In quatuor libros Institutionum imperialium commentarius academicus & forensis. Editio secunda.

Amsterdam, L. & D. Elzevier, 1655

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4to: [10]-888-[20] pp. (waterstain at corners, some light soiling).

Contemp. vellum, flat spine (soiled, sm. def. at head & tail).

First Elzevier ed. (orig. 1642) of this commentary on the Institutions by Vinnius (1588-1657), prof. of law at Leiden and one of the leading jurists of the 17th c. in the Netherlands. Text in 2 col. Title printed in red & black. Woodcut mark on title.
Ref. Willems 1190. - Dekkers 179:3. - STCN (i.a. BL).
Prov. Ms. entry on front cover, dated 1831. - Floris Prims (1882-1954), Antwerp canon, writer and city archivist (typed note on front pastedown).
Joined: Florus, L.A. - Rerum romanarum libri quatuor [...]. Rotterdam, R. Leers, 1698, 12mo: [24]-405 pp. (+ Index). Contemp. vellum (warping). Engr. title. Ref. STCN (i.a. BL). (2 vol.)