LAW - The Book of the Bench, London, 1909, large 4to, 39 mounted coloured portraits of judges by "Spy" and others, original pictorial vellum gilt. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 76 OF 175 COPIES.

LAW - The Book of the Bench. With Thirty-Nine Reproductions in Colour from Paintings by "Spy" and Other Cartoonists. London: James Mackenzie Limited, 1909. Large 4to (325 x 260mm). Half title, 39 mounted coloured portraits of judges by Leslie Matthew Ward (i.e. "Spy") and others (some very faint spotting and staining at the margins of text, not affecting plates). Original full vellum lettered in gilt with an allegorical figure of Justice stamped in gilt on the upper cover and a sword and scales on the spine, top edges gilt, others uncut (small red stain to the lower edge of upper cover, some other light staining mainly to the spine, lacks ties). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 76 OF 175 COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER.