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THE POCKET LAWYER, AND FAMILY CONVEYANCER. To Which Is Added, An Abridged Law Dictionary, And The Fee Bill. Bell's Stereotype Edition. Compiled By A Gentleman Of The Bar.

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THE POCKET LAWYER, AND FAMILY CONVEYANCER. To Which Is Added, An Abridged Law Dictionary, And The Fee Bill. Bell's Stereotype Edition. Compiled By A Gentleman Of The Bar.

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(Stereotyped by L. Johnson for) Charles Bell, Philadelphia: ., 1839 142 p. Ruled in black throughout. Foxed. Early manuscript ownerships of Adam Desenberger and manuscript practice receipt on front fly leaves, and other ms. notes. 12mo. 175 mm. Original leather spine over printed Yellow paper boards. Some staining, but still an interesting binding on a book that was of great practical utility in early America. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'Comprising A selection of Forms necessary in all mercantile and money Transactions, including every direction essential to the magistrate and private individual. Embellished With Upwards of Twenty Pages Of Script, Serving As a Model For Good Writing.' PAIMP 10. Hardcover. Good.

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Title
THE POCKET LAWYER, AND FAMILY CONVEYANCER. To Which Is Added, An Abridged Law Dictionary, And The Fee Bill. Bell's Stereotype Edition. Compiled By A Gentleman Of The Bar.
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Pocket Lawyer
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Hardcover
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(Stereotyped by L. Johnson for) Charles Bell, Philadelphia: .
Date Published
1839
Keywords
PENNSYLVANIA IMPRINTS EARLY AMERICAN AMERICANA UNITED STATES LAW FORMS POCKET LAWYER FAMILY CONVEYANCER BUSINESS ECONOMICS BELL'S STEREOTYPE EDITION PHILADELPHIA IMPRINT 1839
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ECONOMICS / BUSINESS; LAW / GOVERNMENT / POLITICS; EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS;

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Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.

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Leaves
Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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