1787 Courts of Requests: Their Nature, Utility, and Powers Described, with a Variety of Cases

Description

First Edition, Leather Binding

A very scarce first edition. This work was reprinted in 1840, in an edition which is also very scarce.

The Birmingham Court of Requests was established in 1752 to handle minor debt disputes, usually involving sums under 40 shillings.

William Hutton, a historian and bookseller, draws on his own experiences as a commissioner of the court, including personal anecdotes and social commentary.

ESTC T53073

Retaining the original half title.

With the armorial bookplate of R. E. Madison to the front pastedown, and the former owner's 1952 ink inscription of Raymond E. de la P. Addison to a front blank.

A very scarce first edition offering unparalleled insight into the small claims courts of the eighteenth century.