The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force in the Colony of Virginia. With an Exact Table of the Whole
Williamsburg, VA: W. Rind, A Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1769. Hard Cover. Good binding. Item #8478
Folio. [2], 577 pp. First edition. Rebound in cloth. Serviceable binding with little shelfwear and soiling; early dampstaining throughout; some of the preliminary leaves, including the title page are a bit worn at the fore-edge margin. This copy with early family library stamp to the preliminary blank as well as the contemporary owner name of George Hairston on the same leaf and title leaf. Hairston served as a Colonel in the Revolutionary War after which he represented Henry County in the Virginia House of Delegates. Two blanks at the rear with additional early notes and names including that of Peyton Hunter of Henry County, VA. On the front pastedown of this copy is the bookplate of George Stovall, Jun.
A remarkable volume in its own right, this is the third and final revision of the laws of Virginia during the colonial period (C-T 359). Swem notes that only 1200 copies were ordered to be printed by the General Assembly. Clayton-Torrence 359; Evans 11511; Sabin 100391; Swem 22646.
Price: $2,250.00