The Life of John Sterling
by Thomas Carlyle
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Chapman and Hall , 1871. Leather. Near Fine. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A biography of the Scottish author John Sterling, bound in lovely full calf. A lovely leather bound copy of this biography of John Sterling by Thomas Carlyle. Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher who has a great influence over art, literature and philosophy. John Sterling was a Scottish author and this volume explores his birth and parentage, university life, literature and works. In full calf. Externally, excellent with some light rubbing to the spine. Bookplate to the front free endpaper for Thomas Benfield Harbottle. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 842B6
- Title
- The Life of John Sterling
- Author
- Thomas Carlyle
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Size
- 6.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- The Life of John Sterling Thomas Carlyle biography Thomas Carlyle
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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- Rubbing
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
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