THE JUDGES RESOLUTIONS UPON SEVERAL STATUTES CONCERNING BANKRUPTS, 1676. RARE.

Description: THE JUDGES RESOLUTIONS UPON SEVERAL STATUTES CONCERNING BANKRUPTS, WITH THE LIKE RESOLUTIONS ON STATUTES OF 13 ELIZ, AND 27 ELIZ, TOUCHING FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE BY GEORGE BILLINGHURST 1676, PRINTED FOR HENRY TWYFORD, LONDON. PRINTED FOR HENRY TWYFORD IN VINE-COURT, MIDDLE-TEMPLE, LONDON 1676. THIS IS THE SECOND EDITION, THE FIRST BEING PUBLISHED IN 1670 WITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TITLE. THE WORK IS ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE BILLINGHURST, BUT IS ACTUALLY BY THOMAS BLOUNT, WHO SIGNS THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY T.B. A RELATIVELY EARLY WORK ON BANKRUPTCY AND QUITE RARE TO FIND IN ORIGINAL BOOK FORM AND IN ORIGINAL BINDING. BOUND IN ORIGINAL LEATHER BOARDS. NO TITLES TO COVERS. 16mo, 206 PAGES. IN GOOD CONDITION, BOARDS ARE WELL WORN WITH MARKS, RUBBING AND LITTLE NICKS OUT OF THE LEATHER, CORNERS BUMPED AND RUBBED. SPINE HAS A BIT MORE WEAR WITH SOME LEATHER MISSING FROM TOP OF SPINE, LOWER MID AREA AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AT HINGE. STILL NOT BAD FOR A WELL READ BOOK OF 343 YEARS OF AGE. INTERNALLY, BLANK ENDS MISSING FROM FRONT. ENDS AND FLY PAGES TO REAR. PAGES SLIGHTLY DUSTY LOOKING, SLIGHT DARKENING THROUGHOUT, BUT SURPRISINGLY NO FOXING. THERE ARE A FEW NOTES MADE BY A PAST OWNER/S TO THE MARGINS OF SOME PAGES AND TO A REAR BLANK FLY. THERE IS A LITTLE CORNER MISSING FROM PAGE 161/2, WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE A WORD IS LOST. OTHERWISE THE BOOK IS IN GREAT CONDITION, BINDING IS GOOD AND SOLID WITH ONLY THE BLANK END A BIT LOOSE. OVERALL A LOVELY LITTLE BOOK WHICH GIVES THE READER A FANTASTIC INSIGHT INTO ENGLISH CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN THE MID 17TH CENTURY, IN THIS CASE THE "CRIME" BEING BANKRUPTCY, FOR WHICH, AND I WILL QUOTE FROM PAGE (64), "THE BANKRUPT BE THERE OF CONVICTED, SHALL BE SET UPON THE PILLORY IN SOME PUBLIC PLACE, FOR THE SPACE OF TWO HOURS, AND HAVE ONE OF HIS OR HER EARS NAILED TO THE PILLORY, AND CUT OFF" A RARE BOOK IN GREAT CONDITION CONSIDERING IT`S AGE AND USE, USUALLY ONLY FOUND IN PRINT ON DEMAND FORMAT. AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED BY THE DISCERNING COLLECTOR. PLEASE DON`T HESITATE TO MAKE AN OFFER AS ANY REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE CONSIDERED! POSTAGE WITHIN THE U.K. IS FREE! POSTAGE TO EUROPE @ £8. POSTAGE TO U.S.A. / AUSTRALIA @ £16. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY OTHER LISTINGS ON EBAY. PLEASE ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE BIDDING / BUYING. I ACCEPT PAYPAL, INTERNATIONAL BANK TRANSFER OR PERSONAL CHEQUE (U.K. ONLY). PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER THE END OF AUCTION, SHIPMENT WILL BE MADE WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED INTO MY ACCOUNT (PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PERSONAL CHEQUES CAN TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS TO CLEAR). GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!

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