Oxford: Printed for
D. Prince and
J. Cooke,
m dcc lxxx v
. Sold by
J. F. and C. Rivington,
P. Elmsly, and
T. Payne and son,
London. [1785]
Law 328
First Edition. Sm. 8vo. 108 leaves collating in fours. Preface dated from Magd. Coll. Oxon. May 3, 1785.
Lowndes IV, 2205.
Marvin, page 632.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 330, 62 (with date 1786).
Original calf; with the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate. Not initialled by Jefferson.
Entered on the undated manuscript catalogue, with the price,
3/6.
See no. 2124.
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J. 54
Brissonius et Hotmannus de veteri ritu nuptiarum.
16
s.
ap.
Hackium.
1815 Catalogue, page 89. no. 5, as above.
BRISSON,
Barnabé,
and HOTMAN,
François.
De veteri ritu nvptiarvm & jure connubiorum: Barnabas Brissonius, Antonius [et] Franciscus Hotmanus. Lvg. Batavor: Apud
Franciscum Hackium,
cl I
c xli
. [1641]
[
sic
--
Ed.
]
Law 166
12mo. 306 leaves including the last blank, collating in twelves; title within an engraved border in compartments.
Original vellum; initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T, with the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate. On the fly-leaf is a manuscript inscription:
Ex Auctione Seiffiana Constat mihi--12x . . . dated 1758.
Purchased from
Van Damme, Amsterdam, price
3-10, June 25, 1788.
Barnabé Brisson, 1531-1591, French lawyer. The first edition of
De veteri ritu nuptiarum was published in Paris in 1564.
François Hotman, 1524-1590, French lawyer and publicist. The first edition of
De Jure connubiorum was published in Frankfort in 1592.
Antoine Hotman, 1525-1596, French lawyer, brother of François.
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Domat’s Civil law by Strahan.
2. v.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 89. no. 62, as above.
DOMAT,
Jean.--STRAHAN,
William.
The Civil Law in its natural order: together with the publick law. Written in
French by Monsieur Domat, the late French King’s Advocate in the Presidial Court of Clermont in France: and translated into
English by William Strahan, LL.D. Advocate in Doctors Commons. With additional remarks on some material differences between the Civil Law and the Law
of England. In
two volumes. Vol. I [-II] . . .
London: Printed by
J. Bettenham, for
E. Bell,
J. Darby,
A. Bettesworth [and others],
m.dcc.xxii
. [1722]
Law
First Edition of this translation. 2 vol. Folio. 402 and 341 leaves, plate by I Cole; list of Subscribers at the beginning.
This edition not in Marvin.
Clarke 72, 50.
Jean Domat, 1625-1696, French juriconsult.
[
sic
--
Ed.
] The first edition of the work from which this is translated was published in 1689, 3 vol. 4to.
Included in the list of subscribers to this English edition is Sir Fulwar Skipwith, Bart.
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