Lot n° 1516

SELDEN, John Uxor Ebraica, seu De nuptiis et divortiis ex jure civili, id est, divino & Talmudico, veterum Ebraeorum, libri tres. Ejusdem de successionibus ad leges Ebraeorum in bona defunctorum liber singularis. In pontificatum libri duo [new ed.]....

Estimation : 500 / 600
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
1673 A. Beckmann for J. Schrey, 4to, cont. overl. vellum (sl. loosening at front), flat spine titled in ink, 2 parts: [24]-456 (= 452), [16]-248-[8] pp. (usual spotting). Good copy.
Rare ed. of Selden’s (1584-1654) comprehensive work on ancient and modern marriage and divorce in the Western world, applying his more general theory of natural law, and approaching the views of Milton; with 2 of his other works on Jewish law appended. Title in red & black.
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