In early Maryland the admiralty courts profoundly affected the daily lives of the settlers. This lively examination of the admiralty law system as it was transmitted from England to America. Appendices include summaries and analyses of nearly 150 cases, never collected before, and the transcription of the record of a classic maritime case. Published by Carolina Academic Press in association with the Maryland Historical Society.
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In early Maryland the admiralty courts profoundly affected the daily lives of the settlers. This lively examination of the admiralty law system as it was transmitted from England to America. Appendices include summaries and analyses of nearly 150 cases, never collected before, and the transcription of the record of a classic maritime case. Published by Carolina Academic Press in association with the Maryland Historical Society.
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Like New. Size: 8x6x1; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Small scratch mark to jacket. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked. xxxiii, 421 p., 24 cm. "Examines the admiralty law system as it was transmitted from England to America. It is based on extensive manuscript research conducted on both sides of the Atlantic. Through the emphasis is on the Maryland experience, the authors make comparisons with developments in England and in other colonies. The result is an interpretation of an area of law and authority in early America which is relevant to a national history of law."-The Maryland Historical Society.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Carolina Academic Press, Durham, NC. 1995. 421 pgs. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A study of admiralty law as it was transmitted from England to American, based mainly on cases in Maryland's colonial courts. Contains case summaries, Commission Tables, and an extensive bibliography. In early Maryland the admiralty courts profoundly affected the daily lives of the settlers. This lively examination of the admiralty law system as it was transmitted from England to America. Appendices include summaries and analyses of nearly 150 cases, never collected before, and the transcription of the record of a classic maritime case. Published by Carolina Academic Press in association with the Maryland Historical Society. E-203; 8.8 X 6.3 X 1.6 inches; 458 pages.
