The Militia Law of the State of Tennessee, Printed by Authority, Nashville: S. Nye & Co., Printers to the State, 1836, owned and inscribed on back cover by A.P. Maury. Brown cardboard covers, 8-3/8"H x 5-1/4" W. Note: Abram Poindexter Maury (1801-1848) was an attorney and newspaper editor from Franklin, Tennessee who served as a state representative and U.S. Congressman. Provenance: descended in the family of A.P. Maury. Condition: Light stains, discoloration and edge wear to cover, frontspiece missing, pencil and ink stains, light foxing and discoloration to interior pages.