The Life and Times of Charles James Fox by Lord John Russell - 1859

UK: Bentley, 1859. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ?1st Edition 1859. Bookplate and signature of Lord Broughton who was a member of Lord John Russell's cabinet in 1846. Highly likely that these were a presentation from Lord Russell. Two volumes of the life of Charles James Fox. It was written by Lord John Russell who was a leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1846 -1852, and 1865-1866 during the early Victorian era. Charles James Fox 1749-1806 was a self styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Two volumes bound in the original cloth. Books are very good with lightly rubbed edges. Cloth boards lightened to edges. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 15494