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The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer.
de Richard Burn
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London : T. Cadell , 1785. Leather. Good. 9" by 5.5" . None. A complete four volume set of Richard Burns' important work on the British justice of the peace. A scarce fifteenth edition. In a full calf binding. 'The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer,' was for many years the standard authority on the law relating to justices of the peace and remains an important and highly regarded piece of work today. Crimes and issues discussed in this work include excise, customs, homicide, robbery, libel, polygamy, assault, and more. Published in the midst of Georgian England, this work shows the development of the system of local governments across the country. Published in the same year as the author's death. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume four. In full calf binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and shelf wear. Marks to the boards and spine. Joints loosening but still attached. Each volume has a bookplate to the front paste-down. Offsetting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. The paste-down has become loose in volume four. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with age-toning and scattered spots throughout. There are a few pages with foxing on the appendix of volume four. A few handling marks throughout. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 829g18
- Título
- The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer.
- Autor
- Richard Burn
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- T. Cadell
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1785
- Tamaño
- 9" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Law Carlisle University of Oxford Cumberland Carlisle
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
