COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND IN FOUR BOOKS, WITH NOTES SELECTED FROM THE EDITIONS OF ARCHIBOLD, CHRISTIAN, COLE, RIDGE, CHITTY, STEWART, KERR, AND OTHERS...Lewis, William Draper; Blackstone, Sir WilliamItem #: 63405 Published: Union; Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.; Reprinted in 2007. Reprint of the final reissue of edition first published in1897. "The material used in the preparation of this editionmay be divided into four classes. First, modern researchinto the history of our law, such as the works of Maine, ofPollock and Maitland, and of Vinogradoff. Second, thestatutes in England and the United States which modify thestatements in the text. Third, the notes of my predecessors.Fourth, the cases decided and the text-books published sinceBlackstone's day which have referred to him as an authority.(...) The fourth class of material is, in my judgment, byfar the most important. All reports and text-books publishedsince Blackstone's day were carefully searched forreferences to his work.": Preface iii. This reissue not inEller. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |