Lord Salisbury : a political biography
1999, First Edition. London : UCL Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #416619
ISBN: 1857283260
Physical description; xv, 455 pages : maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-441) and index. Contents; 1 Formative Influences (starting p. 10) -- 2 The Rising Politician (starting p. 20) -- 3 The Second Reform Act (starting p. 44) -- 4 The Conscience of the Party (starting p. 62) -- 5 The Making of a Statesman (starting p. 83) -- 6 The Eastern Question and the Foreign Office (starting p. 105) -- 7 A Leader in Waiting (starting p. 141) -- 8 The First Premiership and Ireland, 1885-6 (starting p. 172) -- 9 The New Conservatism in Practice (starting p. 202) -- 10 European Security and Imperial Expansion (starting p. 243) -- 11 The Politics of Opposition 1892-5 (starting p. 274) -- 12 Unionist Democracy, 1895-1900 (starting p. 300) -- 13 The System under Strain: Diplomacy and War, 1895-1900 (starting p. 317) -- 14 Anti-climax (starting p. 353) -- The Balance Sheet (starting p. 375) -- Manuscript Sources (starting p. 379). Subjects; Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Marquess of 1830-1903. Prime ministers Great Britain ; Biography. Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901. Conservative Party.
Price: €25.00