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La Graunde Abridgement, Collecte & Escrie per le Iudge Tresreverend: (and) La Secounde Part du Graunde Abridgement
by Sir Robert Brooke
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About This Item
Two parts in one volume.
Illustrated title pages in decorative woodcut architectural borders, woodcut initials. Thick 8vo. Modern brown morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. London: In Aedibus Richardi Tottell, 1576. Second Edition of Brooke's abstract of the year-books down to the writer's own time. (Sweet and Maxwell I, p. 187. STC 3828; Beale R471 and R472.)
It was based principally on Fitzherbert's work, but contains much new material. Brooke's work fully abridges the Year Books of the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. He abridges over 20,000 cases under alphabetical headings. Coke considered it "a worthy and painful work and an excellent repertory or table for the Year Books of the law."
A little-known Shakespearean association. The closing lines of Shakespeare's Prologue to the last act of Henry V are as follows: "Then brook abridgement, and your eyes advance / After your thoughts, straight back again in France." "Then brook abridgement" was Shakespeare's hidden joke for the benefit of the legal fraternity, with whom his plays were popular. The first and last few leaves frayed at edges with slight loss to title border, rather browned and stained, hole in RR8 of part one with loss; o/w a Very Nice copy of a work that was certainly known to Shakespeare.
Illustrated title pages in decorative woodcut architectural borders, woodcut initials. Thick 8vo. Modern brown morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. London: In Aedibus Richardi Tottell, 1576. Second Edition of Brooke's abstract of the year-books down to the writer's own time. (Sweet and Maxwell I, p. 187. STC 3828; Beale R471 and R472.)
It was based principally on Fitzherbert's work, but contains much new material. Brooke's work fully abridges the Year Books of the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. He abridges over 20,000 cases under alphabetical headings. Coke considered it "a worthy and painful work and an excellent repertory or table for the Year Books of the law."
A little-known Shakespearean association. The closing lines of Shakespeare's Prologue to the last act of Henry V are as follows: "Then brook abridgement, and your eyes advance / After your thoughts, straight back again in France." "Then brook abridgement" was Shakespeare's hidden joke for the benefit of the legal fraternity, with whom his plays were popular. The first and last few leaves frayed at edges with slight loss to title border, rather browned and stained, hole in RR8 of part one with loss; o/w a Very Nice copy of a work that was certainly known to Shakespeare.
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- Bookseller
- George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7210
- Title
- La Graunde Abridgement, Collecte & Escrie per le Iudge Tresreverend
- Author
- Sir Robert Brooke
- Format/Binding
- Modern brown morocco
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1576.
- Size
- Thick 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.
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