{"product_id":"the-life-of-sir-thomas-craig-of-riccarton-with-biographical-sketches-of-his-most-eminent-contemporaries-w-c-tait-edinburgh-1823","title":"The Life of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton. With Biographical Sketches of the most Eminent Legal Characters..., by Patrick Fraser Tytler. W \u0026 C Tait, Edinburgh, 1823","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn uncommon first edition of this study of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton (c.1538-1608), the distinguished Scottish lawyer and jurist, best remembered for his influential treatise \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJus Feudale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a foundational work on Scottish feudal law. Written by the historian and advocate Patrick Fraser Tytler (1791-1849), the volume examines Craig's life and career alongside biographical sketches of prominent Scottish legal figures, tracing the development of Scottish jurisprudence from the establishment of the Court of Session under James V to the Union of the Crowns in 1603.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAn Account of The Life of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton; With Biographical Sketches of the most Eminent Legal Characters, since the Institution of the Court of Session by James V. Till the period of the Union of the Crowns. By Patrick Fraser Tytler, Esq., Advocate, F.R.S. and F.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePrinted for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eW \u0026amp; C Tait, Edinburgh, 1823. Printed by Balfour and Clarke. First edition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eUncommon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2745\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA good copy of this hardback with brown leather spine and corners with gilt brown morocco title label and gilt lined raised bands to spine. Dark cloth with swirl pattern over boards. With some bumping and scuffing. Joints are rubbed but holding firm. Inner hinge with some cracking to paper at gutter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3500\"\u003eSome spotting to endpapers and pictorial title vignette and portrait frontisipiece, but text is overall clean and bright. Just occasional light scattered spot. Frontispiece with facsimile signature of Sir Thomas Craig. Previous owner’s scripted name to title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3639\"\u003eText in English. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3639\"\u003e(1) frontispiece + (1) title vignette + iv + 362pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3716\" data-end=\"3778\"\u003eDimensions: approximately 171mm high x 108mm wide x 27mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3780\" data-end=\"3818\"\u003eWeight: approximately 370g (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"7c4puz\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3829\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56406829367681,"sku":"LAN10448","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheLifeofSirThomasCraigofRiccarton.WithBiographicalSketchesofthemostEminentLegalCharacters..._byPatrickFraserTytler.W_CTait_Edinburgh_1823IMG_8277.jpg?v=1792419953","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/the-life-of-sir-thomas-craig-of-riccarton-with-biographical-sketches-of-his-most-eminent-contemporaries-w-c-tait-edinburgh-1823","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}