Author: Matthew Bacon
Title: A New Abridgment of the Law
Description: London, W Strahan and M Woodfall, 1778. Leather. A volume of this legal work by Matthew Bacon, featuring notable legal cases. Volume I of original V. The fourth edition. Matthew Bacon was an eighteenth century commentator on the laws of England. This was his major work which collected court cases of interest to lawyers looking for precedents. Bacon died before completing the text and it was added to at later times by various authors. A fascinating piece of English history, exploring the laws of the 18th century. In a full calf binding. Externally, worn. Heavy rubbing and loss to boards and lifting of leather from boards. Library marking to spine. Front joint tender. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages bright with spotting, handling marks and age toning throughout. Old ink annotations throughout. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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