De laudibus legum Angliæ. . Written originally in Latin by Sir John Fortescue ... Translated into English, illustrated with the notes of Mr. Selden, ... To which are prefix'd Mr. Selden to the reader, and a large historical preface. To the whole are added the preface of the first editor, with the testimonies of Bale, Pitts, and Du Fresne; the Summs of Sir Ralph de Hengham, ... and a copious index.
Sir John Fortescue (1394-1476)
Category
Books
Date
1741
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 3026453
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],lxiv,130,[14];[2],ii,36;[2],III,[1],42,[2]p.,plate . port.. . fol.. Top corner of half-title torn away (removal of previous owner's signature). Provenance: Armorial bookplate: The Right Honorable Benjamin Disraeli. Binding: Eighteenth-century calf, double gilt fillet on spine, gilt tooling on board edges, red painted edges, new leather covers added on top of earlier ones
Makers and roles
Sir John Fortescue (1394-1476)