Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle Prepared for Publication by Thomas Carlyle. 3 Vols.
London: Longman, Green and Co., 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 397, 399, 341 (24)pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Black endpapers. "The letters which form these volumes were placed in my hands by Mr. Carlyle in 1871. They are annotated throughout by himself. The few additional observations occasionally required are marked with my initials.. Mr. Carlyle asked me, a few months before his end, what I meant to do. I told him that, when the 'Reminiscences' had been published, I had decided that the letters might and should be published also. Mr. Carlyle requested in his will that my judgment in the matter should be accepted as his own." (J. A. Froude). Jane Welsh Carlyle was noted as a letter writer though is credited as the reason for Thomas Carlyle's fame and fortune. Bindings with light wear along edges. Block dusty at top edge. Previous owner, J. L. Walton, inked faintly to front free endpapers. Binding in overall good+, interior in good+ to very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #41305
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