314
Description: Good in Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR IS LIGHTLY SOILED. GREEN HARDCOVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT STAMPED "DISCARD" WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Description: Very Good. Tight book, nice text, some wear to cover and edges, light hinge split, spine slightly askew, sticker on endpaper, cir. early 1900's? books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
"Paint the scene using sheer will, enthusiasm and Scottish strangeness Old man Carlyle Paint your luminous style, After a while you got cranky with age, But kept right on writing all the while."
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