Style's Practical Register, Begun in the Reign of King Charles I.

Style's Practical Register Style, William [1603-1679]. Style's Practical Register, Begun in the Reign of King Charles I Consisting of Rules, Order, And the Principal Observations Concerning the Practice of the Common Law in the Courts at Westminster, Particularly the Kings Bench, As Well in Matters Criminal as Civil, Carefully Continued Down to this Time, Alphabetically Digested Under Several Titles, With a Table for the Ready Finding Out of Those Titles. London: Printed for Tho. Dring, And the Executors of S. Leigh, 1694. [xx], 588 pp. Octavo (7-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary calf with recent rebacking, blind rules to boards, gilt tooling to board edges, raised bands, lettering piece, blind ornaments, gilt fillets and gilt publication date to spine, upper corners and hinges mended. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges, lower corners bumped and lightly worn, front hinge starting at ends. Light toning to interior, light foxing and inkspots to a few leaves, offsetting to margins of endleaves. $350. * Third edition. This popular guide was first published in 1657 with the title Regestrum Practicale. (Its early editions are called Regula Placitandi in Comyns's Digest of the Laws of England). Arranged alphabetically, it contains the rules for practice, together with some basic information regarding the substantive law. John Lilly published a continuation of this book in 1710. English Short-Title Catalogue R9863.…