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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... WITH A CONCISE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW
by Herbert, William (1771-1851)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry, J. Storer [Etc]. Good+. 1804. First Edition. Hardcover. 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 .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17761
- Title
- ANTIQUITIES OF THE INNS OF COURT AND CHANCERY; CONTAINING HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES RELATIVE TO THEIR ORIGINAL FOUNDATION, CUSTOMS, CEREMONIES, BUILDINGS, GOVERNMENT... WITH A CONCISE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW
- Author
- Herbert, William (1771-1851)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry, J. Storer [Etc]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Keywords
- Law
- Bookseller catalogs
- Law;
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Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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