Les Reports des Divers Special Cases, 2 vols, London, 1683-1684
First Edition of "A Reporter of Much Authority" With Cases from the Commonwealth and Restoration Periods Siderfin, Thomas [1657-1670]. Les Reports des Divers Special Cases Argue & Adjudge en le Court del Bank le Roy, Et Auxy en le Co. Ba. & L'Exchequer en les Primier Dix ans Apres le Restauration Del son Tres-Excellent Majesty Le Roy Charles le II. Colligees par Tho. Siderfin Esq; Jades del Melieu-Temple Londres. Imprimee par L'Original South son Maine Propre en Francois, Et Ore Publie en Mesme le Language Ovesq; Deux Tables Perfaicts Fait es par Luy Mesme des Touts les Matiers Notables, Et Nosmes del Cases Contenus en Yceaux. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, 1683. [iv], 467, [83] pp. Table. [And] Siderfin, Thomas. Le Second Part {Mes le Primer en Temps} De les Reports du Thomas Siderfin Jades del Middle Temple Londres, Esq; Esteant Plusieurs Cases come ils Estoyent Argue & Adjudgees en le Court del Upper Banck, En les ans 1657, 1658, & 1659. Ovesque deux tables Perfaicts des Matiers Notables & Nosmes des Cases Comprizes en Yceaux Imprimee par l'Original South son Main Proper. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, And H. Sawbridge, 1684. [viii], 179, [11] pp. Title words "Mes le Primer en Temps" are printed in the upper right corner of title page. Folio (12" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands, lettering pieces and blind fillets to spines, gilt tooling to board edges, early hand-lettered titles to fore-edges of text block. Light rubbing and some minor nicks, scuffs and stains to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, minor chipping to head of Volume I and foot of Volume II, corners bumped and somewhat worn, partial cracks to text block between free endpapers and following leaves. Light toning to interiors, light foxing to a few leaves, light soiling to title page of Volume II, offsetting to margins of endleaves, early annotations to front free endpaper of Volume I and rear free endpaper of Volume II. $650. * First editions. Reporting cases from 1657 to 1670, this reporter is unusual because it includes cases from both the Commonwealth and the Restoration eras. According to Wallace, this is a "reporter of much authority." Wallace, The Reporters 295-297. English Short-Title Catalogue R5475, R216363.
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