Commentaries on the laws of England : In four books. By Sir William Blackstone, Knt. One of the late justices of His Britannic Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. In four volumes. Vol. I.--Book I [-Vol. IV. Book IV.].

Author/creator Blackstone, William
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EditionSecond American edition, carefully reprinted from the last London edition. Containing the last corrections of the author, the additions by Richard Burn, LL.D. and continued to the present time, by John Williams, Esq.
Publication InfoPrinted at Boston : By I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. Sold by them at Faust's statue, no. 45, Newbury-Street; by I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews, and Penniman, Albany; by Thomas, Andrews, and Butler, Baltimore; and by E.S. Thomas, Charleston, S.C, 1799.
Description4 volumes : 1 portrait, 2 charts ; 12⁰.
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Other author/creatorBurn, Richard, 1709-1785, editor.
Other author/creatorWilliams, John, 1757-1810, editor.
Other author/creatorHill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804, engraver.
Other author/creatorThomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831 printer.
Other author/creatorAndrews, Ebenezer Turrell, 1766-1851, printer.
Other author/creatorPenniman, Obadiah, 1776-1820, bookseller.
Other author/creatorButler, Samuel, 1765-1827, bookseller.
Other author/creatorThomas, Ebenezer Smith, 1775-1845, bookseller.
Other author/creatorBumstead, Joseph, 1768?-1838, printer.
General noteEdition statement transposed; precedes "Vol. I.--Book I." on title page.
General noteImprint of v. 3-4 varies: Boston: from J. Bumstead's printing-office, Union-Street. Sold to Mess. Thomas and Andrews, and for sale at their bookstore, no. 45, Newbury-Street, Boston; by I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas Andrews, and Penniman, Albany; by Thomas, Andrews, and Butler, Baltimore; and by E. S.Thomas, Charleston, S. C.
General noteVol. 1: iv, [4], 512 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: vi, 520, xviii p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 3: vi, 60, 59-166, 165-411, 410-455, [1], xxviii p.; v. 4: vi, 160, 159-162, 161-236, 235-236, 237-374, 373-442, vii, [53] p.
General noteFrontispiece portrait of Blackstone engraved by Samuel Hill.
General noteErrors in paging: v. 3, p. 71, 213 misnumbered 17, 113; v. 4, p. 79, 267 misnumbered 97, 167.
General noteIndex to the four volumes, p. [2-53] at end of v. 4.
General noteReproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
References Evans, 35211
References English Short Title Catalog, W30417.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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