Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt (4 volume set)

Earl Stanhope (Philip Henry)

John Murray, 1861

4 volume set, printed 1861-1862. Bound in 3/4 polished calf over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Gilt ruled spine compartments. Signed binding by Stephen Austin of Hertford. Hardcover. Find bindings. Light foxing. Moderate flecking to hinges and head of spine. Lacking spine labels to v. 4. 

"Earl Stanhope has written from the best materials a most interesting biography of the younger Pitt, with whom he was connected by family ties, by sentiments of gratitude, and by the affinities of political principles; yet he has not hesitated to expose the very grave defects in his character and conduct, and has obtained approbation for candor" (George Bancroft, in Allibone, 2221). CBEL II:889. 

Contents: V.1. 1759-1788, V.2. 1788-1796, V.3. 1796-1803, V.4. 1803-1806. 

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