A History of the Law of Shipping and Navigation, Dublin, 1792.
Thomas Jefferson Owned a Copy of This Edition Reeves, John [1752?-1829]. A History of the Law of Shipping and Navigation. Dublin: Printed by Thomas Burnside for Messrs. E. Lynch, P. Wogan [etc.], 1792. [x], 435, [27] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece, blind fillets and gilt publication date to spine, endpapers renewed. Light browning to interior, light foxing in places, faint dampstaining and moderate edgewear to final few leaves of text. $500. * First Dublin edition, printed the same year as the first London edition. John Reeves was the author of the first history of English law. The present work is in effect a history of the Navigation Acts, giving a clear account of the manner in which they had been interpreted by the government departments which were concerned with their enforcement. As Sowerby notes, Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of this edition. Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 3612. English Short-Title Catalogue N8490.
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