The Spirit of the Bankrupt Laws, Wherein are Principally Considered...
Final Edition of an Important Eighteenth-Century Treatise on English Bankruptcy Law Green, Edward. The Spirit of the Bankrupt Laws. Wherein are Principally Considered, The 1. Declaring the Party Bankrupt. 2. Seizing His Estate, And Summoning Him to Surrender. 3. Receiving Proof of the Debts of His Creditors. 4. Appointing, Chusing, and Removing Assignees. 5. Selling and Conveying the Estate and Effects. 6. The Examining and Committing the Bankrupt, His Wife, and Others. 7. Certifying His Conformity. 8. Dividing the Estate. 9. Ordering Bankrupt His Allowance, and Overplus. Which are Fully Discussed and Explained, With the Authority and Power of the Commissioners to Commit, Particularly from the Determinations of Earls Hardwicke, Mansfield, and of the Present Judges. Also, Precedents, Instructions, and a Copious Index. Corrected, Improved and Enlarged. London: Printed for His Majesty's Law-Printers, 1780. [ii], iii-xxiv, iv, 518, 32 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary calf, rebacked in period style, blind fillets to boards, blind and gilt fillet, contemporary lettering piece and gilt publication date to spine, hinges mended. Light rubbing and a few scuffs to boards, some gatoring to front board along joint, moderate rubbing to board edges. Light toning to interior, light foxing in a few places, offsetting to margins of endleaves and title page. $650. * Fourth and final edition. "The book is clearly written and well arranged. It states the effect of the modern cases and statutes; but it is not a mere digest. It explains underlying principles, and gives a good account of the way in which the commissioners in practice conducted their business" (Holdsworth). The first edition was published in 1767. Holdsworth, A History of English Law XII:388. English Short-Title Catalogue T113145.
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