A Short View of Legal Bibliography, Containing Some Critical..

1807. Removing Rubbish from the Republic of Letters" Bridgman, Richard W. [c.1761-1820]. A Short View of Legal Bibliography: Containing Some Critical Observations on the Authority of the Reporters and Other Law Writers; Collected from the Best Authorities, And Intended as a Companion to the Author's Reflections on the Study of the Law. To Which is Added, A Plan for Classifying a Public or Private Library. London: Printed for W. Reed, 1807. xviii, 429, [1] pp. Includes one-page publisher advertisement. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Recent quarter calf over marbled boards, blind fillets, gilt date and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Light toning to interior, occasional very light foxing, brief early annotations in ink to a few pages. A handsome copy. $500. * Only edition. Arranged alphabetically by author and containing valuable critical and descriptive bibliographic observations, Bridgman's classic reference remains a valuable work. Bridgman intended this work as a guide with the "double advantage of easing the labors of the rising generation, and of removing rubbish from the republic of letters. It is our duty to do the best we can for our posterity, and not reject the task under the illiberal idea that posterity can do nothing for us" (v). Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:42.