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    By John Carpenter; Richard Whitington; Henry Thomas Riley
    London   Richard Griffin and Company
    8.5" by 7" [5], vi-x, [5], 4-660pp
    The first edition of Henry Thomas Riley's important transition of this monumental study of English law.
    By John Carpenter; Richard Whitington; Henry Thomas Riley

    1861 Liber Albus: The White Book of the City of London

    London   Richard Griffin and Company
    8.5" by 7" [5], vi-x, [5], 4-660pp
    The first edition of Henry Thomas Riley's important transition of this monumental study of English law.
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    First Edition, Leather Binding

    The first English edition translated by Henry Thomas Riley.

    'Liber Albus' is the first book of English Common Law, originally complete in 1419.

    A through study of the legal, social, and history of the law in relation to the City of London.

    This was an important landmark in the development of the study of English law.

    Originally compiled by John Carpenter and Richard Whittington.

    Translated from Latin and Anglo-Norman into English by Henry Thomas Riley.

    Stamp of Arthur J. Parker to the title page.

    Condition

    In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the spine. Light marks to the boards. Hinges are starting a little but remain firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with some spots to the first and last few pages.

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