Estimate: $100 - $200
A collection of speeches and essays by the Conservative Prime Minister which helped realign British opinion concerning Central Asia in the closing years of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of Russian imperialism, which, arguably, continue to influence policy decisions in the region.
The Right Honorable W. E. Gladstone. Bulgarian Horrors and Russia in Turkistan With Other Tracts. Copyright Edition. Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1876. 272 pp. Leather-backed marbled boards. Spine edges rubbed; solid hinges, clean text.
