THE PLACE OF INDIA IN THE EMPIRE; being an address delivered before the Philosophical Institute of Edinburgh by Lord Curzon of Kedleston, on October 19, 1909.

Published by London, John Murray, 1909.

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46 pages, 1 blank sheet. - Publisher's imprinted red softcover, bound in dark-red halfclothbinding of the period with black, white and red marbled panels and additional blank endpapers; 8vo.(ca. 20 x 13,5 cm cm). ~~~ [HERBSTVERKAUF bis Montag, den 16.11.2026 / AUTUMN-SALE until Monday, November 16, 2026: um 30% REDUZIERTER PREIS / PRICE-REDUCTION of 30%; vorheriger Preis / previously EUR 48,-] --- FISRT (and probably only) EDITION, SOFTCOVER ORIGINAL OF THE RARE PAMPHLET by the then member in the House of Lords, between his well documented periods as Viceroy of India, 1899-1905, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1919-1924. In 1923 Curzon was denied the office of Prime Minister because because Lord Davidson and Sir Charles Waterhouse falsely claimed to Lord Stamfordham that the resigned Prime Minister Bonar Law had recommended that George V appoint Stanley Baldwin as his successor. - ''The following address was delivered by Lord Curzon at the inaugural meeting of the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh in the autumn session of 1909. . . As the whole of the address could not be given in the space of time available . . . a request has been made the the entire text should be made available for those who may desire to read it. . .''(Preface). --- Frontcover with slight vertical fold and old name-inscription 'Kolshon'(or so), slight offset of the red cover to the lower sharp-corner of the preceding and foollowing blank sheets, 1 sheet (pages 21/22 slightly frayed at upper foreedge), rearcover with smaller spot at bottom right; endpapers of the library binding with old stamps 'Bibliothek des Seminars für orientalische Sprachen, Berlin', inner panels with few archive-marks, cloth-spine with holograph titlelable at top and repeated Archive numer at bottom, the corners of the stiff panels slightly rubbed; OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY OF THE FRAGILE PUBLICATION, well preserved by the library binding.…

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Title
THE PLACE OF INDIA IN THE EMPIRE; being an address delivered before the Philosophical Institute of Edinburgh by Lord Curzon of Kedleston, on October 19, 1909.
Author
LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON (George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, 1859-1925; British Conservative Statesman):
Publisher
London, John Murray, 1909.
Binding
Soft cover
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