The Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Will
by Sir Geoffrey Gilbert
"In this book the whole law of this subject is considered, with many references to the best authorities ..."[1]
Bibliographic Information
Author: Sir Geoffrey Gilbert.
Title: The Law of Devises, Revocations, and Last Will, to Which is Added, Choice Precedents of Wills.
Published: In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller, 1756.
Edition: First edition; viii, [11], 254, [38] pages.
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as Law of Devises 8vo. and given by Thomas Jefferson to Dabney Carr. The Brown Bibliography[2] includes the first edition while George Wythe's Library[3] on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Octavo editions were published at London in 1756 and 1773."
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in full brown leather binding with 5 raised bands on the spine and the previous owner's name written on front paste-down. Purchased from Black Swan Books, Inc.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
References
- Jump up ↑ Richard Whalley Bridgman, A Short View of Legal Bibliography: Containing Some Critical Observations on the Authority of the Reporters and Other Law Writers (London: Printed for W. Reed, 1807), 133.
- Jump up ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
- Jump up ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on September 16, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe
