Title printed in red and black.

On verso of title page is full-page woodcut with royal arms supported by a griffin and greyhound, with Tudor rose and two angels above (Beale, J.H. Engl. law, Appendix 1, no. 8)

Imprint from colophon.

Collation: [pi]A⁶ [pi]B⁴ a-z⁶ [et]⁶ [rum]⁶ A-E⁶ F⁴ [$4 (-cu4) signed; F4 blank]

Numerous errors in foliation: leaves li-lii, liii-lxiiii, and lxvi-clxvii printed lii-liii, lv-lxvi, and lxviii-clxix; leaves clxviii and clxix printed clviii and clxi; leaves clxx-clxxiii printed clxxii-clxxv; leaf clxxiiii printed clxvi; leaves clxxv-clxxxiii printed clxxvii-clxxxv.

Printer's device (McKerrow, Devices, no. 9β) on verso of title page, with portion of scroll lacking.

In black letter type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

Index.

STC (2nd ed.) 14116

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T283

John C. Bigham, Viscount Mersey -- Lloyd Tyrell, Baron Kenyon -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Bookplate of Viscount Mersey, Bignor Park. Early (17th century?) bookseller's notation at foot of title.

Laid in at back, invoices, etc. to the Rt. Hon. Lord Kenyon from Bernard Quaritch Ltd., dated 1958

Between end of index ([pi]B4) and 1st leaf of text (a1) are 4 blank leaves.

Ex libris George Parker Heathcote -- James Barr Ames.

19th century armorial bookplate of George Parker Heathcote. Early inscription at head of title, faded due to washing.

Ex libris Edward Ball -- Frederick Perkins.

On verso of final leaf, ownership inscription of Edward Ball in Latin, in an early hand; possibly the Edward Ball admitted to Gray's Inn in March 1605/1606.Some marginal annotations in Ball's hand.

Between the end of index ([pi]B4) and 1st leaf of text (a1) are 20 leaves of manuscript in Ball's hand and at least two other early 17th century hands.

Armorial bookplate of Frederick Perkins of Chipstead Place, Kent, with his shelf mark(?) on front pastedown.

Copy 3

Copy 2

Copy imperfect; title page lacking, replaced by a late 18th or early 19th century facsimile, printed on wove paper.

Copy 1

Bound in 20th century red morocco, outer covers decorated with gilt fillets; inside blind fillets.

Bound in 19th century green crushed morocco, covers decorated in gilt with fillets, spine ornaments, spine title: 'Intrationum excellentissimus liber'; inside gilt dentelles; all edges gilt over earlier red staining. Signed (gilt stamped) Riviere & Son.

Half bound in late 19th century morocco and marbled paper covered boards.