Collection Laws of Indiana for the Use of Merchants, Manufacturers.

Davis, Edwin A. Collection Laws of Indiana, For the Use of Merchants, Manufacturers, Bankers, And All Business Men, As Well as for Members of the Legal Profession, Designed to Insure Efficiency, Facility, And Safety, In the Collection of Claims Throughout the State of Indiana. Indianapolis: Ben Franklin Book and Print Co., 1868. 48 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printer wrappers. Light soiling, minor wear to spine ends and corners, some toning and occasional light foxing to text. Annotations and signatures to front wrappers and first leaf of text, interior otherwise clean. $100. * Second edition. First published in 1867, this guidebook includes sections on bankruptcy, divorce law, contracts of married women, bonds, bills, and notes. It also has a valuable list of attorneys arranged by county. It is designated "second edition" with an 1867 copyright. Davis was a United States Commissioner and an Indiana attorney; the first two pages advertise his services as a specialist in bankruptcy law and debt collection. Davis also published a digest and reports of cases of the Indiana Supreme Court and edited a revision of Indiana statutes. OCLC locates 5 copies, 1 in a law library (Harvard).…