The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England (1823): Not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law Itself - Hardcover

Coke, Sir Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584770333 ISBN 13: 9781584770336

Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2019

Synopsis

Coke's Institutes are thought to be the first textbooks on the modern common law. Taken together they are a virtual legal encyclopedia of the law as it stood in Coke's lifetime. The first Institutes, better known as Coke on Littleton, contains the text of Sir Thomas Littleton's Tenures with extensive commentary. First published in 1628, it was a standard work for decades and was often used as a textbook. This reprint of the eighteenth edition is among the editions that is considered preferable to other editions due to the convenient reference to notes and the thorough index. 2 Vols. ccxvi, [620]; [vi], [772] pp., retaining pagination of thirteenth edition. Table of consanguinity in Vol. 1.

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About the Author

Sir Edward Coke [1552-1643] was considered to be the greatest legal practitioner of his day. He is known for writing Law Reports, also referred to as Coke's Reports.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584770333
• ISBN 13: 9781584770336
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1622