The Law of Baron and Femme (1916); of Parent and Child; of Guardian and Ward; of Master and Servant; and of the Powers of Courts of Chancery
by REEVE, TAPPING
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First Edition. Printed by Oliver Steele, 1816. The first American work to outline the rights of women and family law. Quite rare/No Jacket
- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First Edition. Printed by Oliver Steele in 1816. The first American work to outline the rights of women and family law. Quite rare. Pages browning still a very good in a fine, modern full calf binding with a black morocco spine label and a nicely gilt spine. Octavo. 496 pages plus an index. Overall, a great copy of this seminal, early American legal work.
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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3154
- Title
- The Law of Baron and Femme (1916); of Parent and Child; of Guardian and Ward; of Master and Servant; and of the Powers of Courts of Chancery
- Author
- REEVE, TAPPING
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First Edition. Printed by Oliver Steele, 1816. The first American work to outline the rights of women and family law. Quite rare
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by Oliver Steele
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1816
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICANA, AMERICAN HISTORY
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Glossary
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...