NELSON, William.
The Laws of England Concerning the Game,
The Laws of England Concerning the Game,
of hunting, hawking, fishing and fowling &c. And of forests, chases, parks, warrens, deer, does, dove-cotes, conies, and all other game in general: and also concerning setting-dogs, grey-hounds, lurchers, nets, tunnels, lowbels, guns, and all manner of engines and instruments mentioned in the several statues to destroy the game...
Stock Code 117620
London, Printed by E. and R. Nutt et al., 1736 [1932].
Nelson (b.1652/3) was called to the bar in 1684 and enjoyed a successful career in the court of chancery. Of note are his three-volume Abridgement of the Common Law published in 1735-1726, and a series of guides on the duties of justices of the peace and the rights of the clergy.
Third [second] edition, unrecorded variant state; 12mo (17.5 x 10.5 cm); cancel stub after []8 (i.e. following title and preface), xx pp introduction printed on different paper stock, without first f. and final 6ff of ads, small worm track to bottom margin of prelims and introduction not affecting text, rear free endpaper torn with loss; contemporary sheep, covers ruled in blind, spine in 6 banded compartments, small split to lower joint of covers, a little rubbed, slightly toned, offsetting to endpapers, very good; [1], xx, 300pp.
cf.ESTC T78593, T71385 & T82612; Schwerdt II p.40 (1732 ed.).
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