Historical information

William Pitt was the First Earl of Chatham. He was a Whig who led the party to government on two occasions. His son, Pitt the Younger, was also (later) a British Prime Minister. This book is the biography of Pitt the Elder.

Significance

Politics and government - United Kingdom

Physical description

Book; 320 pages.

Cover: illustration of William Pitt by William Hoare; black background; white lettering; author's name and title.

Inscriptions & markings

Title page: blue ink - "Ex Libris, Philip Dennis Orders, 112 Pennant Hills Road, Normanhurst, 2076, New South Wales, 489 3490."