A Memoir of the Right Hon. William Edward Hartpole Lecky. (John Lawson Stoddard's Copy with a Poignant Inscription on the Front Free Endpaper).
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Item #32989
xiii, 379pp. Black cloth stamped in gold on the spine panel. Portrait frontispiece and three portraits from photographs. The front free endpaper inscription reads: 'John L. Stoddard / Azzano, / Lake Como, Italy / 1910. / To no author am I more indebted for illuminating / and stimulating information than to / W. E. H. Lecky, through his masterpieces of / erudition and instructiveness, - "Rationalism / in Europe" and "History of European Morals." / J. L. Stoddard'. A touch of foxing to edges of text block, light edge wear and some minor marks to covers. A near fine copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Associated.
Price: $250.00