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LITTLETON, THOMAS. Les Tenures de Monsieur Littleton. [1], 171, [25] leaves (but with leaves 65-70 bound between 79 and 80). Mostly printed in black letter. Small 8vo, 115x65 mm, modern panelled calf; margins trimmed close slightly entering text on title verso and on a few index leaves, title soiled, with old inscriptions. (London: Richard Tottell), 1588
Pocket edition of the fundamental treatise on English property law, "the first attempt at a scientific classification of rights over land" (EB), first printed circa 1482. Printing and the Mind of Man 23 (original edition); Beale T33; STC 15748 (this edition).
