AN ESSAY TOWARDS A GENERAL HISTORY OF FEUDAL PROPERTY IN GREAT BRITAIN.
London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1757. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #020296
viii, 332 pages of text. Original speckled calf boards, with moderate shelfwear. Rebacked in speckled calf with a leather spine label and date printed at bottom of spine. Unfortunately, as attractive as the rebacking is, there is a signature loose (pgs.vii-14) with some pages detached. Several contemporary ink corrections to text, and a previous owner's light pencil notations on the title page. The eight sections of text include I: History of the Introduction of the Feudal System into Great Britain. II: History of Tenures. III: History of the Alienation of Land Property. IV: History of Entails. V: History of the Laws of Succession or Descent. VI: History of the Forms of Conveyance. VII: History of Jurisdictions, and of the Forms of Procedure in Courts. VIII: History of the Constitution of Parliament. Measures just over 8" (250mm). Uncommon in the First Edition.
Price: $750.00