La Huictme Part des Reports de Sr Edw Coke Chevalier, Chiefe Iustice..
First Edition of the Eighth Part of Coke's Reports Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1634]. La Huictme Part des Reports de Sr. Edw. Coke Chevalier, Chiefe Iustice del Common Banke: Des Divers Resolutions & Iugements Donez sur Solennes Arguments & Avec Grand Deliberation & Conference des Tresreverends Iuges & Sages de la Ley, De Cases en Ley Queux ne Fueront Unques Resolus ou Adiudgez par Devant: Et les Raisons & Causes des Dits Resolutions & Iugements. Publie en le Neufme an de Treshaut & Tresillustre Iaques Roy Dengl. Fr. & Irel. & De Escoce le 44. Le Fountaine de Tout Pietie & Iustice, & La Vie de la Ley. London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1611. [15], 171 [i.e. 173] ff. Lacking first and final blank leaves. Text in Law-French and Latin. Folio (11" x 7"; 28 x 18 cm). Recent quarter morocco over cloth, gilt title, date and part number to spine, endleaves renewed. Very light fading and negligible light shelfwear to spine, retained bookplates, one of William Henry H. Reece, the other a monogram plate with the initals K.P., to front free endpaper, small circular sticker to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior, faint offsetting to first and final few leaves, light foxing in a few places, ink library stamp to verso of title page, early owner signature (affected by trimming) to head of title page, occasional annotations and underlining in an early hand. $1,250. * First edition. Coke's Reports are not reports in the conventional sense; they are highly detailed anthologies of precedents organized by topic. Taken together, they form the most extensive and detailed treatment of common law pleading that had yet appeared. A work of immense authority, it was often cited as The Reports, there being no need to mention the author's name. A highlight of the eighth part is the preface's lengthy discussion of the ancient laws of England. The annotations in our copy are brief case citations, glosses and references to other reporters. Reece [1812-1873], one of our copy's later owners, was a Warwickshire solicitor, antiquary, philanthropist, author and translator. English Short-Title Catalogue S107236.
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