GLADSTONE. A biography by Philip Magnus.

Hard cover with red linen boards, gilt lettering to spine. First published in September 1954. This copy reprinted in November 1954. Published by John Murray, London, 482 pages.
Board corners bumped. Binding intact. Signature and dated address of previous owner on font end page. Inside pages are crisp and white. B/w photographs. The jacket is unclipped. Tears at spine ends and corners. Small paper loss at top front corner.
In 1903 a biography in three volumes were published by Lord Morley. However since then a mass of intimate personal and other unpublished material became available to which the Gladstone family gave Sir Philip Magnus freedom of access. This resulted in this biography with a new perspective.
No overseas shipping.