Lectures On The Early History of Institutions by Maine, Sir Henry Sumner

Kennikat Press, 1966. 412pp. Black cloth hardback, no DJ, 1966 reprint of the 1914 edition, 7th edition, index, Lectures on the Early History of Institutions, . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: John Murray, 1893. (Sixth Edition). 8vo three-quarters bound in dark brown leather w/raised bands & gilt text on spine, marbled paper covers & endpapers. VG-. Binding strong w/corners moderately scuffed or threadbare, light wear on spine-edges from opening & closing, top & bottom board covers mildly worn. Endpapers have 1/4" thick, up to 1"+ long chipped portions at top & bottom near spine w/missing portions adhered to pastedowns. Front hinge is split w/endpaper looses but not detached; rear hinge is splitting. Consistent age-toning on pages throughout; pages look as if they were near a fire. Still very readable. Bookplate on front pastedown. 412pp. Leatherbound Books. 1010302. Rockville Non-Retail Listings.

London: John Murray, 1885. Fourth edition, 8vo, pp. [2], viii, [2], 412, 32 ads; later cloth, spine gilt lettered, light wear to covers, overall very good. The result of a series of lectures delivered at Oxford, Lectures deals with Indian law, Mahametan law, feudalism, inclosure, family, tradition, usury laws, etc. Maine, a highly respected legal historian, a vigorous critic of democracy, convinced many legal historians that law and legal institutions must be studied historically if they are to be understood.

London: John Murray, 1897. 7th. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. pp VIII, 412. Fully bound in crimson Morocco, AEG. Law Society prize plate to FPD, and crest in gilt to upper board.