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Edition: 2nd ed.].
Publisher: In ædibus Ricardi Tottell
Published: 1565
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; lat
Number of pages: 379
Subjects: Law reports, digests; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Year books (Edward I : 1272-1307); Year books (Edward II : 1307-1327); Year books (Edward III : 1327-1377); Year books (Richard II : 1377-1399); Year books (Henry IV : 1399-1413); Year books (Henry V : 1413-1422); Year books (Henry VI : 1422-1461); Year books (Henry VII : 1485-1509); Secounde part du Graund abridgement.
Notes: In 3 parts; pts. 1 and 2 have separate title pages.

Title, pt. 2: La secounde part du Graund abridgement.

Titles within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 122; Devices, no. 147), with Tottell's initials R T on base and motto "Ne moy reproues sauns cause car mon entent est de bon amour" on sill.

At head of titles: 1565.

"Cum priuilegio."--Foot of titles.

Collation, pt. 1: [pi]1 A⁷ B-2Z⁸ [et]⁸ [us]⁴; pt. 2: ²A⁸ 3B-3Q⁸ 3R1; pt. 3: ³A⁷ ³B-³Z⁸ & ⁸ *⁸ [$4 signed].

Errors in foliation: in pt. 1 leaves 10, 37, 42, 115, 143, 181 printed 18, 38, 41, 114, 142, 182; in pt. 2 leaves 73, 74, 106, 107 and 109 printed 74, 77, 116, 106 and 110; in pt. 3 leaves 2-4, 25, 31, 129 and 191 printed 3-5, 33, 30, 109 and 192.

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

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

Contains "a digest of all the cases in the year-books, down to the 21 Hen. VII. ... as well as cases from the reigns of Rich. II., Edw. I. and II., and Hen. III., and a number of readings and original authorities no where else to be found"--Marvin, Legal bibliography, 1847.

Index to this edition is STC (2nd ed.) 10956.5.

"Contains a digest of all the cases in the year-books, down to the 21 Hen. VII. ... as well as cases from the reigns of Rich. II., Edw. I. and II., and Hen. III., and a number of readings and original authorities no where else to be found"-Marvin, Legal bibliography, 1847.

STC (2nd ed.) 10956

Beale, J.H. Engl. law, R463, R464

Cowley, J.D. Bibliography of abridgements, 55

No received date.

Received March 1913; bound Feb. 1939.

Received March 21, 1928; gift of the "estate of Mrs. Ames" [i.e. Sarah Russell Ames]

No received date; 19th c. HLSL stamps. Gift of Joseph Story.

Text in Law French.

Ex libris Richard Worme --Joseph Story.

Ex libris Sir John Richardson -- Henry Horn.

Ex libris Walter Yonge --George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 62)

Ex libris Phillip Ouldfield --Henry Bradshawe --Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Within title border, "Ph. Ouldfielde" and "Henry Bradshawe".  Oldfield was admitted to Oxford University in 1600, and to Lincoln's Inn in 1602

Ex libris William Style -- George H. Piper -- James Barr Ames -- Gift of the estate of Sarah Russell Ames.

Ex libris Richard Worme --Joseph Story.

Bound in 18th century sheepskin, covers decorated in blind with fillets, ornamental rolls and corner ornaments, in the style of a Cambridge pane. In two interleaved unannotated volumes; pt.2 & pt. 3 bound together. Signature of Henry Horn, dated 1841, on title pages of pts. 1 & 2. Under the back pastedown of 2nd vol., was the 19th century armorial bookplate of Sir John Richardson, signed Jones & Barriff; bookplate was pasted over Richardson's signature.

Bound in 1 vol. Signature "Wa: Yonge" at head of title, possibly that of Walter Yonge (or Younge) of Devon, admitted to Middle Temple in October 1600. With a few late 16th or early 17th century marginal annotations.

Contemporary marginal annotations, some partially lost due to close cropping. Some side notes partially lost due to close cropping.

Bound in 1 vol., early 20th century period binding, bevelled oak boards and leather spine. Contemporary edge-mark: Fitzherberts Abridgt. Within title border: "William Style 1623 Oct. 25" with price(?) and "William Style ex Interiori Templo". Latin motto above border in Style's hand. At head of title: "Geo. H. Piper soliciter Ledbury 1870." With some contemporary or early 17th century marginal annotations.

Bound in 1 vol. On title page of pt. 1, signatures of: R. Worme, possibly Richard Worme, admitted to Gray's Inn in 1562, and Joseph Story. Worme's name also appears on t.p. of pt. 2. With a few contemporary marginal annotations. Copy imperfect due to binding error: in pt. 3 leaves 153-159 (³U2-³U8) follow leaf 143 (³S8); leaves 144-152 (³T1-³U1) follow leaf 159 (³U).

Bound in 1 vol., with edge-mark: ff. Abr.