1671 – Reports of Court of Common Pleas by Henry Hobart | Early English Law Folio

Henry Hobart was a 16th-century English politician who was best known for succeeding Edward Coke in the Court of Common Pleas. Like many high-profile politicians, Hobart wrote reports on court cases in Parliament, providing names and terms of the cases.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The reports of that reverend and learned Judge, the Right Honourable Sr. Henry Hobart Knight and Baronet, Lord Chief Justice of His Majesties Court of Common Pleas
• Author(s): Henry Hobart
• Publisher: London: Printed for William Lee, Allen Banks, & Charls Harper
• Edition: Third Edition. 1671.
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: Folio (single volume)
• Size:  12.5in x 8in (31.5cm x 20cm)
• Collation: [16], 350, [67]
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Prefatory legal texts and dedications
  • Court of Common Pleas case reports
  • Subject index of case law
• Reference(s): Wing H 2208

Condition:

Very Good. Bound in full leather, showing some age wear with sound hinges and secure structure. Prelims display staining; internal text block remains clean with normal signs of use.

Why Collect This?

• 1681 edition report volume from Hobart’s tenure as Chief Justice
• Early legal reference for English common law history
• Sought by legal historians, institutional collectors, and academic libraries

Item Number: # 29797