Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 1: A Facsimile of the First Edition of 1765-1769

by William Blackstone

Book Overview

Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769) stands as the first great effort to reduce the English common law to a unified and rational system. Blackstone demonstrated that the English law as a system of justice was comparable to Roman law and the civil law of the Continent. Clearly and elegantly written, the work achieved immediate renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education in England and in America...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226055388
• ISBN13: 9780226055381
• Release Date: November 1979
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"