Lewis Melville — The Huskisson Papers

London, Constable & Co LTD, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of the papers of William Huskisson, the first edition, edited by Lewis Melville. The first edition of this very scarce work.The collected papers of William Huskisson, with a note on his life.Huskisson was a statesman, fanancier, and politician. He was the first widely reported railway passenger casualty, after he died being hit by a train in 1830.Edited by Lewis Melville. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is very lightly faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .