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Notes: Colophon: [printer's mark] Imprinted at London in Fleetestrete within Temple Barre, at the sign of the Hand and starre, by Rychard Tottel. An, 1583.; Signatures: AÂ², [printer's mark]Â³â»[â¸], [two printer's marks]â´, A-Zâ¸, & â¸, [printer's mark]â¶; Irregularities in foliation: leaves 11 and 72 omitted, leaves 12 and 71 repeated in numbering; leaves 79 and 198 incorrectly numbered 67 and 196, respectively.; Title within ornamental border.; At foot of t.p.: [paragraph mark] Cum priuilegio.; "Cest Table ne fuit collect nefait par mounsieur Stanforde, mes per vu auter [William Rastell]": verso of 12th prelim. leaf.; Pleas of the crown.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law library.; Yeates's signature under that of struck former owner.; Book number 943 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Pleas of the crown - Early works to 1800.; Criminal law - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Criminal law.; Pleas of the crown.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full leather (Binging); Stamped title on spine (Binding)

Physical Description: Signatures: iv,[2], aaa iiii [2], bbb iiii, [4], ccc iii CCCXLI, CCCXVII: illustrations (woodcuts) ; 35 cm.

Notes: Based on Martin Luther's translation of the Bible of 1534 but adapted to the Swiss dialect.; T.p. in red and black.; Second t.p. precedes the book of Job.; The New Testament in large letters at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew.; Text illustrations.; First page of text contains information on Christoph Froschouer.; Marginal notes in Latin throughout.; More information in Old Lancaster Antiques Show, 1977.; Viewing bibles contingent on staff availibility, an appointment may be required.; Full blind-tooled leather binding with brass corners and center, clasps mostly missing.; Edge gilding.

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