The life of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone [four volumes]

Smith, George Barnett

London : Cassell & Company, 1891. First Edition. Very good copies all in contemporary gilt-decorated leather-grain brown cloth boards with griffin and coat of arms to the front, motto "Fide et Virtute," and all edges gilt. Black foliar border pattern. Boards lightly dust-dulled, with the gilt on vol. 1 slightly faded. Corners and endbands slightly rubbed. Title pages printed in red and black. Endpapers lightly foxed, with interiors remaining tight, bright and clean; plates retain their tissue guards. A remarkably well-preserved set overall. Item #468027

Physical description; 4 volumes : illustrations, frontispieces, portraits ; 26 cm. Notes; Vols. 1-4 of 6. Circa 1891, the books cover Gladstone's life up to 1890. "This edition being specially prepared for subscription, is not obtainable through general booksellers." Illustrations: volume I (94 woodcut illustrations including plates); volume II (103); volume III (99); volume IV (101). Subjects; Gladstone, William Ewart. Prime ministers. Great Britain. Biography. Politics and government. 19th century. Illustrated.

Price: €195.00