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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First British Edition. --------Dark cloth covers, bright gilt spine letters, book is 9 1/2" tall. 270 pages with 2 sections of photos.NEAR FINE CONDITION, with blind stamp of former owner on couple pages, signature of former owner on flyleaf- - dust jacket Very Good with lightly worn edges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Name of the previous owner. Publication of 270 pages. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

On irregular piece of paper (4.5 cm wide, and up to 2.5 cm high). In good condition, lightly aged. Good firm hand. Reads 'Free | J Jekyll'.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 254 pages. 9.69x6.14x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Large 8vo. 511pp. very good in original cloth gilt. Slight shelf wear to extremities otherwise clean and bright, good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

On slip, 5 x 9.5 cm, cut from the head of a letter. Fair, on lightly-discoloured grey paper. The reverse reads '14 Hyde Park Terrace | 4 Aug 1868 | Sir | I regret that my engagements at the end of September & the beginning ', and the reverse reads 'the promotion of Social Service | I am your obedient | [signed] Romilly'.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. On one side of a 12 x 11 cm piece of paper. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice. Reads: 'Lincoln's Inn Fields | 23d. June 1829 | Sir Wm. Grant will have the honor of joining the Old Fish Dinner party on Saty. the 27th. of June.'.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. Hardcover in dustwrapper. xi, 270 pages. Illustrated with family and other photographs6.5 X 9.5 inches. Very good book with some dust spotting to the top edge and browning to edges of the dustwrapper, faint tobacco whiff when held up close, in a good dustwrapper. The book is signed and inscribed by Lord Denning on the front free endpaper : "For our good friend/Cecil Duddington/with best wishes and/much gratitude for his/splendid example of good/living/ Denning M R./ (unclear)/ 25 July 1981". Signed and Inscribed By the Author.

2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper. A cordial and businesslike missive, reading: 'My dear Harington | Judges at least old ones like myself do not give testimonials to men at the Bar seeking appointments | But you may with pleasure say that you have my permission to refer to me & that may be of use to you; or it may not for the indian Secretary does not know me personally & he may not therefore refer to me at all'. Sir Richard Harington (1861-1931) of Ridlington, 12th Baronet, was appointed a Puisne Judge in the High Court of Justice at Fort William in Bengal in 1899, and served in that capacity until returning to England in 1913. From the Harington papers.

On 15 x 12 cm. piece of paper, cut from a printed document completed in manuscript. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper, laid down on square of plain paper. Payment of an annuity ('for carrying on the War, and other Her Majesty's Occasions').

The five items are in good condition, on lightly-aged and creased paper. Items One and Two: Typed drafts of a 'Statement of Qualifications', headed 'Lord Chorley's application for appointment to the lectureship in Evidence, Procedure and Criminal Law.' Both 2pp., 4to. Slightly different in layout, and with few (if any) textual differences. After describing his career Chorley writes: 'Although my chief legal study has been commercial law I had experience of teaching Evidence, Procedure and Criminal Law at the Law Society's School. I examined in these subjects for the Council of Legal Education, and have also examined in criminal law for the Cambridge LL.B. and for the Law Society's Honours Examination. Penal Problems have for a number of years occupied my attention, and I am Chairman fo the Council of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency and a Vice Chairman of the Howard League.' He descibes his 'other interests of a public character'. The document concludes 'If appointed I shall do my best not only to instill into my pupils a sound and broad grasp of legal principles and rules, but also some knowledge of the traditions and principles of the English bar, as far as this may be done in lectures of a general character.' Item Three: Autograph Letter of Recommendation Signed ('Wright') from Lord Wright. On letterhead of the Oxford & Cambridge University Club, Pall Mall; 2 July 1952. 2pp., 4to. 34 lines. He begins: 'I am happy to be allowed to support Lord Chorley's application for the post in the Inns of Court School of Law left vacant by the much regretted death of Sir Roland Burrows.' He has had 'opportunities of appreciating Lord Chorley's qualities & his experience in the Law & his forensic outfit [sic, for 'outlook'] almost from the date of his call', and praises his 'learning and breadth of view'. Wright 'had the honour to take the chair of his inaugural lecture on the Conflict of Law & Commerce, when he entered on a successful career as Cassel Professor of Commercial & Industrial Law in the University of London in 1930'. He continues to press Chorley's claims to the post, before concluding: 'I am confident that Lord Chorley will be a most inspiring & instructive teacher & would add further strength to the already distinguished staff of the school.' Item Four: Typed transcript of Item Three. 1p., 4to. Item Five: Typed copy of letter of recommendation from A. M. Carr-Saunders. 2 July 1952. He begins by describing Chorley's career, with the comment that he gave up 'the prospect of a successful career at the Bar because of his deep interest in teaching'. He concludes by describing Chorley's 'most successful' tenure, from 1930 to 1944, of the Sir Ernest Cassel Chair of Commerical and Industrial Law.' Chorley's 'politcal appointment' has been a considerable loss to the academic profession, 'and it would be greatly to the benefit of that profession if he resumed his place as a teacher of law'.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice for postage. Signed 'Richard Alverstone' and addressed to 'J. Ellaby Esq'. He regrets that Ellaby is asking him 'for more information than it is in my power to give you'. Even if he were 'in possession of the views of the Government' he 'could not disclose them' to Ellaby, who must form his own opinion 'from the public utterances of the Prime Minister and Mr. Balfour'. Having said this, Ellaby 'may take it that a strenuous resistance to Home Rule will be a main feature of the Unionist Programme at the next Election'. Salisbury's Conservatives won the 1892 general election without an overall majority. Salisbury's nephew Balfour led the party in the Commons.

Canadian lawyer and English Master of the Rolls (1752-1832). Part of ALS signed, referring to "[.] the appeal from Bombay, and to Sir Alexr Cochrane's propositions as to prizes that may be taken in conjunct expeditions "on the coast of America" on which he does not feel able to give directions. Note: "He captained HMS Ajax off Alexandria, Egypt during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. Cochrane was knighted into the Order of the Bath for his services in 1806. In 1814 he became vice admiral and commander-in-chief of the North American Station, led British naval forces during the attacks on Washington and New Orleans, and was promoted to admiral in 1819 and became commander-in-chief of the Plymouth naval base.".

For Jessel's judicial high standing see his entry in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once. In envelope with Penny Red and postmarks, and 'LADHAM HOUSE, | GOLDHURST' printed on the flap, addressed by Jessel to 'E. A. Scott Esq | Schoolfield | Rugby | Warwickshire'. The envelope is signed 'G. Jessel' at bottom left of cover, and the letter concludes with the same signature. He is 'glad to be able now to withdraw the notice' he gave Scott about his son Charles 'leaving Rugby'. He explains that he 'thought the best thing to do was to send him your letter and to point out to him that it would be better to remain'. While he is 'still nervous about passing the matriculation examination at Balliol', Charles has decided to 'rely upon the opinions of Messrs. Whitelaw & [Edgeworth?] & to relinquish his proposed stay at a private tutor's' The son did indeed matriculate to Balliol. He go on to amass great wealth as Vice-Chairman of the British North Borneo Company, having the city of Jesselton in India (now Kota Kinabalu) named after him.

Five items, in good condition, lightly aged and worn. Webster's four letters total 6pp., 12mo. The first letter (13 April) follows on from one of Harington's, forwarded to Webster by 'Digby', regarding the possibility of inserting in a parliamentary bill 'a provision that the State shall pay the costs of assigning Counsel for the defence of all prisoners [] The experience of the last 10 years under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885 and of other Acts for a much longer period does not support the view that prisoners are in any greater danger if they are allowed to give evidence than if they were not'. In the second letter (22 April) he discusses his aims, and seeks to reassure him that 'it is not the least my intention to accept the views of those whom you call "the big wigs" only. I very much desire to have the opinions of all those who have practical experience. If the House should think fit to insert any limitation in the Bill I should not object but I am bound to say that the overwhelming mass of testimony which I receive points in the other direction. I do not think it would be possible to exclude Quarter Sessions but I am now considering whether it is desirable to limit the Bill to the trial of indictable offences'. The third letter (24 April) invites Harington to call, and fourth (28 April) proposes arrangements for the meeting. Also present is an Autograph Draft of a letter to Webster, initialed and dated from Whitbourne Court, Worcester, 14 April 1897. 2pp., 12mo. With deletions and emendations. He read Item One above with regret, and discusses 'the merits of the question', with reference to 'big wigs' and 'bob wigs', Digby, the 'C. L. A. Act', and the Society of Chairmen of Quarter Sessions. From the Harington family papers.