Author: E. S. Fay
Title: The Life of Mr. Justice Swift
Description: London, Methuen and Co, 1939. First edition. Leather. A very scarce biographical volume covering the life and judicial career of eminent British judge and MP, Rigby Swift. The first edition of this very scarce work. Bound in red half calf, with cloth boards and gilt to the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven monochrome plates. Collated, complete. This volume chronicles the life and career of one Rigby Swift, a British barrister, MP and judge, tracing his esteemed climb from junior barrister in Liverpool to being made the youngest High Court judge at the time in 1920. Notable cases are given here, including the trial of Col. Rutherford, the trial of Mrs Bamberger, the Brixton taxi murder and the Charing Cross trunk murder. Bound in red half calf, with cloth boards and gilt to the spine. Externally, very smart, with mild shelf wear and slight fading to the spine. A couple minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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