Illustrated in colour by F. Carruthers Gould.
First Edition. 4to. [270 x 220 x 9 mm]. [1], 24 ff. Bound in the publisher's brown boards, illustrated with a lion and the title in colour on the front and a vignette on the rear, red cloth spine. (Splits at inner hinges but firm, rubbed and a little soiled).
London: Grant Richards, 1899
A good copy. Printed on the rectos only.
A critical appraisal of politicians of the day, starting with Joseph Chamberlain ("The Story of Cruel Jospeh"). There is a neat pencil inscription: "To David Wilson, from his friend, John Burns. Jan 1 1934". John Burns (1858-1943) was elected MP for Battersea in 1892 and left Parliament in 1918, having served as President of the Local Government Board and President of the Board of Trade (positions previously held by Chamberlain). He was a noted historian of London, book collector and cricket enthusiast, aided by a legacy from Andrew Carnegie.
Stock no. ebc7945
Illustrated in colour by F. Carruthers Gould.
First Edition. 4to. [270 x 220 x 9 mm]. [1], 24 ff. Bound in the publisher's brown boards, illustrated with a lion and the title in colour on the front and a vignette on the rear, red cloth spine. (Splits at inner hinges but firm, rubbed and a little soiled).
London: Grant Richards, 1899
A good copy. Printed on the rectos only.
A critical appraisal of politicians of the day, starting with Joseph Chamberlain ("The Story of Cruel Jospeh"). There is a neat pencil inscription: "To David Wilson, from his friend, John Burns. Jan 1 1934". John Burns (1858-1943) was elected MP for Battersea in 1892 and left Parliament in 1918, having served as President of the Local Government Board and President of the Board of Trade (positions previously held by Chamberlain). He was a noted historian of London, book collector and cricket enthusiast, aided by a legacy from Andrew Carnegie.
Stock no. ebc7945
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