Idea Juris Scotici – James Innes – 1733 | Full Leather Legal Treatise

Idea Juris Scotici: or, a summary view of the laws of Scotland by James Innes is a 1733 treatise outlining the principles governing Scottish law in the early 18th century. This work presents legal concepts relating to government procedure, property law, succession, and civil obligations. It includes specific sections on debt recovery and rights of bills of sale.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Idea juris Scotici: or, a summary view of the laws of Scotland
• Author(s): James Innes
• Publisher: In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling
• Edition: First edition, 1733
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  10 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm)
• Collation: 120pp, [4]
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Legal Procedure in Scotland
  • Foundations of Property and Inheritance
  • Rules Governing Commercial Debt and Exchange Instruments
• Provenance: bookplate – “South Library”, 1860

Condition:

Good. Leather tight and secure, professionally reinforced to give strength to hinges. Pages generally clean and free of age toning.

Why Collect This?

• Early legal synthesis of Scots civil and commercial law
• First edition printed at the Savoy

Item Number: # 29152