British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman (1848-1930)

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H.H. Asquith (right) asks Arthur Balfour (centre) whether he has sent out invitations to colonial leaders; Balfour replies that he has not, but Richard Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, enters from the left to claim his invitation. Drawing by David Wilson, 1905.

A.J. Balfour as Prime Minister asks John Bull to pay for increasingly costly policies, but eventually John Bull refuses. Drawing by David Wilson, 1905.

British Association for the Advancement of Science: speakers at its meeting in Cambridge in 1904. Coloured drawing by A.S. Boyd, 1904.

George Wyndham (centre) sits between A.J. Balfour, Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader (left), and to Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Liberal Party leader (right), and points to both of them. Drawing by David Wilson, 1905.

Arthur Balfour posing as King Arthur. Coloured lithograph by F.C.G. ca. 1915.

Decadence : Henry Sidgwick memorial lecture [delivered at Newnham College, January 25, 1908] / by the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour.

Science, religion and reality / Arthur James, earl of Balfour ... Bronislaw Malinowski [and others] ; edited by Joseph Needham.

Science, religion and reality / Arthur James, Earl of Balfour ..., Bronislaw Malinowski [and others] ... ; edited by Joseph Needham.

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Arthur Balfour

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Decadence : Henry Sidgwick memorial lecture [delivered at Newnham College, January 25, 1908] / by the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour.

Science, religion and reality / Arthur James, earl of Balfour ... Bronislaw Malinowski [and others] ; edited by Joseph Needham.

Science, religion and reality / Arthur James, Earl of Balfour ..., Bronislaw Malinowski [and others] ... ; edited by Joseph Needham.