A History of The Law, The Courts, and The Lawyers of Maine, from its First Colonization to the Early Part of the Present Century

Portland [Maine]: Bailey & Noyes, 1863. First Edition. Cloth. Good +. First edition. 8vo; 712pp; brown textured cloth over board, gilt stamped spine; embossed stamp on title page for Worcester Law Library, numbered stamp to bottom of dedication page; 19 chalk-style lithographic portrait plates with facsimile signatures and tissue guards, the final one not listed in the Portrait contents but added later in pencil; board edges and corners scraped with loss, front and back hinges cracked but holding, text block tight; light age-toning of paper, a few spots; good plus. Difficult to find first edition. Ex-libris of the Worcester Law Library with verification that they have de-accessioned. Contents covers early jurisprudence in Maine, law administration under the courts of Massachusetts, Maine under its early charters, practitioners, the circuit, the bar, and prominent attorneys and judges. The Appendix covers Clerks and Sheriffs.