Practical Instructions on the Passing of Private Bills Through..

1827. Scarce Treatise on Private Bills [Adams, Benjamin]. Practical Instructions on the Passing of Private Bills Through Both Houses of Parliament, Containing the Standing Orders of Lords and Commons to the End of the Session of 1827: Together with Forms for All Necessary Documents. The Whole Carefully Revised, Corrected, And Greatly Enlarged. By a Parliamentary Agent. London: Stevens and Sons [et al.], 1827. [ii], viii, 294, 44 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/4"). Recent buckram, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed, edges untrimmed. Light soiling to exterior, corners bumped, library bookplate and small circular shelf label to front pastedown. Light toning to interior, occasional light soiling, faint marginal dampstaining in a few places. $250. * Second edition. First published in 1825, this guide to the passage of private bills for solicitors lists the relevant standing orders for various subjects and includes an appendix of forms for parliamentary petitions. Our copy has an additional 44-pp. section headed "Corrections & Additions to Practical Instructions" not present in all copies. OCLC locates 5 copies of the second edition, 1 with the Corrections & Additions section (British Library). This edition not in Sweet & Maxwell.