Old Antique Leather Law Book Set 1883:Civil&Criminal NY

Complete two volume set of

BENEDICT'S New York

Civil and Criminal Justice 

THE

JURISDICTION, POWERS AND DUTIES

OF

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE 

IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

ADAPTED TO THE 

NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE;

ALSO THE

NEW CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

AND  PENAL CODE,

With the Forms in Civil and Criminal Cases.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

BY JOSEPH BENEDICT,  COUNSELOR AT LAW.

EIGHTH EDITION.

ALBANY: W. C. LITTLE & CO. LAW BOOKSELLERS AND PUBLISHERS. 

1883.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1883, by W. C. LITTLE & CO.,  in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

DESCRIPTION:

Hardcover: bound in full leather over boards. Lightly stamped decoration to edges. Red and black labels to spine.

Volume I: 789 pages.  Volume II: 662 pages. Total pages: 1451 including Index. 

Size: 61/4 x 91/2".

Condition: Both volumes are scuffed, scratched and rubbed an the covers. Volume II has some staining to the front cover. Bumping and rubbing to corners. Small splits in leather at edges of spine ends. Volume I has separation to the front inside hinge with leather coming away from backstrip. Volume II has some separation within the text-block. Pages show general age toning, scattered foxing and stains. Some paper items left inside. Overall: both volumes are in Good condition.

These books belonged to James Farwell, Justice of the Peace for the Town of Ward, in Allegany County. Please see the ledger of cases overseen by Mr. Farwell among my other listings.

Extremely scarce. No other copies of this particular edition found.