Milman william henry (8 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Leather. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. 70pp. Sumptuously bound and still tightly bound within a handsome presentation gilt indented leather cover with gilt decoration to foldovers and marbled end-papers, all edges gilt. Presumably given to Henry A Mason - President 1913-14, and comes with a letter dated 1894 of appointment to Fellowship, a 1930 article from the City Press on the Tercentenary, a couple of unused bookplates, an 18 page Tercentenary booklet and an 8 page Brief Account reprinted from 1925. All in nice clean condition. Comes with a rather sad little note " To Grace, Please keep this while you live" initialled H.A.M. and dated 1930.…

See the entries on the two men in the Oxford DNB. The document to which Stirling Maxwell refers in this letter can be read as 'Dissent (No. III.)' on pp.xiii to xxii of the parliamentary 'Report of the Oaths Commission. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.' (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1867). There were five dissenters to the report: alongside Stirling Maxwell and Milman were Robert Lowe, Lord Lyveden, and Edward Pleydell Bouverie. 3pp, 12mo. On bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with traces of glue from mounting to blank reverse of second leaf. Signed 'William Stirling Maxwell'. He begins: 'My dear Mr. Dean / I was very glad to learn from Lord Lyveden that we were to have the great advantage of your name, in our Dissent from the Oath's Report. / No doubt it is longer than might be wished; but it is much more easy to suggest the modification of an abuse (which is all the Report does) briefly; than to condense into a very compact form reasons for the abandonment of a vicious system.' He explains that he supplied 'examples in which Oaths & Declarations had been found nugatory', expecting a choice to be made of them, but that none of them 'have been scored out by any of our friends - & I see no harm in letting them remain.' He and Bouverie ask Dean to strike out examples relating to Jeremy Bentham and Sydney Smith, 'if you consider them beneath the dignity of the Blue book style'.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. First Edition. Octavo, xviii, 500pp, [32pp ads]. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, embossed decorative covers. Brown end papers. Light shelf wear at spine. Clean text. Signed by William M. Evarts on title page, with signature and "1871" date below signature. A unique piece from the library of an influential 19th Century American politician. William M. Evarts served as Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and Senator from New York. He is best remembered for his service during the Andrew Johnson administration, where he served as chief councel for the president during his impeachment trial. He delivered the closing remarks, which secured his acquittal. Evans served as Secretary of State for President Rutherford B. Hayes. The first edition of Savonarola by Henry H. Milman, inscribed by Secretary of State William M. Evarts. (illustrator). Signed.…