Regis pie memorie Edwardi Tertii a quadragesimo ad quinquagesimum. Anni omnes a mendis quibus miserrime scatebant repurgati & suo nitori restituti
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Tottelli.
Published: 1576
Place of publication: Londini
Language: roa; lat
Subjects: Law reports, digests; Early works to 1800
Work titles: Year books (Edward III : 1327-1377)
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 67; Devices, no. 110)

On title page, date precedes other imprint information.

Colophon: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hand and Starre, by Rycharde Tottel the seconde day of Marche. Anno. 1576.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of title page and colophon.

Each regnal year is foliated separately.

Collation: A⁶ B-3Z⁴ ²A-T⁴ ²U⁶ [$2 signed]

Errors in foliation: leaf xv of year 45 (3D2) not numbered; leaf xxiii of year 48 (²D4 ) printed xvi.

In predominantly black letter type, some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

Law reports for 40-50 Edward III.

STC (2nd ed.) 9584

Beale, J.H. Engl. law R45

ESTC S121394

Text in Law French.

Ex libris Edward Wright.

Ex libris William Alfred Foyle -- Gift of Herbert Robinson, 2005.

Signature of Edward Wright(?) at head of title page, in a late 17th century hand. With some 17th century marginal annotations.

Copy imperfect; lacks leaf xxiii of year 45 (3N1) and final (blank) leaf.

With 20th century leather armorial bookplate: Ex libris W.A. Foyle. Beeleigh Abbey. A few contemporary marginal annotations.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center medallion stamp (very worn); rebacked. Remains of green cloth ties on front and back covers. Vellum guards of manuscript waste.