The Crown Circuit Companion; Containing the Practice of the Assises on the Crown Side, and of the Courts of General and General Quarter Sessions of the Peace.

W. Stubbs; G. Talmash

Verlag: Henry Lintot, London, 1749

Beschreibung

The first volume of this informative guide to the Crown Circuit, or Crown Court, from the eighteenth century, including the practice of the courts of assize. The second edition. Volume I only of a two-volume set. Bound in full calf. First published in 1738, this important work became a standard legal handbook for decades, with the tenth and final edition being published in 1836. Written by William Stubbs and George Talmash, this informative guide details numerous legal practices, including the assizes, the crown law and the general courts, with useful and modern precedents of indictments in criminal cases. All information references the printed authorities. With useful information the happenings of a courtroom, with many precedents of different criminal convictions, including '"for keeping an Ale-house, without licence", for "driving a cart against a charriot, and breaking the back of one of the horses", "for uttering a counterfeit sixpence" and many others. Bound in full calf. Externally, very good, with light rubbing to joints and the odd mark to leather. Front hinge is slightly strained, but holding firm. Endpapers have been retained. No half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 926Q24

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Crown Circuit Companion; Containing the ...

Verlag: Henry Lintot, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1749

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book