signed first edition
1894
by Coffey, James V.
1894. San Francisco: L.R. Dempster & Co, 1894-1902.. San Francisco: L.R. Dempster & Co, 1894-1902. Coffey's Probate Decisions, A Copy Inscribed by the Author Coffey, James V. [1846-1919]. Lyons, Timothy J. [1869-1916], Editor. Tauszky, Edmund, Editor. Reports of Decisions in Probate Rendered by James V. Coffey, Judge of the Superior Court in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. San Francisco: L.R. Dempster & Co, 1894-1902. Two volumes. [viii], 620; xx, 584 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, red and black lettering pieces to spines. Rubbing and scuffing to boards, large scuff to front board of Vol. II, front joint of Vol. I starting at foot, chipping to lettering pieces and large chip to foot of spine of Vol. II, corners bumped and worn, hinges cracked, faint offsetting to endleaves, early bookseller's ticket to front pastedown and inscription "Hon. Samuel Brownhart, with regards" dated July 1903 to front free endpaper of Vol. II. Moderate toning, a few slight cracks to text blocks, internally clean. $125. * First edition. Contains many of the decisions of James Coffey, who presided over the probate department of the Superior Court in San Francisco for over a quarter century. The Coffey decisions are still referenced on a daily basis and remain an indispensable resource for California practitioners. Four volumes were later added to our two volume issue, which preceded the six volume set published by Bancroft-Whitney.
(Inventory #: 73652)