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Boston: S. Kneeland, 1759. Full-Leather. Very Good. Tall Quarto. 503pp page 319/320 used twice and page 323/324 skipped. Kneeland in 1759 reissued the charter following the reprint of 1726. John Brewer's copy who has penned his genealogy on verso of first title page. First 3 leaves archivally backed. Second section of acts goes to 1766.Book handsomely rebound to period in full sheep , raised bands and leatgher label. Foxed.

Boston, in New-England : Printed by S. Kneeland, 1759-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Colonial imprint. First 14 pages of the charter held in folio size clamshell case. Case bound in quarter morocco leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title. Light rubbing. Soiling to title page margins. Marginal spotting. Contemporary signature of G.W. Tookes (sp?) on title page. Evans 8400.

Boston: Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1742. Compilation of acts passed by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1692 through 1742. Also bound in are two acts (Evans 5237 and 5238) that were passed in 1743. Preceding the compilation are the colony's Charter and a "Table of Acts". Sympathetically rebound in full brown leather, with original leather laid down on front and rear boards. Missing the title page and first 2 pages of the Charter. Would be in very good condition but for some chewing at the foot of the spine; so, about good.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Boston, in New-England : Printed by S. Kneeland, 1759. Hardcover. Acceptable. Folio, 31 cm. Contemporary calf, raised bands, modern red leather spine label. 14 pages of the Charter bound in first; 24 pages The Table (an Index to the Acts and Laws), Acts and Laws, of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, [2], 396 pp, includes subsequent separately printed laws through 1761. Restoration to spine and boards in Japanese paper. Restoration to title page of Charter. Dampstaining, to upper half of charter pages. Foxing, toning to pages. Rear board has faded late 18th century handwritten genealogical list of Mary Cook, daughter of Francis Cook, one of the original Mayflower pilgrims, and her offspring with John Thomson. Evans 8400, for the Charter.

1742. Boston, Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1742.. Boston, Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1742. Appealing Copy of the 1742 Acts and Laws of Massachusetts [Massachusetts]. The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary, to the Inhabitants of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Boston: Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1742. 14 pp. [Bound with] The Table [to the Acts] [Boston: Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1742] 28 pp. [And] Acts and Laws of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England. Boston: Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1742. [ii], 333; [334]-340 pp. Pages after p. 333 contains two acts from 1743: "An Act for Fixing the Times for Holding the Superior Courts of Judicature [and Other Courts," "An Act in Addition to the Several Acts for Regulating Fences" and "An Act in Addition to an [Act]...to Ascertain the Value of Money and of Bills of Publick Credit of this… Leer más

Boston: Printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1726. Hardcover. Good. Boston: Printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1726. FIRST EDITION. Original Leather. 12" x 8". 14 [charter], 17 [table], 436 [acts up to 1730] pages Good. Tight binding; lacking most of title page (just enough to verify this as the 1726) and first blank; lacking session law after 1730 but more session law pages than often seen; several tears to first few pages; one burn mark (affecting a word on one page); some foxing; writing in margins of table; several inscriptions on front pastedown - Captain Moses Lyman, Timothy Dwight, Nathaniel Clark are some of names mentioned; covers worn. Only second edition of Massachusetts Laws. preceded on by a 1699 compilation of Acts and Laws. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

Boston, in New-England: S. Kneeland., 1742. [bound with] ACTS AND LAWS, OF HIS MAJESTY'S PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS - BAY IN NEW ENGLAND. Boston in New England. Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green... 1742. [2], 14, 28, [2], 333, [1 blank] pp [as issued]. [bound with] five succeeding Acts, each a separate imprint, pages 335-352. The titles bound together in contemporary calf, rebacked. Very Good. With a contemporary inscription by Joseph Parker, a representative from Falmouth in 1742-1743: 'This law boock was given me by the province of Massachusetts Bay in New England when I represented the town of Falmouth at the Great and General Court in the Province.' The Laws, dating from 1692, treat the varied issues arising in this early American community, including inheritance and property; judicial procedure and courts; drunkenness, profanity, fornication, adultery [the letter 'A' required to be worn by those convicted of that crime], other crimes, tavern-keeping; public support of… Leer más

Boston: Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Gree, 1742. [2],14,28,[2],337,[1],339-340,341-344pp. Folio. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, expertly rebacked in matching style, spine gilt, leather label. Contemporary ink inscriptions on covers; contemporary inscription: "Watertown's Law Book Red [?] March 1, 1743." Browning, dampstaining, and some soiling and foxing. Small hole in margin of CHARTER with loss of a few letters. A good copy. The "Table" of the ACTS is bound before the ACTS. Bound at the end of the volume are two subsequent Massachusetts ACTS AND LAWS printed in 1743, pp.339-340 (EVANS 5237) and pp.341-344 (EVANS 5238). A fine mid-18th-century collection of the laws of Massachusetts. This copy includes, as is often the case with this and earlier collected editions, the separately issued CHARTER (here bound first) and the full compilation of laws printed in 1742. Such compilations often are found with subsequent Massachusetts laws. Present here are two additional ACTS from 1743. A very good source… Leer más

Boston: S. Kneeland, 1759.. 14pp. [bound with:] ACTS AND LAWS OF HIS MAJESTY'S PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-BAY IN NEW-ENGLAND. Boston. 1759-1770. 24,[2],568pp. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands, gilt leather label. Very minor shelf wear. Bookplate on front pastedown. Titlepage lightly toned, top half-inch trimmed away. Light toning and some foxing throughout. Else very good. A fine mid-18th-century collection of the laws of Massachusetts. As is often the case with this and earlier collected editions, this copy includes the separately issued CHARTER (here bound first) and the full compilation of laws for 1759, with the addition of twenty-six subsequent separately printed session laws through 1770. Among the acts printed here are the Stamp Act, as well as the act indemnifying those afflicted by the Stamp Act. The miscellaneous acts and laws provide a massive body of New England legal, social, and economic information. They paint a vivid picture of the… Leer más

Boston: B. Green, 1726. 14,17,[1],[2],348pp. Lacks title-leaf of CHARTER. With an imperfect copy of a session law bound in at rear (pp.349-352). Folio. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Covers and joints worn and scuffed, corners and edges abraded. Contemporary ownership inscription ("Peter T. Washburn No. 1182") on first page of CHARTER. Moderate soiling and dampstaining, particularly in margins. A good copy. The second collected edition of the laws of Massachusetts, preceded only by the 1699 edition. This copy includes, as issued, the separately printed CHARTER... (here bound first, as usual), the full 1726 laws, and a fragment of the first session law issued after the complete volume. A fine source for early colonial legal, political, and social history. EVANS 2762. SABIN 45568 (ACTS AND LAWS), 45573 (CHARTER)

Boston: Printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1731. Folio, pp. (2)2-14. 1-17(1) [Table]; (2)-347(1);349-456. Royal Arms woodcut on title-page, repeated as sectional headpieces. Bound in contemporary paneled calf (finely rebacked in style, corner tips and top of title-page repaired). Some browning and fraying of preliminary leaves, and along the edges, pen trials throughout). Provenance: dated inscription of Oakes Angier (176(0), partially torn into; presented to David Kingman, 1778; then presented to Simon Greenleaf from Ezra Kingman in 1812; Amherst College, manuscript inscription, withdrawn. Copies in the trade are rare, none have appeared in ABPC for the last 25 years. Evans 2762; 2900, 2901, 2902, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3182, 3306, 3307, 3440. The Massachusetts General Laws and Liberties were first promulgated in 1648 and the earliest surviving published collection of them was printed in 1660. The have been regarded as the first modern legal code of the western world. The laws retained some… Leer más

Boston: Benjamin Eliot, 1726. First Edition. Very good in a contemporary, full leather binding with five raised bands on the spine with no dates or titles and with the boards decorated with blind embossing. The spine appears to be rebacked in a style comparable to the rough nature of the boards. A quarto of 11 1/2 by 7 3/8 inches with damage to the leather at the tips of the boards and scars, blemishes and small chips to the leather. The front paste down shows three brief notes from three early prior owners the second one of which notes the date of purchase (1752) from a John Hill, Esq. The title page has been professionally backed to protect numerous chips and has been signed by a more recent prior owner in the margins. This charter which was originally dated on May 14, 1692, included Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, the Province of Maine, and parts of what is now Nova Scotia. It is bound in with The Acts And Laws of His Majesty's Province of the… Leer más

Boston: B. Green ... for Benjamin Eliot .., 1726. Two parts: [2], 14 [Charter]; [2], 347 [Acts], [1], 17 [Table] pp. Two parts with separate title-pages and pagination. 1 vols. Folio. Contemporary calf tooled in blind. Some rubbing and wear, free endpapers missing, last few leaves frayed, piece torn from margin of final leaf, slightly affecting a few letters, some foxing, soiling, occasional minor tears or fraying. Contemporary ownership signature of Capt. John Rounsevell on first title-page. Two parts: [2], 14 [Charter]; [2], 347 [Acts], [1], 17 [Table] pp. Two parts with separate title-pages and pagination. 1 vols. Folio. Laws & Charter of Mass., 1726 - with King George's "Explanatory Charter". An attractive, unsophisticated copy of this early and important compilation of the Acts and Laws of the Province of Massachusetts, as organized under the terms of the charter of William & Mary. That charter, which was enacted May 14, 1692, included Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Martha's… Leer más