Description: Benedict, Russell. Acts and Laws of the Thirteen Original Colonies and States: Constituting the extraordinary collection of Hon. Russell Benedict. New York: American Art Association, 1922. [272]pp. Reprinted 1998 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LC 98-20196 ISBN 1-886363-56-0. Cloth. $85. * An indispensable complement to The Charlemagne Tower Collection of Colonial Laws, this catalogue is still very useful and provides an invaluable resource for the scholar or collector of early Americana. The collection of Hon. Russell Benedict included rare titles relating to acts and laws of the thirteen original colonies and states. Very rich in detail, this catalogue of 479 items includes meticulous collation and issue descriptions, annotations, references and location information, as well as reproductions of selected title pages. These items were sold at an unrestricted public sale on February 27, 1922 under the management of The American Art Association, New York.

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