The Life of Lloyd, First Lord Kenyon

The scarce first edition of a biography on the judicial statesman during George III's reign, written by his great-grandson. The first edition of The Life of Lloyd, First Lord Kenyon, a scarce biography on the Lord Chief Justice during George III's reign, written by his great-grandson Conservative politician George T. Kenyon. In the publisher's original cloth, with a rebacked spine. Contains a frontispiece of the Lord Chief Justice and His Wife. Originally a Member of Parliament for Hindon, Lloyd Kenyon was best known for sacrificing his seat to challenge Whig statesman Charles James Fox, for which he became a baron, and remained a powerful judicial figure for the rest of his life. His great-grandson, and the author George T. Kenyon was a Conservative M.P. for Denbigh. In the publisher's original cloth, with a rebacked spine. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd scuff to boards and a clean spine. Slight bumping to board extremities. End papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with minor age toning and faint spotting to first and final leaves. Very Good.…