James B Conacher (3 results)

2 vols. Illustrated. 8vo, publisher's red cloth gilt-lettered on the spine, t.e.g., First edition; No. 165 of 550 sets. Very slight bumping at extremities; a near fine unworn set. Additional postage applicable for international shipment! The Publications of the Champlain Society, XXX and XXXI.

Hardcover. pp. xxviii, 775 (pagination continued across volumes). Large 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Top edges gilt. Maps and illustrations, complete as called-for. Ex Hudson's Bay Company Library: ink number and sticker to spines, HBC bookplate to front pastedown (vol. II only). Light wear to corners, dust-soiling to extremities, front board slightly bowed (vol. II); very good. Champlain Society XXX and XXXI. Limited edition. Both number 56 of 550.…

orig.cloth. 24x15cm, xix,607,(5) pp, Weighs 1100 grams. "This book examines the Aberdeen Administration of 18521855 in detail in order to clarify the complicated subject of party relationships in mid- nineteenth-century British politics and the operation of the British parliamentary system at that time. Its interest centres on the role of the Peelites in the Coalition as a stage in the evolution of the Gladstonian Liberal party. The author describes the formation of the Coalition, the Cabinet membership and the legislative achievements of 1853 Gladstone's famous Budget settling the issue of the Income Tax, the now forgotten India Act and valuable reform legislation. The success of 1853 is contrasted with the failure of 1854. The author describes the routine problems that faced all ministries, the endless parliamentary wrangles over religion and Ireland, the colourful contributions to debate by such eccentrics as Colonel Sibthorpe, the problems of patronage, and the relations between the Prime Minister and the Queen" - publisher's description. Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. 5pp plates. (illustrator).…