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A General Collection of Forms and Precedents in Conveyancing: in Which the Most Abundant Examples are Introduced in sufficient variety to enable the scrivener, conveyancer, and man of business, accurately to draw instruments of writing, legally and correctly
by Getz, George
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Reading, Pa: George Getz, 1837. Hard Cover. Very Good. Title continued: "Besides many other forms, useful to the farmer, mechanic, and trader." Second edition, enlarged and improved. xi, [1], 143, [1] p.: facsimiles, tables; 27 cm. Contemporary half calf with green paper over boards. Six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red morocco spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Getz' Forms. Complete imprint: "Reading, Pa. George Getz. Philadelphia--George & Byington, Geo. W. Mentz & Son. Printed by John C. Clark, 60 Dock Street, Philadelphia." Running title: Precedents in Conveyancing. A scarce ante-bellum legal form book. Of particular note is the form for a bond to be made before a marriage to permit the woman to make a will after marriage to dispose of those furniture, clothing, and other goods she owned prior to the marriage. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed and soiled; slight loss of leather at head of spine; corners are rubbed through; foxing throughout; otherwise clean and tight.
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- Title
- A General Collection of Forms and Precedents in Conveyancing: in Which the Most Abundant Examples are Introduced in sufficient variety to enable the scrivener, conveyancer, and man of business, accurately to draw instruments of writing, legally and correctly
- Author
- Getz, George
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Getz
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pa
- Date Published
- 1837
- Bookseller catalogs
- Law; Women's History & Biography; Pennsylvania;
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Morocco
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- Gilt
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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