The Magisterial Formulist: Being a Complete Collection of Forms and.

First Edition of Oke's Magisterial Formulist Oke, George C. [1821-1874]. The Magisterial Formulist: Being a Complete Collection of Forms and Precedents for Practical Use in All Matters Out of Quarter Sessions; Adapted to the Outlines of Forms in Jervis's Acts (11 & 12 Vict. cc. 42, 43). With an Introduction, Explanatory Directions, Variations, And Notes (Brought Down to 12 & 13 Vict.). London: Henry Butterworth, 1850. xvii, 543 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind fillets, blind-stamped date and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and a few small scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, portion of lower spine lacking, joints starting at ends, chipping to spine ends, corners bumped, hinges starting, faint offsetting to endleaves, illegible ownership signature in pencil to front free endpaper. Light toning to interior, light foxing to a few pages, a few partial cracks to text block, all leaves secure. $450. * First edition. A comprehensive collection of precedents and forms for statutory offenses in magistrate's courts. First published in light of the Jervis Acts, which significantly reformed the role of justice of the peace, it was a popular work and went through many editions well into the twentieth century. The first edition is scarce. OCLC locates 9 copies worldwide, 3 in North American law libraries (University of Georgia, Harvard, York University). Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:261.…