8vo. 176 leaves in eights.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 282, 4.
Rebound in calf. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T, a small
ef added after sig. I, possibly by another hand.
Sir John Dalrymple, fourth baronet of Cranstoun, 1726-1810, Scottish advocate. The first edition of this work, which is dedicated to the Honourable
Henry Home of Kaims, was published in 1757. Dalrymple was the author of several books and also experimented in chemistry,
discovering the art of making soap from herrings.
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J. 214
Robinson’s discourse on Inheritance.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 78. no. 124, as above.
ROBINSON,
Robert.
A Discourse concerning Inheritances in fee simple: With a Kalendar of all the persons who are inheritable . . . By the Right
Honourable Robert Robinson, Lord Chief Justice of Gibraltar . . . The
Third Edition: to which is now added an appendix, containing the draught of a Bill, intended to be offered to the Consideration
of Parliament, for the amendment of the law, in some necessary and important respects, relating to Descents in Fee Simple
. [
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
Henry Lintot, and sold by
W. Wyatt,
J. Worrall,
W. Sandby [and others],
m.dcc.lviii
. [1758]
Law 326
8vo. 63 leaves in fours; the last 3 leaves for the
Appendix with continuous signatures and separate pagination; the
Kalendar on 2 folded leaves;
Author’s Advertisement to the Reader; concerning this present Edition dated
19 Decem. 1754. Preface dated from Lincoln’s Inn, 27 August 1736.
This edition not in Marvin.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 148, 15 (without date).
Rebound in calf, with the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate preserved. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and with manuscript
corrections by him on page 72 and a note on page (4) of the Appendix.
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J. 215
L
d. Kaim’s British antiquities.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 77. no. 125, as above.
[HOME,
Henry, lord kames.]
Essays upon several subjects concerning British Antiquities; viz. I. Introduction of the Feudal Law into Scotland. II. Constitution
of Parliament. III. Honour. Dignity. IV. Succession or descent. With an Appendix, upon hereditary and indefeasible right.
Composed anno
mdccxlv. The
third edition. With additions and alterations.
Edinburgh: Printed for
A. Kincaid and
J. Bell,
mdcclxiii
. [1763]
Law 266
12mo. 110 leaves in sixes.
Halkett and Laing II, 213.
Marvin, page 394.
Sweet & Maxwell V, page 44.
Old calf, gilt back, marbled endpapers, m.e. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
by Ld. Kame written on the title-page, not by Jefferson.
The first edition was printed in Edinburgh in 1747. A number of works by this author appear in this catalogue.
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