The Law of Baron and Femme; of Parent and Child; of Guardian and Ward; of Master and Servant; and of the Powers of Courts of Chancery by REEVE, TAPPING - 1816

New York: Source Book Press, 1970. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. An ex-library copy in red cloth lettered in silver of this hardcover facsimile reprint edition. The usual ex-libris markings. The binding is sound, the text is clean/unmarked, and there is little wear to the covers. No dust jacket.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

1816. First Edition of Reeve's Baron and Femme, The First American Treatise on Family Law Reeve, Tapping [1744-1823]. The Law of Baron and Femme; Of Parent and Child; Of Guardian and Ward; Of Master and Servant; And of the Powers of Courts of Chancery. With an Essay on the Terms, Heir, Heirs, and Heirs of the Body. New Haven: Printed by Oliver Steele, 1816. [iv], 494, [11] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and a few scuffs and stains to boards, faint dampstain to front board, which is starting at foot but secure, moderate rubbing to extremities, heat damage to spine and portions of front board with resulting gatoring, rear joint starting at ends, rear hinge cracked, faint offsetting to preliminaries, front endleaves lacking, rear endleaves loosening slightly and lightly edgeworn, later presentation inscription to front pastedown, later annotation in pencil to rear endleaf, ownership signatures (David Tod) to title page.… Read More

1816. First Edition of Reeve's Baron and Femme in an Attractive Contemporary Binding Reeve, Tapping [1744-1823]. The Law of Baron and Femme; Of Parent and Child; Of Guardian and Ward; Of Master and Servant; And of the Powers of Courts of Chancery. With an Essay on the Terms, Heir, Heirs, and Heirs of the Body. New Haven: Printed by Oliver Steele, 1816. [iv], 494, [11] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine. A few minor spots and nicks to boards, two faint early owner signatures ("McMichael" and "W.W. Thomas, 1832") to front board, faint creases and very faint illegible lettering to spine, front joint starting, corners bumped, front hinge starting, rear hinge cracked. Owner inscription (by McMichael) and another early owner inscription in pencil ("Oliver") to front free endpaper, light browning and light foxing to interior, underlining and check marks in an early hand to a few leaves. $500. * First edition. The first… Read More

New Haven: Oliver Steele, 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; [4], 494, [11] pages. In Very Good condition. Full contemporary sheep with red morocco label. Minor rubbing to edges and corners of boards, and at joints. First front free endpaper mostly detached. Previous owners' names in old hands to front pastedown, second front free endpaper, and top margin of title page. Text block significantly age-toned with some foxing. RW consignment. Shelved in Case 7. 1352922. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

First Edition. Printed by Oliver Steele in 1816. The first American work to outline the rights of women and family law. Quite rare. Pages browning still a very good in a fine, modern full calf binding with a black morocco spine label and a nicely gilt spine. Octavo. 496 pages plus an index. Overall, a great copy of this seminal, early American legal work.