Synopsis or, . an exact abridgement of the Lord Cokes commentaries upon Littleton: being a briefe explanation of the grounds of the common law. . Composed by that famous and learned lawyer, Sir Humphrey Davenport Knight, ... With a perfect table poynting out the most remarkable things therein contained.
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)
Category
Books
Date
1652
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3112796
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], 32, 53-68, 79-238, 243-450, 457-465, [17] p., frontis. port., plate . ill.., [2] plates, ports.. . 8vo.. Former shelfmark: Tt.3.37. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (after 1754): Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754. Also used in books acquired by his successors]. - Inscribed in ink on recto of frontispiece: 'Tho: ??'; and on title page: 'Jeff: Gilbert'. Binding: Seventeenth-century quarter calf, marbled-paper boards, gold-lettered spine. Board cracked.
Makers and roles
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)