Description: SHAFTESBURYThe Great Reformer, 1801-1885 by Georgina Battiscombe With an Introduction by Elizabeth Longford 1975, First American Edition – First Printing, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 365 pages. From the dust jacket, “…Lord Ashley, as he then was, entered Parliament at 25 and moved from the Commons to the Lords when he succeeded his father as Earl of Shaftesbury at 50. With him political ambition was always secondary to the determination to fight the battles of the poor and oppressed. The list of his hard-won victories includes complete reform of the treatment of lunatics, regulation of working conditions in mills and factories, protection of children apprenticed to miners and chimney sweeps, decent housing for the poor and schools for their children.” Illustrated with 8 pages of photographs. Hardcover book in Almost Like New condition, tight with no marks. Pages are clean and white. Green covers with black titles and designs are bright and clear. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition with very minor wear at spine ends; price ($15.00) unclipped.Visit My Store (See Below) or Check "Popular Categories" for More Items of Interest.
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Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Type: Biography
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Unabridged
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 365
Book Title: Shaftesbury : the Great Reformer, 1801-1885
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Historical
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication Year: 1975
Author: Georgina Battiscombe
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
