Oct 13, 2022 - Sale 2617

Sale 2617 - Lot 4

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Bacon, Sir Francis (1561-1626)
The Elements of the Common Lawes of England, Branched into a Double Tract.

London: Printed by the Assignes of John More, 1639.

Third edition, quarto, some speckling to title page, divisional title pages, lacking final blank leaf (Aa4); some marginal notes; bound in older sheepskin boards, rebacked, 7 x 5 1/2 in.

In addition to Bacon's work, this compendium also includes The Use of Law, first printed anonymously as the second part of The Lawyers Light in 1629, and attributed to Sir John Doddridge (1555-1628).

STC 1136; Gibson 195; ESTC S100352.