Inleiding tot de Hollandsche Rechtsgeleerdheid; Beschreven by Hugo de Groot: Bevestigd me Plakaten, Handvesten, oude Herkomen, Rechten, Rechtsgeleerden, Sententien van de Hoven van Justitie in Holland en elders; misgaders eenige Byvoegsels en Aanmerkingen op deselve, door Mr Simoon van Groenewegen van der Made: in zyn leven Secretaris der Stad Delft, door hem toen op nieus veel vermeerderd, en verbeterd: Nu met Latynsche Aanteekeningen uitgebreidt door Mr Willem Schorer; Praesident in den Ed Hove van Vlaanderen, en Super-intendent van de Leenen. by Groot, Hugo de; Made, Simon van Groenewegen van der; Schorer, Willem - 1767

Pieter Gillisen, Middleburg, 1767. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. 778 plus "Register van de Hollandsche Rechtsgeleerheid" (complete). SIGNED by WILLEM SCHORER (indicating it is a true copy of the book) on the reverse title page. A venerable copy. The spine has been repaired with a leather strip. The boards are much scuffed, worn, marked by age and storage, handling. They are steady and sure. The frontispage has a previous owner signature (J F Hinlopen - a descendant of a founder of the Dutch East India Company, a member of one of the most wealthy families in the Netherlands [indeed the family still own the largest privately owned house in Amsterdam]). The signature is dated, 1820. A further owner, TW McWilliams, Attorney & Notary of Port Elizabeth, marked their stamp. The pages bear their years lightly. There are indeed signs of age, with areas of light tanning and spotting, but they are also very healthy and firm. Some pages are still uncut! The contents are tight, clean, clear, certain, competent, confident, bold, magisterial, pleasingly antiquarian. fk