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The first part of the Institutes of the laws of England, or, A commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it selfe

Archive Print Item: YAS 0087

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Type of record: Book

Title: The first part of the Institutes of the laws of England, or, A commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it selfe

Other titles: First part of the institutes of the laws of England; Commentary upon Littleton; Institutes of the laws of England

Level: Item

Classmark: YAS 0087

Creator(s): Coke, Sir Edward (1552-1634)

Additional creator(s): Hine, Reginald L (1883-1949) (Former owner); Ess, Henry N (1921-2000) (Former owner); Stationers' Company (London, England) (Booksellers)

Related people: Littleton, Thomas, Sir, -1481; Littleton, Thomas, Sir, -1481; Littleton, Thomas, Sir, -1481

Publisher: Printed for the Company of Stationers

Publication city: London

Date(s): Anno 1656

Language: English

Size and medium: 12 unnumbered pages, 395 pages, 31 unnumbered leaves, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded)

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/498243

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010321349705181

Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

Description

Title within an ornamental woodcut border (McKerrow; Borders, no. 283).


Date of imprint in compartment at foot of border.


Frontispiece (A1) is an engraved portrait of Thomas Littleton, with caption: "The true portraiture of Iudge Littleton the famous English lawyer."


Tipped in preceding leaf 15 is an illustrated table of consanguinity (folded) titled: "Gradus parentelae & Consanguinitatis, pro meliori intelligentia authoris nostri."


Collation: A⁶ (+/-A1) B-4C⁶ [$3 ( -R2, +3U4, 3X4, 3Z4, 4A4, 4B4, 4C4) signed; 4C6 blank].


Initials; head pieces; typographical ornaments.


Side notes.


Includes bibliographical references and index.


Indexed in: Wing (2nd ed.)

Additional description

Front loose endpaper has various signatures: John Sugden, [John S.?]Stansfield Cook [other illegible] and an inscription in Latin that states that the book belongs to John Sugden. Handwritten notes to rear loose endpaper. Illegible crossed through note written on title page

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