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Gilbert on Wills, A Copy with Two Massachussetts Owners Gilbert, Sir Geoffrey [1674-1726]. The Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Wills To Which is Added, Choice Precedents of Wills. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot, 1756. viii, [12], 254, [38] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, rebacked in period style, blind rules to boards, blind fillets along joints, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed, hinges reinforced with cloth tape. Light rubbing, a few minor scuffs and inkspots to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, tiny chip to head of spine, corners bumped and somewhat worn. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in a few places, early struck-through owner signature ("Fra: Blake's") and additional signature (of Levi Lincoln, dated 1817) to head of title page. Ex-library. Location label and gilt-stamped library name to foot of spine. $300. * First edition. Gilbert was a prolific author, but this is his only work on wills. A well-written work, its scope includes equity rules. The final edition of this work, the fourth, was published in 1792. This copy of the first edition had two Massachusetts owners, Francis Blake [1774-1817] and Levi Lincoln Jr. [1782-1868]. Blake was a prominent attorney who served as a state senator from 1810-1811 and practiced law in Worcester. Lincoln, a lawyer, politician and the 13th governor of Massachusetts, represented the state in Congress from 1834-1841. He also served as Worcester's first mayor and was responsible for much of the city's development. Both men were members of the American Antiquarian Society, and Lincoln likely acquired the volume from Blake upon the latter's death, whether by bequest or a posthumous sale. English Short-Title Catalogue T95576. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 67358
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