[Rarebooks] fs-Lord Campbell's Lives

[Joe Luttrell]

A selection of Lord Campbell's Lives which we have in stock, with 
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1.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  The Lives of the Chief Justices of
England. From the Norman Conquest Till the Death of Lord Mansfield.
In Two Volumes.  John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1849. Later 3/4 tan 
morocco, gilt, a very clean and quite pretty set.
[60603] PHOTO: http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=60603
                                                          $ 450.00

First editions of one of Lord Campbell's two principal works,
providing us with an unbroken biographical record from the Norman
Conquest through the late 18th century; a third volume primarily
treating the 19th century was issued several years later.

2.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  The Lives of the Chief Justices of
England. From the Norman Conquest Till the Death of Lord Tenterden.
Third Edition [with] Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of
the Great Seal of England from the Earliest Times [etc.]. Fifth
Edition. Fourteen Volumes.  John Murray, Albemarle Street, London,
1868-74.  Contemporary 3/4 crimson morocco, gilt, marbled edges and
endpapers, somehwat rubbed and chafed, but still an attractive set.
[71756] PHOTO: http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=71756
                                                        $ 1,500.00

Both of Lord Campbell's Lives, providing us with an unbroken
biographical record from the Norman Conquest through the first part
of the 19th century, in part termed a work which "challenge[s]
comparison with the best biographies in the language".

3.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  The Lives of the Chief Justices of
England. From the Norman Conquest till the Death of Lord Tenterden. Five 
Volumes.  Edward Thomson Co., Northport, 1894-99.  3/4 brown
morocco over marbled boards, the top edges gilt. [55009
C18XYL15ENY] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=55009   $ 1,250.00

The most lavish and extensive edition of Lord Campbell's Chief
Justices, providing us with an unbroken biographical record from
the Norman Conquest through the first part of the 19th century,
with 126 full page illustrations, 14 in color.

4.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  The Lives of the Chief Justices of
England. From the Norman Conquest till the Death of Lord Mansfield.
Two Volumes.  Blanchard & Lea, Philadelphia, 1851.  Contemporary
speckled sheep, quite rubbed, but a sound set. [42913 L13EL15E]
PHOTO: http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=42913
                                                          $ 250.00

An early American edition of one of Lord Campbell's two principal
works, providing us with an unbroken biographical record from the
Norman Conquest through the latter half of the 18th century; a
third volume was issued towards the end of the decade.

5.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  The Lives of the Chief Justices of
England. From the Norman Conquest till the Death of Lord Tenterden. Five 
Volumes.  Edward Thomson Co., Long Island, 1894-99. Vellum-backed crimson 
boards, showing wear, but still attractive.
[55036] PHOTO: http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=55036
                                                          $ 850.00

6.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  The Lives of the Chief Justices of
England. From the Norman Conquest till the Death of Lord Tenterden. Five 
Volumes.  Edward Thomson, Long Island, 1894.  [59068] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=59068   $ 1,250.00

7.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  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.  Eight Volumes.  John Murray,
Albemarle Street, London, 1846-69.  3/4 crimson morocco, gilt, Law
Society prize binding; sound. [52333 C15YL15E] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=52333   $ 1,250.00

The most famous of all works devoted to England's Lord Chancellors,
described as a work which "challenge[s] comparison with the best
biographies in the language"; with the eighth index volume, printed
in 1869, in a variant binding.

8.  CAMPBELL, John Lord.  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. Eight Volumes.  John Murray, Albemarle
Street, London, 1847-69.  3/4 tan morocco, the top edges gilt; a
pretty set. [60604 Y] PHOTO:
http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=60604   $ 1,250.00

9.  CAMPBELL, [John] Lord.  The Lives of the Chief Justices of
England. Four Volumes.  Estes & Lauriat, 143 Washington Street,
Boston, 1873.  Original brown decorated cloth, gilt, a trifle
rubbed, but an exceptionally clean well-preserved set. [71803]
PHOTO: http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=71803
                                                          $ 350.00

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