Lyttilton tenures truly translated into Englishe
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1556
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: Title within a border of ornamental scroll pieces.

Place of imprint from STC (2nd ed.)

Collation: A-X⁸ Z⁶ [$5 (-C4, -X3) signed; misprinting I4 as K4; Z6 blank]

Errors in foliation: leaves xiiii, xxvi, xxxii, xxxvi, xl and xli printed xiii, xxv, xxxi, xxxv, xxxix and xlii; leaves Cxliiii, Clxi, Clxix-Clxx and Clxxvii printed Cxliii, Clix, Clxxi-Clxxii and Clxxi.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

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.) 15767.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T48

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 134)

Bound in worn contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets and center filagree stamp. With narrow vellum guards of manuscript waste. A later paper spine label with title in ms.: Lyttilton; remains of shelf mark(?) label on lower spine. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in March 1898. Early former owner's signature on title page crossed out. On back flyleaf is a sketch, possibly a floor plan.