Author: Michael Dodson
Title: The Life of Sir Michael Foster, Knt. Sometime One of the Judges of the Court of King&Apos;S Bench and Recorder of Bristol
Description: London, J. Johnson and Co, 1811. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of 'The Life of Michael Foster' written by his Nephew Michael Dodson. First edition. With an engraved portrait of Foster to frontispiece, engraved by James Basire, from an original picture in the possession of Mrs. Dodson. Michael Dodson (1732-1799) was an English lawyer. In 1795 Dodson wrote a 'Life of Sir Michael Foster&apos. This, originally intended for the new edition of the Biographia Britannica, was published in 1811 with a preface by John Disney. This copy has a preface by John Disney to front The Hyde, Sept. 28th, 1810. Sir Michael Foster (1689-1763) was an English judge who was a judge of the Court of King's Bench and Recorder of Bristol. In a contemporary speckled calf binding. Smart but with slight wear to extremities, the odd mark to boards and front joint starting slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Bright but with occasional slight scattered foxing and offsetting to title. Very minor loss to gutter to title. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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