Gladstone Right Hon W E Mp (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. To Which are Added: A History of the Vatican Council; Together with the Latin and English Text of The Papal Syllabus and The Vatican Decrees by the Rev. Philip Schaff. Tall 8vo, original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and front cover, with blind stamped border on front and rear covers. Bookplate on front paste down. 168 pages plus 6 pages of ads. Very good condition. No dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Plus). No Jacket. First Edition. London: John Murray, 1892. William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) was four time the Prime Minister of England, famed for an 1886 speech in favor of Irish Home Rule. here are ten chapters that are "least associated with the angry polemics of the question." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Scarce in the trade. Maroon cloth binding with titling and rules in gilt on the front cover; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 392 pages with a four-page publisher's advert in the rearr. Text very bright and clear. Some light rub at the margins, with mild bumping. The spine has darkened, with the gilt dulled but readable; head and foot rubbed. Page ends are darkened. These are minor issues in a basically sound and attractive book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. New York: J.K. Hetsch, 1886. This speech by Gladstone was "Moving for Leave to Introduce a Bill for the better Government of Ireland, On Thursday, April 8th, 1886." He was pleading for Irish Home Rule, andt is considered one of his finest orations. Alas, it was defeated by thirty votes. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition [stated "Copyright for the United States Secured."] . Per COPAC, copies are held by several different publishers in the UK; this American edition is scarce (two copies held in USA). Softbound, in sewn paper wraps; with titling in black on the front cover. Clean text; 32 pages. Paper is lightly toned but remains supple and clear. There is a small closed tear at the bottom of the front cover and a chip at the top edge of the rear; the rear has a tiny chip in the middle of the text, but is readable through context. First American Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…