About this title: Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist, historian, cultural critic, and leading man of English letters during the Victorian era, published "Past and Present, "one of his most influential works, in 1843. Written as a response to the economic crisis of the 1840s--closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, the starving poor--"Past and Present "aimed to lead readers toward a "conversion experience" in order to stimulate social reform. In this work, Carlyle provides a trenchant articulation of the political, social, religious, and economic climate of the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.M. Dent & sons, ltd. : E.P. Dutton & co., London & Toronto
Date Published: 1941
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. xvi, 304 p. 18 cm. "First published in this edition 1912; reprinted...1931. " "With an appreciation by Ralph Waldo Emerson. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS LTD, Unknown:
Date Published: 1918.
Description: Fair. B000Q9PYJW Pencil notes and markings throughout, including inside cover, Front free end paper, and title pages. Corners of cover are worn as well as top and bottom of spine. read more
Description: Fine. Tight book, nice text, some wear to cover, bookplate on inside front cover books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Edition: 6th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1918
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ no D.J. / corners bumped/ edge wear/ top and bottom of spine slightly crumpled/ front cover scuffed/slight foxing/ some underlining, margin notes/ notes inside front and back covers/ spine tight read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very Good. 1965 softcover, Riverside Edition; book is very tight; no apparent markings; cover is slightly faded & stained; no crease on spine; price sticker on front cover. read more
Description: Montgomery Ward & Co., Pub., abround 1904: ( hardback, decorated spine, gilt top papers, prev. owner's name stamped throughout book, o/w in good cond. ) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons, ltd. : E.P. Dutton & Co., London & Toronto: New York
Date Published: 1924
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Darkening to gold embossed spine titles and decorations. xvi, 304 p. 18 cm. [no. 608]. Light orange ribbed cloth covered boards; blind stamped Dent logo, front. Classic light green, cream decorated end papers; B&W floral decorated title pages. Contents in 4 books: Proem; The Ancient Monk; The Modern Worker; Horoscope. "First issue of this edition 1912; Reprinted 1915, 1919, 1924. " "With an appreciation by Ralph Waldo Emerson. " Bibliography ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dent/Dutton
Date Published: 1912, 1938
Description: Very Good- NO JACKET. 1938 reprint, binding style 3 in orange cloth with Ravilious cover decoration and endpapers (style 2 endpapers). spine a bit dulled; faint stain on top and edge of textblock, does not affect pages; previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. VG-/No DJ. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: A.L. Burt, New York
Date Published: No pub date
Description: Good+-VG / no DJ / maroon cloth with gilt on spine. Very light edgewear / foxing to tissue & title page / text clean. Frontis / gilt top edge. read more
Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Hardcover-NO DUST JACKET
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published: 1918
Description: VERY GOOD. Our research indicates this may be a fourth printing because there is a capital "D" on the copyright page. Introduction and notes by Edwin Mims. Part of publisher's "The Modern Student's Library. " Blue cloth binding is somewhat rubbed with minor edge and corner wear; exception is bottom back corner is bumped to boards and top of spine is worn to boards. Odd horizontal crease at about the middle of the front cover and a corresponding shallow indentation on back cover appear to be a ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, London
Date Published: 1950
Description: Very good. 1950 edition. No dust jacket. Owner name. Otherwise clean and tight. 4" x 6". 331 pages. Introduction by GK Chesterton. The World's Classics 153. read more
Description: FINE. Superb, crisp, clean, unread hardcover with very light shelfwear to the dust jacket and a remainder mark to one edge-GREAT! read more
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