Three 18th Century English Legal Manuscripts.
An 18th-Century English Manuscript Digest of Property Law [Manuscripts]. [English Property Law]. Three 18th Century English Legal Manuscripts. [England. Circa 1780]. Three quarto volumes, each a[pproximately 203 x 165 mm. A total of approximately 167 pages in three volumes. Bound in contemporary vellum stationer's bindings. Slightly bowed and soiled. Watermarks: Pro Patria; Countermark: GR. $1,750. * This practical digest of 18th-century English law has a particular emphasis on property law and related procedures. The contents of the manuscript are arranged into broad categories ("Property", "Arbitrament", and "Assumpsit"), each occupying a quarto volume, with subsections to each ("of the Feudal System", "Of Convenances", "Nature of Uses of Common Law", "Who may be an Arbitrator"; "When an award is void for the Whole", and so on). The contemporary vellum stationers' bindings are utilitarian and economical, indicating a functional object created for reference or professional use rather than display; the carefully written texts are fair copies, and include contents pages. The manuscript thus amounts to a succinct overview of core areas of 18th-century English property law reflecting the practical legal knowledge required by students and practitioners.
Price: $1,750.00
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