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An Historical Development of the Present Political Constitution of the Germanic Empire.... translated from the German... by Josiah Dornford.
by Pütter, Johann Stephen
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About This Item
London: Printed for T. Payne and Son [et al], 1790. 3 vols., 8vo, pp. [iv], xxxix, [i], 512; xxxii, 492; xxx, 308, vi, 71, [47] + engraved dedication leaf in vol. 1. Near-contemporary tree calf, red morocco labels, spines tooled in gilt, edges yellow. Just a touch of spotting. Somewhat rubbed and worn, joints cracked, label to vol. 1 lost. Armorial bookplates of Cranstoun of Corehouse to pastedowns. The first edition of the first English translation of the major work of J.S. Pütter (1725-1807), long-serving professor of law at Göttingen. The translator, Josiah Dornford (1762-1797), was an Oxford graduate who took his LLD at Göttingen, though he was also called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn. This copy belonged to George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), advocate and judge, close friend of Walter Scott and esteemed by Lord Monboddo as the ‘only scholar in all Scotland.’ ESTC T144586.
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- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4358
- Title
- An Historical Development of the Present Political Constitution of the Germanic Empire.... translated from the German... by Josiah Dornford.
- Author
- Pütter, Johann Stephen
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Payne and Son [et al]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1790
- Keywords
- Travel & Topography European Germany History
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