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
Other author Burn, Richard, 1709-1785, editor.
Other author Williams, John, 1757-1810, editor.
Other author Hill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804, engraver.
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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 ; 18 cm (12mo)
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 35211. ^A478749
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.
References Evans 35211
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