(57)pp. A scholarly essay written by Peter Thomas, complete with endnotes, and illustrated by Donna Thomas with pen drawings. A handwritten note on the colophon indicates that this copy was printed on paper made in 1775, which is not called for in the colophon. Additionally, a miniature facsimile of the title page of the Digestum Novum, a damaged copy of which provided paper for the first 100 copies of the edition, was tipped in to this copy rather than printed directly on the page as in other copies. Bound in quarter morocco, gilt on spine, and printed paper over boards. Fine. (1 7/8 by 1 1/2; 49x39mm).