Commentaries on the laws of England. In four books. By Sir William Blackstone, Knt. One of His Majesty's judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Re-printed from the British copy, page for page with the last edition.

People / Organizations

• William Blackstone (Author)

Imprint

[Philadelphia]: America: Printed for the subscribers, by Robert Bell, at the late Union Library, in Third-Street, Philadelphia, MDCCLXXI[-MDCCLXXII] [1771-1772]

Publication year

1771-1772

ESTC No.

W30416

Grub Street ID

340749

Description

4v. : 2 charts ; 8⁰

Note

Vols. 1-2 dated MDCCLXXI; v. 3 dated MDCCLXXII; v. 4 dated DCCLXXII [i.e., MDCCLXII].

Vol. 1: [8], ii, [6], 485, [1] p.; v. 2: [8], 520, xix, [3] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 3: [8], 455, [1], xxvii, [1] p.; v. 4: [28], 436, vii, [41] p.

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 449-450 misbound between p. 452 and 455; p. 453-454 misbound between p. 456 and 457; v. 2, p. 131, 514 misnumbered 130, 516.

List of subscribers, v. 4, p. [1-22], 1st count.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: v. 1, pi? [dagger]? A-U? W? X-2U? 2W? 2X-3N? (3N4 verso blank); v. 2, a? A-U? W? X-2U? 2W? 2X-3T? 3U?(-3U4) (3U2 verso, 3U3 blank); v. 3, a? A-U? W? X-2U? 2W? 2X-3M? 3N?(-3N4); v. 4, [dagger]? 2[dagger]? 3[dagger]?(-3[dagger]4?) a? A-U? W? X-2U? 2W? 2X-3H? 3I-3R? (3R2 verso blank)