Commentaries on the Laws of England WILLIAM BLACKSTONE 4 Vol set 1841 leather

William Blackstone

Verlag: Edmund Spettigue, 1841

Beschreibung

Commentaries on the Laws of England by WILLIAM BLACKSTONE 20th edition 4 Vol set incorporating alterations down to the present time by James Stewart 1841 published by Edmund Spettigue, London leather "Blackstone s Commentaries are "a monument of the Anglo-American legal and political system and one of the key influences on the thought of the Founding Fathers and the shaping of the Constitution. All our formative documents the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and the seminal decisions of the Supreme Court under John Marshall were drafted by attorneys steeped in Sir William Blackstone s Commentaries on the Laws of England. So much was this the case that the Commentaries rank second only to the Bible as a literary and intellectual influence on the history of American institutions (Robert Ferguson). Blackstone s impact on American political and legal thinking was profound and immediate. In 1775 Edmund Burke observed that nearly as many copies of Blackstone s Commentaries had been sold in America as in England. Thomas Jefferson observed that Blackstone s Commentaries were the most lucid in arrangement which had yet been written, correct in its matter, classical in its style, and rightfully taking its place by the side of the Justinian institutes. A set of Blackstone s Commentaries is a cornerstone of any library of the history and thought of the Founding Fathers. " leather wear, spine loss or detached vol 1 and 4, covers cracked down connection to spines, vol 2 semi loose all volumes, inside intact, previous owners name, marks and spots, generally tight,great for age inside. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1615383156237

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Commentaries on the Laws of England WILLIAM ...

Verlag: Edmund Spettigue

Erscheinungsdatum: 1841

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket