This is an auction for THE GLADSTONE DIARIES, edited by M R D Foot.

It comprises:

• VOLUME ONE: 1825-1832

and

• VOLUME TWO: 1833-1839

From Wikipedia:

"William Ewart Gladstone, FRS, FSS (1809–1898), was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times (1868–1874, 1880–1885, February–July 1886 and 1892–1894), more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time. He had also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times (1853–1855, 1859–1866, 1873–1874, and 1880–1882). Gladstone first entered Parliament in 1832. Beginning as a High Tory, Gladstone served in the Cabinet of Sir Robert Peel. After the split of the Conservatives Gladstone was a Peelite – in 1859 the Peelites merged with the Whigs and the Radicals to form the Liberal Party. As Chancellor Gladstone became committed to low public spending and to electoral reform, earning him the sobriquet "The People's William". Gladstone's first ministry saw many reforms including Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland and the introduction of secret voting. After his electoral defeat in 1874..."

More on Wikipedia.

OUP (Oxford University Press) hardbacks 1968.

1295 pages combined.

Ex-library; otherwise good condition.

The cost of shipping is $7.95 (tracked mail). If you are on rural delivery, the shipping cost will be $10.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect these books from my shop in Palmerston ?North following the auction.

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