The Cabinet Lawyer, Or, Popular Digest of the Laws of England...
Includes a "Dictionary of Law-Terms, Maxims, Acts of Parliament, And Judicial Antiquities" Wade, John [1788-1875]. The Cabinet Lawyer; Or, A Popular Digest of the Laws of England... With the Criminal Law of England: Also a Dictionary of Law Terms, Maxims, Acts of Parliament, And Judicial Antiquities; Correct Tables of Assessed Taxes, Stamp Duties, Excise Licenses, And Post-Horse Duties; Post-Office Regulations, Rates of Porterage and Hackney-Coaches, Turnpike Laws, Corn Laws, And Prison Regulations. Fifth Edition, Including the Acts of the 10 Geo. IV. And Legal Decisions to the End of the Summer Assizes of the Present Year. London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1829. xxviii, 676, [2] pp. Publisher advertisements to last 2 pp. 12mo. (6" x 3-1/2"). Original paper-covered publisher's boards, paper label to spine, edges untrimmed. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, front joint starting at head, rear joint starting at ends, light creasing to spine, which has a small chip near its foot, spine ends and corners bumped, corners lightly worn, front hinge starting at head, light foxing to preliminaries, small bookseller ticket to front pastedown, small ink annotation to rear pastedown. Light toning to interior, light foxing in a few places. $150. * This comprehensive layman's guide includes a "Dictionary of Law-Terms, Maxims, Acts of Parliament, And Judicial Antiquities" and an appendix listing general rules of the courts of common law, chancery and bankruptcy. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:368.
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