AN ABRIDGMENT OF THE COMMON LAW : Being a Collection of the Principal Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Several Courts of Wewstminster-Hall Volume I and Volume III

Volumes I and III only ( of 3 published ). Title page of Vol. I dated 1725 and Vol. III dated 1726. Title page continues "The Whole Being Digested in a Clear and Alphabetical Method, Under Proper Heads, With Several Divisions and Numbers Under Each title." Period Brown Sheep Full-Leather Bindings with 6 raised bands to spines. Gilt title on brown ground in 2nd compartment of vol III (label missing from Vol. I). Gilt Ruled Borders and blind-tooled decorative borders to fronts and backs. Vol. I begins wioth a Preface and Table of the Heads. Main Text, 706 p.pages. Vol. III, main text 576 p.pages + extensive Index. 14 1/4" Long, . Little bits of leather missing from spine ends of Vol. I. Splits to leather down side of spines but Boards still attached. Text Blocks firm. Pages in very good, clean condition. Bookplates with Armorial Bearing on endpapers and small name written on ffep of Vol. I. (ink browned and faded). No other inscriptions. The 2 books weigh 6.2 kilos so Shipping Outside UK may be extra.…