Lord Dun's Friendly and Familiar Advices, Adapted To The Various Stations and Conditions of Life, and the Mutual Relations to be Observed Amongst Them.

David Erskine, Lord Dun

Published by G. Hamilton and Balfour, Edinburgh, 1754

About this Item

The first edition of this curious work of legal advice from a Jacobite Judge. The first edition, first issue of this work, with page viii mis-numbered vii. The work of David Erskine, Lord Dun, 13th Laird of Dun, a Scottish advocate, judge and commissioner to parliament.A handbook of legal and general advice to those of different stations. The first part of the work contains specific legal advice to various ranks of lawyers and parties engaged in law suits. After this is a section on 'Advice to the Monarch', followed by 'Advice to the Subject'. Further sections are addressed to ministers of state, the landed gentry, the man of wealth, the poor and indigent, the merchant, tradesman, farmer, and finally more general advice to husbands and wives, parents and children, old and young, masters and servants, rich and poor.With the armorial bookplate of Erskine Eyre West, who lived between 1868 and 1950, to the front pastedown.ESTC reference no. T114020 In the original full calf binding. Rubbing to boards and spine. Armorial bookplates to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lord Dun's Friendly and Familiar Advices, Adapted To The Various Stations and Conditions of Life, and the Mutual Relations to be Observed Amongst Them.
• Publisher: G. Hamilton and Balfour, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1754
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
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