Critical and Historical Essays by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Volumes One and Two. Everyman's Library (Harold Wilson's copy)
by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. In very good condition in tan cloth, the edition is undated. Ownership inscription to half title page of James Herbert Wilson, Harold Wilson's father's copy, later inherited. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Very Good 1910
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- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4683
- Title
- Critical and Historical Essays by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Volumes One and Two. Everyman's Library (Harold Wilson's copy)
- Author
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J M Dent & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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