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Parsons, Theophilus. A Treatise on Maritime Law. Including the Law of Shipping; The Law of Marine Insurance; and the Law and Practice of Admiralty. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1859. Two volumes. Reprint available July 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 2003052779. ISBN 1-58477-368-5. Cloth. $275. * Reprint of the first edition. Parsons was a member of the Harvard Law School faculty and an authority on maritime law. This impressive treatise was a breakthrough because it was the first to consider the law of shipping, the law of marine insurance and the law and practice of admiralty as interconnected aspects of maritime law. Parsons also includes an extensive list of United States statutes relating to commercial and maritime matters and the rules of practice for United States Courts of Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction. Taken together, he offers an unparalleled contemporary overview of the subject by one of the most important American legal scholars of the period.
Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1859. 2 Vols. xlv, 780; xlviii, 871 pp. Reprint of the first edition. This impressive treatise was a landmark work because it was the first to consider the law of shipping, the law of marine insurance and the law and practice of admiralty as interconnected aspects of maritime law. It also includes an extensive list of United States statutes relating to commercial and maritime matters and the rules of practice for United States Courts of Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction. In sum, this work offers an unparalleled contemporary overview of the subject by one of the most important American legal scholars of the period. Theophilus Parsons [1797-1882], Dane Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, was the author of The Law of Contracts (1857), The Elements of Mercantile Law (1865), A Treatise on the Law of Partnership (1867), A Treatise on the Law of Shipping and the Law and Practice of Admiralty (1869) and other works. His father, Theophilus Parsons (senior), was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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