THE DOUGLAS CAUSE by STEUART, A. Francis, editor - 1909

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

William Hodge & Company, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1909. No Edition Remarks. 247 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Slight cracking to gutters and hinges causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Some pages uncut throughout, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Water stain to front board.

Gale, Making of Modern Law, 2012-02-14. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Glasgow: William Hodge and Company, 1909. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". Unnamed. A record of the court cases of Archibald Douglas investigating the mystery of his parentage and the legitimacy of his claim to the Douglas baronetage. The 'Douglas Cause' was a notable legal struggle contested in Great Britain during the 1760s that not only gripped the nation but ultimately led to an array of death threats and rioting. The main parties involved were Archibald Douglas and James Douglas-Hamilton, the seventh Duke of Hamilton who went to court in order to claim the vast tracts of land and fortune that had previously belonged to Archibald Douglas, the third Marquess and first Duke of Douglas. From the 'Notable Scottish Trials' series. Illustrated throughout with numerous portraits. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some slight bumping and shelfwear. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright with scattered spotting to the odd page. Good