A Treatise on the Statutes of Elizabeth

The item is a legal treatise titled "A TREATISE ON THE STATUTES OF ELIZABETH AGAINST FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES; THE BILLS OF SALE ACTS, 1878 AND 1882; AND THE LAWS OF VOLUNTARY DISPOSITIONS OF PROPERTY; with An Appendix CONTAINING THE ABOVE ACTS AND SOME UNPUBLISHED CASES (1700-1783) FROM THE COXE AND MELMOTH MS. REPORTS." It is stated to be "From the Second English Edition" and authored by S. W. Worthington, M.A., and by the late H. W. May, B.A. The publisher is listed as The Blackstone Publishing Company in Philadelphia, and the publication year is 1887. The book appears to have a paper cover or title page that has yellowed with age, indicating a potential acidic paper composition. There are signs of handling evident by the slight creasing and potential smudging visible on the surface. A handwritten number "5" or "5)" is present in the upper right corner, possibly a library or collection marking. There are faint horizontal lines on the page, which may be a result of the printing process or compression. The binding is not fully visible, but the edge of the page suggests a sewn or glued binding style. While the overall condition appears fair for a book of this age, specific wear on the cover edges or corners is not fully discernible from the image. The text is printed in black ink using various fonts for emphasis and headings. The general style of the typesetting and layout aligns with late 19th-century printing practices.