Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery containing historical and descriptive sketches relative to their original foundation, customs, ceremonies, buildings, government, &c. &c., with a concise history of the English law : embellished with twenty
Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery containing historical and descriptive sketches relative to their original foundation, customs, ceremonies, buildings, government, &c. &c., with a concise history of the English law : embellished with twenty...
Publisher:
London. Printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Storer and J. Greig. 1804
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16851155014
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Seller's Description:
8vo, 21.2cm, xii, 377, [7, 1]pp., complete with 24 steel engraved plates, index, in half black roan, wide gilt ruled raised bands, gilt spine titles, marbled boards and endpapers, spine & corners rubbed, loan library stamp on verso of half title, upper corner of title page expertly repaired, some browning or toning to the preliminaries leaves, a very good copy (ds1). One of the earliest histories of the great London legal society dating from the end of the 13th century. William Herbert (1771 1851) was a London antiquary and librarian. With a graphic collection of steel engraved views of the various Inns of Court.
Publisher:
Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry, J. Storer [Etc]
Published:
1804
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16531685098
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Good+ Early 1/2 dark maroon morocco over marbled boards. Five spine bands with ornate gilte decoration & lettering. [xii, 377pp, 10]. Embellished with twenty-four steel engraved plates. Front internal hinge has paper tears: the binding of the text block is tight and firm with all pages & covers securely attached. Internally the pages are clean and bright with the occasional odd spot. Last 2 leaves have a small damp stain on upper corner. Lightly edge rubbed. Early owners signature dated 1874 & small bookplate. From WorldCat: "extracted largely from the 'Origines juridiciales' of Sir William Dugdale, published in folio in 1666, 1667 and 1680". Law, England.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 377 pages.