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The Life And Letters Of Lord Macaulay By His Nephew George Otto Trevelyan, M.P. In Two Volumes Vol. I Published By Longmans, Green And Co. London ( England ) 1876 Antique hardcover. Half leather binding. Calf leather over marbled boards. Raised spine bands. Gilt spine decoration. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. 5.75" x 8.75" xi + 475 pages. Volume I only ( of two ) of the First Edition of the biography of Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859). Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, (1800 -1859), was a British historian and Whig politician, who served as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and as the Paymaster General between 1846 and 1848. This volume covers the history of Macaulay's family, his birth in 1800, and the period up to 1838. The author was Macaulay's nephew, Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, (1838 -1928), British statesman and author. In a ministerial career stretching almost 30 years, he was most notably twice Secretary for Scotland under William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery. --------- On the front pastedown endpaper is a private armorial bookplate : " Sheldon " " Optimum Pati " ( Latin language : " to suffer is best " ) [ family crest / coat of arms with shield and three sheldrakes , knight's helmet , another sheldrake , etc. ) ( a shelduck or sheldrake is a species of short-billed duck with long legs and upright stance, found in the Old World [ Europe ]) ------- Very Good Condition. The binding is in very good condition, with just light wear. The leather is very good. There is chipping to the spine labels. ( see the photos ) The hinges are tight. No writing. Armorial bookplate of the Sheldon family on the front pastedown endpaper. No other markings. The pages are in very good condition. The calf has been recently treated with Bookbinder's Leather Preservative-Restorer , to replenish essential oils and help preserve the old leather. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.
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