The First Part of the Justice of Peace his Companion; Or, a Summary of all the Acts of Parliament, whereby One, Two, or more Justices of the Peace, are authorized to act, not only in, but out of the Sessions of Peace. Begun by Samuel Blackerby. Alphabetically digested, and continued to the End of the last Session of Parliament, 1734. With an exact TABLE by Nathaniel Blackerby.

RARE handsome pocket volume from the early 18th century, containing abstracts of laws, mostly regarding commerce, the enforcement of which was in the powers of a Justice of Peace. 137x85mm. 540 pages [+24 unpaginated title and preface pages]. Half-leather Hardcover with marbled boards. Gilt lettering and decoration on cover and spine. Cover rubbed, stained and curved. Cover corners slightly bumped. Cover edges and rear cover upper corner worn/peeling. Spine gilt label rubbed. Text block edges browning. Few pages slightly age stained. Preface page edges cut-out. Spine visible between pages 480-481 and 504-505. Pages yellowing and slightly wavy. [SUMMARY]: This 18th century book is otherwise in good condition. The book is in : English.