British statesman (72 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Very good. - Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns' signature at the bottom left of a 3 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide clipping from an envelope. "London Official Paid" is stamped in red at top right above Miss Nicholson's address penned in an unknown hand. The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto a larger sheet of heavier stock clipped from an album. Very good. The Irish-born British statesman Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl of Cairns (1819-1885) was a prominent Conservative statesman in the House of Lords. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Benjamin Disraeli. Cairns was the 17th Chancellor of the University of Dublin, serving in that position from 1867 to 1885.…

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Very good. - Over 30 words penned on both sides of 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide creamy white paper. The first page of the letter is framed by black mourning borders. William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley writes to apologize as he "cannot leave my court". Signed "W.P. Wood". Folded for mailing, the letter was once mounted into an album with paper remnants still adhering to the bottom edge of the verso. A previous owner has identified the author as "Vice Chancellor Wood, now Lord Chancellor (Hatherley)". Good.Together with William Wood's autograph signed "Hatherley" on 1-1/8 inch high by 2-1/8 inch wide creamy white paper with his monograph printed in green at the top. The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto 2 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide paper clipped from an album upon which a previous owner has penned the following note identifying the autograph "Lord Hatherley, Lord Chancellor 1870". The British lawyer and statesman William Page Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (1801-1881) was called to the Bar in 1824 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1845. Elected to parliament for the city of Oxford, he was subsequently appointed Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster and then Solicitor General for England and Wales. Made Lord Justice of Appeal in 1868, William Gladstone selected him to be Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in that same year.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Full printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Contains 316 pp. Ink name to the front free end paper 'Trevor Niall'. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. IRELAND (Éire).…

1. Original-Stahlstich von D.J. Pound (in der Platte signiert) auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Karton, bildliche Darstellung ca. 22 x 17 cm, geglättete Mittelfalz, ansonsten sehr gut erhalten 1100 gr.

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine, black paper end papers. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" xvi, 422, xvii [pp]. Many monochrome photographic illustrations. Prize plate to upper paste down dated 1899 and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir). …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this incisive analysis, British Statesman Francis Neilson offers a compelling exploration of the ways in which diplomacy can lead to war. Drawing on his own experiences in government, Neilson's writing offers a unique perspective on the complex relationships between nations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, orange paper end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 413 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Touch of dust to the top edge. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with one tiny rub to the top front gutter, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0575016361 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this incisive analysis, British Statesman Francis Neilson offers a compelling exploration of the ways in which diplomacy can lead to war. Drawing on his own experiences in government, Neilson's writing offers a unique perspective on the complex relationships between nations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original black buckram covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains (xi)-blank, 364 pp. Spotting to the closed text block edges and in Very Good bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir). …

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, ruby red end sheets. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Full printer's code 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. Contains [xii], 460 pp with monochrome and colour illustrations and some archive photographs throughout. Hint of age toning to the text block, else Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £25.00. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original jade cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back over magenta ground. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5''. Contains frontispiece, (xxv), 387 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with minor rubbing to the tips, not price clipped, £5.50. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.…

Zustand: Very Good. Probably the 1880 edition (chronology ends November 9th 1880). Hard back binding in publisher's original deep blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering and tools to the spine, symmetrical black lines to the front and rear covers, all page edges gilt, bevelled edges, pale blue end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains tipped-in really clear photographic frontispiece of William Gladstone by The London Stereoscopic and Photographic company, [xv] 311 printed pages of text with engraved headers and tail-pieces. Light marks to the covers, hinges sound and in Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS.…

46 pages, 1 blank sheet. - Publisher's imprinted red softcover, bound in dark-red halfclothbinding of the period with black, white and red marbled panels and additional blank endpapers; 8vo.(ca. 20 x 13,5 cm cm). ~~~ [HERBSTVERKAUF bis Montag, den 16.11.2026 / AUTUMN-SALE until Monday, November 16, 2026: um 30% REDUZIERTER PREIS / PRICE-REDUCTION of 30%; vorheriger Preis / previously EUR 48,-] --- FISRT (and probably only) EDITION, SOFTCOVER ORIGINAL OF THE RARE PAMPHLET by the then member in the House of Lords, between his well documented periods as Viceroy of India, 1899-1905, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1919-1924. In 1923 Curzon was denied the office of Prime Minister because because Lord Davidson and Sir Charles Waterhouse falsely claimed to Lord Stamfordham that the resigned Prime Minister Bonar Law had recommended that George V appoint Stanley Baldwin as his successor. - ''The following address was delivered by Lord Curzon at the inaugural meeting of the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh in the autumn session of 1909. . . As the whole of the address could not be given in the space of time available . . . a request has been made the the entire text should be made available for those who may desire to read it. . .''(Preface). --- Frontcover with slight vertical fold and old name-inscription 'Kolshon'(or so), slight offset of the red cover to the lower sharp-corner of the preceding and foollowing blank sheets, 1 sheet (pages 21/22 slightly frayed at upper foreedge), rearcover with smaller spot at bottom right; endpapers of the library binding with old stamps 'Bibliothek des Seminars für orientalische Sprachen, Berlin', inner panels with few archive-marks, cloth-spine with holograph titlelable at top and repeated Archive numer at bottom, the corners of the stiff panels slightly rubbed; OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY OF THE FRAGILE PUBLICATION, well preserved by the library binding. …

Zustand: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, black paper end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [viii] 200 [iv] pp. Spine much sun darkened, one small mark to the front board and in Very clean Good condition. SIGNED by the Editor (John Morley) in black fountain ink to the half-title leaf 'From the Author'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.…

British statesman (1792-1861), Home Secretary under Sir Robert Peel. Three pages, octavo. Good, though on lightly-creased, discoloured paper. An interesting sidelight into the relations between two important nineteenth-century politicians. Says he can never forget Derby's 'constant kindness': 'nothing has occurred to alter or to diminish the Sincere Respect with which I regard both your Public & private Character.' 'Circumstances which it was impossible to control have divided us in Politics: but I care little for these divisions, when the grounds of difference are honorable; and your whole life is the pledge of the purity and sincerity of your Motives.' Regrets that he does not 'Contemplate the appointment of any new Commissioners'. 'Commissioners can, for the present at least inspect the Mines & Collieries without any additional assistance'. He will however make a note of 'Major Spillers name and of your nomination of his merits'. Ends with reference to his eldest son ('at Vienna, but I hope to meet him on the moors on the 12th of August'), and of Derby's 'marked kindness towards him'. …

Zustand: Good. 8vo. Light Marbled Boards. 30 pp. Very Good, somewhat bowed. Letterpress on laid paper. Rebound by artisan bookbinder Sasha Mosalov.

Zustand: Good. - A sepia-toned original photograph of John Bright, approximately 3-1/2 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide. There is a small piece out of the top left corner of the photograph & its top right corner is slightly creased. Good.Together with JOHN BRIGHT'S AUTOGRAPH penned on a 1-3/8 inch high by 3 inch wide slip of paper mounted onto a very slightly larger sheet of stiff paper. Very good. John Bright's autograph together with a full-length portrait of Bright, seated, cross-legged, and wearing a dark suit and waistcoat with a black silk band around his neck.John Bright [1811-1889] was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. He is famous for battling the Corn Laws and for promoting close interdependence between Britain and France. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from September 30, 1873 to February 17, 1874, and as President of the Board of Trade from December 9, 1868 to January 14,1871.…

2pp., 12mo. On leaf with mourning border. With 7.5 x 12.5 cm frank cut from front of envelope, reading 'Calne September fifth 1837 | Nassau Senior Esq | Ilfracombe | Devon | Lansdowne'. In good condition, lightly aged. While Senior is known to have been a protégé of the Marquess of Lansdowne, this letter suggests that he acted as his agent. The Marquess asks him to 'secure me a lodging at the hotel at Ilfracombe or if full at any house in the town on Friday, when I expect to be there pretty early'. In a postscript he adds that he will 'drive to the hotel', and that 'Henry has probably written to you that he has been advised to go to Leamington'.…

Two pages, 12mo, bifolium, good condition. Text: "I am really touched by yr. contribution & hope soon to see Miss Mary Wardell & to put our heads together regards the project of a Home for Scarlet Fever Convalescent Patients. - The gift from the two Servants & the old house delights me[.] [I]f such subscriptions were common, we should have very little difficulty in raising money.[.][Postscript] I will [?] note to Miss Wardell & send you my photograph." Note: "The Mary Wardell Convalescent Home for Scarlet Fever was officially opened on 14th July 1884 by the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by their three daughters, Louise, Victoria and Maud. The Princess of Wales agreed to become the Home's Patroness.".…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, gilt lettering to the upper panel, colour printed end papers. 8vo 8'' x 5¼'' 46 pp. Tissue guarded frontispiece, monochrome illustration of Queen Victoria sketching the Laghetto of Villa Leader in 1893. Facsimile letter tipped-in to John Temple leader. Small smudge mark to the title page, neat bookplate to the upper paste down and in Very Good clean and bright condition, without any rubbing to the cloth covers. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

16.5 x 13 cm Signed studio portrait by Vivienne. Vvintage gelatin silver print, seated half-length portrait in black jacket and bow tie, mounted on card and signed in dark blue ink on mount beneath image, 'Winston S. Churchill', photographer's wet stamp details to verso, contemporary black-stained gilt metal and wood desk frame, glazed (22 x 17 cm overall), together with another unsigned, vintage gelatin silver print photograph of Churchill, c. 1948, Churchill seen riding a horse [at Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt, Westerham, Kent], 19 x 14 cm, original card mount, near-matching hallmarked silver desk frames [Gordon & Christopher Kitney, London, 2003], both engraved with Churchill's initials 'W. S. C.' to lower edges, glazed, the desk support to the first frame now detached. - The first portrait was one of Churchill's favorites of himself, and he signed and gifted many high-quality copies of varying sizes. The photographer Vivienne [Florence Vivienne Entwistle, 1889-1982] was a leading society photographer of the day and took Churchill's portrait many times. Her son Anthony married Churchill's daughter Sarah in 1949, the families becoming friends.…

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original embossed brick red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, lemon end papers. 12mo. 6½ x 4¼. Merriman was educated at Winchester College and Brasenose College, Oxford; and ordained in 1833. He was curate then Vicar of Street, Somerset until he emigrated to South Africa. He rose to become Archdeacon of Grahamstown, then Dean of Cape Town before being elevated the Episcopate. Conflict arose between Merriman, who was at this time the Bishop of Grahamstown and Frederick Williams, Dean of Grahamstown regarding the status of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa versus the Church of England and the validity of the appointments of bishops. Dean Williams then excluded Bishop Merriman from his Cathedral. This action resulted in many court cases which Williams won. Contains tissue-guarded colour frontispiece of Krelli his wife and counsellor, (iv), 200 pp + 16 pp publisher's catalogue with 2 further tissue-guarded colour plates, hand-coloured fold-out map dated 1850 which shows Durban as 'D'Urban', provinces as 'Amazula', 'Sovereignty Beyond the Orange River', 'Beaufort', 'Clanwilliam', and 'Uitenhage'. SIGNED by the author to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister for the United Kingdom three times over a thirteen year period 'To The Lord R, Cecil - with the kind regards of the Bishop of Cape Town'. From Robert Gascoyne-Cecil's private library with family crest to the front paste down, illustrated with a safari hat, six feathered arrows, spiral red and white pole and name beneath 'Robert Gascoyne-Cecil'. Cameo brick red stamp 'Hatfield House Library' (The Hertfordshire Family Estate) to the the title leaf. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOUTH AFRICA (Zuid-Afrika). …

Zustand: Fine. Hard back binding in publisher's original shamrock green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt front, top edge gilt, silk head bands. 8vo. 10'' x 7¼''. Ship Owners and Under Writers. Handmade, water marked ivory paper. Contains pp (2), 33, (i)-2 blank. includes correspondence letters to and from Sir Robert Peel (1842 | 1845). List of Members from 1801 (A. D. L. Agassiz) to 1935 (H. F. Tiarks and D. S. Campbell), with apologies for lost earlier records. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ECONOMICS & COMMERCE.…

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original magnificently decorated ornate red, blue, black and gilt front cover, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt coat of arms and elaborate gilt border to the rear cover, red and gilt paste downs. Folio 14¾'' x 11½''. A gorgeous example of the colour printing skills of William Griggs with a full colour illuminated dedication page, frontispiece of The Royal Library, Windsor Castle, 21 pages of text with different colour illuminated chromolithographed borders followed by 152 full-page chromolithographic illustrated bindings. Tipped to the top of the front free end paper is a hand written letter on Windsor Castle headed note paper from the author concerning the publication of this volume dated 2nd November 1889, some three years before it went to press, SIGNED by the author 'R. Holmes'. From Lord Balfour's private library with pencil note to this effect inside the rear end paper. Neatly repaired tear across the top quarter of the spine, contents without any foxing in very near Fine condition. Heavy volume 5 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. BOOKS (Binding, Collecting, Printing, Paper).…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in half navy calf covers, six gilt raised cross bands to the spine, gilt title and author lettering on deep burgundy morocco to one compartment, rich navy marble covers and page edges. Quarto. 11'' x 9''. Contains [viii] [x] [4] 168 printed pages of text with 42 single-sided monochrome engravings throughout. List of Subscribers. From the library and private estate of Sir John Gladstone [1764-1851] Father of William Gladstone [1809-1898], British Liberal Statesman and Prime Minister, with the Fasque House [a derivative of a Gaelic word simply meaning shelter] book plate to the front paste down. Just a little sporadic foxing to the first 30 pages, one small tear to the top inner gutter of page 23, very minor rubs to the extremities, without any ownership markings, binding firm, square and sound, and in Very Good clean and presentable condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SCOTLAND (Gaelic: Alba).…

Oblong 4to. 4 lines. Traces of red wax seal. Addressed to a Lieutenant-Colonel Thakerley.

Zustand: Fine. [London], July 8, 1885., 1885. Fine. - Over 40 words penned on two sides of 6 inch high by 4 inch wide "40, Prince's Gardens, S.W." stationery with attached leaf. Writing to a "Mr. Phelps", the British statesman Joseph Chamberlain regrets that he can't meet M Sarget "but unfortunately I am pledged to M Holl the artist at 10:30 tomorrow & must not upset his arrangements." Signed "J. Chamberlain". Folded for mailing, else fine. The father of the Nobel Peace Prize Winner Austen Chamberlain and of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, the British statesman Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) was first a radical Liberal then, opposing Irish home rule, a Liberal Unionist and then a leading imperialist in coalition with the Conservatives. A common manufacturer of screws, he rose to being the Mayor of Birmingham. As a radical Liberal, he opposed the Elementary Education Act of 1870 as it could subsidize the Church of England's schools through taxes. Contemptuous of the aristocracy, he entered the House of Commons at the age of 39 and rose to power though his influence with the Liberal grassroots. He was noted for his attacks on the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury. Opposing Irish Home Rule, he helped engineer a Liberal Party split and settled in as a Liberal Unionist, which then formed a coalition with the Conservative Party. The artist Frank Holl (1845-1888) was a painter of official-type portraits.…

130 x 58 mm and 60 x 36 mm. Ink on vellum and ink on paper. The larger clipping from an official government document on vellum with the line: "By his majesty's command" above Canning's signature. - Somewhat stained.