On Heroes, Hero-Worship and The Heroic In History

London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1896. LEATHERBOUND HARDCOVER. Beautifully bound with brown leather spine and corners over marbled paper covered boards. SEE PHOTOS. Near Fine condition (only lightly rubbed). Spine with five raised bands and 6 compartments brightly gilt tooled/lettered. Handsome marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. SEE PHOTOS. 4.75" wide by 7.5"… Read more about this item

George Routledge, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing… Read more about this item

Chicago: A.C. McClurg and Company, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Red cloth stamped in gilt, topedge gilt. 16mo. 286pp. [2]pp. Owner name penned on title page, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and bumped, very good. A collection of six lectures given in May 1840 about prominent historical figures.

Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, (1904).. Small 8vo, (iv), 245, (3, 8 advertisement) pp, bound without the half title. Contemporary quarter vellum, t.e.g., gilt spine with a maroon morocco label, some faint soiling, upper cover sunned, fore edge spotted. World's Classics series.

New York John Wiley, 1854, hardcover. Reprint edition 1854. A news article is pasted in, and previous owner's handwritten commentary is laid in. -- Hardcover, nice original blind-stamped design covers. Condition: very good (tips are bumped and worn; spine a touch darkened). Overall, nice early copy with clear pages and tight binding.

England: Echo Library. Light edge wear and rubbing, clean copy. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2007.

John Long, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 302 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and… Read more about this item

Chapman & Hall, 1907. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1907. No Edition Remarks. 235 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription and marking to rear pastedown, front free endpaper and contents page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Water staining… Read more about this item

London: Chapman & Hall, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. Copyright edition, reprinted from the stereotype plates. 12mo. Red cloth stamped in black letters on front board, gilt-stamped spine. Pages lightly foxed, hinge cracked, covers and spine soiled, very good.

This is a lovely old copy of a classic work of literature. There is a former owner's name inside. There are a few instances of pencil underlining.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. First American edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto (9 1/4 x 6 1/4"). CIII, [15], 519, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over light brown cloth, with red lettering to spine. "In his 1840 lectures on heroes, Thomas Carlyle, Victorian essayist and social critic, championed the importance of the individual in history.… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Sadly, though the cover matches the last two Carlyle books listed, this one has several small, light pencil marks in margins. It's all about heroes, whether as divinities, poets, kings, or other. These six essays were first published in 1841. Green cloth… Read more about this item

J.M. Dent: Aldine House, London, UK, 1900. Leather Bound. Acceptable. Leather. SCARCE ORIGINAL 1900 PRINTING. Text unmarked. The Front cover is almost separated at hinge. Covers show edge wear with rubbing. Spine edge chipping. Covers poor but pages are still quite nice.......clean and unmarked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

University of Nebraska Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Dent, 1975. Everyman edition, with an Introduction by W H Hudson. 474pp, illustrated soft covers. Old price inked out to the back cover, otherwise a very clean, tight copy. Two complete works in one volume.. Soft Cover. Fine.

University of Nebraska Press, 1966. Soft cover. VG. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK.

London: J..M.Dent, 1906 A Lovely Green Leather Bound Book Previous Owner's Details On Ffep Dated 1908, Front Gutter Split But Board Still Well Attached. One Of The Temple Classics Edited By Israel Gollanz . Frontispiece Tissue Protected Though There Is Foxing On The Tissue.… Read more about this item

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st Edition. Softback. Used - Good. Item 17 of The Harrap Library. Cover softening, especially on edges. Binding and spine good though fading. Contents very clean, no inscription, only very mild tanning throughout.

New York: Routledge, 1888. Hardcover. Good. Good. Hardcover rubbed at spine ends, corners bent, spine browned, cover soiled and worn, rough cut page edges, pages lightly browned, foredges soiled. Spine soiled, light bumps to spine ends, some chipping to white paper spine label. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 1925. Hardcover. Good. 1925. Reprinted. 245 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt… Read more about this item