British Liberal statesman who was four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94).

ALS. 2pp. Letterhead of 10 Downing Street, Whitehall deleted and with "Hawarden" substituted. September 21st 1894.  To Mr. Murray.

"I return the [?] corrected for press. The [?] are I think judicious.  I have looked at the pages you name; and I do not see how the indentations can be improved.  Please look also at p.47 and at the corrections [?] numerous in the preface. Yours sincerely, W.E. Gladstone.  Kindly return the list of presentation copies when it is done with".

8vo.  Approx 19 x 12 cms. Old fold lines, a little dust soiled. 

A letter evidently written to his publisher after reading the printed proofs of a book. Mr Murray is either the 4th John Murray or his brother, Hallam Murray. Murray had been Gladstone's publishers for many years. The publication here referred to is unclear but it is possibly Gladstone's translation of the 'Odes of Horace and the Carmen Saeculare', that was published in 1894/5.