The Grounds of the Lawes of England - Extracted from the Fountaines of all other Learning

1657. No edition remarks. 474 pages. No dust jacket. Puce cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pages with some foxing and tanning. In Early Modern English of reign of Charles II. Dimensions: 16.5cm x 10cm x 3cm. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting, but binding remains firm. One poorly cut page with the edges extending beyond textblock and a small hole in a page at rear. Front pastedown with surface damage and an intriguing ex-libris inscription to title page, with 'Society Gray's Inn' discernible. Some period marginalia in a few places. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning, particularly to spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.