LORD ROSEBERY.
In two volumes [continuously paginated]. Pp. xxii+752, 19 plates (frontispiece with tissue guard both volumes), two-page facsimile letter, appendices, index; small med. 8vo; dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt, the boards faintly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed, the spines slightly darkened; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedowns, earlier owners' name & date (1953) in ink at head of upper free endpapers, outer leaves and edges foxed; John Murray, London, 1931. First edition. *Lord Rosebery (1847-1929) was a British Liberal politician who served twice as Foreign Minister before succeeding Gladstone as Prime Minister in 1894. He was also a notable sportsman, a writer and historian, and a renowned book collector. Item #178790
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