$738
Fitzherbert, Sir Anthony (1470-1538) La Graunde Abridgement . London: Richard Tottell, 1577. Large quarto in eights, two parts in one volume, both title pages printed within ornate woodcut compartments bearing the printer's initials, printed in single column in black letter throughout, in law French, large copy, with deckle edges showing, occasional contemporary marginal notes; some marginal tears, some tears with loss, one repaired with non-archival tape, toning, water stains, slight worming; bound in contemporary dark brown Oxford binding, with central lozenge in blind on both boards, flanked by initials, very worn, later rebacking, failing, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Fitzherbert's La Graunde Abridgement , compiled from disparate case law sources, was the first systematic attempt to provide a summary of English law.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
