An Act to Continue Several Laws for Preventing the Spreading of the Distemper

Description

An Act to Continue Several Laws for Preventing the Spreading of the Distemper which Now Rages Amongst the Horned Cattle, and for Impowering His Majesty to Prohibit the Killing of Cow Calves
By
The British Parliament
Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett
London, England
1750
[8] p.: wood engraved title vignette and historiated inital of the English coat of arms; 31 cm. (12.25 inches). Stiffened paper. Disbound; the second to fourth leaves are paginated 451-456. Blank p. [2] bears small blue stamp: "Exchange Baker Library Harvard University January 1, 1944." No library markings.
First Edition
This law was passed in the third session of the Parliament that extended from 10 November 1747 to 16 November 1749.
Act is in
Very Good Plus
Condition: light horizontal crease upper section; very slight soiling.
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