Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery; containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches relative to their Original Foundation, Customs, Ceremonies, Buildings, Government, &c. &c. With a Concise History of the English Law.
London. Printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Storer and J. Greig. 1804. Hardcover. 8vo, 21.2cm, xii,377, [7,1]pp., complete with 24 steel engraved plates, index, in half black roan, wide gilt ruled raised bands, gilt spine titles, marbled boards and endpapers, spine & corners rubbed, loan library stamp on verso of half title, upper corner of title page expertly repaired, some browning or toning to the preliminaries leaves, a very good copy (ds1). One of the earliest histories of the great London legal society dating from the end of the 13th century. William Herbert (1771 1851) was a London antiquary and librarian. With a graphic collection of steel engraved views of the various Inns of Court. Item #23368
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