Convocation Tinners (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. First Edition. inscription "Richard Stanton" "St Clear" 126 p. ; 8º. Endpapers much wriiten on, most of leather missing from boards, boards loose. Title page then contents page numbered 1. Book.

First edition of this codification of the laws governing the Cornish tin industry. The Convocation of Tinners exercised ancient rights of jurisdiction over much of Cornwall; customary rights exercised long before the codification of English law and which had been confirmed by royal charters since the time of Edward I. Stannary law was sanctioned by the crown in recognition of the special responsibilities of the Cornish tinners in providing a valuable raw material. It has been claimed that the right to hold Convocations has never been formally repealed by the English crown, a legal anomaly exploited by the Cornish nationalist movement. A previous codification had been printed in 1725. 8vo (195 × 120 mm.), pp. [2], 126. Contemporary red morocco, panelled spine with black morocco label, gilt, gilt edges. Slightly rubbed, most noticeable on the spine. A handsome copy. [Goldsmiths' 8776; Higgs 433; Kress 5279.].…