Lot #831: 1662 Le Reading Del Mon Seignior Coke 1592 (The Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke)

Le reading del mon Seignior Coke sur l'estatute de 27. E. 1., appelle l'estatute de Finibus Lexatis. By Sir Edward Coke. Published by Excudebat T.R., sumptibus G. Lee, D. Pakemon & Gabr. Bedell, London. 1662. Sir Edward Coke (pronounced 'cook') was born on February 1st 1552. He is widely regarded as one of England's most prominent jurists, and one who firmly established the primacy of English Common Law, putting himself personally at risk from Stuart monarchs who tried to put themselves above it. His greatest contribution to the liberties of Englishmen was the Petition of Right, which reaffirmed the principles of Magna Carta, and is regarded as one of the three seminal constitutional documents of English law, along with Magna Carta itself and the 1689 Bill of Rights. He wrote affirming the right of habeas corpus, and declared that that no private citizen could be forced to accept soldiers into his home, or be subject to martial law imposed upon civilians.
Condition: as is, missing front and back covers, still retains leather spine and holds together
Measurements: 13" x 8 1/2" x 2 1/2"