Appeals to the Privy Council From the American Plantations by Joseph Henry Smith

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1965. Octagon Books.

A study describing and evaluating the Privy Council of England as a judicial body that exercised jurisdiction over the courts of the various American plantations during the 17th and 18th centuries. Specifically discusses the Council's appellate jurisdiction over the Channel Islands and other Caribbean colonies, as they were more economically and strategically important than the mainland colonies.

Well bound in original red cloth with gilt insignia and lettering. Only marking is ex-libris book plate on back of front cover. Scarce book on an interesting topic.