A Treatise on the Law of Watercourses, With an Appendix, 7th ed.
The Definitive and Final Edition of the Foundational American Treatise on Water Rights and Industrial Law [C] Angell, Joseph K. [1794-1857]. Perkins, J[onathan] C[ogswell] [1809-1877], Editor. A Treatise on the Law of Watercourses. With an Appendix, Containing Statutes of Flowing, And Forms of Declarations. Revised, And Very Much Enlarged by the Addition of New Matter to the Text and Notes. Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1877. xxxv, 842 pp. Illustrations. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"; 24.13 x 15.24 cm). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands, red and black lettering pieces and faint residue from owner label to spine. Minor scratches and spots to boards, light rubbing to extremities, joints and rear hinge partially cracked, front hinge cracked. Moderate toning to interior, negligible light foxing in a few places, offsetting to margins of endleaves. A very good copy. $450. * Seventh and final edition, revised and significantly enlarged by editor J.C. Perkins. First published in 1824, this was the first American treatise on the law concerning streams, rivers and artificial waterways. It addressed a need for an exposition of the legal issues that responded to the rapid growth of water-powered industry and water-borne transportation during the nineteenth century. Regarding the first edition, Kent noted, "No intelligent lawyer can well practice without" this book. In successive editions, it remained a standard work for the rest of the century. This edition was heavily updated to include new legal precedents and matters that had developed since the original publication. Kent, Commentaries on American Law III:453. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) I:52.
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