[KEY, Francis Scott, his copy]. CROKE, Sir George. Reports of Sir George Croke, Knight, formerly one of the Justices of the Courts of King's-Bench and Common-Pleas… Dublin: E. Lynch et al, 1792. Fourth edition. SIGNED BY FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
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[KEY, Francis Scott (1779-1843), his copy]. CROKE, Sir George. Reports of Sir George Croke, Knight, formerly one of the Justices of the Courts of King's-Bench and Common-Pleas of such Select Cases as were Adjudged in the Said Courts during the Reign of James the First… Dublin: E. Lynch et al, 1792
8vo (232 x 142mm). Contemporary calf, morocco spine labels (spine ends and corners repaired, minor wear); slipcase. Provenance: Francis Scott Key, lawyer and author of "The Star Spangled Banner" (signature on title and bookplate); “B.M.” (unidentified monogram bookplate).
Fourth edition. SIGNED BY FRANCIS SCOTT KEY ("F. S. Key") on title and with his rare printed bookplate on the front pastedown ("F. S. Key, Georgetown - Columbia"). Key practiced law in Washington D. C, and this was undoubtedly from his law reference library there. This is volume two of Croke, published many years after volume one and considered complete in itself.
When this copy sold at Sotheby’s New York in 1994, it was described as containing a pencil notation on front free endpaper indicating that this copy had once belonged to Kingman Brewster, but the note is no longer legible.
When this copy sold at Sotheby’s New York in 1994, it was described as containing a pencil notation on front free endpaper indicating that this copy had once belonged to Kingman Brewster, but the note is no longer legible.
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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