Griffith, Wm.:

A TREATISE ON THE JURISDICTION AND PROCEEDINGS OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN CIVIL SUITS. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING ADVICE TO EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND GUARDIANS. ALSO AN EPITOME OF THE LAW OF LANDLORD AND TENANT. THE WHOLE INTERSPERSED WITH PROPER FORMS, AND CALCULATED FOR GENERAL INSTRUCTION.

Burlington [NJ]: Elderkin & Miller, 1796. [12], 272, [21], [1 blank] pp. Bound in contemporary sheep, with the front cover absent and the rear hinge starting. The text is lightly toned and in Very Good shape. Contemporary signature of Wm. H. Abbott at head of title page.

The first edition of the New Jersey lawyer's legal treatise. An errata appears at the bottom of page [11]. It was reprinted in 1797.
FIRST EDITION. Felcone 108. Evans 30518. Item #27753

Price: $200.00