The Ecclesiastical Law (Four-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Richard Burn, Ll.D.; Robert Philip Tyrwhitt, Esq.
Binding: Hardback
Published: T. Cadell; C. & J. Rivington; Joseph Butterworth and Son; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Original law calf, this four-volume set presents with worn and dried leather showing pronounced surface cracking and edge abrasions. The spines retain legible gilt titling, though dulled, and the boards remain attached but fragile. Internally, the pages are complete with scattered foxing throughout, primarily affecting prelims and margins. Each volume bears a handwritten name on the title page, with no other markings or annotations.
This four-volume 1824 edition of The Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, revised and corrected by Robert Philip Tyrwhitt, stands as a monumental reference in Anglican legal history. Bound in early 19th-century law calf with raised bands and gilt titles, the set presents a comprehensive codification of church governance, clerical duties, ecclesiastical courts, and canonical statutes. Each volume remains structurally sound, with moderate age wear, scattered foxing, and firm hinges throughout. Tyrwhitt’s editorial contributions sharpen the legal clarity and extend Burn’s original scope, making this edition particularly valuable for collectors of British jurisprudence and religious law. A cornerstone of post-Reformation legal scholarship, this set offers both historical gravitas and enduring research utility.
Author: Richard Burn, Ll.D.; Robert Philip Tyrwhitt, Esq.
Binding: Hardback
Published: T. Cadell; C. & J. Rivington; Joseph Butterworth and Son; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Original law calf, this four-volume set presents with worn and dried leather showing pronounced surface cracking and edge abrasions. The spines retain legible gilt titling, though dulled, and the boards remain attached but fragile. Internally, the pages are complete with scattered foxing throughout, primarily affecting prelims and margins. Each volume bears a handwritten name on the title page, with no other markings or annotations.
This four-volume 1824 edition of The Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, revised and corrected by Robert Philip Tyrwhitt, stands as a monumental reference in Anglican legal history. Bound in early 19th-century law calf with raised bands and gilt titles, the set presents a comprehensive codification of church governance, clerical duties, ecclesiastical courts, and canonical statutes. Each volume remains structurally sound, with moderate age wear, scattered foxing, and firm hinges throughout. Tyrwhitt’s editorial contributions sharpen the legal clarity and extend Burn’s original scope, making this edition particularly valuable for collectors of British jurisprudence and religious law. A cornerstone of post-Reformation legal scholarship, this set offers both historical gravitas and enduring research utility.