Toronto and Brantford: The Bradley Garretson Company, Ltd, 1895. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good plus. Red cloth over beveled boards, title and decorations stamped in black and gilt onto top board and spine, 4to (10-1/4 inches tall), pp. 498, [500], illustrations. Fading and soil to cover, wear to spine ends and corners, endpapers toned, p.o. name front paste-down and ffep. The biography of a great statesman.

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Bookseller: Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1171
Title: Life and Work of Mr. Gladstone
Author: Hopkins, J. Castell
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good plus
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Publisher: The Bradley Garretson Company, Ltd
Place of Publication: Toronto and Brantford
Date Published: 1895

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Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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