"Adventures Of A Gentleman In Search Of A Horse" 1861
$150
[STEPHEN, George, and Robert CRUIKSHANK (illustrator).]
Saunders, Otley and Co.
1861
Third Printing
7 3/4" x 5 3/8"
*pages loosening from spine*
A humorous exposition of warranty law for horses, illustrated by Cruikshank. A lawyer prominent in the abolition of slavery, Sir George Stephen (1794-1879) practised as a solicitor and subsequently barrister in London, Liverpool, and Melbourne. Though purportedly written as an amusement for children, the work serves also as a treatise on warranty, with comments on case-law: 'Even an attorney's eyes are wearied with the incessant contemplation of white calf and red-lettered bindings; and it must be an agreeable novelty to find a circuit companion illustrated by Cruikshank's engravings'. Credited simply to 'Cruikshank' in the preface, the illustrations are attributed to Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), the elder brother of George.