A Lecture or Reading on the Recent Bankruptcy Act, (12 & 13 Vict.)

A Rare Work Presented to a Distinguished Recipient by the Author Macqueen, John Fraser [1803-1881]. A Lecture or Reading on the Recent Bankruptcy Act, (12 & 13 Vict. Cap. 106,) Delivered (With the Permission of the Benchers) at Lincoln's Inn, On the 28th January, 1850. London: S. Sweet, 1, Chancery Lane, Law Bookseller and Publisher, 1850. 23, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"; 21.8 x 13.5 cm). Disbound pamphlet in self-wrappers. Light toning, light soiling to exterior, light foxing to margins. Presentation inscription "Right Honble/ J Stuart Wortley M.P./ From the Author" to head of title page, slightly affected by trimming. $250. * Only edition. Macqueen was a Lincoln's Inn barrister and law reporter who published a number of legal pamphlets and treatises. The present work is an analysis of the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act of 1849. Our copy is inscribed to James Stuart-Wortley [1805-1881], a distinguished barrister, QC and politician who was then MP for Bute, a seat he held from 1842-1859. Previously MP for Halifax (1835-1836), he would later serve as England's Solicitor-General (1856-1857). This is a rare title. OCLC locates 5 copies, 1 in North America (Yale Law School). One other copy located on Library Hub (Trinity College, Dublin).…