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New Jersey: Rothman Reprints, 1972. Facsimile Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 128 pgs. Portrait frontis. Endpapers slightly toned. Very gently used.

South Hackensack (N.J.) : Rothman Reprints, 1972. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

South Hackensack (N.J.) : Rothman Reprints , 1972. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 128 pages. Notes; Reprint of work published London: William Shrowsberry, 1682. Subject; Hale, Matthew Sir (1609-1676).

London: Printed for William Shrowsbery at the Bible, Duke Lane. Good. 1682. Second Edition. Hardback. Boards bound in full-calf with rich patina of age and speckling on each, raised bands on spine with decorative gilding, edge-worn, slight bumping to corners, gilding bright, front board detatched; Pages age-toned, red speckled edges, previous owners' signatures on ffep [Thomas Church (1789-1860), potentially that of the colonial administrator to the East India Company] and on title page, no annotation, slight surface loss to rear pastedown; Binding intact, though a touch strained at front of text block. Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676) was an eminent English judge and legal scholar, renowned for this integrity and contributions to common law, who served as Cheif Justice of the King's Bench and whose central legacy was established by this significant biography. ; 4.25 x 6.25"; 128 pages .

London. Printed for William Shrowsbery at the Bible in Dukes-Lane 1682, 1682. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 8vo. (16.5cm x 11cm) [16],128pp. Portrait of Hale faces a typographic title page. This is a scarce variant edition printed in the year following the first edition. ESTC R203763. Only 2 locations outside of the UK. Full original leather boards neatly rebacked over raised bands. A very good copy.

Printed for William Shrowsbery, at the Bible in Du, 1682-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1682 'Printed for William Shrowsbery, at the Bible in Duke-Lane (London) 4 1/4 x 7 inches tall hardbound, modern calf-backed marbled boards, with five raised bands, gilt embossed design and gilt-lettered red leather label to spine, [20], 218 pp. ESTC No. R215370, Wing B5828. One of two variations noted by Wing, where catchword on page 3 is 'he' (rather than 'while'). This work was first published by Shrowsbery the prior year, 1681. Engraved frontispiece portrait laid down. Head margin of title page repaired, with pen notation over the repair. A bit of creasing, foxing and soiling to title page. Negligible foxing to contents. Minor rubbing to covers, but nonetheless a handsome, well preserved copy of an important biography. ~FFF~ Sir Matthew Hale (1609 - 1676) was an influential English barrister, judge and lawyer. Hale is almost universally appreciated as an excellent judge and jurist, with his… Read More

London: William Shrowsbery, 1682. Hardcover. Very good +. [12], 128 p. 16 cm. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Hale. Full leather binding by Keith Felton with blank impressing on both sides. New endpapers. Repaired last page. A few spots to pages. Sir Matthew Hale (1609 — 1676) was an influential English barrister, judge and lawyer most noted for his treatise called "The History of the Pleas of the Crown." As a barrister, Hale represented a variety of Royalist figures during the English Civil War. It has been suggested that Hale was to represent Charles I at his state trial and conceived the defence Charles used. Despite the Royalist loss, Hale's reputation for integrity and his political neutrality saved him from any repercussions. Under the Commonwealth, he became chairman of the Hale Commission, which investigated law reform. Following the Commission's dissolution, Oliver Cromwell made him a Justice of the Common Pleas. The author of this biography, Gilbert Burnett, was the 51st bishop of… Read More