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Title: The Perpetual Laws, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from the Establishment of its Constitution to the First Session of the General Court, A.D. 1788. Compiled, arranged and printed to the wishes of many respectable law characters, and the approbation of the Honourable judges of the Supreme Judicial Court. Carefully compared with the original acts Author: ** Place: Worcester, MA Publisher: Isaiah Thomas Date: 1788 Description: [8], 389 pp. [verso of p.389 blank, + 3 blank leaves]. (8vo) 8x4½, modern calf. The first true compilation of the complete laws of Massachusetts published the same year as the ratification of the Constitution. Ink ownership signature of Thomas Dawes, Jun., to top of title-page; occasional ink marginalia in an early hand. Evans 21245; Sabin 45932. Lot Amendments Condition: Some foxing, darkening and soiling to contents, title-page with paper along gutter margin from rebinding, top corner of pp. 167-8 torn off (affecting some text), lower corner of pp. 169-70 also torn off (not affecting text), else very good. Item number: 175501