Kilty, William.

LAWS OF MARYLAND, TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED THE ORIGINAL CHARTER WITH ANENGLISH TRANSLATION, THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, ASORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION, WITH SEVERAL ALTERATIONS BY ACTS OFASSEMBLY, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION,THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE AMENDMENTS MADETHERETO, WITH AN INDEX TO THE LAWS, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND THECONSTITUTION.

printed by Frederick Green, Annapolis: 1799-1800. First edition. EVANS 35775, 37894. Five later volumes were issued in octavo. Thomas Jefferson owned copies of the first two, as offered here (Sowerby 2171: "Kilty 1757-1821, army surgeon and jurist, was born in London, but came to America with his family shortly after the outbreak of the Revolutionary war. Among his other activities, he was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati"). Two volumes. 4to.; (2), (2), (40), (717), (194)pp.; (2), (8), (978)pp. Recent quarter-calf and marbled boards, leather spine labels. Uniform light age toning to text, some foxing, but crisp interiors. An attractive copy.

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