THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
CARE, Henry (1646-1688). English Liberties, or the Free-Born Subject's Inheritance; Containing Magna Charta, Charta de Foresta, the Statute de Tallagio non concendendo, The Habeas Corpus Act, and several other Statutes; with Comments on each of them. Boston: Printed by J. Franklin for N. Buttolph, B. Eliot and D. Henchman, 1721.
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CARE, Henry (1646-1688). English Liberties, or the Free-Born Subject's Inheritance; Containing Magna Charta, Charta de Foresta, the Statute de Tallagio non concendendo, The Habeas Corpus Act, and several other Statutes; with Comments on each of them. Boston: Printed by J. Franklin for N. Buttolph, B. Eliot and D. Henchman, 1721.
12o (158 x 97 mm). (Tear across text on final leaf, a bit browned, closely trimmed with some catchwords or signature marks clipped.) Contemporary blindstamped sheep (front cover detached, worn).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, INCLUDING THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF MAGNA CARTA and other principle documents of English liberty. Benjamin Franklin did not mention Care's work in his Autobiography, but it is almost certain he worked on the edition since it was printed during the time he was apprenticed to his brother James. It thus may be regarded as an early exposure to the tenets of personal rights and liberty for Franklin. Church 880; Evans 2208; Sabin 10819.
12o (158 x 97 mm). (Tear across text on final leaf, a bit browned, closely trimmed with some catchwords or signature marks clipped.) Contemporary blindstamped sheep (front cover detached, worn).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, INCLUDING THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF MAGNA CARTA and other principle documents of English liberty. Benjamin Franklin did not mention Care's work in his Autobiography, but it is almost certain he worked on the edition since it was printed during the time he was apprenticed to his brother James. It thus may be regarded as an early exposure to the tenets of personal rights and liberty for Franklin. Church 880; Evans 2208; Sabin 10819.