first edition
1853
by Pothier, Robert Joseph; Evans, William David
1853. Early American Edition of Pothier on Obligations Pothier, Robert Joseph [1699-1722]. Evans, William David [1767-1821], Translator and Editor. A Treatise on the Law of Obligations, Or Contracts. Translated from the French, With an Introduction, Appendix, And Notes Illustrative of the English Law on the Subject. Philadelphia: Robert H. Small, 1853. Two volumes. xv, [17]-605; [ii], iv, 628 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, blind frames to boards, red and black lettering pieces and small paper shelf labels to spines, publisher advertisements to endpapers. Light rubbing to boards, gatoring or surface cracks to spines, moderate rubbing to (truncated)