Author: John Carpenter; Richard Whitington; Henry Thomas Riley (Trans.)
Title: Liber Albus: The White Book of the City of London
Description: London, Richard Griffin and Company, 1861. First edition. Cloth. Henry Thomas Riley's translation of Liber Albus offers insight into the legal infrastructure of Medieval London A first edition of Henry Thomas Riley's translation of Liber Albus, containing the first book of English Common Law. First compiled by Richard Whitington and John Carpenter in 1419, the Liber Albus, or White Book provides a thorough compendium of the legal and social history of London from the 12th century. Translated from the original Latin and Anglo-Norman, this volume provides insights into the legal infrastructure of Medieval London. Small sticker to rear pastedown from binders Leighton Son and Hodge. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt to front board. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and spine with a little bumping to both the head and tail of the spine. Extremities are slightly bent. A little more rubbed at the joints, with two small chips to the cloth at the front joint, and a tear to the rear joint near the head. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Lightly foxed to the front and rear of the book, but otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Liber Albus The White Book of the City of London Law Translation The White Book of the City of London None


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