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An Essay in a Course of Lectures on Abstracts of Title; To Facilitate the Study, And the Application of the First Principles and General Rules of the Laws of Property; Stating in Detail the Duty of Solicitors in Preparing &c and of Counsel in advising on Abstracts of Title.
by Richard Preston
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J & W T Clarke, 1823-24. Cloth. Good Only. 10.5" by 6.5. None. A three volume set of this legal work. The second edition in three volumes as issued. Collated: Incomplete. Volume I is lacking 12 pages of contents to the front of the volume. Richard Preston was an English legal author and politician. He began as an attorney but attracted the notice of Sir Francis Buller, an English judge, and advanced in the law, being called to the bar in 1807 and taking silk in 1834. In cloth bindings. Externally, rubbed with bumping. Joints cracked to volumes I and II with lifting to backstrips and some loss to spines. Hinges strained. Booksellers label to front pastedown of all volumes. Bookplate to front pastedown of volume I. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages cockled with spotting throughout but still bright. Ink signature to title page of volumes 2 and 3. 12 pages missing to front of volume I. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SET22-H-1
- Title
- An Essay in a Course of Lectures on Abstracts of Title; To Facilitate the Study, And the Application of the First Principles and General Rules of the Laws of Property; Stating in Detail the Duty of Solicitors in Preparing &c and of Counsel in advising on Abstracts of Title.
- Author
- Richard Preston
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J & W T Clarke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1823-24
- Size
- 10.5" by 6.5
- Keywords
- Law Legal Richard Preston Legal
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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