An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution..

first edition

1799

by Powell, John Joseph
1799. The Subtle Distinctions of Powers" Powell, John Joseph [1755-1801]. An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution of Powers; And also Respecting the Nature and Effect of Leasing Powers; In Which the Doctrine of the Judgment Delivered by the Court of King's Bench, In the Case of Pugh and the Duke of Leeds, And the Principal Authorities for and Against it, Are Considered. London: Printed by A. Strahan, Law-Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, For J. Butterworth, Fleet-Street, 1799. xxv, [7], 581, [47] pp. Star-paged. Index followed by 2 pp. publisher advertisement. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, gilt publication date to foot of spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to interior. A handsome copy. $300. * Second and final edition, "Corrected and Enlarged from Modern Determinations," star-paged to first edition (1787). According to Marvin, this was the first treatise to compile and classify decisions on "the subtle distinctions of powers." Marvin, Legal Bibliography 581. English Short-Title Catalogue T134177. (Inventory #: 81666)
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