| Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills Contributor(s): Harris, Virgil M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766167259 ISBN-13: 9780766167254 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: This subject is very comprehensive, and the material required was obtained, in most instances, from the original records of Probate and Court Registers in various parts of the world, by exhaustive research in libraries at home and abroad, and by reference to magazine and newspaper files. It was Mr. Harris' effort to select from this collection the wills which appeared most interesting and entertaining. Contents: Importance of wills; Ancient wills; Wills in fiction and poetry; Curious wills relating to husbands, wives and children, animals, charity, burial and miscellaneous; Testamentary and kindred miscellany; Wills of many famous foreigners and Americans. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - Law | Wills |
| Dewey: 346.054 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 8.3" W x 11.04" (2.44 lbs) 488 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |