The Works of Benjamin Disraeli: Novels and Tales.

DISRAELI, Benjamin.

Item Number: 139216

London: Peter Davies, 1926-27.

The Bradenham Edition of the novels and tales of Benjamin Disraeli. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco by H. Sotheran & Co., gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. With introductions by Philip Guedalla. An exceptional set.

Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman and Conservative politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the British Empire and military action to expand it, both of which were popular among British voters.