[GLADSTONE, William Ewart]. Edited by Sir Wemyss Reid.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone.
London: Cassell and Company, Limited , 1899.
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The Life of William Ewart Gladstone; from the library of American journalist William Safire
First edition of Reid's authoritative biography of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, William Ewart Gladstone. Large octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers and all edges marbled, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Gladstone, with numerous illustrations. From the library of William Safire, although not marked. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books on grammar and linguistics: The New Language of Politics (1968) and what Zimmer called Safire’s “magnum opus,” Safire’s Political Dictionary. Safire later served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1995 to 2004 and in 2006 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. In very good condition.
In a career lasting over 60 years, William Ewart Gladstone served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, serving over 12 years. Gladstone was known affectionately by his supporters as "The People's William" or the "G.O.M." ("Grand Old Man", or, to political rivals "God's Only Mistake"). Historians often refer to him one of Britain's greatest leaders.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone.
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