Research Catalog

Title

Sartor resartus : the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh : in three books.

Author

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.

Publication

London : Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street, M.DCCC.XXXVIII [1838].

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Details

Additional Authors

• Clowes, William, 1779-1847
• Saunders and Otley, publisher.

Description

xxii, 310, [2] pages; 20 cm

Note

• Written in 1831 Sartor Resartus was first published in Fraser's Magazine between November 1833 and August 1834 before being privately printed in London by James Fraser in 1834. Two American editions were published by James Munroe in 1836 and 1837 before the novel appeared in this first English trade edition of 1838 (cf. Tarr).
• 500 copies printed; published in July 1838.
• Price: 10s, 6d.
• Signatures: [A]⁶ B-O¹².
• Page [ii] and pages [311-12] contain publisher's advertisements.
• On page [iv] printer's imprint reads: "London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford-street"; on page 310 printer's imprint is shortened to "London: W. Clowes and Sons, Stamford-street."

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexed In (note)

• Tarr, R. L. Thomas Carlyle: A Descriptive Bibliography

Call Number

Pforz (Carlyle, T. Sartor resartus. 1838. 1st English trade ed. London)

OCLC

3601665

Author

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.

Title

Sartor resartus : the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh : in three books.

Imprint

London : Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street, M.DCCC.XXXVIII [1838].

Edition

[First English trade edition].

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Indexed In:

Tarr, R. L. Thomas Carlyle: A Descriptive Bibliography, A5.4

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy: Original grey boards, grey paper spine, paper spine label with title "SARTOR / RESARTUS. / BY / T. CARLYLE."; no flyleaves, white endpapers; fore-edge rough trimmed, bottom trimmed (Tarr's binding C). -- Contemporary pencil sketch of a side profile on front paste-down; CHPL stamp on rear paste-down. -- Acquired by Carl H. Pforzheimer at the MacGeorge sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, July 2, 1924, lot 307, through Bernard Quaritch.

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Added Author

Clowes, William, 1779-1847, printer.

Saunders and Otley, publisher.

Pforzheimer, Carl H. (Carl Howard), 1879-1957, former owner.

Research Call Number

Pforz (Carlyle, T. Sartor resartus. 1838. 1st English trade ed. London)