Lord Macaulay — Biographies by Lord Macaulay

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1879. Leather. A very smart edition of Lord Macaulay's biographies of Atterbury, Bunyan, Goldsmith, Johnson and Pitt; bound by J. C. Wilbee. The twenty-third edition of this work in a full calf binding, with decorative gilt to the spine and boards. All edges gilt. This set is handsomely bound by J.C. Wilbee, with their binder's stamp to the verso of the front free end paper. Bookplate to the front paste down. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) was a British historian and Whig politician. This is a collection of his biographies of well-known and influential British figures: Francis Atterbury (1663-1732), John Bunyan (1628-1688), Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and William Pitt (1759-1806). With notes on Lord Macaulay's parliamentary connection with Edinburgh. In a full calf binding. Externally very smart, with just a little fading to the spine and upper extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally very bright and clean, except for the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages and the odd handling mark. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .