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New York: Printed by James Parke, 1752. [6],iii,488,[1]pp. including errata leaf. Folio. Half calf and marbled boards in antique style, leather label. Small old ink library stamp on verso of titlepage, some toning and minor foxing, marginal dampstaining to some leaves. With a remarkable contemporary poem, "Epitaph on Thomas Paine," apparently an original composition, penned on two of the terminal blanks. Very good. One of the earliest compilations of the laws of colonial New York, and the first digest of the colonial statutes in force at that time. The work was prepared by William Smith (author of the HISTORY OF NEW YORK) and William Livingston, both prominent New York attorneys. The work is also notable for the subscribers list, which includes prominent names such as Benjamin Franklin, Charles Pinckney, and James De Lancey, among others. The book belonged to James Smith and Peter Smith of Dutchess County, New York, who have noted ownership on the last blank leaf. In what is evidently the same… Read More

New York: New York General Assembly. Printed by James Parker at the New Printing-Office, in Beaver-Street, and William Weyman in Broad Street, 1762. Folio. (13 1/2 x 9 x 2 ; 13 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches). Vol 1: [6] i-iii [iv] 1-488 [6], pp. 488. Vol 2: [8] 1-263 [264] 265-268 [2] pp. 268. Non-uniform contemporary bindings: Vol. 1 in reverse calf, Vol. 2 in sheep. Both volumes contained in a cloth slipcase with morocco label Both volumes of the rare initial digest of colonial New York's laws, with Benjamin Franklin listed as a subscriber. A two-volume compilation of early New York colonial laws prepared by William Smith (author of the History of New York) and William Livingston. The Laws of New-York was "the first digest of the colonial statutes in force at that time," according to the DAB. The work is notable for the subscriber's list, which includes prominent names such as Benjamin Franklin, Charles Pinckney, and James De Lancey, among others. Also includes the second volume (often sold on its own),… Read More