Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

The Chevalier Charles Cadorna; a Liberal and an Enemy of the Priests: He Fitly Represents the Power Which Has Seized Rome and Suppressed the Pope. Issue No. 122. (Original Lithograph. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Trimmed at bottom of page with some loss of text. Published in Vanity Fair, 4 March 1871. Carlo Cadorna (8 December 1809, Pallanza - 2 December 1891, Rome) was an Italian politician and the elder brother of General Raffaele Cadorna. He graduated in law in 1830 at the University of Turin. In 1840, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the constituency of Pallanza. He was the Minister of Education during the government headed by Vincenzo Gioberti. He was rapporteur of the law of secularisation of 29 May 1855 and spoke to a principle of separation of church and state, and that the Church would be responsible only spiritual power on "thoughts, aspirations, beliefs", while the assets of the Church must be under the jurisdiction of the state. In 1857 Cadorna was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and in 1858 became a senator and appointed Minister of Education in the government led by Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1858-1859). In 1864 he was the prefect of Turin, and in 1868 Minister of the Interior of the Legislature I of Italy. He was the ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1869 to 1875. .

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Book number: 18-3249

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

Col Francis Duncan Ra Mp Cb Lld Dcl Ma; Finsbury. Issue 959. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1887. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Very Good. Toning in margins and wear on left edge with chip in corner, not affecting image. Dated 19 Mar 1887. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Francis Duncan C.B. (1836 - 16 November 1888) was a Royal Artillery officer, lawyer, historian and Conservative politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1888. .

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Book number: 18-1321

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

Col Francis Charles Hughes-Hallett Mp; Rochester. Issue 946. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1886. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Very Good. Toning and foxing in margins, not affecting image. Dated 18 Dec 1886. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Francis Charles Hughes-Hallett (1838 - 22 June 1903) was a Royal Artillery officer and Conservative politician who represented Rochester in the British House of Commons. He was damaged politically by a personal scandal. Hughes-Hallet was the son of Charles Madras Hughes-Hallett and his wife Emma Mary Roberts. He became a colonel in the Royal Artillery. In 1885 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Rochester and reelected in 1886. However, a personal scandal led to his being hounded by the press and shunned by his parliamentary colleagues and he stood down from Parliament in 1889. .

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Book number: 18-1326

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

Count Rudolph Apponyi; One of the Lambs of the Political Fold. Issue No. 115. (Original Lithograph. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 sheet of description. Very Good+. Published in Vanity Fair, 14 Jan 1871. .

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Book number: 18-3244

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

The Duke of Buckingham; a Safe Duke. Issue 343. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1875. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Good. Some toning, foxing and stains, and a vertical fold down the center. Two half-inch tears at bottom edge. Letterpress clipping with biography of subject pasted on verso. Dated 29 May 1875. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos GCSI PC DL (10 September 1823 - 26 March 1889), styled Earl Temple until 1839 and Marquess of Chandos from 1839 to 1861, was a British soldier, politician and administrator of the 19th century. He was a close friend and subordinate of Benjamin Disraeli and served as the Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1867 to 1868 and Governor of Madras from 1875 to 1880. Buckingham was the only son of Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the British Army, eventually rising to become a colonel. Buckingham entered politics, as Lord Chandos, in 1846 when he was elected unopposed from Buckinghamshire as a candidate of the Conservative Party. Buckingham served as Member of Parliament from 1846 to 1857, when he resigned. He contested a re-election in 1859, but lost. Buckingham served in various political offices during his tenure. In March 1867, he was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies and served until December 1868. He also served as Governor of Madras from 1875 to 1880. As Governor, he handled the relief measures for the victims of the Great Famine of 1876-78. Buckingham also served as Lord of the Treasury, Keeper of the Privy Seal of the Prince of Wales, Deputy Warden of the Stannaries, Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway, member of the Imperial Privy Council, Lord President of the Council and chairman of the committees in the House of Lords. He died on 26 March 1889 at the age of 65. .

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Book number: 18-1295

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

The Duke of Sutherland; Simple and Unassuming Himself, Yet Magnificent and Generous Towards His Fellow Men, He Is the Very Prince of Dukes. Issue No. 88. (Original Lithograph. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1870. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 sheet of description. Very Good+. Published in Vanity Fair, 9 July 1870. George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland KG FRS (19 December 1828 - 22 September 1892), styled Viscount Trentham until 1833, Earl Gower in 1833 and Marquess of Stafford between 1833 and 1861, was a British politician from the Leveson-Gower family. .

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Book number: 18-3241

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery; the Earl and the Doctor. Issue 1028. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1888. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Very Good. Some toning and foxing in margins and wear on edges, not affecting image. Dated 14 Jul 1888. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. George Robert Charles Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, 10th Earl of Montgomery (6 July 1850-3 May 1895), known as The Lord Herbert of Lea from 1861 to 1862, was a British Conservative politician. He was Under-Secretary of State for War under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1875. Pembroke was the eldest son of Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, only son of George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, by his second wife Catherine (née Countess Woronzow). His mother was Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert of Lea, daughter of Lieutenant-General Charles Ashe A'Court. He succeeded his father in the barony of Herbert of Lea in 1861 and the following year he inherited the earldom of Pembroke on the death of his uncle. .

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Book number: 18-1331

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

The Earl of Limerick; a Freemason. Issue 871. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1885. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Good. Foxing and wrinkling along margins and half inch tear in top edge, not affecting image. Dated 11 Jul 1885. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. William Hale John Charles Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick KP, PC, DL, JP (17 January 1840 - 8 August 1896), styled Viscount Glentworth until 1866, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under Lord Salisbury between 1889 and 1892 and again between 1895 and his death in 1896. In 1892 he was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick. .

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Book number: 18-1344

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

The Earl of Dudley; Property. Issue No. 85. (Original Lithograph. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1870. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 sheet of description. Very Good+. Published in Vanity Fair, 18 June 1870. William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (27 March 1817 - 7 May 1885), known as The Lord Ward from 1835 to 1860, was a British landowner and benefactor. Ward was born on 27 March 1817 at Edwardstone, Boxford, Suffolk, England, the son of William Ward, 10th Baron Ward, who had succeeded in the barony of Ward on the death of his second cousin, Foreign Secretary John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, in 1833 (the earldom becoming extinct). His mother was Amelia, daughter of William Cooch Pillans. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford and Trinity College, Oxford. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club between 1838 and 1842. His inheritance included Himley Hall and the ruins of Dudley Castle. In 1837 his trustees puchased the Witley Court estate in Worcestershire from Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley. .

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Book number: 18-3239

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

Earl Spencer; the Messenger of Peace. Issue No. 87. (Original Lithograph. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1870. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 sheet of description. Very Good+. Published in Vanity Fair, 2 July 1870. John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, KG, PC (27 October 1835 - 13 August 1910), known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 (and also known as the Red Earl because of his distinctive long red beard), was a British Liberal Party politician under, and close friend of, British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. He was twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. .

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Book number: 18-3240

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

The Earl of Harrowby Mp Kg; the Last Generation. Issue No. 127. (Original Lithograph. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good+. Published in Vanity Fair, 8 April 1871. Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby KG, PC, FRS (19 May 1798 - 19 November 1882), styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847, was a British politician. He held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1855 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1855 and 1858. Harrowby was born in London, the son of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, and Lady Susan (d. 1838), daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was an officer of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, resigning his captain's commission in March 1831. .

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Book number: 18-3254

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889)

Earl of Desart "Chesterfield Letters

London: Vanity Fair, 1874. Chromolithograph. 30.7 x 18.5 cm. (image). 38.6 x 25.5 cm. (sheet). Dated 31 January 1874. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lithographers). Very Good. Light toning along sheet edges, some tears at sheet corners. William Ulick O'Connor Cuffe, 4th Earl of Desart (10 July 1845 - 15 September 1898). He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Desart, 4th Viscount Desart and 4th Earl of Desart on 1 April 1865. .

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Book number: 71-1037

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889)

Earl of Desart "Chesterfield Letters

London: Vanity Fair, 1874. Chromolithograph. 30.7 x 18.5 cm. (image). 38.6 x 25.5 cm. (sheet). Dated 31 January 1874. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lithographers). Very Good. Light toning along sheet edges, short binding tears at right sheet edge. William Ulick O'Connor Cuffe, 4th Earl of Desart (10 July 1845 - 15 September 1898). He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Desart, 4th Viscount Desart and 4th Earl of Desart on 1 April 1865. .

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Book number: 71-1039

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

Es Gordon; Lord Advocate . Issue 310. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1874. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Very Good. Dated 10 Oct 1874. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Edward Strathearn Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, PC (10 April 1814 - 21 August 1879) was a Scottish judge and politician. Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, Royal High School, Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh University, he was called to the Scottish bar in 1835. He was appointed Sheriff of Perth for 1858 to 1866, Solicitor General for Scotland from 1866 to 1867, and Lord Advocate from 1867 to 1868 and again from 1874 to 1876. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1868 to 1874. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1868, and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1874. He was a made a Law Life Peer in 1876 as Baron Gordon of Drumearn, in the County of Stirling, and sat as a Lord of Appeal from 1876 to 1879. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Thetford from 1867 to 1868 and for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities from 1869 to 1876. He lived at 2 Randolph Crescent on the edge of the Moray Estate in western Edinburgh. He died in Brussels while travelling to Homburg for his health and is buried with his family against the original north boundary wall of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. .

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Book number: 18-1308

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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.)

Es Gordon; Lord Advocate. Issue 310. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )

London: Vanity Fair, 1874. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Good. Some toning, foxing, and a vertical fold down the center. Letterpress clipping with biography of subject pasted on verso. Dated 10 Oct 1874. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Edward Strathearn Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, PC (10 April 1814 - 21 August 1879) was a Scottish judge and politician. Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, Royal High School, Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh University, he was called to the Scottish bar in 1835. He was appointed Sheriff of Perth for 1858 to 1866, Solicitor General for Scotland from 1866 to 1867, and Lord Advocate from 1867 to 1868 and again from 1874 to 1876. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1868 to 1874. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1868, and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1874. He was a made a Law Life Peer in 1876 as Baron Gordon of Drumearn, in the County of Stirling, and sat as a Lord of Appeal from 1876 to 1879. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Thetford from 1867 to 1868 and for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities from 1869 to 1876. He lived at 2 Randolph Crescent on the edge of the Moray Estate in western Edinburgh. He died in Brussels while travelling to Homburg for his health and is buried with his family against the original north boundary wall of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. .

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Book number: 18-1332

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