Past and Present – Thomas Carlyle

Past and Present. By  Thomas Carlyle. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843, First Edition.

Presentation copy, initialed and inscribed by Thomas Carlyle at front free endpaper. Original publisher’s green cloth covered boards, showing a little wear at extremities with some chipping, occasional small loss at spine and edges.

Inscribed by Thomas Carlyle, “To John Welsh, Esq., With Kind Regards, T.C.” Provenance: Martin Nason private collection, prominent Dickensiana collector.

The work was written by Carlyle in seven weeks and combines medieval  history with criticism of the 19th century British society.