Commentaries on the laws of England

Author(s)

• Blackstone, William, Sir
• Katz, Stanley Nider
• Simpson, A. W. B. (Alfred William Brian)
• Langbein, John H.
• Green, Thomas Andrew

Bibliographic Information

Commentaries on the laws of England

William Blackstone ; with an introduction by Stanley N. Katz

University of Chicago Press, 1979

• : clothbound set
• v. 1 : cloth
• v. 2 : cloth
• v. 3 : cloth
• v. 4 : cloth
• v. 1 : pbk
• v. 2 : pbk
• v. 3 : pbk
• v. 4 : pbk

Other Title

Commentaries on the laws of England : a facsimile of the first edition of 1765-1769

Note

"A facsimile of the first edition of 1765-1769."

Introduction authors vary: v. 2: with an introduction by A.W. Brian Simpson; v. 3: with an introduction by John H. Langbein; v. 4: with an introduction by Thomas A. Green

Reprint. Originally published: Oxford : Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1765-1769

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• v. 1. Of the rights of persons (1765) / William Blackstone ; with an introduction by Stanley N. Katz
• v. 2. Of the rights of things (1766) / William Blackstone ; with an introduction by A.W. Brian Simpson
• v. 3. Of private wrongs (1768) / William Blackstone ; with an introduction by John H. Langbein
• v. 4. Of public wrongs (1769) / William Blackstone ; with an introduction by Thomas A. Green

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9780226055381

Description

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 which was to last into the late nineteenth century. The book is regarded not only as a legal classic but as a literary masterpiece. Previously available only in an expensive hardcover set, Commentaries on the Laws of England is published here in four separate volumes, each one affordably priced in a paperback edition. These works are facsimiles of the eighteenth-century first edition and are undistorted by later interpolations. Each volume deals with a particular field of law and carries with it an introduction by a leading contemporary scholar. In his introduction to this first volume, Of the Rights of Persons, Stanley N. Katz presents a brief history of Blackstone's academic and legal career and his purposes in writing the Commentaries. Katz discusses Blackstone's treatment of the structure of the English legal system, his attempts to justify it as the best form of government, and some of the problems he encountered in doing so.

Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9780226055411

Description

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 which was to last into the late nineteenth century. The book is regarded not only as a legal classic but as a literary masterpiece. Previously available only in an expensive hardcover set, Commentaries on the Laws of England is published here in four separate volumes, each one affordably priced in a paperback edition. These works are facsimiles of the eighteenth-century first edition and are undistorted by later interpolations. Each volume deals with a particular field of law and carries with it an introduction by a leading contemporary scholar. Introducing this second volume, Of the Rights of Things, A. W. Brian Simpson discusses the history of Blackstone's theory of various aspects of property rights-real property, feudalism, estates, titles, personal property, and contracts-and the work of his predecessors.

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Details

• NCID: BA06537586
• ISBN:
  • 0226055361
  • 0226055388
  • 0226055418
  • 0226055434
  • 0226055450
• LCCN: 79011753
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chicago
• Pages/Volumes: 4 v.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 322.933
  • LCC : KD660
  • DC19 : 349.42
  • DC19 : 344.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Law -- Great Britain