1881 retailer 2vol Life and Correspondence Thomas Arnold Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Illustrated

Renowned for his controversial ideas on schooling and religion,Thomas Arnold was a prominent and influential figure in the history of British education. He served as the Head of Rugby School for over a decade (Where he introduced a number of reforms that were widely copied by other prestigious public schools) and also served as the Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford in the final year of his life.

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley retailer was the leading liberal theologian of his time in England and author of a number of popular works on Church History. However, his literary reputation was first established by this work of biography, published in 1844. Stanley was himself educated at Rugby School under Thomas Arnold, making him a notable authority on his life.

A twelfth edition copy.

Complete with a portrait frontispiece of Arnold with a facsimile of his script to volume I, complete with a protective tissue guard.

Featuring publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume II, dated 'January 1882'. Condition Report: In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, bumped to head and tail of spines, resulting in small splits to head of cloth volume II. Minor shelfwear to extremities. Slight rubbing to joints Slight handling marks to boards. Front hinge strained after portrait frontispiece, volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few pages. Slight creasing to the front free-endpaper, volume II. Overall: Very Good Indeed