An Essay on the Law of Bailments. First Edition. London, 1781

by Sir William Jones

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One of the Most Remarkable Books of All Time Jones, Sir William 1746-1794 . An Essay on the Law of Bailments. London: Printed by J. Nichols; For Charles Dilly, 1781. iv , 130, 2 pp. With a half-title, errata leaf at rear of text. Octavo 8 x 5 ; 20.3 x 12.7 cm . Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, with original burgundy lettering piece and blind fillets to spine, blind tooling to board edges. Light rubbing and a few minor nicks and scuffs to boards,

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