First edition of this significant work on the customary law of Maine. Divided into sixteen parts, it also includes two valuable alphabetical indexes: one listing the main subjects covered in this Custom of Maine as well as in the revised Customs of Anjou and Paris, and the other listing key subjects found in the remarks and observations on this custom.
Marginal dampstaining to a few leaves, occasional foxing.
Contemporary ownership inscription on the title page: Berthereau.
Contemporary full mottled calf, spine with six raised bands, gilt double compartments with decorative tooling, red morocco title label, gilt rolls on somewhat faded caps, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, double gilt fillets on board edges, red edges, corners slightly rubbed.