William Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England

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William Blackstone : Commentaries on the Laws of England

Clarendon Press, Oxford, c. 1765-1769

Recent ½ calf with marbled boards, spine in 6 gilt compartments of raised bands and gilt floral designs, red and green morocco labels on 2 and 4. , Unintrusive library stamp on title pages, as well as on each volume’s 49th and 99th page; otherwise an excellent set, text is clean, bound in an attractive recent binding.
, 4to, Volume 1. P. (2) half-title, (1), title, (1), dedication, (1), preface i-iii, errata, contents (3), (1), 3-473, (3) ; Volume 2. P. (2), title, (1), contents (4), 1-520, appendix i-xix, (3) ; Volume 3. P. (2), title, (1), contents (5), (1), 1-455, (1), appendix i-xxvii, (3) ; Volume 4. P. (2), title, (1), contents (5), (1), 1-436, appendix i-vi, (1), index (37), (3)., Volume : Four volumes.

This is the first edition of Blackstone\\\'s edition of the Magna Carta and other early charters, with his long historical introduction. \\\"A work of the highest importance for the historian and constitutional lawyer.\\\" (Walker). ‘’the most celebrated, widely circulated, and influential law book ever published in the English language’’ (ODNB). , PMM 354; Printing and the Mind of Man 212 ; Rothschild 407

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