Agg Gardner James (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External/Dust Jacket Condition: Scarce. Grubby. Some chipping and wear to the corners. Loss at the top of the spine. Some closed tears on the top and bottom edges. Internal Condition: Very good. There is an inscription on the front pastedown. Some infrequent grubby marks on a few pages. The fore-edge is slightly foxed. Author/Editor: Agg-Gardner, Sir James. Publisher: Ed J Burrow & Co. Year: 1927. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 246. Keywords: politics, parliament, Cheltenham elections, Cambridge, Harrow, parliamentary changes, gastronomy, costume, manners, customs, oratory. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

first edition 246pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed).

With 14 plates, textual illusts, 246pp, untrimmed in the original cloth, few small marks to covers, Signed presentation inscription by the author on the front endpaper. Agg-Gardner was a Brewery owner, and elected an M.P. for Cheltenham in 1874, he was defeated in 1880. He was re- elected in 1885, stood down in 1885. Stood for the Cheltenham seat again in 1911 and held it until his death in 1928. --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include GLOUCESTERSHIRE - ( History - Topography - Genealogy - Natural History - Biography - Mining - Dialect - Language - etc. ).

1927 1st edition with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine; light wear to bottom spine edge and corners. Dust jacket discoloured with wear, tear and little losses to edges and corners. Page fore-edges yellowed and untrimmed; otherwise, a good, tidy copy. Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dust jacket Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dust jacket.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Written and Signed Letter by Sir James Tynte Agg-Gardner C1900. The letter details about a pleasing visit to a friend at Cheltenaham. Sir James Tynte Agg-Gardner 1846 - 1928 was an English brewery-owner and Conservative Party politician from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. An early supporter of women's suffrage, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cheltenham constituency for four separate periods between 1874 and 1928, serving a total of 39 years in Parliament in which he made only two speeches in the House of Commons. Size is 170mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16874. Signed by Author(s).