RARE 'SEPARATE PROPERTY OF MARRIED WOMEN' ANTIQUE LEGAL LAW BOOK - J.C. WELLS

Description

Extremely rare copy of
"A Treatise on the Separate Property of Married Women, Under the Recent Enabling Statutes." by John C. Wells. Printed 1878. Inscribed on inside fly page. Leather cover has damage and wear. Rear fly leaf has holes in page.
This antique 1870's, Reconstruction Era legal guide covers the property rights of married women including post-nuptial gifts from the husband, separate businesses, wife's earnings, trusts, insurance, power to make contracts, disabilities of the husband, etc.
659 pages
I can not find another example of this book online, only reprints.
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