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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
by HERBERT, William
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- Hardcover
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. Printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Storer and J. Greig. 1804. Hardcover. 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.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23368
- Title
- 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
- Author
- HERBERT, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London. Printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Storer and J. Greig. 1804
- Keywords
- BRITISH LEGAL HISTORY LAW LONDON INNS OF COURTS JUDGES LAWYERS CHANCERY TRIALS ANTIQUITIES MIDDLE TEMPLE LINCOLNS INN GRAYS SERJEANTS
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Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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