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64. Holthouse, Henry James.
A New Law Dictionary, Containing Explanations of Such Technical
Terms and Phrases As Defined in the Works of Legal Authors, in the
Practice of the Courts, and in the Parliamentary Proceedings of the
Houses of Lords and Commons, To Which Is Added An Outline of An
Action at Law and of A Suit in Equity. Edited, from the Second and
Enlarged London Edition, With Numerous Additions, by Henry
Penington.
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1847. viii, [17]-495 pp. Reprinted
1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
*
Reprint of the first American edition, edited from the second
enlarged London edition. This work approaches the law as a science.
Noteworthy because the definitions are followed by an illustration
of the term, and because this edition includes American legal terms
not found in the London edition. The Appendix contains an outline of
an action at law and of a suit in equity, intended to explain and
show the relationship which exists between the words. “[O]ne of the
best concise Law Dictionaries in use.”: Marvin 394.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-67-0
ISBN-10: 1-886363-67-6 Item # 23897 viii, [17]-495 Cloth 1999
$75.  
65. Jacob, Giles.
A New Law-Dictionary: Containing, The Interpretation and Definition
of Words and Terms used in the Law; and Also the Whole Law, and the
Practice Thereof, Under All the Heads and Titles of the Same.
Together With Such Informations Relating Thereto, as Explain the
History and Antiquity of the Law, and Our Manners, Customs, and
Original Government. Collected and Abstracted From All Dictionaries,
Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers,
Chronicles, and Histories, Published to This Time. And Fitted for
the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practicioners of the Law,
Members of Parliament, and Other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace,
Clergymen, &c. The Fifth Edition, with Great Additions and
Improvements, and the Law-Proceedings Done Into English. To Which is
Annexed, a Table of References to All the Arguments and Resolutions
of the Lord Chief Justice Holt; in the Several Volumes of the
Reports.
London: Printed by Henry Lintot, 1744. Unpaginated [828 pp.].
Printed in double columns. Folio (9" x 12"). Reprinted 2004 by The
Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the fifth edition, which was the last published during
the author’s lifetime. As Cowley pointed out, the New
Law-Dictionary (first edition, 1729) was both Jacob’s
masterpiece and “an entirely new departure in legal literature” that
provided a model for several subsequent efforts. In contrast to
earlier works, each entry summarizes all of the laws relating to the
subject and offers extensive interpretive commentary. Jacob
[1686-1744] was also careful to omit obsolete terms. It was
recognized almost immediately that Jacob had created a highly useful
legal encyclopedia that was both more detailed and concise than any
other abridgment of the period. An extremely popular work that went
through twelve editions by 1800, it offers unparalleled insights
into Anglo-American law during the eighteenth century. Cowley
xc-xci, 244.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-376-4
ISBN-10: 1-58477-376-6 Item # 37451 Unpaginated Cloth 2004
$295.
66. Jacob, Giles.
The Law-Dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State
of the English Law; Defining and Interpreting the Terms or Words of
Art; and Comprising Copious Information on the Subjects of Law,
Trade, and Government. Corrected and Greatly Enlarged by T[homas]
E[dlyne] Tomlins.
New York: Printed for, and Published by I. Riley, 1811. 6 Vols.
viii, 531; [2], 543; [2],618; [2], 472; [2], 553; [2], 471 pp.
Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
*
Reprint of the first American edition, from the second London
edition (1732). The New Law-Dictionary was first published in
1729 and is “Jacob’s masterpiece and constituted an entirely new
departure in legal literature, the dictionary which is also an
abridgment.” Cowley, p. xci. T.E. Tomlin’s [1762-1841] edition,
first published in 1797, is in effect an enlargement and improvement
of Jacob’s dictionary. Tomlins, who in 1797 “remodeled the work and
published several more editions in his own name. In this form
Jacob’s dictionary reached America.”: Cowley xci.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-68-7
ISBN-10: 1-886363-68-4 Item # 23763 6 Vols. Cloth 2000 $495.
67. Kelham, Robert.
A Dictionary of the Norman or Old French Language; Collected From
Such Acts of Parliament, Parliament Rolls, Journals, Acts of State,
Records, Law Books, Antient Historians, and Manuscripts, as Relate
to this Nation. Calculated To Illustrate the Rights and Customs of
Former Ages, the Forms of Laws and Jurisprudence, the Names of
Dignities and Offices, of Persons and Places; and to Render the
Reading of Those Records, More Easy; As Well as Restore the True
Sense and Meaning of Many Words, Hitherto Deemed quite Obscure or
Mistranslated. To Which are Added The Laws of William the Conqueror,
With Notes and References.
London: Printed For Edward Brooke, 1779. viii, 259 pp.; xii, 88
[i.e. 90] pp. Two books in one volume, each with title page. Reprint
available December 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Facsimile of the first edition. This pioneering work was not
superseded until the twentieth century. It helped to initiate
serious inquiry into early English law texts. Joseph Story used it
when he studied the Year Books. In 1843 it was reprinted and
appended to Bouvier’s Law Dictionary. The second part
containing the laws of William the Conqueror is printed in three
columns containing the text in Norman, Latin translations by a Dr.
Wilkins and English translations by Kelham. “Though far from
complete, it is the best work of the Kind”: Marvin 435.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-719-9
ISBN-10: 1-58477-719-2 Item # 45209 viii, 259 pp.; xii, 88 [i.e.
90] pp. Cloth December 2006 $95.
68. Lewis, Timothy.
A Glossary of Mediaeval Welsh Law, Based Upon the Black Book of
Chirk.
Manchester, University Press, 1913. xxi, [1], 304 pp. Reprinted 2006
by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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An excellent reference for students of early legal sources in the
Atlantic isles, this dictionary is based on an early manuscript of
laws in the north Welsh dialect. It contains an extract from the
Welsh text following the definition of each word. Examples from
other texts, included extra-legal ones, are given as well.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-644-4
ISBN-10: 1-58477-644-7 Item # 43723 xxi, [1], 304 pp. Cloth
2006 $95.
69. Matsell, George W., Compiler.
Vocabulum; Or, The Rogue’s Lexicon. Compiled From the Most Authentic
Sources.
New York: Published by George W. Matsell & Co., [1859]. vi, 130 pp.
Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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As New York City’s Chief of Police and an owner of the National
Police Gazette Matsell [1811-1877] had an abiding interest in
criminal speechways. Although Matsell compiled this dictionary for
his colleagues in law enforcement, he recognized its value to the
linguist. As he notes in the preface, criminal terms were beginning
to enter general usage and appeared regularly in newspapers, court
reports and other publications. Matsell’s compilation includes such
entries as “acorn” (a gallows), “hemp the flat” (choke a fool),
“rumbo” (a prison) and “tyburn blossom” (a young thief). The
appendix contains samples of criminal speech and writing (with
translations) and the vocabularies of gamblers, billiard players,
pugilists and stock brokers. Published just before the Civil War,
this dictionary offers a fascinating glimpse into the American
underworld in the first half of the nineteenth century.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-484-6
ISBN-10: 1-58477-484-3 Item # 40711 vi, 130 pp. Cloth 2005 $95.
70. Maxwell, John Irwing.
A Pocket Dictionary of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory
Notes, Bank Notes, Checks, &c. With an Appendix, Containing
Abstracts of Acts and Select Cases Relative to Negotiable
Securities, Analysis of a Count in Assumpsit, Tables of Notarial
Fees, Stamps, Postage, &c. With Many Additions for the Use of the
American Merchant.
Philadelphia: William P. Farrand and Co., 1808. xv, 251 pp.
Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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First published in London in 1802, this dictionary is an unusual
alphabetical compendium dealing strictly with matters of commerce,
such as bills of exchange and promissory notes. It was probably used
by attorneys involved in the commerce generated by the Louisiana
Purchase. Because of its scarcity, its publication during Thomas
Jefferson’s administration during the Federal era of pride and
prosperity, and its unique concentration on commerce, this reprint
will be of interest to dictionary and legal scholars alike.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-312-2
ISBN-10: 1-58477-312-X Item # 36531 xv, 251 pp. Cloth 2004 $75.
71. Montefiore, Joshua.
A Commercial Dictionary: Containing the Present State of the
Mercantile Law, Practice and Custom. With Very Considerable
Additions Relative to the Laws, Usages, and Practice of the United
States.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by James Humphreys, 1804. 3 Vols.
Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
*
Reprint of the rare first American edition (1804), based on the 1803
London edition with much new American material added. It is a very
important economic and legal source, originally intended for
merchants, offering a wealth of information about contemporary
commercial and maritime law, international business practices and
fascinating descriptions of commercial ports and their primary
imports and exports. Montefiore also discusses the present state of
banks and insurance companies in the United States, the laws of
copyright and letters patent, the regulation of the coasting trade,
the funding system and state of the [U.S.] National debt [and] a
very interesting memoir upon the growth, manufacture, and qualities
of Madeira wine. With a subscriber list that includes Horace Binney,
Alexander James Dallas, Peter S. Duponceau and William Rawle.
Montefiore [1762-1843] was an English solicitor who moved to the
United States after the War of 1812. He published several other
works on commercial law.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-417-4
ISBN-10: 1-58477-417-7 Item # 39241 3 Vols. Cloth 2004 $295.
With a New Introduction by Bryan A. Garner
72. Monteleone, Vincent J.
Criminal Slang: The Vernacular of Underworld Lingo.
Revised Edition. Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, 1949. 292
pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new
introduction by Bryan A. Garner.
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Monteleone was a police officer with thirty-two years of service
throughout the United States. He compiled this collection of words
and phrases used by the “gangster, tramp or hobo” over the course of
a career that spanned the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Both instructive and
amusing, it contains hundreds of entries relating to criminal
matters of the time, such as “Academy” (a jail), “Across the River”
(dead), “Grease the Track” (to fall under a moving train),
“Looseners” (prunes), “Sprinkle the Flowers” (to distribute bribes),
“Suey Bowel” (A Chinese opium den), “Write Short Stories” (to forge
checks) and “Zib” (an easy victim). Also includes a table of hobo
code symbols. A fascinating addition to any criminal law history
library or collection, this book will likely be perused often.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-300-9
ISBN-10: 1-58477-300-6 Item # 36527 292 pp. Cloth 2004 $75.
73. Partridge, Eric, Compiler.
A Dictionary of the Underworld, British and American.
Being the Vocabularies of Crooks, Criminals, Racketeers, Beggars
and Tramps, Convicts, the Commercial Underworld, the Drug Traffic,
the White Slave Traffic, Spivs.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950. xv, 804 pp. Reprinted 2004 by
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the second edition. One of the great lexicographers of
the twentieth century, Partridge compiled the Dictionary of Slang
and Unconventional English, Shakespeare’s Bawdy, A Dictionary of
Catch Phrases and other books. Thoroughly engrossing, A Dictionary
of the Underworld offers definitions for such obscure terms and
phrases as “witch-hazel man” (heroin addict), “sarbot” (informer),
“eason” (to tell) and “budge a beak” (run away).
ISB N-13: 978-1-58477-444-0
ISBN-10: 1-58477-444-4 Item # 39805 xv, 804 pp. Cloth 2004
$150.
74. Potts, Thomas.
A Compendious Law Dictionary, Containing Both an Explanation of the
Terms and the Law Itself. Intended for the Use of the Country
Gentleman, the Merchant, and the Professional Man.
London: Printed for T. Ostell, 1803. iv, 620 pp. Reprinted 2004 by
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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As the subtitle indicates, Potts’ dictionary was intended for the
prominent laymen engaged in business and agriculture. He pays
special attention to commercial legislation regarding bankruptcy,
insurance and bills of exchange, as well as to the nature of tenures
and tithes. In addition to definitions, Potts [1778-1842] discusses
a variety of issues ranging from current regulations regarding dog
muzzles to the legal rights and responsibilities of children.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-433-4
ISBN-10: 1-58477-433-9 Item # 38773 iv, 620 pp. Cloth 2004
$120.
75. Rapalje, Stewart and Lawrence, Robert L.
A Dictionary of American and English Law with Definitions of the
Technical Terms of the Canon and Civil Laws. Also, Containing a Full
Collection of Latin Maxims, and Citations of Upwards of Forty
Thousand Reported Cases, in which Words and Phrases Have Been
Judicially Defined or Construed.
Jersey City: Frederick C. Linn & Co., 1888. 2 Vols. xxxviii, 1380
pp. Reprinted 1997 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Rapalje [1843-1896] was the author of criminal law treatises and
compiled digests, having worked with Benjamin Vaughan Abbott to
create the problematic United States Digest New Series. He
was said to have learned from “the faults of his tutor” on that
project. This dictionary has been cited for its correctness and
usefulness. First published in 1883, this is the second and final
authorial edition.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-33-5
ISBN-10: 1-886363-33-1 Item # 21231 2 Vols. Cloth 1997 $250.
Reprint of the First Edition of a Landmark Work
76. Rastell, John.
An Exposition of Certaine Difficult and Obscure Words, and Termes of
the Lawes of this Realme, Newly Set Foorth & Augmented, Both in
French and English, for the Helpe of such Yonge Studentes as are
Desirous to Attaine the Knowledge of the Same. Whereunto are Also
Added the Olde Tenures.
[London]: Richard Tottell, [1579]. 196 leaves. Reprinted 2004 by
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Bryan A.
Garner.
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The first edition of Rastell’s law dictionary precedes in point of
time the publication of the first general English dictionary, and is
the most important English dictionary before Cowell’s controversial
Interpreter (1607). Rastell [d.1536] was a successful lawyer
and printer. He published his dictionary around 1523 with the title
Expositiones Terminorum Legum Anglorum. (Later editions are
titled Termes de la Ley or An Exposition of Certaine
Difficult and Obscure Words). Immediately successful, it went
through at least twenty-nine editions, the last appearing in 1819.
Hicks praised its value and described it as useful for its insights
into the state of the common law at the close of the year-book
period. As Marvin observes, it is a useful dictionary because it
“reflects the common law at the close of the year-book period with
much fidelity” (599).
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-328-3
ISBN-10: 1-58477-328-6 Item # 36611 196 leaves Cloth 2004 $80.
77. [Rastell, John]. [Rastell, William].
Les Termes de la Ley: Or, Certain Difficult and Obscure Words and
Terms of the Common and Statute Laws of This Realm, Now in Use,
Expounded and Explained. Corrected and Enlarged, with the Addition
of Many Other Words; Particularly of Those Introduced into the
Statute Law of Great Britain, Never Printed in Any Other Impression.
[London]: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, 1721. [iv], 592 pp.
Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
*
Last and best edition of the first English law dictionary. Corrected
and greatly enlarged with English and Law French in parallel
columns. This edition was translated by his son, William Rastell
[1508?-1565], who is often listed as its author.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-547-8
ISBN-10: 1-58477-547-5 Item # 41764 [iv], 592 pp. Cloth 2006
$125.
78. Scott, Colonel H[enry] L[ee].
Military Dictionary: Comprising Technical Definitions: Information
On Raising and Keeping Troops; Actual Service, Including Makeshifts
and Improved Materiel; and Law, Government, Regulation, and
Administration Relating to Land Forces.
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1863. 674 pp. Illustrations. Reprinted
2006 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd.
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This dictionary addresses all subjects of interest to an officer of
the U.S. Army. It contains a large number of definitions relating to
civil and military law and government based on the works of Bouvier,
De Hart, Dunlop, Guillot, Pendergast, Vattel, Wheaton and others. A
reissue of a work first published in 1861, it encapsulates the state
of legal knowledge as it was understood by the American military
before it was confronted by the complications wrought by the Civil
War and the reforms effected by Lieber’s code. Scott [1814-1886] was
a colonel and Inspector-General.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-579-9
ISBN-10: 1-58477-579-3 Item # 41696 674 pp. Cloth 2006 $125.
Based on 1867 Bouvier’s Law Dictionary
79. Shumaker, Walter A.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary Comprising the Terms and Phrases of
American Jurisprudence, Including Ancient and Modern Common Law,
International Law, and Numerous Select Titles from the Civil Law,
the French and the Spanish Law, etc., etc. with an Exhaustive
Collection of Legal Maxims. Second Edition by James C. Cahill.
Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1922. xii, 545 pp. Reprinted 2001 by
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the second edition. A one-volume law dictionary intended
to define and provide explanations of words and maxims relating
strictly to law, without elucidation, for those not deeply
acquainted with law. Shumaker based the work on the 1867 edition of
Bouvier’s Law Dictionary and added modern terms and maxims,
which more than doubled the number of entries in the original.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-85-4
ISBN-10: 1-886363-85-4 Item # 28763 xii, 545 pp. Cloth 2001
$150.
80. Stimson, Frederic Jesup.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1881. iv, 305 pp. Reprinted 1999
by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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The terms in this glossary include those relating to civil and canon
law, and provide precise definitions based on the common law of
England. By the author of American Statute Law and several
works on private rights and state and federal constitutions.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-70-0
ISBN-10: 1-886363-70-6 Item # 24020 iv, 305 pp. Cloth 1999 $60.
81. Stroud, F.
The Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted.
London: Sweet & Maxwell, Limited, 1890. cxvi, 916 pp. Reprinted 2003
by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the first edition. This fascinating volume contains legal
definitions of such commonplace words and phrases as “as far as,”
“but,” “foundation,” “reason,” “taxes,” “usual and customary manner”
and “incorrigible rogue.” Each entry includes examples drawn from
briefs, decisions and other legal documents, with those citations.
Described in the Irish Law Times as “The authoritative
dictionary of the English language as far as words and phrases have
come before the courts.” Irish Law Times 65:244. Twenty years
in the making, this foremost dictionary went through numerous
editions during Stroud’s lifetime [1835-1912] and is still in print
in the sixth edition.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-263-7
ISBN-10: 1-58477-263-8 Item # 36597 cxvi, 916 pp. Cloth 2003
$150.
82. Tayler, Thomas.
The Law Glossary: Being a Selection of the Greek, Latin, Saxon,
French, Norman and Italian Sentences, Phrases, and Maxims, Found in
the Leading English and American Reports, and Elementary Works.
New York: Lewis & Blood, 1856. 580 pp. Reprinted 1995 by The Lawbook
Exchange, Ltd.
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This early dictionary offers a unique historical perspective on the
state of American law in the mid-eighteenth century. It contains
translations of nearly five-thousand items of foreign origin and
supplies definitions for innumerable maxims of law found in both
English and American sources. The author has paid great attention to
the context of legal terms and supplies extensive notes, with
citations, after each section of his glossary (i.e., after “A”, “B”,
“C”, etc.). This glossary is an important research tool that will
aid greatly in elucidating both the source and meaning of legal
concepts of the last century.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-12-0
ISBN-10: 1-886363-12-9 Item # 16253 580 pp. Cloth 1995 $85.
83. Trayner, John.
Latin Phrases and Maxims: Collected from the Institutional and other
Writers on Scotch Law; with Translations and Illustrations.
Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1861. iv, [2], 356 pp. Reprinted 2001
by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Organized alphabetically and containing approximately 1,500 entries
that provide explanations of the technical import and application of
the Latin law maxims and phrases in common use, and still relevant
today. At the time of publication, a work of this kind had not been
seen, and it went into a second edition in 1876. Catalogue of the
Library of the Law
School of Harvard University
(1909), citing 2nd ed.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-174-6
ISBN-10: 1-58477-174-7 Item # 30770 iv, [2], 356 pp. Cloth 2001
$75.
With a New Introduction by Bryan A. Garner
84. Whishaw, James.
A New Law Dictionary: Containing a Concise Exposition of the Mere
Terms of Art, and Such Obsolete Words as Occur in Old Legal,
Historical and Antiquarian Writers.
London: J. & W.T. Clarke, 1829. viii, 342 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The
Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With new introduction by Bryan A. Garner.
*
Whishaw [1808-1879], a member of Gray’s Inn, set out to produce a
law dictionary in the tradition of Rastell, which would offer “the
exposition of the common terms and phrases of the Law” (Preface p.
vi) in a concise manner unlike the voluminous dictionaries that were
being produced contemporaneously. Although intended as a
simplification of terms and created for the young lawyer, this is by
no means a dictionary merely for the novice. Whishaw included
French, Latin and English words and phrases as well as “obsolete
words” from “old legal, historical and antiquarian writers” and
cited early law books and dictionaries in the entries (Cowell,
Blount, Hale’s Pleas of the Crown, etc.). This dictionary
went into a later edition in 1832. In 1835 Whishaw published A
Synopsis of the Members of the English Bar. This important work
remains uncommon institutionally and in the trade.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-359-7
ISBN-10: 1-58477-359-6 Item # 37827 viii, 342 pp. Cloth 2004
$125.
Reprint of the Only Edition, With A New Introduction by Bryan A.
Garner
85. Williams, Thomas Walter.
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A Compendious and Comprehensive Law Dictionary; Elucidating the
Terms, and General Principles of Law and Equity.
London: Gale and Fenner, 1816. Unpaginated [1022] pp. Reprint
available October 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With new
introduction by Bryan Garner.
*
Reprint of the only edition. One of several English dictionaries
published in the early nineteenth century, Williams’s dictionary is
notable for its physical size and broad scope. Williams noted that
his aim was to include more words and shorter definitions by
omitting the extraneous detail that distinguished the work of his
predecessors (and, presumably, his competitors). Williams
[1763-1833] was a barrister of the Inner Temple and was called to
the bar, but he didn’t have success as a pleader. He was known
instead for his writings. In addition to his dictionary, he wrote
manuals for justices of the peace, compiled abridgments and digests
and edited an edition of William Sheppard’s The Precedent of
Precedents.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-680-2
ISBN-10: 1-58477-680-3 Item # 43070 Unpaginated Cloth October
2006 $125.
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