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GENERAL ABRIDGMENT OF LAW AND EQUITY: ALPHABETICALLY DIGESTED UNDER PROPER TITLES, WITH NOTES AND REFERENCES TO THE WHOLE

Viner, Charles


Item #: 68445
Published: OE; Holmes Beach, FL: Gaunt; Reprinted in 2009.

Subjects: BIBLIOGRAPHY, UNITED KINGDOM

Reprint of the first edition. Descended from Rolle'sAbridgment, Viner's Magnum Opus marks the end of an era inEnglish legal bibliography. Originally intended as acontinuation of D'Anver's abridgment, Viner's work went onto become the longest and most detailed work of its kind.(...) In addition to the Abridgment, Viner contributed muchfor the study of English law through his posthumousestablishment of the Vinerian chair and Vinerianscholarships. (...) Cowley, A Bibliography of Abridgments,Digests, Dictionaries and Indexes of English Law to the Year1800 279, 294.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

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