Royal arms on verso of title page.

Imprint from colophon.

Printer's device (McKerrow, Devices no. 3) on verso of final leaf.

Collation: A-Y⁸ 2A-2G⁸ [$5 (-G4, -G5) signed; misprinting N4 as N3]

Errors in foliation: leaves xl, xli, lxxi, lxxiii and Cix printed lx, xl, xlix, lxxii and Cviii; Cxi-Cxix printed Cx-Cxviii; CCxx-Clxvii printed Cxviii-Clxv; Clxviii-CCiii printed Clxv-CC; and CCiiii-CCxvii printed CC-CCxiii.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials.

Includes index.

The Natura brevium is a selection of writs, with commentary, based on the Registrum brevium or Register of writs, dating from the reign of Edward III. The first printed edition of Natura brevium was published in 1494 by Richard Pynson. After Sir Anthony Fitzherbert published his New Natura brevium in 1534, it was referred to as the Old Natura brevium.

STC (2nd ed.) 18389

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T83

Text in Law French and Latin.

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 12 Feb. 1913, no. 187)

Bound in worn contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets; initials R.C. on front and back covers; rebacked. Edge-mark: W. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in February 1904, with his notes on front vellum guard. Notes on verso of title page in a 17th century hand, a few marginal annotations. With this is bound STC 23880, Olde tenures newly corrected. (Pynson, 1525)