BRADFORD, John (1749-1830). A General Instructor; or the Office, Duty, and Authority of the Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables in the State of Kentucky. Lexington, KY: John Bradford, 1820. 8vo (186 x 109 mm). (Some browning or spotting.) Contemporary calf, brown morocco blind-stamped lettering piece. Provenance: George Cleveland, early Bourbon County pioneer (early letterpress bookplate); James Van Winkle (early signature); William B. Branham, Bourbon County Magistrate (signatures); T. W. Hudges (inscription). FIRST EDITION, with the notice of copyright dated 30 September 1800, and including legal definitions, maxims and general rules, and actions and remedies. VERY RARE: according to American Book Prices Current, only one copy (lacking 4pp. of text) has sold at auction in the last 40 years. Evans 37034; Jillson p.27; McMurtrie Kentucky 131. Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky