Wilson Raymond Compiler (2 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

A Reporter Held in High Regard by Holdsworth Raymond, Sir Thomas [1627-1683], Compiler. Wilson, George, Editor. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, In the Reigns of the Late King William, Queen Anne, King George the First, And King George the Second. Taken and Collected by the Right Honourable Robert Lord Raymond, Late Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. Corrected; With Additional References to the Former and Later Reports, By George Wilson. London: Printed for His Majesty's Law Printers, 1765. Two volumes. [xvi], 746, [48]; [xii], 747-1591, [41] pp. Folio (12-1/2" x 8"). Recent period-style sprinkled quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands and lettering pieces to spines, endpapers renewed, later owner bookplate (of William Libbey [1855-1927]) to front pastedown of each volume. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in a few places. A handsome set. $750. * Second edition. Holdsworth held Raymond's reports in high regard. First published in 1740, this collection of reports covers terms from 1694 to 1734. Libbey was a professor of geography at Princeton University. An active sportsman and traveler, he was an Olympic medalist and was the first to officially summit Colorado's Mount Princeton in 1877. History of English Law VI:560. Wallace, The Reporters 401-407. English Short-Title Catalogue T97373. …