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==Bibliographic Information== | ==Bibliographic Information== | ||
| − | '''Author:''' Coke | + | '''Author:''' Sir Edward Coke. |
| − | '''Title:''' The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat (with References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.) | + | '''Title:''' ''The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat (with References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.)'' |
| − | '''Published:''' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling ..., 1738. | + | '''Published:''' [London], In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling ..., 1738. |
| − | '''Edition:''' | + | '''Edition:''' Whole newly revised and carefully corrected and translated edition; thirteen parts in seven volumes. |
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| + | Wythe definitely owned this title—copies of volume six and seven at the College of William & Mary include [[George Wythe's bookplate|his bookplate]] and an inscription on the inside front board, "Given by Thos. Jefferson to D. Carr, 1806." Surprisingly, ''Coke's Reports'' is not listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]]. Perhaps this was an oversight on Jefferson's part or the title appeared on a lost or damaged page. Three of the [[George Wythe Collection|Wythe Collection]] sources (Dean's Memo,<ref>Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 10 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on June 28, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing) list this title. | ||
==Description of Wolf Law Library's copy== | ==Description of Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| − | The George Wythe Collection includes a complete set of ''Coke's Reports'' purchased in 2010 and volume VI of George Wythe's personal copy. The latter is on permanent loan to the Wolf Law Library from the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary. | + | The George Wythe Collection includes a complete set of ''Coke's Reports'' purchased in 2010 and volume VI of George Wythe's personal copy. The latter is on permanent loan to the Wolf Law Library from the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary.<br /> |
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/54478 William & Mary's online catalog.] | View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/54478 William & Mary's online catalog.] | ||
===George Wythe's Copy, Volume 6=== | ===George Wythe's Copy, Volume 6=== | ||
| − | Includes the | + | Includes the bookplates of George Wythe and Tazewell Taylor of Norfolk, VA, numbered "166". It is also signed "Tazewell Taylor 1842" and is inscribed "Given by Thos Jefferson to D Carr 1806" beneath the Wythe bookplate. The volume was rebound with original boards and features six raised bands. |
===Complete Set=== | ===Complete Set=== | ||
| − | Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and lettering | + | Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and lettering pieces to spines. |
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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[[Category:King's Bench Reports]] | [[Category:King's Bench Reports]] | ||
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | [[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | ||
Revision as of 10:24, 17 September 2013
by Sir Edward Coke
Coke's first well-known work was a manuscript report of Shelley's case, circulated soon after the decision in 1581. In 1600, afraid that unauthorized versions of his case reports might be printed—and probably following the example of Edmund Plowden, with whom he had worked and whom he revered—Coke issued the First Part of his Reports. He put out eleven volumes by 1615. Making available more than 467 cases, carrying the imprimatur and the authority of the lord chief justice, these case reports provided a critical mass of material for the rapidly developing modern common law. Reversing medieval jurisprudence, which had often relied on general learning and reason, Coke preferred to amass precedents. ‘The reporting of particular cases or examples’, he asserted, was ‘the most perspicuous course of teaching the right rule and reason of the law’ (E. Coke, Reports, 1600–1659, 4, preface). Coke began by printing great cases. With the Fourth Part and Fifth Part (1604–5) he shifted to shorter cases, grouped by topics. The Fifth Part featured Cawdrey's case, with Coke's treatise on the crown's ecclesiastical supremacy. Beginning with the Sixth Part (1607), Coke emphasized recent decisions. For his massive Book of Entries (1614) he collected pleadings for his fellow lawyers' better guidance. [1]
Bibliographic Information
Author: Sir Edward Coke.
Title: The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. In English, in Thirteen Parts Compleat (with References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law.)
Published: [London], In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, for R. Gosling ..., 1738.
Edition: Whole newly revised and carefully corrected and translated edition; thirteen parts in seven volumes.
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Wythe definitely owned this title—copies of volume six and seven at the College of William & Mary include his bookplate and an inscription on the inside front board, "Given by Thos. Jefferson to D. Carr, 1806." Surprisingly, Coke's Reports is not listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library. Perhaps this was an oversight on Jefferson's part or the title appeared on a lost or damaged page. Three of the Wythe Collection sources (Dean's Memo,[2], Brown's Bibliography[3] and George Wythe's Library[4] on LibraryThing) list this title.
Description of Wolf Law Library's copy
The George Wythe Collection includes a complete set of Coke's Reports purchased in 2010 and volume VI of George Wythe's personal copy. The latter is on permanent loan to the Wolf Law Library from the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
George Wythe's Copy, Volume 6
Includes the bookplates of George Wythe and Tazewell Taylor of Norfolk, VA, numbered "166". It is also signed "Tazewell Taylor 1842" and is inscribed "Given by Thos Jefferson to D Carr 1806" beneath the Wythe bookplate. The volume was rebound with original boards and features six raised bands.
Complete Set
Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and lettering pieces to spines.
References
- ↑ Allen D. Boyer, ‘Coke, Sir Edward (1552–1634)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2009 accessed 5 June 2013
- ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 10 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
- ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on June 28, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe
