The Statute of York and the Interest of the Commons

The Statute of York and the Interest of the Commons — George Lee Haskins, 1935 | Thomas N. Bisson Association Copy

George Lee Haskins. The Statute of York and the Interest of the Commons. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Published by the Society, 1935. 129 pages. Original red cloth with gilt lettering. Approximately 7 × 4.5 inches.

Published as the Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Prize Essay for 1935, this early work by legal historian George Lee Haskins examines the Statute of York and the developing role of the Commons in medieval English government and constitutional history.

Of particular interest is this copy's distinguished scholarly provenance: the front free endpaper is signed “Thomas N. Bisson,” the noted American medieval historian. Bisson became an important scholar of medieval European political and institutional history, teaching at Harvard and later Princeton. His ownership of Haskins's study is especially appropriate given his own scholarly specialization and gives this copy an appealing association between two significant historians of medieval institutions.

The volume retains its handsome original red cloth binding with gilt lettering to the front board. The cloth remains bright and attractive, with only light evidence of age and handling. The binding is sound, and the interior is notably clean and well preserved.

Condition

Near Fine. Original red cloth remains bright with strong gilt lettering and minor shelf wear. Binding sound. Pages clean and well preserved. Thomas N. Bisson's ink ownership signature appears on the front free endpaper. Please see photographs for the condition of this individual copy.