Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from the Seventh Day of December, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety, to the Twentieth Day of April, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Five; Republished, Under the Authority of the Legislature, by Alexander James Dallas -- Vol. III [provenance: Alex Addison (1759-1807)]P

Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1795. Hardcover. [2], xliii, [1], 793, [1], v, [21] p.; 32 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Laws of Pennsylvania. Includes: "Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed at a Session, which was begun and held at the city of Philadelphia on Tuesday, the Seventh Day of December, in the Year One Thousand Seven and Ninety, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the Fifteenth. To Which are Prefixed, the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of this Commonwealth" (Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1791). Former owner's name at head of title page and on front fixed endpaper: "Alex Addison 1796." Alex Addison (1759-1807), a Scottish immigrant, was admitted to the washington County, Pa., bar in 1787 and appointed the president judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania in 1791. Bookplate on back fixed endpaper indicating that this was presented to the Washington County Historical Society by Janet M. Clark in 1905. Binder's error: final 4 pages of the Acts are bound in following the Laws of Pennsylvania title page. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed with loss at ends of spine and corners; joints are cracked; old dampstaining at edges of some pages; occasional foxing, generally light; otherwise, clean and solid. Good. Item #008978

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