Slaughter Gabriel (2 results)

Hardcover. Small octavo, iv, [5]-296; G-; Quarter-bound olive green paper boards and brown leather spine (label absent); Appears to be originally half-bound in calf leather, now quarter-bound with green paper; Boards have moderate+ wear overall with edge wear, abrasions to corners exposing original leather corners, partial splits along ridges, rubbing to spine with loss of label, and chipping to tail; Textblock shows light age toning to page edges, moderate foxing interiorly, faint uneven offsetting (not affecting readability), uneven creasing to corners throughout, and two sets of 19th century ownership penned to ffep and title page (bleeding onto p.1-10); Missing last page of index. RWO. 1364607. Special Collections.

Disbound. Condition: Poor. First Edition. Collection of acts (pp. 303-573) and resolutions (pp. 574-580) passed by the Kentucky General Assembly from December 1, 1817 to February 4, 1818. One of the most important issues dealt with in this session was the changing of the border between Kentucky and Tennessee. This appears in an act to ârepeal all laws passed by this State relative to the Southern Boundary Lineâ (pp. 437-438) and a series of resolutions ârelative to the Boundary Line between this State and the State of Tennesseeâ (pp. 576-579). WorldCat does not show any libraries holding this issue in book form and no copies are currently for sale. The microform copy in the Early American Imprint Second Series shows up under two OCLC numbers (40033732, 15460724). The catalog note for the microform copy notes that it was â[p]hotographed from an imperfect copyâ from the American Antiquarian Society. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 291 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Kentucky; United States; 19th century; Law & Criminal Studies. Main Picture: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Title page and remnants of spine. Picture 2: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Last page of index and page edges. Picture 3: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - End of table of contents and first page of text. Picture 4: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Two-page spread on the boundary dispute with Tennessee. Picture 5: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Two-page spread on the resolutions dealing with the boundary dispute with Tennessee. Picture 6: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Two-page spread with Act to Incorporate the Kentucky Ohio Canal Company. Picture 7: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Break in the text block between pages 310 and 311. Picture 8: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Two-page spread showing irregular page edge. Picture 9: Kentucky, Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly . (Frankfort: 1818) - Pages at the end of the index. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1232.