Cornwall

1705 · ref. 73974 — 1705. London: Richard and Edward Atkins Esqs. 1705. London: Richard and Edward Atkins Esqs. 1705. Companion Volume to Townesend's Table of Precedents Cornwall James. Gardiner Robert. Tables to the Modern Printed Presidents of Pleadings Writs And Returns of Writs &c. At the Common Law. Being a Continuation from Mr. Townsend's Tables Down to this Time. To Which are Added the Parts of Pleadings; And the Issues Joined in Several Actions. Begun by James Cornwall of Grays-Inn Esq; And Continued by R.G. A Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. London: Printed by the Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esqs. 1705. vi 392 401-496 pp. Pagination irregular text complete. Folio 12-1/2" x 7-3/4". Contemporary calf blind rules to boards blind fillets along joints raised bands lettering piece gilt-stamped "II" and tiny shelf labels to spine gilt tooling to board edges. Light rubbing and a few minor nicks and scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends front joint starting at foot rear joint starting at head corners bumped and somewhat worn hinges starting armorial bookplate of the Earls of Macclesfield to front pastedown small embossed Macclesfield stamps to preliminaries early marking to rear pastedown. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in a few places offsetting to margins of endleaves. An appealing copy of a scarce title. $250. Only edition. Bibliographically distinct this is a continuation volume to George Townesend's Tables to Most of the Printed Presidents 1667 an important and highly regarded master index to pleading precedents in Coke Crompton Dalton Fitzherbert Plowden Pulton and many other principal works. Our copy of this title belonged to the Earls of Macclesfield. Housed in Shirburn Castle near Watlington Oxfordshire it was one of the finest private libraries in Great Britain. English Short-Title Catalogue N13874. unknown