Inscribed by previous owner. Some underlining writing. Shrink Wrapped for Protection! Cover has some wear for it's age. - Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmation (Tracking). We are a family business, and your satisfaction is our goal! Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: 1907 first edition published by Houghton Mifflin. Thomas Carlyle was a 19th century essayist, philosopher and historian whose belief in the importance of heroic leadership found form in this book. In it he compares a wide range of different types of heroes, including Odin, Muhammad, Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon, William Shakespeare, Dante, Samuel Johnson, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Robert Burns, John Knox, and Martin Luther. These lectures of Carlyle's are regarded as an early and powerful formulation of the Great Man theory.