The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer, Containing.

Publication date: 1822

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Philadelphia, 1822. 7th ed. 1 of 2 issues. A Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents, Laid Down in So Plain a Manner, That the Farmer, Mechanic, Apprentice, Or School Boy, Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an Attorney. Prefaced with Twelve Pages of Scrip, Intended as a Copy for Those Persons Who Wish to Improve Their Hand Writing at Leisure Hours at Home Without the Instructions of a Teacher. To Which is Added, The Art of Penmanship. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by S. Roberts, 1822. 88 pp. Main text parallel to spine. Pp. 5-12 printed in script. Octavo (7" x 4"). Quarter sheep over plain-paper boards. Rubbing to boards and extremities with wear to spine ends and corners, front board and free endpaper detached. Light browning and foxing to text, light edgewear to a few leaves. $50. * Seventh edition, one of two issues. This popular formbook for laymen was first published in 1818. Later editions and adaptations were published into the 1840s. There is another issue of the seventh edition with a 47-page guide to penmanship. (Both issues have identical title pages mentioning this guide, which is a source of confusion today.) Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 8120.…

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Title
The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer, Containing.
Author
A Gentleman of the Bar
Publication year
1822
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia, 1822. 7th ed. 1 of 2 issues.
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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. specializes in all aspects of law and legal history. Our publication program offers reprints of over 800 landmark works as well as original books. We invite offers of antiquarian, scholarly and current practice materials. Founded in 1983, we currently serve thousands of individuals and institutions worldwide. Law books - Out of print, Scholarly, Rare, and Reprints of Legal Classics. We also handle secondhand primary and secondary source material for practicing lawyers. Generally someone is available Monday-Friday 9:00 - 6:00PM(Eastern Time). Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.…

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