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1874. A Handsomely Bound Copy of Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell [1779-1861]. Mallory, John Allen, Editor. Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, From the Earliest Times Till the Reign of Queen Victoria. Boston, Estes & Lauriat, 1874-1875. 10 volumes. Frontispieces. Plates. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title and blind and gilt ornaments to spines, marbled edges and endleaves. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, minor nicks to spines, several hinges cracked or starting, light toning to interiors. $250. * Later edition. This classic study, which went through several editions, is an incomparable storehouse of legal history and anecdote. Mallory was a New York City attorney. "From the first moment [the success of this work] was unmistakable.": Atlay, The Victorian Chancellors II:181-183 cited in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection… Read More

Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1874. Hardcover. Good. New edition, edited by John Allan Mallory. Illustrated with plates. Complete ten volume set (published 1874-75) and Index volume (published separately by James Cockcroft & Company in 1876). All 11 volumes uniformly bound in publisher's brown cloth over beveled boards, gilt lettering and decorative borders stamped in black. Rubbing and light fraying at the head and tail of the spine backs, and some light staining to the endpapers, about very good overall. An attractively bound complete set, with the scarce index volume.

1848. London: John Murray, 1848-1869. 8 vols.. London: John Murray, 1848-1869. 8 vols. A Handsomely Bound Copy of Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell [1779-1861]. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV. London: John Murray, 1846-1869. Eight volumes. Complete set. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Three-quarter red morocco over cloth, blind rules to boards, raised bands and gilt titles to spines, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Gilt circular crest on front boards. Prize bindings awarded by The Law Society with presentation certificate on front pastedown of volume one. Light rubbing to extremities, minor nicks and finger smudges to a few volumes, moderate toning to interiors. A handsome set. $950. * Volumes 1-5: second edition; Volumes 6-8, third edition. This classic study, which went through several editions, is an incomparable storehouse of legal history and anecdote.… Read More

London: John Murray, 1845-1869.