ROMILLY, Samuel.
Memoirs of the life of sir Samuel Romilly, written by himself; with a selection from his correspondence. Edited by his sons.
London, John Murray, 1840. 3 vol. xxiv, 456-xii, 432-x, 439 pp. W.portrait and 1 folding facs. (both waterstained). Half-calf, gilt spines, morocco title-shields, edges marbled. (good copy; title-shields defective; one title-shield missing)
¶ Romilly, Whig politician, was a close friend of Mirabeau, studied the French Revolution in Paris, and was a staunch campaigner for the abolition of slavery, and for reform of criminal punishment.
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