£750
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs | 589
Auction: 19 February 2020 at 10:00 GMT
London: Chapman and Hall, 1858. 6 volumes, 8vo, volume 1 signed and inscribed: "To Dr Russell, Thornhill, with many regards & thanks, T. Carlyle, ? 1 Oct 1858", volume 3 similarly signed and inscribed by Carlyle, dated 15th August 1862, and volume 5 signed and inscribed to Russell from Carlyle, dated 1865, frontispieces, maps, original red cloth gilt, a little rubbing and fading (6)
Note: During visits to Scotland, Jane Carlyle would lodge with Dr & Mrs Russell, whilst Thomas Carlyle would stay with family in the area. Thomas Carlyle would frequently consult Dr Russell of his wife's treatments for her ailments. [see The Carlyle Society, 2011-2012, Occasional Papers 24, John Aitken Carlyle, Lynchpin of the Carlyle Family by Jane Roberts, pp.26-27]