THE SOVERAIGNTY OF THE BRITISH SEAS. Proved by records, history, and the municipall lawes of this kingdome. Written in the yeare 1633. By that learned knight, Sr John Boroughs, keeper of the records in the Tower of London. by BOROUGH, Sir John. (Burroughs).: - 1651

London, printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes Armes in St Pauls Church yard, 1651.. FIRST EDITION 1651. Small book, 12mo. approximately 125 x 70 mm, 5 x 2¾ inches, pages: [10], 1-165, lacks first and last blank leaves which are in the collation (A1 & H12), mostly English text but occasional Latin or French text, bound in full modern calf, gilt lettering and rules to spine, double gilt rules to edges of covers, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, Fox Point Collection bookplate to first pastedown. Pale age-browning to title page, small printed black ring on verso, small pale stain to upper cover, printing error at foot of page 99 with the loss of 2 letters (a & t from that) and the catch word Bracton (first word on next page), small ink spot to 2 margins, not affecting text, pale strip of browning to edges of front and rear endpapers from dentelles, occasional pale browning to top margins and outer margin of final leaf, otherwise a very good clean copy. See: The Catalogue of The Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, Volume 1, page 77, No. 1192; ESTC R10587; Wing, Short-Title Catalogue, Volume 1, page 224, No. 6129. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.