The Great Jennens Case: being an epitome of the History of the Jennens Family. Compiled on behalf of the Jennens Family. by JENNENS FAMILY. HARRISON, W. & T. and WILLIS, G

FIRST EDITION, pp.(8)228 + addenda leaf; 13 plates & folding pedigree; a good copy in slightly marked & rubbed original red cloth, gilt; front endpaper neatly renewed; contemporary ownership inscription of 'Edward Jennings from Horace B. Woodward'. William Jennings, or Jennens, of Acton Place near Long Melford, was said to be the richest commoner in the United Kingdom when he died intestate in 1798. The number of claimants & interminable legal process which resulted is supposed to have been the inspiration for Jarndyce & Jarndyce in Dickens' Bleak House. This account was printed for private distribution to the many continuing claimants to the estate. SB 3076.