Adventures of an Attorney in Search of Practice.

(STEPHEN, Sir George)

Editore: Saunders and Otley. 1839, 1839

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FIRST EDITION. E.ps sl. spotted. Orig. drab boards, brown cloth spine lettered in gilt; boards sl. worn, corners knocked, upper spine worn & chipped, with old repairs. A good-plus copy. Not in Glover & Greene. Hubin p.9. A novel chronicling the adventures and misadventures of a lawyer and his clients, dedicated 'To all attornies [sic] who want a client, and to all clients who want an attorney'. Sir George Stephen, 1794-1879, was a solicitor, barrister and important anti-slavery campaigner who lobbied for immediate emancipation; he was introduced to the cause by his father's second wife who was William Wilberforce's sister. He was the first person to be knighted by Queen Victoria.

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• Titolo: Adventures of an Attorney in Search of Practice.
• Editore: Saunders and Otley. 1839
• Data di pubblicazione: 1839
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Edizione: prima edizione