| Brand new. We distribute directly for the publisher. Oversized Octavo. London: Quaritch, 1932. xcv, 196 p. illus. (tables) 39 facsims. (incl. front.). New Copy. The aim of this bibliography is to record, as far as possible, all printed editions of abridgments, digests, dictionaries and indexes of English law in general from the earliest times to the year 1800 and to illustrate the development of the alphabetical system of digest making. The work is divided into four sections: I. Abridgments and indexes of the statutes. II. Abridgments of common law & equity. III. Common Law indexes IV. Dictionaries & legal encyclopedias. Each section is preceded by a thorough discussion of each type of work, as well as a discussion of important books and authors for each. About one hundred pages are devoted to the historical introduction. Originally published by Quaritch for the Selden Society. Besterman 2678 citing 330 works. |
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