Author: Booth, George; Anthon, John
Title: The Nature and Practice of Real Actions, in Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial. By George Booth, Esq. / First American Edition; / in Which the Ancient Writs and Records Are Correctly Translated from the Latin, with the Addition of References to English and American Authorities, and to the Statutes of the State of New-York. / by John Anthon, Esq. Counsellor at Law
Description: New York: Printed and published by Stephen Gould, at the sign of Lord Coke, opposite the City-Hall, 1808. 1808. New York: Printed and published by Stephen Gould, at the sign of Lord Coke, opposite the City-Hall, 1808. 1808. Good. - Octavo, contemporary tan calf with a gilt-lettered leather label on the spine. The front cover is detached. The leather is rubbed, scuffed & darkened and is dried out & cracking with small pieces out. There are the remnants of a handwritten label on the spine & the adjacent edges of the covers. 318 [i.e. 386] pages. The pagination is irregular, following the paging of the original London edition of 1701. There are remnants of paper adhering to the pastedowns & there is scattered foxing & staining. Good.

First American edition.

From the library of a nineteenth-century lawyer whose name is penned at the top of the title page & who has made annotations on the rear blank. Good.

Keywords: LAW; THE NATURE AND PRACTICE OF REAL ACTIONS, IN THEIR WRITS AND PROCESS, BOTH ORIGINAL AND JUDICIAL; GEORGE BOOTH; JOHN ANTHON; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

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