The History of the Common Law, With Notes, References, and Some...
The First History of the Common Law Hale, Matthew [1609-1676]. The History of the Common Law. With Notes, References, and Some Account of the Life of the Author by Charles Runnington. Dublin: Printed for James Moore, 1792. [iv], xl, [4], 305; [13], 114, [8] pp. Includes An Analysis of the Civil Part of the Law with divisional title page and separate pagination but continuous register. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Recent buckram, gilt fillets, title and library name to spine, endpapers renewed. Light soiling and negligible light rubbing to extremities, library bookplate and small shelf label to front pastedown. Light toning to interior, light foxing in a few places, small faint stains to a few leaves, early ownership signature to title page, which has a small ink library stamp along with a few other leaves. $250. * Fourth edition. Includes An Analysis of the Civil Part of the Law. First published in 1713, Hale's History of the Common Law was the first book on the subject. "Hale's wide reading gave him a sense of historical perspective, which enabled him to map out the important epochs. Sketch as it is his history is living history because its author had a clear view of its whole course" (Holdsworth). Holdsworth, Sources and Literature of English Law 151-152. English Short-Title Catalogue T78586.
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