Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice: A Record

A complete two volume set of illustrated letters and friendships of British diplomat Sir Cecil Spring Rice. A scarce complete two volume set of works, featuring the letters and friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice.Edited by Stephen Gwynn.Illustrated with a frontispiece and 3 plates to each volume. Collated, complete.Sir Cecil Spring Rice was a British diplomatwho served asBritish Ambassador to the United Statesfrom 1912 to 1918, as which he was responsible for the organisation of British efforts to endAmerican neutralityduring theFirst World War. He was also a close friend ofUS PresidentTheodore Roosevelt, and served as best man at his second wedding, as well as being known for writing the lyrics of the patriotic hymn "IVow to Thee, My Country". In publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, bumping to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Splitting of cloth to front joint of vol I. Rubbing to joints and odd small faint mark to boards. Book club sticker to rear paste downs. Internally, mostly firmly bound, with just the frontispiece loosening to volume I. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Good.…