A Succinct View of the Law of Mortgages, With an Appendix, Containing.
With "Scientific Precedents" Wilmot, Edward Coke. A Succinct View of the Law of Mortgages: With an Appendix, Containing a Variety of Scientific Precedents of Mortgages. London: Printed for W. Clarke and Son, 1798. [vi], 104, 108, [4] pp. Includes 3 pp. publisher catalogue. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing to boards, front joints starting at head, moderate wear to spine ends and corners, front hinge cracked, owner signature (Arthur Leets, dated 1810) to front free endpaper, library stamps to front pastedown, half-title and title page, which is lightly soiled. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing to a few leaves. $650. * Second edition. Written for the benefit of "the junior Part of the Profession," Wilmot's book offers a review of the law and a collection of model precedents. The chapters of the "succinct view" are clearly written and arranged topically. Its definitions are illustrated with leading cases. This appears to have been a well-received book. The first edition was published in 1789, the third and final edition in 1819. All are scarce. OCLC locates 5 copies of this edition in North American law libraries, 1 of the first, 13 of the third. English Short-Title Catalogue T73270.
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