UNCUT IN ORIGINAL BOARDS
The law relative to Commitments & Convictions by justices of the peace; with forms. To which are added lord lansdowne's acts.
London.
W. Benning, 1828.
First edition.
12mo.
xxxi, [1], 421pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting.
The sole edition, in original state, of barrister and prolific legal writer John Frederick Archbold's (1785-1870) authoritative jurisprudent survey of the duties of Justices of Peace with relation to indictable offences and offences punishable upon a summary conviction.
Archbold's most important work, and indeed most successful work, A Summary of the Law Relative to Pleading and Evidence in Criminal Cases (London, 1825) is still used to this day, making it one of the longest standing aids for practising criminal law.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 23843
Archbold's most important work, and indeed most successful work, A Summary of the Law Relative to Pleading and Evidence in Criminal Cases (London, 1825) is still used to this day, making it one of the longest standing aids for practising criminal law.
