1870 Principles & Practice Courts & Justice/Vintage Law

The Principles and Practice of Courts and Justice

in England and the United States

by Conway Robinson

Volume VI

Further as to the grounds and form of defence in personal actions.

Printed in Richmond at Clemmet and Jones in 1870

This vintage law book is a rare find.  The outside is leather, but needs some care as it is very soft and damaged (as shown in photos).  The inside pages are in great condition. The inside cover does have a blue stamp with the words "State Law Library W.VA).  About a 1 inch section of the page edges have a water spot.  All 1,107 pages seem intact. 

1854. Robinson, Conway [1805-1874]. The Practice in Courts of Justice in England and the United States. Volume VI: Richmond: A. Morris, 1854-1860; Volumes V-VII: Richmond: Woodhouse & Parham, 1868-1874. (Title of Volumes VI-VII: Principles and Practice of Courts of Justice in England and the United States).  Octavo (5-1/2" x 9"). Contemporary sheep, red and black lettering pieces, early law-office labels to head of spine.

Robinson was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1827 and the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1839. One of the leading Virginia lawyers of his day, he was equally active as a legal scholar and historian of Virginia. As indicated by the publication dates of The Practice in Courts of Justice, his career continued after the Civil War. This remarkably comprehensive study compares actions and defenses, civil procedure, criminal procedure and equity pleading and procedure in the United States and Great Britain. Not in Cohen. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909).

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