8vo. 256 leaves.
STC G865.
Marvin, page 338.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 64, 8.
Cowley 171.
Tree calf, rebacked and repaired. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T.
This is the first edition by William Style (1603-1679) of a work first printed in 1659. It was written originally in
Norman French, and translated into
English by Henry Applegarth of Staple Inn, who in his Epistle Dedicatory, reprinted in this edition, states that the work was bequeathed
to him by William Glisson. This copy has the variant imprint.
[1801]
37
Jacob’s Common law commonplaced.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 77. no. 15, as above.
[JACOB,
Giles.]
The Common Law common-placed: containing, the substance and effect of all the common law cases dispersed in the body of the
Law, collected as well from abridgments as reports, in a perfect new method . . .
[
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
E. and R. Nutt, and
R. Gosling, (Assigns of
Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for
W. Mears and
T. Corbett, and
J. Hooke,
m dcc xxvi
. [1726]
Law
First Edition. 8vo. 257 leaves; on the last page a list of Some Books printed for
W. Mears,
J. Hooke and
T. Corbet.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 64, 11.
Cowley 214 (with variations in the title).
Giles Jacob, 1686-1744, English author and compiler, was referred to by Pope in the
Dunciad
as the
Blunderbuss of Law. The Preface to this work is signed G. J.
[1802]
J. 38
Fulbecke’s parallel of the Civil, Canon & Common law.
p. 4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 76. no. 17, as above, with reading
Cannon.
FULBECK,
William.
A Parallele or conference of the civil law, the canon law, and the common law of this Realme of England . . . Digested in
sundry dialogues by William Fvlbecke. At the end of these dialogues is annexed a table of the sections or diuisions of the principall points, matters, and questions,
which are handled in euery dialogue.
At
London: Printed for the Company of Stationers. Anno Domini
1618.--
The second part . . .
ib.
Printed by
Thomas Wight,
1602.
Law 222, 3
2 vol. 4to. 124 and 90 leaves.
STC 11416, 11415a.
Marvin, page 325.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 18, 27.
The first part rebound in calf, the second in half calf. Initialled by Jefferson ag sig. I in the first and T in the second
part. The life of the author taken from
Woods Athenæ-Oxoñ. 318 written on the verso of the title-page of part I, possibly by Sir John Randolph. A few manuscript notes, not by Jefferson. It seems evident that Jefferson had the two parts bound together, and that they were later separated and
rebound.
William Fulbeck, 1560-1603?, English legal writer. This is the
first edition of his second part which was not reprinted in 1618 with the
second edition of Part I.
[1803]
J. 39
Jacob’s introdñ to the Common, Civil & Canon law.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 77. no. 16, as above, with readings
Introduction and
Cannon.
JACOB,
Giles.
A Treatise of Laws: Or, A General Introduction to the Common, Civil, and
