Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society and its Relation to Modern Ideas
by Sir Henry Sumner Maine
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1905. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smartly bound copy of this comprehensive study into ancient law and society. Cheap edition. A study into ancient law and its connection with the society of the time, with chapters on legal fictions, laws of nature and equity, primitive society, testamentary succession, ancient and modern ideas of wills and successions, history of property, contract, delict and crime. The object of the work was "to indicate some of the earliest ideas of mankind, as they are reflected in ancient law, and to point out the relation of those ideas to modern thought." Written by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, a British Whig comparative jurist and historian. Bound in half brown calf with brown cloth boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 886T60
- Title
- Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society and its Relation to Modern Ideas
- Author
- Sir Henry Sumner Maine
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Ancient Law Early History Society Law
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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