Gallienne Lemmon (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. H. Gallienne Lemmon. Public Rights in the Seashore. Pitman, 1934. No dj. Good cond. Cloth covers are unmarked but spine is a little frayed, not affecting bright gilt tile on the spine which is decorated with bands. Binding is sound. Pages a little faded but unmarked except for one or two pencil lines in the margins. No Ill. Preface by the author. Tables of cases and statutes. 5 Appendices and Index make up a quarter of the book. 329 pp.A treatise by a solicitor based in King's Lynn on the various legal problems connected with the use of the seashore. A correct academic work with all legal cases cited. There is an Appendix of Notes on Colonial and Dominion Law, very much a sign of those (1934) times. Other Appendices are Legislation relating to the Foreshore and Coast Erosion and Coast Defence. There are 10 main chapters commencing with the a short history of the subject and continuing with the problems the lawyer has to grapple with over public rights and various titles to both the land and items of property. This might not be a reliable guide to the present law but it makes for interesting reading. This copy of a rare book £125.

1st edition. "This publication has been prepared with the object of interesting both lawyers and the public generally in the various legal problems connected with the use of the seashore.The public should have a right to the use pf the seashore in its fullest extent, and not be dependent upon individual or corporate caprice." Contents include: I.An Outline of the History of the Seashre; II.The Extent, Nature, and Limits of the Crown's Title; III.The Public Right of Fishing, and Concerning Several Fisheries; IV.The Public Right of Navigation, Including Anchorage and Groundage; V.Ports and Harbours, Ferries and Tolls, and Public Rights in Relation Thereto; VI.Easements and Profits a Prendre and Their Application to the Law of the Seashore; VII.The Digging of Sand, the Taking of Shells and Seaweed, etc; VIII.Recreation, The "Jus Spatiandi", Hunting, Shooting, Bathing, etc; IX.Wreck, Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan, and Derelict and their Application to Title; X.A Brief Outline of Foreign, Dominion, and Colonial Laws, with Comments Thereon. Pp.xviii/329. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, uneven discolouration to front board. Scarce. G+.