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William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries: Fifty Years of Social and Political Progress
by Thomas Archer
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Blackie & Son, 1883. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 7" . Not Stated . Complete four volumes in two of this survey on the life and work of William Ewart Gladstone. First edition of this work. Thomas Archer's study of the career of William Ewart Gladstone, from 1830 to 1883, when this work was published. A social and political study of Britain during fifty years of Gladstone's services as politician and Prime Minister from 1868 as well as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Gladstone was known for his many reforms including the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland and the introduction of secret voting. He is known to this day as one of Britain's greatest leaders by historians. Illustrated with sixteen full page plates to vols. I and II, and sixteen to vols. III and IV. Collated, complete. Rebound in uniform half calf bindings over cloth covered boards, marbled edges. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip faded, title labels only lightly rubbed. Boards lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to occasional leaf, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good
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- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 833A23
- Title
- William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries: Fifty Years of Social and Political Progress
- Author
- Thomas Archer
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- first editions william ewart gladstone illustrated william ewart gladstone
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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