A Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania: from the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred, to the Seventh Day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty by John W. Purdon
by Purdon, John W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1831. Hardcover. Very Good +. 976 p.; 25 cm. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Purdon's Digest 1830. Formerly there was a second label in the fourth compartment. Blind-rolled chain border on each board. Former owner's name on title page and endpapers: J. Miles. Contains the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and the laws of Pennsylvania arranged by topic. In Very Good+ Condition: lacking one original spine label; leather is rubbed, with several small scrapes; leather over spine is starting to crack; light foxing; pages are somewhat browned, but clean and tight. A solid copy.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004874
- Title
- A Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania: from the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred, to the Seventh Day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty by John W. Purdon
- Author
- Purdon, John W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- M'Carty & Davis
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1831
- Bookseller catalogs
- Law; Pennsylvania;
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.