Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged, Upon Petitions, And Writs.
The First Reports of Cases Heard in the House of Lords [Shower, Bartholomew (1658-1701)]. Cases in Parliament Resolved and Adjudged, Upon Petitions, And Writs of Error. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill, 1698. [xii], 224, [2] pp. Folio (12" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary speckled calf, blind panels to boards, raised bands to spine. Boards slightly bowed, a few scuffs to front board, moderate rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, hinges starting, crack in text block between front free endpaper, which has shelf markings in a small early hand, and title page. Moderate toning to interior, offsetting and faint dampstaining to endleaves, light soiling and a few creases and minor tears to title page, a minor dampstain to its inner margin along gutter. $250. * First edition. This is the first collection of cases heard in the House of Lords, at this time Britain's final court of appeal. In the introduction, Shower writes in the introduction that he hopes "these Reports may probably convince the young nobles of this Realm that some knowledge of the laws of England...cannot be unworthy of the ambition of every Noble-man's son." The reports were found to be a breach of privilege, which put an end to other reports for almost a century. A second edition, mis-labeled the third, was issued in 1740 and re-issued in 1876. Wallace, The Reporters 400. English Short-Title Catalogue R562.
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