The first edition of "La graunde abridgement"--English Short Title Catalogue.
The title "La graunde abridgement" taken from the English Short Title Catalogue.
Probably printed by John Rastell (v. 1) and Wynken De Worde (v. 2-3), beginning about 1514. Cf. Law library journal, v. 51, 1958, p. [100]-116 and ESTC. The colophon of v. 3 is dated 1516.
"Finis tocius istius op[er]is finit[us] xxi die Dicembr[is] A[nn]o d[omi]ni Millecimo qui[n]ge[n]tesimo sextodecimo"--Colophon.
Title page of vol. 1 delineates a king upon the throne with "Prima pars huius libri" printed above; vol. 2 has title page with the royal coat of arms and "Sequitur secunda pars" printed above; vol. 3 has title page with the royal coat of arms and "Ultima pars huius libri" printed above.
LC copy vol. 3 t.p. has "The price of the whole boke (.xl. s.) Whych boke conteynyth iii grete volumes," is printed below "Ultima pars huius libri."
LCHS copy lacking title page of volume 2.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title pagebelow another signature.
Book number 792 as assigned by Yeates.
"Contains a digest of all the cases in the Year-books, down to the 21 Hen. VII ... as well as cases from the reigns of Rich. II, Edw. I and II, Hen. III, and a number of readings and original authorities no where else to be found"-J.G. Marvin. Legal bibliography, 1847.
Registrum omniu breuium tam originaliu [quam] iudicialium
Registrum omnium brevium tam originalium quam iudicialium
Place of Publication
Londini
Publisher
Apud Guilielmum Rastell,
Date of Publication
1531.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Notes
"Registrum omniu[m] breuium iudicialium" has separate t.p. and foliation.
Compilation has been attributed to Ralph de Hengham. Cf. J.G. Marvin, Legal bibliography.
Variant has colophon on last leaf (P4). This issue has colophon on P3v and last leaf blank. Cf. STC 20836.5.
Colophon of v. 2 has distribution statement: " ... to sell in Fletestrete at the house of the sayde Wyllyam, or in Poulys chyrch yarde, or els at temple barre at the house of Robert Redman."
Vol. 1: [16], 321, [1] leaves (the last leaf blank); v. 2: [10], 85, [1] leaves (the last leaf blank).
