Illustrated Catalogue of Acts and Laws of the Colony and State of New York [...] constituting the collection made by Hon. Russell Benedict, Justice of the Supreme Court of New York.

Octavo: 261 unpaginated pages. In original printed wraps. Internally sound and clean, in stained and creased wraps. Unobtrusive ownership mark of Myers & Co. of London on front wrap. Fifty full-page facsimiles of title-pages, etc. Foreword by Benedict, followed by Resume, beginning, 'The Collection of Laws belonging to Judge Russell Benedict, [...] is the Most Important Collection of its kind that has ever been brought together by a private party. Its interest centers not alone in its legal sphere, but also around the historical events of the most fascinating periods in American History.' Followed by a two-page list of 'Names of 17th and 18th century American printers with date of their work as represented' in the collection, including William Bradford, Benjamin Franklin, Hugh Gaine, James Parker, W. Weyman, John Peter Zenger, John Holt and Daniel Fowle. The 479 lots realised $36,418.50. Uncommon: Copac only lists copies in Oxford and Edinburgh.