Court-Hand Restored

Andrew Wright and Charles Trice Martin

Verlag: Reeves & Turner, 1879

Beschreibung

"Court-Hand Restored or the Student's Assistant in Reading Old Deeds, Charters, Records etc. Neatly Engraved on Twenty-Three Copper Plates, Describing the Old law Hands, with their contractions and Abbreviations. With an Appendix containing the Anacient names of Places in Great Britain and Ireland; an Alphabetical Table of Ancient Surnames; and a Glossary of Latin Words Found in the Works of the Most Eminent Lawyers and Other Ancient Writings, but not in any Modern Dictionary." This is the 9th edition of Wright's work, corrected and enlarged by Charles Martin Trice with 7 new plates. Blind-stamped original cloth with title in gilt to spine. Large Quarto. xviii + 30 plates with facing copies in modern lettering + 99pp. Wear and bumping to spine ends and corners. Frayed at foot of spine. Inside, a little give to front cover. Webbing exposed, but still firmly bound. Montacute bookplate to inside cover with attractive coat of arms. Remains of signature on label obscuring previous signature. Clean.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001038

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Court-Hand Restored
• Verlag: Reeves & Turner
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1879
• Einband: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Plates
• Auflage: 5th or later Edition
• Zustand: Good
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