A Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England, From.

Hargrave, Francis

Publication Date: 1787

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Printed by T. Wright: And Sold by E. Brooke, 1787. Includes Rare Works by Blackstone and Hale Hargrave, Francis [1741?-1821], Editor. A Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England, From Manuscripts, Now First Edited. Vol. I. [All published]. London: Printed by T. Wright: And Sold by E. Brooke, 1787. [iv], lii, 578 pp. Lacking errata leaf. Quarto (10-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Contemporary calf with later rebacking and re-cornering, blind fillets to boards, raised bands, lettering piece, gilt publication date, gilt library name and small paper location label to spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing, corners bumped and somewhat worn, front hinge cracked, another crack between final leaf of text and rear free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior, light browning to edges of text block, light soiling, minor edgewear and small library stamp to title page, a few minor chips to lower outside corners of final two leaves. $750. * Only edition, followed by a Dublin reissue, also in 1787. Among the eleven items collected in this volume is "An Argument in the Exchequer Chamber on Giving Judgment in the Case of Perrin and Another Against Blake By the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone." This rare work has footnotes by Hargrave. Another notable essay is "A Treatise, In Three Parts," by Sir Matthew Hale. The first part deals with the right of the king and private persons to the rivers and foreshore, the second with sea ports, and the third and longest with the custom of goods imported and exported. It is the first systematic treatise upon all these topics. Holdsworth notes, the "third part of this treatise is especially interesting. The question of the king's imposing power had not long been settled. An impartial account of this branch of the law, by a man who had lived during the time when the right to impose customs duties had been one of the most fiercely controverted political questions of the day, is invaluable." Holdsworth, A History of English Law VI:588-89. Laeuchli, A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone 536. Eller, The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library 229.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England, From.
• Publication Date: 1787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Printed by T. Wright: And Sold by E. Brooke, 1787
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