A Collection of Select and Modern Entries of Declarations.

A Companion to the Reports of Sir Creswell Levinz Levinz, Sir Creswell. A Collection of Select and Modern Entries of Declarations, Pleadings, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments, &c. Referring to the Cases in Sir Creswell Levinz's Reports; The Judgment of the Court Being Added to Each President. With Notes and References to the Reports and Entries of the Law. London: Printed by the Assigns of R. and E. Atkins, for D. Browne [etc.], 1702. [iv], 1-223 [i.e. 215], [21] pp. Copperplate portrait frontispiece. Folio (12-1/4" x 8"). Later three-quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed, frontispiece re-hinged. Light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to spine ends and corners. Moderate toning to text, occasional faint dampstaining to margins, some soiling to margins in places, light soiling, some edgewear and later owner inscription ("R.V. Richards/ 10 Farrars Building/ Temple," of Robert Vaughan Richards [1791-1846]) to head of title page. $250. * Only edition. The reports of Sir Creswell Levinz cover the years 1660 to 1697 (12 Car. II-9 Wm. III). Contemporary opinions of their quality vary, but they were widely cited and considered authorities by the early 1700s, both in Great Britain and the American colonies. A Collection is an abridged and digested version with citations to the three-volume Les Reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz (London, 1702). English Short-Title Catalogue T96774.…