Lytylton tenures neulye imprynted
Publisher: Nicholas Hill for Henry Smith
Published: 1545
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: Title within an ornamental woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 53)

Colophon: Prynted at London by Henry Smyth dwellynge wythout Temple Barre at the signe of the Trinitie.

Probably printed by Nicholas Hill for Smith --cf. STC (2nd ed.), v.3, p.157.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of colophon.

Collation: A-T⁸ [$5 (-A2, -ADI4, -BLN5) signed; misprinting T4 as S4]

Numerous errors in foliation: leaves 16, 18, 19, 24, 28, 29 printed 15, 10, 15, 14, 20,19; leaves 31, 39, 44, 49, 51, 55, 102 printed 23, 23, 36, 41, 43, 47, 101; leaves 105-136 printed 104-135 (with additional foliation errors within that sequence).

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

Initials.

Side notes.

Formerly STC 15734.

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.) 15732.7

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T17

Text in Law French.

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 115)

Bound in 19th century 'papier vélin' over cardboard; all edges gilt. Remains of gilt spine title: 'Lytylton Tenures. Smyth.' Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in 1885.