Peters, G. S. The Pocket Lawyer, or Self-Conveyancer: containing all the most useful Forms, Rendered so plain, that every Man can draw any Instrument of Writing, without the assistance of an Attorney. Harrisburg, Pa.: G. S. Peters, 1833. Fifth Edition. [10955]
Leather spine, marbled paper over card, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, tight. End papers with previous owner's signatures. 107 pages with Index, foxing throughout. Each page is printed oblong, with a border. Good. Hardcover.
Printed forms that could answer the need for any paper item that would normally require an attorney, including mortgages, wills, business agreements, private agreements, sales of land or property, Deeds, Indentures, Leases, Petitions, &c.
Attributed to Gustav Sigismund Peters (1793-1847), b. Saxony, Germany; d. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is credited with being the first successful color printer in the United States and printed works in both German and English. The borders in this book are similar to that used by Peters in his Fraktur printing. His printing shop was a successful one, and the many works that he published provide and interesting field for collecting.
