Six Swedish Provincial and City Laws, 1676-89

Includes the following:

Biärköa rätten. Stockholm, Henrick Keyser, 1687. Folio. (31,2 x 20 cms.) [12] + 24 + 98 pp. Title printed in red & black with woodcut royal arms of Sweden, and the tetragrammaton depicted within a red sunburst. One large woodcut illustration. Rudbeck 33.

Gothlandz-laghen. Stockholm, Henrick Keyser, 1687. Folio. (31,2 x 20 cms.) [14] + 76 pp. Title printed in red & black. Several woodcuts of runic stones. Rudbeck 32.

Wisby stadz lag. Stockholm, Hendrick Keyser, [1688]. Folio. (31,2 x 20 cms.) [12] + 100 pp. Woodcut on title. Rudbeck 34.

Then gambla Wijsby siö-rätt. Stockholm, Henrich Keyser, 1689. Folio. (31,2 x 20 cms.) [4] + 24 pp. Woodcut on title.

Dahle laghen. Stockholm, Johan Georg Eberdt, 1676. Folio. (31,2 x 20 cms.) [8] + [6] + 36 + [8] pp. Woodcut on title. Rudbeck 29.

Then gambla Skåne lagh. Stockholm, Johann Georg Eberdt, 1676. Folio. (31,2 x 20 cms.) [8] + 72 + [14] pp. Woodcut on title. Rudbeck 30.

Near-contemporary full calf, spine gilt in compartments with six raised bands, marbled pastedowns, front pastedown with modern bookplate, faint traces of bookplate removed from rear pastedown. Bindning a little dry and worn, first title a little finger-soiled, a few insignificant marginal tears, pp. 21/22 of ”Skånelagen” with long vertical tear through top line of text, without loss.

A few neat 19-th century ownership inscriptions (Sylvander, Trellberg), one blank flyleaf with old ms. list of contents and a later annotation in pencil by Gustaf Noring (later Ali Nouri, 1861-1937). In a much later slipcase, slightly defective.

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