Every Man His Own Attorney: Comprising the Law of Landlord...Bankrupt.
If You Can't Avoid the Law... Wooler, [Thomas] Jonathan [1786?-1853]. Every Man His Own Attorney: Comprising the Law of Landlord and Tenant, The Bankrupt and Insolvent Laws, The Law of Debtor and Creditor, With Instructions to Commence and Defend Actions in Person, The Amount of Costs, Officers' Fees, &c. The Law of Wills, The Law of Criminal Jurisprudence, &c. &c. With an Appendix, Containing All the Modern Alterations in Practice. A New Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged. London: Published by Tallis & Co. [c.1834-37]. iv, [5]-1280 pp. Portrait frontispiece of Lord Chief Justice Denman. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, marbled edges. Rubbing with wear to extremities, joints cracked near head, corners bumped, front hinges cracked, rear free endpaper partially detached. Occasional toning and light foxing. Early owner signature to front free endpaper, interior otherwise clean. $150. * "The best advice that could be given, if it could be followed, would be, to have nothing to do with the Law; but as this is oftentimes unavoidable, the only way is to prepare to make the best of what circumstances may befall us. (...) What we profess to inform our readers of is-the present state of the Law...as most individuals are brought into contact with, at some period or other of their lives, and upon a certain which a certain degree of information is absolutely necessary": Preface [ii]. Data on the frontispiece suggests a publication date range of 1834 to 1837. The caption states "Sir Thomas Denman, Lord Chief Justice of King's Bench." Denman held this post from 1832-1850. The court became Queen's Bench after the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837. Denman became Sir Thomas, a baron, in 1834. OCLC locates 6 print copies dated 1830 (2), 1836 (2) and 1845 (2). All state "New Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged"; Our copy matches the collation of the copies dated 1836 and 1845. Another copy, which exists in microform, has the same statement, a different pagination and is dated 1800-99.
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