Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Vol. II (1820). by Thomas Sergeant & Wm. (William) Rawle - 1820

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Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1821. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in full tan calf gilt spine titles on red and black labels. 588 pages with index. The leather is rubbed through at the corners, there are surface scuffs which have darkened with age, the head of the spine is chipped with a glue repair, the front joint is cracked and the rear just starting. The inner hinges are quite solid so the boards remain firmly attached. Two private law library stamps to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. The paper quality is quite good with some mild toning but very little foxing. Uncommon.

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Philadelphia: McCarty & Davis. Good+. 1825. First Edition. Leather. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 4200 pages; 1825 - 1829 McCarty & Davis, Philadelphia. 7 volumes of Sergeant & Rowles Reports on PA Supreme Court Cases. 1st edition. About 600 pp. Each volume. Uniformly bound in period tan calf with red morocco leather labels to spines; black leather owner labels to base of spines ( A B Hassler). Bindings in generally good, sound condition with some tenderness in joints. Vol XI with a piece of cloth tape reinfocing the crown; light rubbing and wear to board edges and ends. Contents generally clean and neat with expected toning and foxing. G+ ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Philadelphia: Philip H. Nicklin; Abraham Small. Good. 1818. First Edition. Leather. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 4767 pages; 1818 - 1824 Philip H. Nicklin & Abraham Small, Philadelphua. First 8 volumes of Sergeant & Rowles Reports on PA Supreme Court Cases. 1st edition. 584; 588; 629; 588; 576; 620; 582; 600 pp. Uniformly bound in period tan sheepskin with red morocco leather labels to spines; black leather owner labels to base of spines ( A B Hassler). Bindings in various conditions. 6, 7 & 8 generally sound with tenderness in joints. Vols 1 ,2, 3, 4 with partial splits to joints. Vol 5 shabby with boards detached and leather rotting at spine. Most have old cloth tape strapping spine ends, some cracked. Contents generally clean and neat with expected toning and foxing. Overall good but wanting some binding restoration. ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Robert H. Small. Collectible - Acceptable. Philadelphia: Robert H. Small, 1844, 1851 and 1841. Revised and Corrected 2nd edition. 4 volume set. Sm 4to Leather Bound. 582; 589; 630; 588pp. Fair set. All volumes: Heavy edgewear. Pages age toned. Front hinge cracked. Paper reference labels glued in throughout. Slightly dampstained. Previous owner's name inked to the title page, front free endpaper and pastedown. Volumes 1-3: Spine reinforced with cloth tape. (US history, politics, government) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia: Philip H. Nicklin; M'Carty & Davis, and others, 1829. Hardcover. Good. 13 of 17 volumes, full calf, good to very good, light general scuffing, darkening and wear, but all well bound and contents very good and clean. Most of the volumes have a thin black leather band lettered in gilt at bottoms of spines with "D. A. Reed" -- the volumes mainly belonged to David Aiken Reed (1880-1953), Pittsburgh attorney and very conservative Senator from Pennsylvania, co-author of the notoriously restrictive Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1924 aimed at severely curtailing immigration from southern and eastern Europe and at banning all Asians from immigrating to America. A few of the volumes have similar bands at the bottom identifying the owner as Francis S. Bennett; from what we can find, he was a defense attorney in Pittsburgh in the later part of the 19th century. Sergeant and Rawle took over the editing of PA Supreme Court cases from Horace Binney, who died in 1814; these commence with cases from… Read More