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Item #74314 A Treatise on the Law of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. Stewart Kyd.
A Treatise on the Law of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes.

A Treatise on the Law of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes.

A Notable Treatise on the Law of Negotiable Paper Kyd, Stewart [d.1811]. A Treatise on the Law of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. With Considerable Additions. London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard [et al.], 1795. [xvi], 284, [8] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing to boards and extremities, small stain to head of spine, corners bumped. Moderate toning to interior, light soiling to endleaves and a few other places, early owner signature (Fred Hearle/ Holcomb Cornwall) to head of title page. $250. * Third edition. Kent called this early treatise on bills of exchange "a very valuable digest to the practicing lawyer." First published in 1790, this book remained an authority into the early nineteenth century. Its final edition, the second American, was published in Albany in 1800. Kent, Commentaries on American Law III:128. English Short-Title Catalogue T69630.

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