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Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten Letter Signed by British Legal Scholar Edwin Charles Clark to Lady Maine. Dated 1888. A long letter to Lady Maine passing his condolences for the death of her husband. suggested review for his obituary and praising him of his kindness and writing. Edwin Charles Clark 1835-1917 was a British legal scholar, barrister and antiquarian, who specialised in Roman Law. He was Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Cambridge from 1872 to 1914. He had been elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1859 and then moved to St John's College, Cambridge in 1883 having been elected a professorial fellow. The author of a number of books. Clark was also an amateur antiquarian, with an interest in coins and archaeology, and published a number of related papers. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA), and also served as president of the Cambridge Archaeological Society. Size is 178mm x 114mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Repaired cut piece to rear page. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17705. Signed by Author(s).