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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">Carlyle,
Thomas.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B><I>Chartism.</I></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>London:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>James Fraser,
1840.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>First edition, first
printing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Original blind-stamped
black cloth, gilt, Tarr's binding B, no priority established (Tarr
A11.1.a).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There were 1,000 copies,
published in December, 1839, followed by a second printing of 1,000 copies in
April, 1840.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Association copy:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"James S. Blackie to Alex. Mackay.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Edinburgh 1867".<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>James Stewart Blackie was elected to the
Greek Chair at Edinburgh University in 1852.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He published verse, prose, and
translations, including Homer and Goethe.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>His translation of Faust (1834) was praised by Carlyle.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In 1867-8 he debated, in print, Chartist
politician Ernest Charles Jones, who was, by this time, continuing to beat a
long dead horse.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Alexander Mackay
may have been one of Blackie's students.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Some wear.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Light damp-stain
to front board, and a private library sticker there.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A Very Good copy.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>$250<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">Blackie,
John Stuart.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B><I><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lays and Legends of Ancient Greece, With
Other Poems.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></I></B>Edinburgh:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Sutherland and Knox;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>London:
Simpkin, Marshall, 1857.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>First
edition (NCBEL).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Original blue
cloth, decorated in gilt and blind, lettered in gilt.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Blackie was professor of Greek at
Edinburgh University.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Gift
inscription on the half-title dated in the year of publication.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Somewhat worn and rubbed but a Good,
sound copy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>$100<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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concern operated by Mark Stirling.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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an emphasis on Transcendentalism;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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