Built by Association: Edward Abbott Parry
Edward Abbott Parry’s inscribed copy (to Leonard Moore) of his book What the Judge Thought (1922).
British judge Sir Edward Abbott Parry came from a long legal lineage. His father, John Humffreys Parry, was a barrister and serjeant-at-law; his grandfather was a lawyer as well. Edward himself was first a barrister, then a county judge for Manchester and Lambeth counties. He gained prominence as a chair of various tribunals, including the Pension Appeal Tribunal, on which he based his book War Pensions: Past and Present (1918). Knighted in 1927, Parry was also a prolific author, dramatist, and theater producer. He wrote several books and plays for children in addition to his legal writings.
Parry inscribed this copy of his legal essays to Leonard Moore, “with all good wishes from his grateful client.” The recipient was probably Leonard Parker Moore (d. 1959), a literary agent and partner at the Christy & Moore agency in London. Moore represented many other notable authors, the most prominent among them being George Orwell.
– Bryan A. Garner
“Built by Association: Books Once Owned by Notable Judges and Lawyers, from Bryan A. Garner’s Collection”, an exhibit curated by Bryan A. Garner with Mike Widener, is on display until December 16, 2013 in the Rare Book Exhibition Gallery, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School.
