Some Doubts & Questions, in the Law; Especially of Scotland. As Also, Some Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session: Collected & Observ'd by Sir John Nisbet of Dirleton, Advocate to King Charles II. To Which is Added, an Index, for Finding the Principal Matters in the Said Decisions. Edinburgh: Printed for George Mosman, MDCXCVIII (1698).
[together with]
The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, in Most Cases of Importance, Debated and Brought Before Them; From December 1665, to June 1677. Observed by Sir John Nisbet of Dirleton, Advocate to King Charles II. To Which is Added, an Index, for Finding the Principal Matters in the Said Decisions; As Also, a List of the Pursuers and Defenders Names. Edinburgh: Printed by George Mosman, MDCXCVIII (1698).
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Provenance:
The bookplate and ownership stamp of John Hope, Advocate. The bookplate bearing the motto "at spes non fracta" (but hope is not broken).
This bookplate is likely to belong to the Scottish lawyer John Hope (1807-1893), who was also a philanthropist and campaigner focusing on the welfare of the working class and on education.
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Size: 194 x 308 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), frontis, t.p., 10pp., 228pp., t.p., pp.3-226, 17pp., (2)].
Full brown calf binding, rubbed and scuffed. Lacking tooled label. Front board detached. Rear board with cracked joint and hinge, thus fragile. Shelf and edge wear. Edge toning to endpapers. Text block fairly clean with toning and occasional foxing. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Ownership stamp to the main title page.
[OCLC 6126422].
