de Peyster, Frederic, LL.D.

[Representative Men of the English Revolution: ] an Address Delivered Before the New York Historical Society, at the Celebration of Its Seventy-Second Anniversary, Tuesday, December 19, 1876. By Frederic de Peyser, LL. D. , President of the Society. (Cover Title).

New York: Published for the Society, 1876. 1876. - Octavo, softcover, unbound. Removed in the past from a collection of pamphlets. The title page & last text page are chipped around the edges & bumped and there is a piece out of the bottom inner corner of the last page. 44 pages. 11 black-and-white engraved portraits with tissue guards. The page corners are lightly bumped and the edges of a few front & rear pages are chipped. Good. The English Revolution [also known as The Glorious Revolution or the Revolution of 1688] was the deposing of the Catholic King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland by his daughter Mary and the subsequent accession to the throne of Mary and her Dutch husband William III of Orange. James had remained childless for eleven years and the birth of his son in 1688 precipitated the revolution, creating as it did the prospect of a Catholic dynasty rather than the succession of his Protestant daughter Mary. De Peyster quotes praise of William of Orange as the man who "rescued the Protestant religion in Europe and saved the Church of England here." In this pamphlet de Peyster writes about a group of of men and women who exerted powerful influence over the development of events during the revolution. Among them, each with his or her portrait, are William, Mary, John Locke, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Swift, Edward Stillingfleet, Sir William Temple, the Duke of Marlborough, Queen Anne, John Dryden and Edmund Halley. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; BRITAIN; EUROPE; CATHOLICISM; PROTESTANTISM; RELIGION; KING JAMES ii; QUEEN MARY OF ENGLAND; WILLIAM OF ORANGE; NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY; FREDERIC DE PEYSTER, PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SEVENTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW

Phelps, Robert; editor

Twentieth Century Culture: The Breaking Up

New York: George Braziller, (1965). (1965). New York: George Braziller, (1965). (1965). Fine. - Octavo, cloth-backed light blue boards. The spine is slightly sunned. 384 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Near fine.

First edition.

The century's culture explored through the writings of authors of the time. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; LITERATURE; POETRY; PHILOSOPHY; AUTHORS; PHILOSOPHERS; POETS; CULTURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY CULTURE: THE BREAKING UP; ROBERT PHELPS; 20TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans (1810-1842).

A Substantial Fragment from an Autograph Letter or Journal Penned by Prince Ferdinand Philippe of Orleans from Mostagenem, Algeria During the Period of France's African Campaign and Conquest of Algeria.

Mostagenem, May 19th, 1841. 1841. - Approximately 275 words penned in French on both sides of a 4-/14 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide fragment of paper torn from a larger sheet. In his letter, penned from Mostagenem, Algeria during France's conquest of Algeria Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans describes the arid ruins of the town, colorfully commenting on storks nesting on the hill above and makes mention of the pompous speech offered by an officer to his troops. The manuscript is entirely penned in his hand though any signature is lacking. Folded for mailing, the paper is slightly darkened and the bottom edge is unevenly torn. The fragment by Prince Ferdinand Philippe of Orleans reads thus "No. 11 Mostaganem le 19 Mai 41 / Nous sommes encore aujourdhui dans cette ville qui est un des sejours les plus abobinables quon puisse avoir. Elle est situee sur une cote aride et sablonneuse [ ] un arbre ne sapercoit, a mi cote a environ un quart de liens [?] de la mer; cest un amas de maisons grises et moitie ruinees places [--- le ---?] dun ravin. Matammaune se trouve un peu plus haut sur le meme ravin. Comme dans toutes les villes marines occupies par nous tout a un aspect de ruine et de misere qui fait peine a voir. Je suis loger chez M. Tempaune [sp?] bien connu de Chartres & joccupe la maison meme ou ce dernier logeait en 1835. Une grande quantite de cigognes volent en permanence au dessus de la ville ou ells ont leurs nids. Les troupes sons au bivouac aux environs. Lorganisation de larmee est faite; je ne suis pas mecontent de la part que jeu. Mais cette commotion de troupes." [Side 2]: "La colonne sera oblige de revenir a Mostaganem pour y chercher des vivres et les conduire immediatement a Moscaras [sp?] Voila tout ce que je peux savoir des plans et projets a venir. Ce matin le [gand.r?] a reuni les corps dofficiers et apres me les avoir presentes, il leur a adresse une longue allocution sur la guerre de ce pays-ci, et sur les mesures a prendre pour la bien faire. La division etant trop nombreuse ici pour que lallocution lui faite comme ell la ete a [Blidah?]. Les officiers [gaun?] & detat majeur seuls pu entendre si lallocution faite dun ton emphatique et dans un style [---?] navait ete pour eux quun sujet de derision. Celle ci qui a dure un grand quart dheure contenait " [We are still today in this town [city?] which is one of the most abominable stays one could have. It is situated on an arid and sandy cliff [ ] no tree to be seen, half way up the side about a quarter of a lien [lien is an older measurement unit] from the sea; it is an amalgamation of grey half-ruined houses placed [----------] of a ravine. Matammaune is found a little higher up the same ravine. Like all marine towns occupied by us, all has an aspect of ruin and misery which is painful to see. I am lodged at Mr. Tempaune, well known of Chartres & occupy the very house where this latter lived in 1835. A large quantity of storks permanently fly above the town where they have their nests. The troops are bivouacking in the region. The organization of the army is done; I am not unhappy with the part I played. But this commotion of troops.] [Side 2]: [The column will need to return to Mostaganem to retrieve food [or supplies] and immediately drive them to Moscaras [sp?] That is everything which I can know of future plans and projects. The morning the [gand.r?] gathered the officers corps and after presenting them to me, he addressed to them a long allocution on the war of this country, and the measures they should take to do it right. The division being too numerous here for the allocution to be given as it was at [Blidah?]. The officers [gaun?] & of major rank only were able to hear if the allocution made in a pompous tone and in a [---?] style wasnt for them but a subject of derision. This which lasted a good quarter of an hour contained.] The eldest son of King Louis Philippe I, Prince Ferdinand Philippe of Orleans (1810-1842) was born in exile in Palermo, Sicily. Settling in France following the First Restoration, Louis Philippe, then Duke of Chartres, acquitted himself with distinction during the 1830 July Revolution. When his father, the then Duke of Orleans, was offered the French throne, Louis Philippe inherited the title. At the head of the "Arme du Nord", Prince Louis Philippe distinguished himself further in Belgium during the attack on the lunet of Saint Laurent which stood as defense to the citadel of Antwerp. When the Marechal Count Clauzel was appointed Governor General of Algeria in 1835, Prince Louis Philippe accompanied him with his father's permission in order to fight the Emir Abd El-Kader. Though he was wounded in the Battle of Habrah, he went on to participate in the capture of Mascara 1835 and the taking of Tlemcen in 1836 before returning to Paris. He once again returned to Algeria to take possession of the country's interior in 1839. He was present at the battles of Affroun, Oued'Ger, Bois des Oliviers and the capture of Teniah de Mouzaia. Throughout his career, he devoted himslef to improving the troops' living conditions and morale. He began writing the regimental histories of two of his regiments and also authored "Campagne de l'Armee d'Afrique, 1835-1839". The 32 year old Duke died in 1842 when, on his way to review troops in an open carriage, the horses ran out of control and he fractured his skull. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; MILITARY; AUTOGRAPH LETTER; HOLOGRAPH; PENNED; FERDINAND PHILIPPE, DUKE OF ORLEANS; PRINCE FERDINAND PHILIPPE OF ORLEANS; MOSTAGENEM, ALGERIA; FRENCH CONQUEST OF ALGERIA; FRANCE'S AFRICAN CAMPAIGN; A SUBSTANTIAL FRAGMENT FROM AN AUTOGRAPH LET

Pickwell, Gayle

Birds

New York/London: Whittlesey House, (1939). (1939). New York/London: Whittlesey House, (1939). (1939). Very good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in yellow with a vignette in yellow & green on the front cover. The covers are very lightly bumped. xvi & 252 pages. Illustrated with a color frontispiece & 67 black-and-white plates. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; GAYLE PICKWELL; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Roland de la Platiere, Jean-Marie.

Correspondance Du Ministre de L'Interieur, Roland, Avec le General Lafayette.

Paris: De l'Imprimerie du Cercle Social..l'An Quatrieme de la Liberte, (i.e. 1792). (i.e. 1792). - 8vo, plain stitched paper wraps (soiled & slightly chipped; tiny tears at head & tail of spine; inner edges of endpapers partially glued to wraps); titled in ink in an early hand on the front wrap. 22pp. Very good.

Jean-Marie Roland de la Platiere (1734-93). French revolutionary. Attacked Robespierre and Danton; tried to save the life of Louis XVI. He committed suicide upon learning of the execution of his wife.

The pamphlet regards disparaging remarks made by officers to Roland about the French army. LaFayette's 2-page defense of his troops is published on pages 14-15. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRENCH REPUBLIC; FRENCH REVOLUTION; MILITARY; OFFICERS; GENERAL LAFAYETTE; JEAN-MARIE ROLAND DE LA PLATIERE; MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR; PAMPHLET; EPHEMERA; LACOLOMBE; BERTHIER; 18TH CENTURY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; FRENCH LANGUAGE; PAMPHLET; EPHEMERA.

Roland. [Jean-Marie Roland de la Platiere, (1734-1793)].

Lettre Ecrite Au Roi, Par le Ministre de L'Interieur. Le 10 Juin 1792. L'an Quatrieme de la Liberte.

Paris: De l'Imprimerie du Cercle Social, 1792. 1792. "Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!" - 12mo, unbound leaves laid into plain creamy-yellow wraps (soiled, with tiny chip at top of front wraps; crease & tear to top corner of rear wrap); titled in holograph on front cover. 14 & [i]pp. Fine in good wraps. A famous letter from the Girondin interior minister, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platiere (1734-1793), addressed to King Louis XVI. It is an impassioned appeal for the King to cooperate with the National Assembly. The letter was drafted by Roland's wife, Jeanne-Marie Philipon Roland de la Platiere (1754-1793), known commonly as Mme Roland. Her salon in Paris was a meeting place for the Girondins, and from it she directed her husband's activities. As a result of this June 10, 1792 letter, Roland--together with most of the other Girondin ministers--was dismissed from the Cabinet (June 13) by Louis XVI. Roland's June 13 statement to the Assembly is appended to the end of this pamphlet. Mme Roland was arrested during the Jacobin insurrection in 1793, and was guillotined November 8th. Her famous last words were: "Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!". Rare. [RLIN locates only 3 copies]. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; LIBERTY; FRENCH REVOLUTION; GIRONDINS; JACOBINS; KING LOUIS XVI; NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; FRANCE; JEAN-MARIE ROLAND DE LA PLATIERE; GUILLOTINE; LETTER; ESSAY; POLITICS; SPEECH.

Campbell, George, 8th Duke of Argyll. (1823-1900). Scottish Liberal politician and writer on science, religion and 19th-century politics.

Autograph Note Signed by Scottish Liberal Politician and Author George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll.

March 1869. 1869. - A few words boldly penned in black ink on a sheet of cream paper, 3-3/8 inches high by 7 inches wide. The paper has been mounted on a piece of card. Signed "Argyll / March 1869." The paper has been folded 4 times for mailing and there is some creasing to it from the mounting. Good.

Argyll is sending a female correspondent his autograph.

Scottish peer George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll [1823-1900] was a close associate of Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert. He served as Lord Privy Seal in Lord Aberdeen's cabinet [1852-1855] and then as Postmaster General in Lord Palmerston's first cabinet [1855-1858]. From 1859 to 1866 he was again Lord Privy Seal, first in the second Palmerston administration and then under the Earl of Russell. In December 1868 he was appointed Secretary of State for India under Gladstone. In this role his refusal to promise support against the Russians to the Emir of Afghanistan helped lead to the Second Afghan War. Argyll was also an author on scientific matters, especially evolution and economics. He was a leader of the scholarly opposition to Darwin, an important economist, and an institutionalist, approaching the study of politics by focusing on formal institutions of government. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; BRITISH POLITICS; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY SCOTTISH LIBERAL POLITICIAN AND AUTHOR GEORGE CAMPBELL, 8TH DUKE OF ARGYLL; ANS; A.N.S.; LORD PRIVY SEAL; POSTMASTER GENERAL; SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA; SIGNATURE; ECONOMIST; INSTITUTIONALIST; ANTI-D

Murray, Andrew, 1st Viscount Dunedin. (1849-1942). Scottish politician and judge.

Autograph Letter to a Collector Signed by Scottish Politician and Judge Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin.

[London]: December 1, 1930. 1930. - 27 words penned on a 7 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide sheet of his personalized letterhead with his Lower Sloane Street address printed at top right and signed "Dunedin". Fine. Dunedin writes: "Owing to an accident your letter remained unopened till today." Apologizing for the delay, he is returning a photo [not here present] with his autograph to a collector. Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin [1849-1942] was a Scottish politician and judge. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1903 and 1905, as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session from 1905 to 1913 and as a Lord of Appeal Ordinary from 1913 to 1932, retiring as a Law Lord in that year. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1922. In 1916 he had been further honored when he was made Viscount Dunedin of Stenton in the County of Perth. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; SCOTLAND; LAW LORD; AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO A COLLECTOR SIGNED BY SCOTTISH POLITICIAN AND JUDGE ANDREW MURRAY, 1ST VISCOUNT DUNEDIN; ALS; A.L.S.; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND; LORD JUSTICE GENERAL; LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF SESSI

Mahon,Viscount [Stanhope, Philip, 5th Earl Stanhope]. (1805-1875). British politician and historian.

Free Frank Signed by Viscount Mahon. Dated and Addressed in His Hand to Travel Writer Richard Ford.

London: April 15th, 1838. 1838. London: April 15th, 1838. 1838. Very good. - Part of the addressed & postmarked side of an envelope, 3 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide, mounted on a slightly larger piece of card stock. Signed, as is usual, on the lower left of the envelope "Mahon". Also dated and addressed to Richard Ford in his hand. Together with 2 newspaper cuttings of Stanhope obituaries. Very good.

Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl of Stanhope [1805-1875], styled Viscount Mahon between 1816 and 1855, was a British politician and historian. He held political office under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and 1840s but is best remembered for his contributions to cultural causes and his historical writings.

From the autograph collection of Mrs. Mary Ford, widow of Richard Ford who wrote the popular "Handbook for Travellers in Spain". Very good.

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; BRITISH HISTORIAN; VISCOUNT MAHON; PHILIP STANHOPE, 5TH EARL STANHOPE; FREE FRANK SIGNED BY VISCVOUNT MAHON; ADRESSED TO RICHARD FORD, TRAVEL WRITER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Baron of Lobkowicz). Popel, Christoph (1549-1609). Chief Steward of Bohemia under Emperor Rudolf II.

Original Holograph Document Signed by the Chief Steward of Bohemia Christoph Popel of Lobkowicz.

[1598]. [1598]. - An original holograph document attractively penned in an unknown hand on 13-1/4 inch high by 15-5/8 inch wide cream paper. Fifteen lines boldly penned with several flourishes, signed "Christophorus Popel Barro a Lobcowicz" by Christoph Popel, Baron of Lobkowicz who was Chief Steward of Bohemia under the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. The document is further annotated with 8 lines penned across the center of the verso with an unidentified signature and another 8 lines penned vertically on the verso above the center panel, also with an unidentified signature. The faint remnants and outline of a red wax seal are centered at the top and bottom edges of the verso. Folded twice vertically and four times horizontally, with several tears along the folds. There is some foxing present, especially at the top and bottom. Good. The Chief Steward of Bohemia under Emperor Rudolf II, Christoph Popel, Baron of Lobkowicz (1549-1609), was a close friend of the celebrated court painter Hans von Aachen. Lobkowicz, who was known for his language and diplomatic skills, was tasked with welcoming visitors from within and without the Holy Roman Empire to the Emperor's Court and for negotiating alliances in the war against the Turks. Lobkowicz was responsible for the peace negotiations with the Polish King Sigismund. Lobkowicz spent considerable sums on art work for his residence and commissioned jewelry, precious watches and valuable objects. He was buried in the chapel in the Prague Cathedral. Fair .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE; CHRISTOPH POPEL, BARON OF LOKOWICZ; KRYSTOF POPEL; LOBKOVITZ; HOLOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; CHIEF STEWARD OF BOHEMIA; EMPEROR RUDOLF II; SIXTEENTH CENTURY; 16TH CENTURY; LANGUAGE; DIPLOMAT; ANNOTATED; DOCKETE

Pratt, Ambrose

The Lore of the Lyre Bird. With a Foreword by the Late Sir Colin Mackenzie

Melbourne, Australia: Robertson & Mullens, 1940. 1940. Melbourne, Australia: Robertson & Mullens, 1940. 1940. Good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt with vignette of a lyre bird stamped in gilt on front cover. The covers are lightly bumped; the head of the spine is chipped & slightly frayed & the tail is rubbed. 79 & [1] pp. The front endpapers are somewhat darkened with an owner' s small printed label on the pastedown & ink name & date on the endpaper; the edges of the title are slightly darkened with slight soiling to the bottom edge. B&W frontispiece & 14 pp. of B&W illustrations. Good.

Fifth edition. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; BIRDS; ORNITHOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; LYRE BIRD; MENURA; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Prescott, William H

History of the Conquest of Peru, / with a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas. In Two Volumes

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1847. 1847. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1847. 1847. Good. - Octavo, olive green cloth titled in gilt with a crest in gilt & decorative bands in blind on the spine & with decorative frames in blind on both covers. The bindings are rubbed & lightly bumped and the spines & extremities are faded. xl & 527 pages; and xix & 547 pages. Illustrated in black & white with a portrait frontispiece with a tissue guard in each volume & with a facsimile plate & a map. There is an owner's signature on the front pastedown of each volume. There is a light crease to each of the last few leaves of Vol. 1 with a tiny tear to the front edge of the rear endpaper. There is foxing & staining throughout both volumes. Good.

First American edition, State B with no printer listed on the copyright page [BAL 16346]. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; SOUTH AMERICA; PERU; INCAS; WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT; HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU; CIVILIZATION OF THE INCAS; NATIVE AMERICANS; FRANCISCO PIZARRO; HERNANDO PIZARRO; GONZALEZ PIZARRO; PEDRO DE LA GASCA; PORTRAITS; MAP; FACSIMILE; FIRST AMERICAN EDI

Pritzel, G. A.; editor

Thesaurus Literaturae Botanicae. Omnium Gentium Inde a Rerum Botanicarum Initiis Ad Nostra Usque Tempora. Quindecim Millia Operum Recensens. Editionem Novam Reformatam

Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino, circa (1995). (1995). Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino, circa (1995). (1995). Very good. - 4to, dark blue cloth (lightly bumped) titled in gilt. [vi] & 576 pp. Near fine.

Limited edition reprint of 150 copies.

Originally published Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1872.

The text of this botanical checklist, excluding titles in other languages, is in Latin. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: SCIENCE; BOTANY; BOTANICAL LITERATURE; REFERENCE; CHECKLIST; BIBLIOGRAPHY; G. A. PRITZEL; LIMITED EDITION.

Quincy, Josiah Phillips

Dreams As Factors in History

Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, 1901. 1901. Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, 1901. 1901. Fair. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed light green wrappers. The binding is chipped with several tears & small pieces out & with the edges of the wraps darkened. There is a large piece out of the top corner of the front wrap with several adjacent tears repaired with scotch tape. 10 pages. The page edges are chipped with creasing to their top edges & their corners bumped. There are horizontal creases to the wraps & pages where the pamphlet has been folded. Fair.

First separate edition.

Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, May, 1901.

Scarce. Fair .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; DREAMS AS FACTORS IN HISTORY; JOSIAH PHILLIPS QUINCY; OFFPRINT; PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY; FIRST SEPARATE EDITION; 1ST SEPARATE EDITION.

Bright, John. (1811-1889). British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade.

An Original Photograph of British Radical and Liberal Statesman John Bright with His Autograph.

Circa [1870]. [1870]. - A sepia-toned original photograph of John Bright, approximately 3-1/2 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide. There is a small piece out of the top left corner of the photograph & its top right corner is slightly creased. Good. Together with JOHN BRIGHT'S AUTOGRAPH penned on a 1-3/8 inch high by 3 inch wide slip of paper mounted onto a very slightly larger sheet of stiff paper. Very good. John Bright's autograph together with a full-length portrait of Bright, seated, cross-legged, and wearing a dark suit and waistcoat with a black silk band around his neck. John Bright [1811-1889] was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. He is famous for battling the Corn Laws and for promoting close interdependence between Britain and France. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from September 30, 1873 to February 17, 1874, and as President of the Board of Trade from December 9, 1868 to January 14,1871. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; BRITISH POLITICIANS; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; SIGNED; ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BRITISH RADICAL AND LIBERAL STATESMAN JOHN BRIGHT; ORATOR; PROMOTER OF FREE TRADE; ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE; COBDEN-CHEVALIER TREATY; CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER; PRES