LEGAL AND JUDICIAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK: Three (3) Volume Set/Vol. 2: Constitutional History of New York State from the Colonial Period to the Present Time
by Chester, Alden (Editor)/Dougherty, J. Hampden (Vol. 2); Weeks, Lyman Horace; Wadhams, Frederick E. (Associate Editors)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Good or Better/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
New York: National Americana Society, 1911. Vol. 1: 448 pp.; Vol. 2: 378 pp.; Vol. 3: 422 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt titles on red leather spines. Bindings lightly soiled, spines rubbed and chipped. Most outer hinges cracked, but boards still firmly attached. Contents tight and clean. All volumes illustrated w/ b/w plates. A great reference set.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good or Better/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Title
- LEGAL AND JUDICIAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK: Three (3) Volume Set/Vol. 2: Constitutional History of New York State from the Colonial Period to the Present Time
- Author
- Chester, Alden (Editor)/Dougherty, J. Hampden (Vol. 2); Weeks, Lyman Horace; Wadhams, Frederick E. (Associate Editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good or Better
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- National Americana Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- LAW LEGAL HISTORY JUDICIAL HISTORY ENGLISH COLONIAL COURTS PLANTING DUTCH INSTITUTIONS DUTCH MAGISTRATES AND LAWYERS JUDGES ENGLISH INSTITUTIONS NEW YORK STATE HISTORY NY CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY COLONIAL PERIOD AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GEN
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Cracked
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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