Lot 86: Selden, John

Selden, John
Titles of honor. London: William Stansby for John Helme, 1614. First edition, 4to, inscribed and annotated by the antiquary and herald Peter Le Neve, "...This book is to be kept and much valewed...", later quarter calf gilt, rubbed at edges, upper hinge cracking, first two leaves loose, bookplate and tipped in inscription dated 1902; Ibid The historie of tithes. 1618. First edition, 4to, calf, rebacked, binding worn, upper cover detached, ink inscription to title; Ibid De jure naturali et gentium, juxta disciplinam Ebraeorum, libri septem. [Strasburg], 1665, 4to, engraved frontispiece, and six engraved plates including three fold-outs, contemporary calf, worn, upper joint weak, browning and foxing throughout; Ibid Tracts. 1683. First edition, folio, frontispiece portrait, 3 parts, calf, rebacked, rubbed, upper joint split, later endpapers; Ibid An historical and political discourse of the laws ... of England, edited by Nathaniel Bacon, 1689, folio, with advertisement leaf preceding title-page, in two parts with divisional titles dated 1682, speckled calf, rubbed, calf torn, upper hinge weak, foxing; Ibid The priviledges of the baronage of England. 1642. First edition, 8vo, calf, upper cover detached and first two leaves loose; Ibid De dis syris. Leipzig, 1672, 8vo, engraved title page and author portrait, vellum; Ibid Fleta seu commentarius juris Anglicani. Edited by John Selden, 1647, 4to, calf, rebacked; Tillesley, Richard Animadversions upon M. Seldens history of tythes. 1621. Enlarged second edition, 4to, [bound with] Sclater, William The question of tythes revised. 1621. First edition, 4to, spotted calf, bookplate of the restoration advocate George Lockhart of Carnworth, upper hinge weak and one other (10)

Note: STC 22177, 22172, 24074, and 21842; Wing S2441, S2428, S2434, and F1290A