first edition
1895
by Watt, Francis
1895. Watt, Francis. The Law's Lumber Room. London: John Lane, 1895. [x], 139, 16 pp. Includes sixteen-page publisher catalogue. Octavo (4-1/2" x 7"). Cloth, uncut edges. Moderate shelfwear, rear hinge starting, internally clean. $15. * First edition. From an edition of 600 copies. A study of outmoded English laws and legal practices, such as benefit of clergy, wager of battle and deodands. A companion volume, The Law's Lumber Room, Second Series, was issued in 1898. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 1145.
(Inventory #: 36778)