HOMER (Signed presentation Copy from Gladstone, in a specially made case, with a wonderful 5-page letter addressed to Clifford Trusedale by W.R. Duncan of Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland concerning William Gladstone's work on their behalf and how he received this pamphlet from Gladstone)

Published by London: for Private Circulation, 1890

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[Signed by William Gladstone with Fascinating Shetland Provenance] Gladstone (1809-1898, was British Prime Minister for 12 years between 1868 and 1894). "HOMER," is an offprint of his original article for Chambers's Cyclopaedia. Includes a portion of an envelope addressed by him to W.R. Duncan of the Shetland Islands. Also includes a typed and hand-edited letter from the W.R. Duncan to Clifford Truesdell. In the 5 page letter dated 1936 written in Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland, Mr. Duncan describes how he met Gladstone. He describes the hard early life of the tenant fishermen (crofters) of the Shetlands. The letters describes the fortuitous find of a whale and the seizure by an unscrupulous landlord and subsequent legal attempts to fight for tenant rights in court. Mr. Duncan had written Gladstone to seek aid in their appeal for their rights. Gladstone helped the Shetlanders with their appeal and they ultimately won. Gladstone sent Duncan this signed pamphlet. 12mo, wraps, housed in a folding case constructed of half leather and marbled boards (early 20th century). Wrapper, detached at the spine. Provenance: From the library of Clifford A. Truesdell III (presumably this was from his father or grandfather's library). Truesdell was an American mathematician, natural philosopher, and historian of science.…

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HOMER (Signed presentation Copy from Gladstone, in a specially made case, with a wonderful 5-page letter addressed to Clifford Trusedale by W.R. Duncan of Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland concerning William Gladstone's work on their behalf and how he received this pamphlet from Gladstone)
Author
William Ewart Gladstone; Clifford A. Truesdell; W.R. Duncan
Publisher
London: for Private Circulation
Publication year
1890
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Hardcover
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First Edition.
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