MORLEY, John. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone.
London: Macmillan, 1903. Reprint.
Tall 8vo., cont. crimson half morocco, cloth, raised bands, gilt decoration in compartments, T.E.G., 661, 666, 648pp.
A fine copy in a very attractive binding.
This is the "most important and arduous literary task of John Morley's life, the official biography of Gladstone." Begun in 1898, it was published in 1903 to a "reception by the public that surpassed all expectations." $650 CAD