The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer

London: W. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1785. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. A complete four volume set of Richard Burn's important documentation of British justice of the peace, a monumental work and remains very highly regarded. Complete in four volumes.ESTC citation number T69333.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume IV.A monumental work on the law, relating to the justices of the peace. For many years this work was the standard authority on the subject.The work lays out the proper legal proceedings in consideration to many crimes or issues that are likely to appear. Burn also discusses the formation behind the justice of the peace. Crimes and issues discusses in this work include excise, customs, homicide, robbery, libel, polygamy, assault, and more.Published in the midst of Georgian England, this work shows the development of the system of local governments across the country.This edition was published in the same year as the author's death.Written by the English legal writer Richard Burn, also a noted antiquarian.The fifteenth edition of this work. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Light surface cracks to the spines. Minor marks to the boards and spines. A little wear to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Faint ringmark to the front board of Volume II. Very small hole to the spine of Volume II. Marks to the boards of Volumes III and IV. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto to the front endpaper of Volume I. Small tidemark to the front endpaper of Volume IV. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Small worm hole to the tail of pages of Volume I, not affecting text. Light tidemark to the last few pages of Volume II, and a small wormhole to the second half of text to the tail, not affecting text. Small wormhole to the last few pages of Volume IV. Very Good