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    By Thomas Babington Macaulay
    London   Longmans, Green, and Co
    8.5" by 5.5" [5], vi-xvii, 546; [5], vi-xiii, 570; [5], vi-xii, 546; [5], vi-xii, 506; [5], vi-x, 565; [5], vi-x, 596; [11], xii-xiii, 621; [8], 647; [8], 642; [8], 564; [5], vi, 686; [5], vi, 683pp
    A beautiful set of the works of Lord Macaulay, inscribed by his nephew, Sir George Trevelyan. From the library of the Earl of Rosebery, with a letter signed from George Bullough.
    By Thomas Babington Macaulay

    1898 The Works of Lord Macaulay

    London   Longmans, Green, and Co
    8.5" by 5.5" [5], vi-xvii, 546; [5], vi-xiii, 570; [5], vi-xii, 546; [5], vi-xii, 506; [5], vi-x, 565; [5], vi-x, 596; [11], xii-xiii, 621; [8], 647; [8], 642; [8], 564; [5], vi, 686; [5], vi, 683pp
    A beautiful set of the works of Lord Macaulay, inscribed by his nephew, Sir George Trevelyan. From the library of the Earl of Rosebery, with a letter signed from George Bullough.
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    Description

    Publishers' Original Binding, With Letter

    Complete in twelve volumes.

    The Albany Edition of this work.

    Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume.

    Volumes I to VI contain 'The History of England', Macaulay's best known work, detailing the history of England during the seven year period of 1685 to 1702, from the accession of James II to the death of William III. Macaulay's history is known for its brilliant prose and innovative style for the period.

    Volumes VII to X contain 'Essays and Biographies.

    Volumes XI and XII contain 'Speeches, Poems, & Miscellaneous Writings'.

    Thomas Babington Macaulay was a historian and Whig politician.

    Ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper of Volume I, 'To the Earl of Rosebery - whose feeling for Macaulay has an infinite value to me, as justifying my own admiration and affection - from his lifelong friend, George Otto Trevelyan'.

    Letter included loosely in an envelope, on letter-headed paper from 6 Connaught Place, W.2. London. 'June 3rd 1927, My dear Lord Rosebery, once again I must thank you for allowing my horses to stay at the Durdans. It is very very kind of you & I can only express my gratitude - yours sincerely, George Bullough'.

    Earl of Rosebery's bookplate to the front pastedowns. Rosebery, Archibald Primrose, was a Liberal Prime Minister from March 1894 to June 1895.

    George Otto Trevelyan was the nephew of Macaulay. He was a British statesman and author, holding a ministerial career that spanned for thirty years, being the Secretary of Scotland twice, under William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery.

    Sir George Bullough was a Victorian playboy, and the owner and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Spines and joints are a little faded. A few minor marks to the boards. Rear board of Volume I is faded. A few light spots to the fore edges. Tidemark to the rear board of Volume IX. Bookplate to the front pastedowns. Ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper of Volume I. Tidemark to the rear endpaper and rear pastedown of Volume IX. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean, with a few minor spots. A couple of ink annotations to the text.

    Very Good

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