Lord Melbourne was Prime Minister from 1843-1835 and was a kind friend and guide to the young Victoria on her accession. Earlier he was married to Lady Caroline Lamb, the mistress of Byron. He played an important role in the social and political history of England.
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Lord Melbourne was Prime Minister from 1843-1835 and was a kind friend and guide to the young Victoria on her accession. Earlier he was married to Lady Caroline Lamb, the mistress of Byron. He played an important role in the social and political history of England.
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Acceptable. Front cover has a couple small creases. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
Like many of your regular customers, I am also a regular viewer of C-Span "book weekend." It goes without saying that this is an expensive combination--i.e. having the ability to find ANY book ever published (often long out of print and long gone from the local Border's) and to purchase that book in one click; prices are often ridiculously low, but it all adds up. One morning, I saw a C-Span feature on the JFK Library--part of their series on Presidential Libes all over the country. The docen mentioned that "Melbourne" was JFK's favorite book. When I saw that it could be had for next to nothing on Alibris, I was a goner. I am currently on vacation and have had a chance to get through it. It was published in 1954, but it is certainly a timely book for an aging baby boomer--raised in the age of the "flower children" and a natural liberal. Melbourne was Queen Victoria's first Prime Minister. He was something of a Liberal, but he was able to see both sides of the issues of his day and to understand how schemes aimed at poverty and injustice dreamt up by starry-eyed "do-gooders" can often go awry. Of necessity, he was a tutor to the Queen at the time of her ascension to the throne, and he seems to have done a masterful job of helping to transform a naive teen-ager into one of the great leaders of the nineteenth century. This book was clearly worth the trouble.