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Law And Lawyers: Curious Facts And Characteristic Sketches
[Purves, David Laing (1838-1873)].
Law and Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches. Lippincott & Co., [1860-1869?]. [v], 154 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. 978-1-58477-589-8. 1-58477-589-0. Cloth. New. $65.
* This is a reprint of a volume that was published in 1868 by W.P Nimmo, Edinburgh, in the series Nimmo's Commonplace Books. It offers a variety of colorful -- and occasionally ribald -- anecdotes drawn from the history of English law, such as "A Judge in the Stocks-Lord Camden," "Eccentric Epitaph on a Barrister," "Lord Brougham's Rebuke of Rigmarole," and "The Last Temple Revel."
Law and Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches. Lippincott & Co., [1860-1869?]. [v], 154 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. 978-1-58477-589-8. 1-58477-589-0. Cloth. New. $65.
* This is a reprint of a volume that was published in 1868 by W.P Nimmo, Edinburgh, in the series Nimmo's Commonplace Books. It offers a variety of colorful -- and occasionally ribald -- anecdotes drawn from the history of English law, such as "A Judge in the Stocks-Lord Camden," "Eccentric Epitaph on a Barrister," "Lord Brougham's Rebuke of Rigmarole," and "The Last Temple Revel."
154 pages, Hardcover
First published September 30, 2006
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