A Profitable Booke of Mr John Perkins, Fellow of the Inner Temple. Treating of the Lawes of England

Published by London, 1639

About this Item

Printed by Miles Fletcher and Robert Young, assignes of John More esquire.Text in Norman French. This textbook for law students first appeared in 1528 and went through a succession of editions in the 16th and 17th centuries. This copy comprises the title page, a page of chapter headings, Proemium ( 5 pages), The Table ( 39 pages) , and 334 pages of text. Internally generally very good subject to a small wormhole through lower inner margins affecting one or two letters, and some loss to the edges ( presumably from insects) of the first and last two blank leaves, and also the title page ( but not affecting the text). There is the ownership signature of a John Bond on the title page ( neat and inoffensive) and a number of notes in the margins of the text ( in French in a very neat hand). The binding is firm. The cover ( contempory sheep ) is somewhat worn with a 1cm crack between the top of the spine and the front cover, and there are two small wormholes in the spine. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Profitable Booke of Mr John Perkins, Fellow of the Inner Temple. Treating of the Lawes of England
• Publisher: London
• Publication Date: 1639
• Binding: Full-Leather
• Condition: Good/Very Good