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BLACKSTONE (WILLIAM) Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1765-1769
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BLACKSTONE (WILLIAM)
Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, 2 engraved tables (one folding), contemporary calf, spines gilt tooled with red and black morocco lettering labels, minor rubbing to spine ends, one joint slightly weakened [PMM 212; Goldsmiths 10062; Rothschild 407], 4to, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1765-1769
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FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF "THE MOST CELEBRATED, WIDELY CIRCULATED, AND INFLUENTIAL LAW BOOK EVER PUBLISHED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE" (ODNB), Blackstone's great achievement being to "popularize the law and the traditions which had influenced its formation... this is due to a style which is itself always lucid and graceful" (PMM).
Provenance: George Fludyer (d.1837), signature on titles; Christie's, 20 October 1999, lot 52.

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