Precedents in Chancery, Being a Collection of Cases Argued and.

Finch, Thomas

Erscheinungsdatum: 1733

Beschreibung

London, 1732. 1st ed. "Of Respectable Authority" [Finch, Thomas]. Precedents in Chancery, Being a Collection of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery; From the Year 1689, To 1722. [London]: Printed by E. And R. Nutt, And R. Gosling, 1733. [viii], 356, 367-598, [40] pp. Pagination irregular, text complete. Folio (12-1/4" x 8"). Contemporary calf, rebacked in period style, blind rules to boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, corners mended, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing and some minor scuffs to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges, corners bumped, hinges cracked. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in places, occasional faint dampstaining and dampspotting and light soiling to head of text block, early owner annotations to a few leaves, early owner signature, "Ra: Bradley" and later signature "W. Walker" to title page. $450. * First edition. Often referred to as Finch's Precedents, this durable work went though five editions, the last in 1792. "The cases are briefly reported, but are of respectable authority" (Marvin). "Ra: Bradley" is probably the eminent conveyancer and legal writer Ralph Bradley [1716-1788]. Marvin, Legal Bibliography 586. Wallace, The Reporters 498. English Short-Title Catalogue N12348. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 68341

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Titel: Precedents in Chancery, Being a Collection ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1733

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: London, 1732. 1st ed

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