W H BELLAMY, 1824 SKETCH BOOK OF CHARACTERS TAKEN ON THE OXFORD CIRCUIT head, bust or half length studies of men and women in the dock or witness box and lawyers and judges, 72 subjects approx on 23 leaves, all captioned, signed, dated, inscribed with the artists's address ( 38 John St, Bedford Row) title and dedication to Francis Justice of Abbey House [Oxfordshire] pencil, marbled boards inscribed in black ink Characters 1824, scarlet morocco spine, 12 x 19.5cm++Covers worn and scuffed, pages with handling marks, one page mutilated, binding generally loose but page n ot detached, a curio of the early 19th c administration of English justice