A Practical Treatise of the Law of Patents for Inventions, 1830.
Lord Eldon's Copy of Holroyd on Patents Holroyd, Edward [1794-1881]. A Practical Treatise of the Law of Patents for Inventions. London: Printed by A. Strahan, for J. Richards, 1830. xii, 236 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, tiny fragment of paper label to spine. Light rubbing and negligible light soiling to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, spine ends and corners bumped with light wear to corners, faint offsetting to endpapers. Light toning to interior, light foxing and soiling to a few leaves, first signature partially unopened. Circular armorial bookplate of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon and presentation inscription "To The Earl of Eldon, With the Author's respectful Compliments" to front pastedown. $750. * Only edition. Written for both professional and lay audiences, this thorough review of patent law includes a subject index and an appendix of forms for pleading. Holroyd, a barrister and senior commissioner of London's bankruptcy court, presented our copy to John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon [1751-1838]. Lord Eldon was a British barrister, politician and eventual Lord High Chancellor known for his influence on partnership and bankruptcy law. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:171. Marvin, Legal Bibliography 392.
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