By Thomas Robinson
In the Savoy [London]   R. and B. Nutt, and F. Gosling
8" by 5.5" iii-xxiii [1], 1-300 [15]pp
The first edition of Thomas Robinson's informative guide to the common law of Kent.
By Thomas Robinson

1741 The Common Law of Kent: or, the Customs of Gavelkind

In the Savoy [London]   R. and B. Nutt, and F. Gosling
8" by 5.5" iii-xxiii [1], 1-300 [15]pp
The first edition of Thomas Robinson's informative guide to the common law of Kent.
£325.00
: 0.75kgs / : 855F7

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First Edition, Rebound, Very Scarce

In this first edition work, Robinson emphasises the importance of local customs in shaping the laws of the county of Kent, and covers a wide range of topics, including property law and contracts. 

The 'Customs of Gravelking' referred to in the title was a form of inheritance common in the Saxon era, but was gradually supplanted by primogeniture after 1066.

A second edition was published in 1788.

ESTC Citation No. T100327

With a fifteen page appendix on 'the customs of Borough-English' to the rear of the work, this is a wonderfully informative text.

Condition

Rebound in full cloth, with original morocco label laid down, and endpapers renewed. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Head of title page laid down, with head of first word of tile supplied in pencil facsimile. Pages lightly age toned, with light spotting to fore edge of pages. With the odd marginal ink notation.

Very Good

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