The Lives of the Lord Chancellors..., 8 vols. 1848-1869. Complete Set

1848. London: John Murray, 1848-1869. 8 vols.. London: John Murray, 1848-1869. 8 vols. A Handsomely Bound Copy of Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell [1779-1861]. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV. London: John Murray, 1846-1869. 8 volumes. Complete set. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Three-quarter red morocco over cloth, blind rules to boards, raised bands and gilt titles to spines, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Gilt circular crest on front boards. Prize bindings awarded by The Law Society with presentation certificate on front pastedown of volume one. Light rubbing to extremities, minor nicks and finger smudges to a few volumes, moderate toning to interiors. A handsome set. $750. * Volumes 1-5: second edition; Volumes 6-8, third edition. This classic study, which went through several editions, is an incomparable storehouse of legal history and anecdote. Volume VIII is a continuation volume with an index to the entire set. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:54.