Les tenures du monsieur Littelton
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Publisher: Richard Tottel
Published: 1572
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: Colophon: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre, at the signe of the Hand and Starre by Rychard Tottill. 1572.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title and colophon.

Collation: A-X⁸ Y⁴ [$4 (+Y3) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves 136-137 and 138-139 printed 138-139 and 136-137; leaves 140-141 and 142-143 printed 142-143 and 140-141.

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

Initials.

First published 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.

STC (2nd ed.) 15741

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T26

Text in Law French.

Ex libris Thomas Marrett -- Thomas Taylor Lewis -- John Jebb -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 117)

On front pastedown: "This book, with some others, was given me by Mrs. Lewis from the library of her late husband ... the Rev. Thomas T. Lewis ... [signed] John Jebb, Peterstow ... 1858." Bookplate of George Dunn, who acquired it in June 1887. On title page, written upside down, signature of Thomas Marrett in a 17th century hand. With some 16th century marginal annotations.

Bound in late 16th century calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets, and corner and center fleuron stamps. Narrow vellum guards of rubricated manuscript waste.