The First American Legal Text Swift, Zephaniah [1759-1823]. A System of the Laws of the State of Connecticut. In Six Books. Windham, CT: Printed by John Byrne for the Author, 1795-1796. Two volumes. vii [i.e. iv], 452; v, [1], 479, [12] pp. Folding copperplate table of descents. 6 page subscriber..... More
First Edition of an Early Abridgment of Blackstone Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Curry, William, Editor. The Commentaries of Sir William Blackstone, Knt. on the Laws and Constitution of England; Carefully Abridged, In a New Manner, And Continued Down to the Present Time: With Notes, Corrective and Explanatory. London: Printed for..... More
"Intended As a Companion to Blackstone's Commentaries" Mortimer, Thomas [1730-1810]. [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780)]. Lectures on the Elements of Commerce, Politics, and Finances; Intended as a Companion to Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England; And Peculiarly Calculated to Qualify Young Noblemen and Gentlemen for Situations in Any of the..... More
Blackstone Argues for the Restriction of the Franchise [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780)]. Considerations on the Question, Whether Tenants by Copy of Court Roll According to the Custom of the Manor, Though Not at the Will of the Lord, Are Freeholders Qualified to Vote in Elections for Knights of the Shire..... More
Blackstone's Analysis: The Outline of His Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. An Analysis of the Laws of England. To Which Is Prefixed an Introductory Discourse on the Study of the Law. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1758. lxx, [6], 189, [15] pp. Copperplate Table of Descents. Folding Table of..... More
Final Edition of an Important Collection of Blackstone Texts Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Tracts, Chiefly Relating to the Antiquities and Laws of England. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1771. [iv], 353, [3], lxxx, [20] pp. Six parts, each preceded by divisional title page. Eight copperplate facsimiles (of royal seals)..... More
Dublin Edition of Blackstone's Law Tracts, Eller 239 Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Law Tracts, Containing, I. An Essay on Collateral Consanguinity, Its Limits and Duration. II. Considerations on the Question Whether Tenants by Copy of Court Roll, According to the Custom of the Manner, Though Not at the Will of..... More
A Bold Blackstone Signature [Manuscript]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Walker, Thomas (1724-1804)]. [Franked Docketed Address Leaf Addressed to Walker, Signed, In Blackstone's Hand, Oxford, October 14, (1766?)]. 9" x 7" leaf from a bifolium letter, Moderate toning, moderate soiling, vertical and horizontal fold lines, chips along fold lines, minor loss..... More
Handsome Early Edition of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on the Laws of England, In Four Books. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769. Four volumes. Volume II has copperplate "Table of Consanguinity" and fold-out "Table of Descents." Quarto (11" x 8"). Contemporary speckled calf..... More
The First American Legal Text Swift, Zephaniah [1759-1823]. A System of the Laws of the State of Connecticut. In Six Books. Windham, CT: Printed by John Byrne for the Author, 1795-1796. Two volumes. vii [i.e. iv], 452; v, [1], 479, [12] pp. Folding copperplate table of descents. 6 pp. subscriber..... More
Annotated Copy Signed by Mary Willing Byrd, William Powell Byrd and Francis Otway Byrd Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Byrd Family of Virginia]. Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books. Re-Printed From the British Copy, Page for Page with the Last Edition. [Philadelphia]: Robert Bell, 1772. Volume IV [ONLY]..... More
Copy of Volume I of the First American Edition of Blackstone Owned by Thomas Leaming, A Subscriber Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Leaming, Thomas (1748-1797)]. Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books. Re-Printed From the British Copy, Page for Page with the Last Edition. [Philadelphia]: Robert Bell, 1771. Volume..... More
The First Independent Biography of Blackstone Gentleman of Lincoln's-Inn. [Douglas, D., Attributed]. The Biographical History of Sir William Blackstone, and a Catalogue of All Sir William Blackstone's Works, Manuscript as Well as Printed, with a Nomenclature of Westminster Hall. The Whole Illustrated with Notes, Observations, and References. Also, A Preface..... More
First American Edition of Christian's Notes on Blackstone Christian, Edward [d. 1823]. Notes to Blackstone's Commentaries, Which Are Calculated to Answer All the Editions. Volume V. Boston: Printed by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1801. [v], 6-123, [1]-79, [1]-32, [1]-38 pp. 12mo. (6-3/4" x 4"). Contemporary sheep front board with..... More
On Religious Liberty, the Separation of Church and State and Free Speech: Bell's Interesting Appendix to Blackstone Priestley, Joseph [1733-1804]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Furneaux, Philip [1726-1783]. Foster, Sir Michael [1689-1763]. Murray, William, Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793)]. An Interesting Appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England..... More
The Genesis of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. A Discourse on the Study of the Law; Being an Introductory Lecture, Read in the Public Schools, October XXV, M.DCC.LVIII. Published by Direction of the Vice-Chancellor, Heads of Houses, And Proctors. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1758. 40 pp. Quarto..... More
Blackstone's First Critical Edition of Magna Carta in a Handsome Recent Period-Style Binding Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780], Editor. The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest, With Other Authentic Instruments: To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Discourse, Containing the History of the Charters. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1759. [iv], lxxvi, [iv]..... More
Blackstone "Economized" Aird, David Mitchell. [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780)]. Blackstone Economized: Being a Compendium of the Laws of England to the Present Time. In Four Books, Each Book Embracing the Legal Principles and Practical Information Contained in the Respective Volumes of Blackstone, Supplemented by Subsequent Statutory, Important Legal Decisions, Etc...... More
The Genesis of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. A Discourse on the Study of the Law; Being an Introductory Lecture, Read in the Public Schools, October XXV, M.DCC.LVIII. Published by Direction of the Vice-Chancellor, Heads of Houses, And Proctors. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1758. 40 pp. Quarto..... More
The "Fifth" Dublin Edition of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on the Laws of England, in Four Books. Dublin: Printed for John Exshaw, Henry Saunders, John Williams, and David Hay, 1773. Four volumes. Copperplate "Table of Consanguinity" and folding "Table of Descents." Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary calf..... More
A Scarce Abridgment of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Addams, Jesse (1786-1871)], Abridgment, Editor. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Principally in the Order, And Comprising the Whole Substance of the Commentaries of Sir William Blackstone. London: Printed by A. Strahan, Law-Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, For..... More
Copy of Boorstin's Study of Blackstone's Commentaries in a Rare Original Dust Jacket Boorstin, Daniel J. [1914-2004]. The Mysterious Science of the Law: An Essay on Blackstone's Commentaries Showing how Blackstone, Employing Eighteenth-Century Ideas of Science, Religion, History, Aesthetics, and Philosophy, Made of the Law at Once a Conservative and..... More
Copy of Boorstin's Study of Blackstone's Commentaries in a Rare Original Dust Jacket Boorstin, Daniel J. [1914-2004]. The Mysterious Science of the Law: An Essay on Blackstone's Commentaries Showing how Blackstone, Employing Eighteenth-Century Ideas of Science, Religion, History, Aesthetics, and Philosophy, Made of the Law at Once a Conservative and..... More
A Curious Hybrid of Two Pirate Editions Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on The Laws of England, In Four Books. The Twelfth Edition. With the Last Corrections of the Author; Additions by Richard Burn, LL.D. And Continued to the Present Time by John Williams, Esq. Dublin: Printed for L. White..... More
A Kentucky Digest Based on Blackstone Humphreys, Charles [1775-1830]. [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780)]. A Compendium of the Common Law in Force in Kentucky, To Which is Prefixed a Brief Summary of the Laws of the United States. Lexington, KY: Printed by William Gibbes Hunt, 1822. xi, [1], 548, [1], 542-594..... More