Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England Volumes I-IV - Hardcover

Morrison, Wayne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859414826 ISBN 13: 9781859414828

Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish, 2001

Synopsis

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

Synopsis:

"Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England" is the great text of the common law. First published in four volumes between 1765 and 1767, it was the legal publishing sensation of the 18th century. By translating "Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England", these volumes allow the reader to master the text without the barrier of a centuries-old language. The introduction discusses the importance of Blackstone's work and highlights its influence in the present day. The collection includes a table of regnal years, a chronological table of Blackstone's life and the publishing history of the Commentaries. It is an indispensable text for all law libraries and the central resource for rediscovering Blackstone's achievements.

About the Author:

Wayne Morrison is Director of the University of London External Programme in Law and Reader in Law, Queen Mary, University of London

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1859414826
• ISBN 13: 9781859414828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1800