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The First Part of Simboleography. Which be Rer-med the Art, or Description, of Instruments and Presidents, and Collected by William West of the Inner Temple Esquire. Printed for the Companies of Stationers. London, 1622. The Second Part of Symboleography, Newly corrected and amended, and verie much enlarged in all the fore severall Treatises. Of Fines and Concords. Of Common Recoueries. Of Offences and Indictments. Of Compromises and Arbitrements. Whereunto is annexed another Treatise of Equitie, the Juristdiction, and proceedings of the high Court of Chanceries; of Supplications, Bills and Answers; and of certaine Writs, and Commissions issuing thence, and there also returnable: Likewise much augmented with diuers Presidents, for the same purpose, beginning at the 144. Section, and continuing to the end of Bills and Answers. With an Addition of some necessarie Exemplars to be used in his Majesties Court of Exchequer, Wards and Liueries, and Starre-Chamber, never printed before. Hereunto is also added a Table for more easie and readie finding of the matters herein contayned. Printed or the Companies of Stationers. 1618. London. First volume unpaginate, second volume 351 pp., full original ruled leather with repairs, 9.5 x 7 , thick 4to. In fair condition. Lacking 96-102 pp + 631-656 pp. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to edges and corners. Head of tail repaired with added decorative stamp and gilt lettering to spine. Likely done in the early 20th century. All tips repaired. Last raised band repaired at left. Original leather darkened, scratched and cracking, particularly at joints. Ex-library of the Law Society Library 113 Chancery Lane, London. Douglas Wier September 26 2016 from England written on fresh fly. Stunning example of 17th century marginalia on original second end page. A beautiful Celtic woven knot motif extends in three segments with ornamental lunettes connecting then. Dated 1636 at side. Numerous old hand ownerships one of a Jones at center. Richard Phillips on rear of fly. Written in old hand Latin. Margins of flys and title through preliminaries are affected with loss. Likely a result of worming? The paper itself is quite fine and composed of linen. Numerous old hand instances of marginalia throughout, a few in different hands and inks. Some fingersoiling in the margins. Corners of textblock rounded. All edges at some point were red. A few instances of worming throughout. Dampness staining in the margins, affecting text at times. Typical, light toning throughout. Binding tight and intact. Rear fly lacking margins with worming. Please see photos. West's Symboleography is the most influential works in the history of English law. First published in 1590 and 1593, these two books are complete in themselves and bibliographically distinct. (The volumes were often bound together or bound as sets.) Taken together, they form a general practical treatise on English law. They are historically significant because they are among the earliest texts to address conveyancing. Seller Inventory # RAREB1622MSTX
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