The Probate Law and Practice of California, San Francisco, 1861

1861. Belknap, D[avid]. P[rice]. The Probate Law and Practice of California, Containing All the Statutes of the State, Relating to Probate Courts and the Jurisdiction Thereof; The Settlement of Estates of Deceased Persons; The Duties of Guardians; Descents; Wills; Etc., Etc. With Judicial Decisions of This and Other States, And an Appendix of Forms. San Francisco: H.H. Bancroft & Company, 1861. xvi, 241, cclxix pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Full sheep cloth, red and black lettering pieces. Very worn, spine chipped, hinges cracked but secure. Various penciling throughout textblock. A solid copy. $250. * Second edition. First published in 1858 under the title California Probate Law and Practice, this treatise provides a thorough guide to probate and estate management for executors, administrators and guardians and includes an appendix of forms. The tipped-in slips list relevant amendments and changes through 1868. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) I:143.