Littleton tenures in Englishe
Publisher: By Rychard Tottyl.
Published: 1572
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hande and Starre
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: "Cum priuilegio." --foot of title and colophon.

Imprint from colophon.

Collation: A-S⁸ [$4 signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves 79 and 129 printed 99 and 120.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman and italic type.

Initials.

First published in Law French in 1482, Littleton's work was the earliest printed treatise on English law not printed in Latin. It incorporated some material from the Old tenures and "sums up the development of what was then the most important branch of the common law". --cf. Oxford companion to law.

The 1st translation from Law French into English (STC 15759.5) was published by John Rastell [1523-1525]

STC (2nd ed.) 15769.7

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T52a, from unpublished "Supplement 2" in the Harvard Law School Library.

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris Richard Wood -- John Bennet.

Half bound in 19th century sheep skin and marbled paper covered boards; all edges sprinkled red.

Bottom edge-mark: R H. Early owner's signature at head of title page. On verso of final leaf are several notes in contemporary hands, and ownership inscriptions of Richard Wood and John Bennet.

Copy imperfect; lacking leaves 133-134, leaves 135-138 mutilated; all supplied in photostat.