Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases, Come ils Estoyent Adjudgees es Trois...
Reports from the Reign of Charles I Latch, John [1588 or 9-1655]. Walpole, Edward. Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases, Come Ils Estoyent Adjudgees es Trois Premiers Ans du Raign du Feu Roy Charles le Premier en La Court de Bank le Roy, Non Encore Publiees per Aucun Autre: Avec Deux tables Parfaits des Matieres Notables, & Nosmes des Cases Comprises la Dedans Publiees per Edward Walpoole. London: Printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, 1662. [xii], 275, [21] pp. Final leaf contains publisher advertisement. Folio (12-1/4" x 7-1/2"). Later three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title and (incorrect) gilt publication date to spine, endpapers renewed, early hand-lettered title to fore-edge of text block. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners, joints just starting at ends, hinges cracked, later library bookplate to front pastedown, small embossed library stamps to preliminaries. Moderate toning to text, light edgewear to final leaves, heavier edgewear and some soiling to preliminaries. $300. * Only edition. The reports, mostly in Law-French, cover the period 1625-1628. As noted by the ESTC, "the second "I" in the imprint year "M.DC.LXII" is either faint or failed to print" in some copies of this book. This has misled some bibliographers, such as Wing, to list a printing date of 1661. An English translation of this reporter, by Francois-Xavier Martin, was published in 1793. English Short-Title Catalogue R39113.
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