Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut. From the Year 1785, to May 1788;
Litchfield: Collier & Adam, 1789.
With some Determinations in the Supreme Court of Errors. v, [3], 456, [29]pp. Small 8vo, contemporary calf, leather label, spine ends and edges of corners worn, spine and covers rubbed, light foxing throughout, some light browning to text. a few pages chipped in margin. Litchfield: Collier & Adam, 1789. First Edition
Author served in the American Revolution including the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the war, he lived in Litchfield where he practiced law. Later, he also served in the Connecticut state legislature. "It (this work) was the first fully developed volume of law reports published in the United States..." Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. X, page 424. Evans 21914.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $800.00
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