11 Vol Thomas Carlyle Antique Books Set 1888 Critical Essays 1840 Meister Rare For Sale

Rare Antique Thomas Carlyle 11-Volume Works Collection – 1888, 1840 & Edinburgh Edition

Up for sale is a uniform 11-volume collection of works by famed Scottish philosopher and historian Thomas Carlyle, bound in matching publisher\'s cloth. This rare assemble features his complete 7-volume Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1888) alongside key standalone works, including an early 1840 edition of Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship and Travels and an undated \"Edinburgh Edition\" (c. 1900s) of On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History printed on distinct turn-of-the-century paper stock. Finding an intact 11-volume Victorian collection spanning these specific late-19th and early-20th-century pressings is exceptional for collectors, scholars, and rare book enthusiasts.

Key Features & Highlights:

• Binding & Paper Stock: Uniform publisher\'s cloth boards; distinct early-20th-century paper stock on the Edinburgh volume.

2. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays – Volume 2 (1888)

3. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays – Volume 3 (1888)

4. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays – Volume 4 (1888)

5. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays – Volume 5 (1888)

6. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays – Volume 6 (1888)

7. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays – Volume 7 (1888)

8. Sartor Resartus / Past and Present (1888)

9. The Life of Friedrich Schiller (1888)

10. Wilhelm Meister\'s Apprenticeship and Travels (Goethe Translation, 1840)

11. On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Edinburgh Edition, c. 1900s)

• Hinges & Text Block: Strained/tender inner hinges, but text blocks remain firm and structurally complete.

• Pages: Expected 19th and early-20th-century paper toning and foxing; paper texture varies across editions as noted.