A new abridgment of the law. / By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacon, Matthew, active 1730.

Contributor:

Ruffhead, Owen, 1723-1769.

Sayer, Joseph, 1723-1769.

Carpenters' Company Library Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling., Printer.

Assigns of Edward Sayer, esq., Printer.

Lintot, Bernard., Bookseller.

Campbell, David., Former owner.

Campbell, John W., Former owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Great Britain--Digests.

Law.

Law--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

5 v. ; 35 cm. (fol.)

Place of Publication:

[London] : In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.;) for B. Lintot, at the Cross-Keys against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street., M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]-[1766].

Notes:

A gentleman of the Middle Temple = Matthew Bacon.

Vol. 3 is dated 1740. The imprint to vol. 4 reads: In the Savoy: printed by Catherine Lintot; for D. Browne, J. Shuckburgh, and J. Worrall; T. Osbourne; C. Hitch and Hawes, James Rivington and J. Fletcher [and 6 others in London], and is dated 1759. The imprint to vol. 5 reads: London: printed by his Majesty's Law-printers, for T. Osbourne, J. Worrall and Co. A. Millar, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington [and 12 others in London], and is dated 1766.

Pagination for v.1: [22], 692 p.

Accompanied by: A supplement to Bacon's abridgment containing, I. A table of the names of the cases, II. A table of the statutes, or acts of parliament cited, referred to, or explained, III. A table of the reporters and other writer, with their several contractions and editions together with a new and copious IV General index, or table of principal matters / by T. Cunningham, Esq. barrister at law.

"Bacon died before completing his task, and the titles commencing with Simony and ending with Verdict, were added by Sergeant Sayer, and the residue of the titles by Owen Ruffhead."--J.G. Marvin. Legal bibliography.

Local Notes:

Title is held at Carpenters' Hall in the Library of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Access to the books is restricted and available to researchers only by permission requested in advance.

INCOMPLETE: Carpenters' Company has v.1 only; copy is signed by David Campbell; also signed: John W. Campbell.

Cited in:

ESTC T145688

OCLC:

220859406