Harebotle Grimston (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [22], 669p. Contemporary calf with boards ruled in blind. Rebacked with a 20th century rebacking with a new spine and label. Frontispiece missing. First edition. Sir George Croke (c1560-1642) began reporting law cases in 1581. He is mentioned as an advocate in his own reports in 1588. After his death, his son-in-law Harbottle Grimston (1603-1685) translated the law reports from the law French. They soon occupied a considerable place in the authoritative literature of the common law. An important work that influenced the U.S. Founding Fathers. George Wythe (1726-1806) owned a copy of the 1683 edition which was inventoried by Thomas Jefferson after Wythe's death. Jefferson kept the copy for himself since he may well have used it while studying law under Wythe around 1762-65. He eventually sold it along with his library to the Library of Congress. From the Library of the Brighton Law Society with their stamp on the title page and the front board. Margins of the title page professional repaired and corners bumped otherwise internally a clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition is Good, bound in rebacked full leather, with five raised bands, embossed decorations and three affixed labels at spine. A few small scuffs to exterior, a few bumps to edges. Some dampstaining, foxing and dampspotting and darkening to interior. Occasional small, neat markings to margins of text; small, neat markings to a few lists in both volumes. Volume the First includes Epistle Dedicatory [8 printed pages, written by Harebotle], [Censors approval page], A Table [19 printed pages], 1-920, Errata, A perfect Table Referring to Several Points of Law, Argued and Reseolved in this Book [A-L], plus A Catalogue of Law Books, and such as appertain to the Law [three printed pages]. Volume the Second includes a Dedication to the Students of common-laws [three printed pages], [Censors approval page], 1-700, An Alphabetical Table of the Names of Principle Cases, etc. [12 printed pages], plus the Table of the Judges & etc. [8 printed pages, with Errata printed bottom half of page 8], plus An Exact Table of the Principle Points of Law, etc. [21 printed pages]. Frontispiece and title page present in each volume. This set includes Croke's reports during the time time of James and Elizabeth. Croke's works hold a "considerable place in the authoritative literature of the common law" (The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1558-1603, edited by P. W. Hasler). ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Legal reports with a handwritten note to the front loose flyleaf which reads 'Bought the fifth of October 1657 [.]'. The spine has cracked, the boards are unattached, several sections of the text block sit loosely within the exposed binding but the leaves are in good condition throughout, barely foxed and interestingly and abundantly annotated to the margins in a contemporary hand. 438 pp. followed by tables and names of cases, judges etc. Appears complete. A rear flyleaf contains several additional paragraphs in a contemporary hand. Collected and written in French originally by Sir George Croke Knight. Revised and published in English by Sir Harebotle Grim[f]ton, Baronet. 'Printed by J.S. and are to be sold by the Stationers of London.' Measures 19 cm x 28 cm. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.

1st edition (Wing C-7014A). [24], 669, [3] pp. Frontis. Head- tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. Copperplate printer's device to foot of 4P3 Folio: 2 a - b4 c2 A - 4P4. 11-1/2" x 7-1/8" Fairly uncommon legal title in first edition. only one copy at auction these last 30 years. Some wear to binding tips. Extenisve contemporaneous marginalia. A VG+ copy. Period full calf with modern respining to style.