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History
The Lord Chancellor
Maurice Bond and David Beamish
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- Author
- Maurice Bond and David Beamish
- Publisher
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office (House of Lords Information Office, Publications Series No. 2)
- Year
- 1977
- Edition
- First edition · not confirmed
- Binding
- Paperback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 0117005738
About this copy
A concise and authoritative introduction to one of the great offices of the British constitution. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain presides over the House of Lords, sits as a judge, and serves as head of the judiciary, and this official publication traces the history and duties of the office from its medieval origins as the king's chief secretary, the cancellarius, to the present day. It forms Publications Series No. 2 in the House of Lords Information Office series, the companion volume to The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
This copy is the first printing from 1977 in its original printed card wrappers. The cover features a striking full-colour portrait of the Lord Elwyn-Jones, C.H., in his robes beside the Woolsack. The binding is sound and the pages are clean and bright, making this a handsome piece of parliamentary history.
Condition
- Book
- Good - A sound, tight copy with clean, bright pages and a complete wrapper. The front cover shows light scuffing and a fine scratch, mentioned for accuracy.
A pre-owned book; any wear beyond that described is minor and in keeping with its age.
Collector's notes
- A rare-to-find official HMSO publication from the House of Lords Information Office, Publications Series No. 2.
- Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1977; Crown copyright.
- First printing, 1977.
- Cover portrait of Lord Elwyn-Jones, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
A fine addition to any shelf of constitutional or parliamentary history.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
