4to. 429 leaves, 2 folded printed tables at the end.
Quérard I, 439.
Grandin I, 396.
Bound (for Jefferson?) in tree calf, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I. With the Library
of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Purchased from
Reibelt. Ordered January 23, 1805, the bill settled on March 7, price $
4.85.
A copy of the book was sent to Jefferson in May, 1811, by James Monroe, Secretary of State. On May 23, Jefferson wrote to
him: “
. . . I rec
d. lately, under your frank, Boucher’s Institutions Commerciales, which, from the frank, I supposed came from you, I conjectured
you might suppose it useful to me in the case of Livingston, & were therefore so kind as to send it, for which my thanks are
as cordially given as if I had not happened to possess it. but already possessing it, I ask your instructions whether I shall
return it thro the same channel, the post, or deposit it in your library, or what else?
”
Monroe replied from Washington on June 6: “. . . Bouchers institutions commerciales was thought to belong to you. The President was under an impression that he had borrowed
it from you, & it was forwarded it [sic] to you as the owner. If you find that it belongs to this departm
t. as it must do, if it is not yours, you will be so good as to return it by the same conveyance . . .”
Pierre B. Boucher, French juriconsulte, professor of commercial and maritime law. For the “case of Livingston” see no. 3475-3508.
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J. 6
Foster’s digest of the laws of trade.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 83. no. 2, as above.
FORSTER,
Samuel.
A Digest of all the laws relating to the customs, to trade, and navigation; with a short historical dissertation concerning
the nature, extent, and method of collection of the ancient revenue of the Crown . . . By Samuel Forster, of the Inner Temple, Esq;.
[
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
E. and R. Nutt, and
R. Gosling, (Assigns of
Edward Sayer Esq;) for
Geo. Strahan,
Geo. Grafton and
T. Ward,
mdccxxvii
. [1727]
Law 217
First Edition. 8vo. 187 leaves collating in eights. Dedicated to Sir Robert Walpole.
Marvin, page 319.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 31, 23.
Not in Bridgman.
Clarke, page 327, no. 32.
Old calf, gilt back. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
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J. 7
Naval trade & commerce.
2. v.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 83. no. 3, as above.
A General Treatise of Naval trade and commerce, as founded on the Laws and Statutes of this Realm . . . The
second edition, with many considerable additions, and a new preface. In
two volumes. Vol. I [-II].
[
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
Henry Lintot, Law-Printer to the King’s most Excellent Majesty; for
J. Brotherton,
J. Walthoe,
S. Birt [and others], n.d. [
1753]
Law 226
2 vol. 8vo. 236 leaves and 252 leaves; advertisement of
S. Birt on the verso of the first leaf in vol. I and of
S. Birt and
J. Hodges in vol. II.
Marvin, page 329.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 164, 4.
Clarke, page 341, no. 14.
Old calf. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T in both volumes. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
The first edition appeared in 1738-9.
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