Lists, Accounts and Tables of Fees of the Officers and Servants...
English Court Fees in 1730. [Courts]. [Great Britain]. Lists, Accounts and Tables of Fees of the Officers and Servants Belonging to the Judges of the Several Courts in Westminster-Hall, And the Circuits, The Associates and Clerks of Assize: Presented to the House of Commons, Pursuant to Their Order of the 23d Day of March, 1729. London: Printed for Richard Williamson, 1730. 20, 25-62 pp. Text continuous despite pagination. Folio (11-3/4" x 7-3/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light foxing in places, light soiling to exterior, some rubbing and minor wear to spine ends and corners of text block, light edgewear to first and final leaves, which are partially detached but secure. $350. * Only edition. An impressively detailed list of the fees charged by the courts in 1730. Issued by order of Parliament as a form of consumer protection, it indicates a system that was expensive and cumbersome. OCLC locates 7 copies in North America, 3 in law libraries (Library of Congress, University of Georgia, Yale). The ESTC locates another copy (at Yale University). English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC) T16419.
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