The Confessions of an Attorney. by Gustavus Sharp, Esq. ... to which are added Several Papers of English Law and Lawyers, by Charles Dickens.

London: Cornish, Lamport, 1852.

Price: $250.00


About the item

2 parts in one volume. 228 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Publisher's blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine. One corner a bit rubbed, but binding is otherwise quite bright; first several leaves foxed, rest of text slightly browned at outer margin, front free endpaper torn. Overall, a very good copy. Gimbel H405.

Item #242339

The Confessions of an Attorney was originally published in BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. "Abuses of English Law" (pp. 153-228) comprises, among other essays, one (not "several") Dickens piece. First published in two numbers of HOUSEHOLD WORDS from 1850: i.e., "Bank-Note Forgeries"