Home, Henry (Lord Kames). Historical Law-Tracts. Edinburgh, 1761. Second Edition.

Home, Henry (Lord Kames). Historical Law-Tracts. A. Kincaid, His Majesty's printer, Edinburgh, 1761. Second Edition. Binding: Hardcover (Rebound in three-quarters leather). Book Condition: Very Good+ Condition. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 463 pages. Item Type: Book. Thomas Jefferson's copy of this edition is held by the Library of Congress as part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Originally published in 1758, the book was published anonymously but written by Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782), one of the leaders of the Scottish Enlightenment, a judge in the supreme courts of Scotland, and a scholar on the natural law. The bulk of the text (pp. [1]-426) consists of 14 tracts relating, as the Preface describe them, "to subjects common to the law of England and of Scotland" (p. xii). The remainder (pp. 427-463) is an Appendix with supporting material. The text block is tight. The paper is slightly toned from age but is well preserved. Beautifully rebound in three-quarters