Pool, Bernard (ed)
The Croker Papers.
Batsford, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.:. A new and abridged editon of the first edition of 1884 A heavy book of 277p. Complete illustrated dustjacket, a little rubbed to the edges. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. The letters, diaries etc. from 1808 - 1857 of John Wilson Croker, the friend of Wellington, Peel and Spencer Perceval, and Secretary of the Admiralty for over 20 years, with the behind the scenes discussions and gossip of the leading Tory politicians. He also contributerd to the Quartely Review - including a fierce attack on Keats' Endymion... Very Good /Very Good.
Boeknummer: 10665
GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.75]
Trefwoorden: Wellington, Robert Peel, Admiralty, Politics, Victorian Politics, History, Parliament, Keats, Admiralty