Littleton tenures in Englishe
Publisher: by Rychard Tottyl.
Published: 1574
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hand and Starre
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: "Cum priuilegio. " --foot of title page and colophon.

Imprint from colophon.

Collation: A-S⁸ [$4 (-A2) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaf 7 not numbered; 129 printed 126.

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

Initials.

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.) 15770

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T53

Ex libris Joseph Brettell -- George Thomas Robinson -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 136)

Bound in 17th century calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets. Remains of paper spine label with title and date. Armorial bookplate of George Thomas Robinson. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in January 1898. At head of title in an 18th (?) century hand: Jos. Brettell. A few marginal annotations in contemporary and 17th century hands; some sections numbered.