AN ESSAY ON THE LAW OF CONTRACTS, FOR THE PAYMENT OF SPECIFICK ARTICLES.
Middlebury: Published by the author, 1822. First Edition. Small quarto (5' x 8.25'), xvi, pp. [17]-224; G-; Bound in full brown sheep with red morocco spine label with gilt lettering; Significant chipping to tail of spine, light+ bumping and wear to head of spine, boards show moderate wear and staining to leather on spine, moderate bumping and rubbing to corners, 1 inch split along bottom front joints, moderate wear to joints and edges, leather peeling moderately from back board, front board bowing moderately at bottom, moderate shelf wear to boards overall; Moderate age toning to text block, moderate damp staining to pages up to page x and from page 222 to end (does not effect readability), moderate foxing to endpapers, light age toning throughout text block, and slight warping to pages throughout; Three previous owners inscriptions on ffep; Ex-Library stamps on ffep. RWO.
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The first American treatise on contracts.