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Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland.
First Edition of an Uncommon Study by Lord Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. xvi, 421, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher list of other titles by Kames. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, lettering piece..... More
Historical Law-Tracts.
Kames, Henry Home, Lord [1696-1782]. Historical Law-Tracts. The Second Edition. Edinburgh: A. Kincaid, 1761. Reprint. Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1988. xv, [1], 463, [1] pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $30. * This popular and influential work reached a fourth edition..... More
The Decisions of the Court of Session, From its First Institution...
Kames's Decisions in "Form of a Dictionary" [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. The Decisions of the Court of Session, From Its First Institution to the Present Time. Abridged, And Digested Under the Proper Heads, In Form of a Dictionary. Collected from a Great Number of Manuscripts, Never Before Published, As..... More
Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland.
First Edition of an Uncommon Study by Lord Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. xvi, 421, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher list of other titles by Kames. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style quarter calf..... More
Essays Upon Several Subjects Concerning British Antiquities; Viz. I...
A Distinguished Collection of Essays by Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1666-1782)]. Essays Upon Several Subjects Concerning British Antiquities; Viz. I. Introduction of the Feudal Law into Scotland. II. Constitution of Parliament. III. Honour. Dignity. IV. Succession or Descent. With an Appendix, Upon Hereditary and Indefeasible Right. Composed Ano M.DCC.XLV..... More
Remarkable Decisions Of The Court Of Session [and] The Decisions...
First Edition of Lord Kames's First Publication [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Remarkable Decisions Of The Court Of Session, From 1716, to 1728. Edinburgh: Printed by Mr. Tho. Ruddiman, 1728. iv, 287, [1], xx pp. [Bound After] Bruce, Alexander [d. 1729], Reporter. The Decisions Of The Lords Of Council And..... More