Author: Thomas Archer; Alfred Thomas Story
Title: William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries
Description: London, The Gresham Publishing Co, 1898-99. Cloth. A smart, complete set of this illustrated work on the social and political career of former British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone, in Talwyn Morris binding. A fascinating and comprehensive account of the life and political career of former British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone served as Prime Minister for twelve years and had a political career lasting for over sixty years. This work was written with the intention of illustrating the social and political progress brought about by Gladstone's policies and government.From the Memorial Edition, published during the year of Gladstone's death (1898). Complete in four uniform volumes in the classic Talwyn Morris binding. Including forty-four illustrated plates, collated and complete. Written by Thomas Archer, and revised and extended by Alfred Thomas Story. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light shelf wear and darkening to the spines. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Internally, front hinges of Volumes I and IV strained, title page to Volume IV lifting slightly but still attached. Remaining binding is firm. Scattered spotting to the first and last few pages of each volume, though remaining pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: william ewart gladstone nineteenth century politics british history nineteenth century talwyn morris Not Stated


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