A Treatise on the Limitations of Actions at Law and Suits in Equity.

Angell, Joseph K; May, John Wilder

Publication Date: 1861

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Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1861 4th ed. Angell's Notable Treatise on Limitation of Actions Angell, J[oseph] K. [1794-1857]. May, John Wilder [1819-1883]. A Treatise on the Limitations of Actions at Law and Suits in Equity and Admiralty; With an Appendix Containing the American and English Statutes of Limitations. Revised and Greatly Enlarged. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1861. 8, [2], xliv, 494, [2], cl, 647-667 pp. Publisher's advertisements to first 8 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands, blind fillets, lettering piece and small ownership label (of "J.F. Breen") to spine. A few small scuffs and scratches to boards, light spotting to boards and spine, moderate rubbing to extremities, joints cracked, rear hinge starting slightly at head, corners bumped and somewhat worn, faint offsetting to preliminaries. Moderate toning to interior, occasional light foxing. $250. * Fourth edition. Angell was a Rhode Island legal scholar and prolific writer of treatises on a variety of topics. The first edition of this well-regarded work on actions was published in 1829. May, a Massachusetts lawyer and later Boston Municipal Court judge, began to revise the work with the third edition in 1854, after which at least two editions (including ours) appeared. See Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 9072 (citing 3rd ed). Seller Inventory # 73164

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Title: A Treatise on the Limitations of Actions at ...

Publication Date: 1861

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1861 4th ed.

Edition: 1st Edition