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The Lawyer His Character and Rule of Holy Life
by O'Brien, Edward
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1842. First Edition. 12mo. 284pp., decorative title page with lettering in red and black. The author took the position that a lawyer's goal was the attainment of justice for the good of his fellow men. Through a series of scenes illustrating the moral dilemmas of a lawyer's life, it showed the various temptations he was prey to, such as avarice, dishonesty, and cunning, and how these could be overcome by cultivating a strong, inflexible conscience. Bound in 3/4 tan polished calf over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers, slightly raised bands gilt, with compartments gilt decorated and two green morocco spine labels gilt, top edge gilt, a few spots of rubbing or scrapes, early owner's name in brown ink to head of title page(cannot decipher) and a few small notes or paragraph markings in brown ink. A very nice copy. [Dictionary of Irish Biography].
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023156
- Title
- The Lawyer His Character and Rule of Holy Life
- Author
- O'Brien, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- Law Lawyers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Law;
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- Spine
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- Morocco
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- Marbled Paper
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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