3 Book Set of the Life of W E Gladstone Dated 1904

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone by John Morley (1838-1923) a January 1904 reprint of the first edition published 9th October 1903. A 3 volume set with 8 leaves of plates bound by The Times Book Club in crushed brown half morocco over red cloth covered boards, the spines with raised bands and the compartments decorated with an ornamental gilt device within gilt panels and two compartments with gilt lettering. The top edges are gilt and the end papers are marbled. Volume I, 661 pages covers the period 1809-1859, volume II, 666 pages, covers 1859-1880 and volume III, 648 pages covers 1880-1898. Written by John Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1838-1923) a close friend of Gladstone who served as Prime Minister for 12 years, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He was also Chancellor of the Exchequer, again for 12 years over four terms.

The spines are lightly and uniformly sunned, there are minor scuffs to extremities and some lost to gilding in places. Internally foxing and spotting to end papers, half titles, titles, frontispieces plates and facing pages and a little to the last few pages. Light liquid staining to the top margin of the frontispiece to volume I. Otherwise clean and tightly bound.

Height of each volume 22.6cms, depth 15.1cms and a total shelf coverage of some 15.2cms. Combined unpackaged weight approximately 3.4kgs.

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