The Common Law of Kent: Or, The Customs of Gavelkind. With an...
An Interesting Form of Partible Inheritance Robinson, Thomas [d. 1747]. The Common Law of Kent: Or, The Customs of Gavelkind. With an Appendix Concerning Borough-English. [London]: Printed by R. And B. Nutt, And F. Gosling, 1741. xxiii, [1], 300, [16] pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind and (later) gilt rules to boards, blind fillets along joints, rebacked and recornered in period style with gilt spine, raised bands and retained lettering piece, blind tooling to board edges. Light rubbing and a few minor nicks and scratches to boards, front joint just starting at head, moderate rubbing to board edges, hinges cracked, later bookplates (of Charles Kadwell and James Hobbs) and ownership signatures (of Walter Field and Charles Kadwell) to front endpaper. Light toning to interior, very light foxing and soiling in a few places, internally clean. $275. * First edition. Gavelkind is a type of land tenure used mostly in Kent, but also in other parts of England, Ireland and Wales. It is a form of partible inheritance in which land descends equally to the decedent's sons. It was common during the Saxon era, but was gradually supplanted by primogeniture after 1066. A second edition was published in 1788. English Short-Title Catalogue T100327.
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