Author: West, Sir Algernon.
Title: Recollections 1832 to 1886 by the Right Honorable Sir Algernon West, K.C. B.
Description: New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1900. 1900. - Octavo, red cloth. The top edge is gilt. The spine is slightly sunned. xv, [ii], 441 & [1] pages plus 2-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 12 black-and-white plates, 7 of them portrait plates with tissue guards, including a frontispiece. The rear hinge is starting. There is an owner's name, address & 1904 date on the front endpaper. There is occasional light foxing, including to the tissue guards & the margins of some plates. Very good.

Sir Algernon West served in various political posts and was familiar with the leading statesmen of his day. He writes extensively about the politics and culture of the Victorian era. Very good .

Keywords: HISTORY; GREAT BRITAIN; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; RECOLLECTIONS OF SIR ALGERNON WEST; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; VICTORIAN; WILLIAM GLADSTONE; EARL GRANVILLE; VISCOUNT HALIFAX; SIR ROBERT PEEL; DISRAELI; PALMERSTON; CRIMEA; INDIA; IRELAND; PORTRAITS; PLATES.

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