8vo. xv, [1], 463pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, a trifle marked. Early inked ownership inscription of Joseph Crombie to title page, scattered ink-spotting.

A collection of essays on the historical development of the law, with comparisons of the application of the law between Scotland and England, by Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). First printed in 1758, the work contains chapters on, inter alia, property, securities upon land, privileges of heirs- apparent, and courts.