
Description
or the law and customs of England, relating to manors and Lords of manors, their stewards, deputies, tenants, and others
To which is added an appendix of all the modern entries of declarations...
With proper tables to the whole.
by Nelson, William, b. 1653
Published by In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for John Hooke, 1726
[10],198;128,[8]pp.
Folio. Size 8 by 12.5"
Full leather. Worn.
Both covers are detached (but present)
Very good interior, minor foxing.
Front endpaper detached, with missing corner.
Bookplates of the King Lawrence Parker (Litchfield, CT) and Henry Thomas Ellacombe
text in English
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Henry Thomas Ellacombe or Ellicombe (1790-1885), was an English divine and antiquary. He was the inventor of an apparatus to allow a single ringer to ring multiple bells.
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1726 LES MANERIORUM or LAW & CUSTOMS of ENGLAND by William Nelson antique folio
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
May 08, 2026 3:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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