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London: Grays Inne Esquire, 1646. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 3". None. A first English language edition, translated from the French work of medieval lawyer, Andrew Horn. First thus, first English version. A handsome example of this early volume of legal writing. Mirrour of Justice is seen as a vigorous criticism of law administration, including Anglo Saxon laws and canon law. Andrew Horn was a London lawyer and legal scholar, serving as Chamberlain of London City from 1320-1328. He was in charge of the civic archives in the rein of Edward II. Collated: Lacking final page of index. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally, very smart. Tear to one front free-end paper with signatures of previous owners. Handwritten note explaining the history of the volume inside front board. Worming to top of some pages. Internally, firmly bound with heavy age toning throughout. Bound without final page of index. Very Good

1646. First English-Language Edition of Horne's Mirrour of Justices Horne, Andrew [d.1328]. H[ughes], W[illiam], Translator. [Fitzherbert, Anthony (1470-1538)]. The Booke Called, The Mirrour of Justices: Made by Andrew Horne. With the Book, Called, The Diversity of Courts, And Their Jurisdictions. Both Translated Out of the Old French into the English Tongue. London: Matthew Walbancke, 1646. [xxxii], 288, 287-325, [9] pp. First leaf blank. Octavo (5-1/4" x 3-1/4"). Contemporary speckled sheep, blind rules to boards, blind fillets and (later?) lettering piece to spine, blind rules to board edges, edges of text block rouged, hand-lettered annotation ("Lawe") to its fore-edge. Faint staining and a few shallow scuffs to boards, light rubbing to extremities, foot of spine and bottom-edge of front board repaired, chipping to head of spine, vertical crack to lettering piece, corners bumped and lightly worn, front hinge mended with tissue, rear hinge starting before free endpaper, later bookplate (of Dr. and… Read More