Gentlemen of the law
1960, First Edition. London : Stevens. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #432661
Physical description; xi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Alter ego -- The common attorney -- The attorney's practice in medieval England -- Scriveners and the art of conveyancing -- The age of transition -- Private practice and public services in the seventeenth century -- Gentlemen practisers and the incorporated law society -- A smart and dashing clerk -- The attorney's place in Georgian society -- Law reforms and lawyer's fees -- A gentleman of the law -- Colonial attorneys -- Solicitors of the twentieth century. Subjects; Lawyers Great Britain History. Lawyers. Lawyers England History. Lawyers History. England, legal profession history 1960. Legal profession, history England 1960. Great Britain. Great Britain Biography. Lawyers Solicitors History Great Britain. legal profession. history.
Price: €12.95