1778 2vols History Of The Pleas Of The Crown By Sir M Hale Revised By G Wilson

Description: Click here to see our other books! The History of the Pleas of the Crown Sir Matthew Hale; Sollom Emlyn; George Wilson 1778 T. Payne et al : London 9.5" by 6" xix, 729pp; 414pp, SUMMARY A comprehensive History of the Pleas of the Crown published from the original manuscripts by Sollom Emlyn, of Lincoln's Inn Esq. Written by Sir Matthew Hale who was Lord Chief Justice of the court of the King's Bench. Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage: £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION In two volumes complete. A new edition, carefully revised and corrected with additional notes and references to modern cases concerning pleas of the crown. Together with an abridgement of the statutes concerning felonies which have been enacted since the first publication of this work, by George Wilson, Sergeant at Law. With an extract printed to frontispiece from the Journal of the House of Commons, dated 29th November 1680 'Ordered that the Executors of Sir Matthew Hale, late Lord Chief Justice of the court of the King's Bench, be desired to print the MSS. relating to the Crown-law; and that a Committee be appointed to take care in printing thereof...' With receipt from previous purchase dated 1970 inserted. CONDITION In a full calf binding. Externally, sound but with bumping and wear to extremities. With marks to boards and some staining to rear board and spine of first volume. With slight loss to head of spines. Joints starting very slightly. Front hinges strained. Internally, generally firmly bound but endpapers loosening to first volume. Generally bright and clean but with some off-setting from binding and the odd spot to first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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