Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First (in Four Books): of the Rights of Persons - with Notes by John Taylor Coleridge

"...man should pursue his own true and substantial happiness. This is the foundation of what we call ethics, or natural law."

-Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One(1765)

Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One by Sir William Blackstone (1825) is the first in a four-volume set originally published between 1765 and 1770. This edition is the 16th, released in 1825, and includes notes by J. T. Coleridge. Lauded as influential and readable, Blackstone's work has been a foundational text for law schools in Europe and the United States. This volume focuses on the rights of persons from king to commoner. Readers looking for a more condensed version of this must-have law text may want the abridged edition combining all four volumes, also available from Cosimo Classics.

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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First (in Four Books): of the Rights of Persons - with Notes by John Taylor Coleridge

"...man should pursue his own true and substantial happiness. This is the foundation of what we call ethics, or natural law."

-Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One(1765)

Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One by Sir William Blackstone (1825) is the first in a four-volume set originally published between 1765 and 1770. This edition is the 16th, released in 1825, and includes notes by J. T. Coleridge. Lauded as influential and readable, Blackstone's work has been a foundational text for law schools in Europe and the United States. This volume focuses on the rights of persons from king to commoner. Readers looking for a more condensed version of this must-have law text may want the abridged edition combining all four volumes, also available from Cosimo Classics.

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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First (in Four Books): of the Rights of Persons - with Notes by John Taylor Coleridge

Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First (in Four Books): of the Rights of Persons - with Notes by John Taylor Coleridge

by William Blackstone
Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First (in Four Books): of the Rights of Persons - with Notes by John Taylor Coleridge

Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First (in Four Books): of the Rights of Persons - with Notes by John Taylor Coleridge

by William Blackstone

Overview

"...man should pursue his own true and substantial happiness. This is the foundation of what we call ethics, or natural law."

-Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One(1765)

Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One by Sir William Blackstone (1825) is the first in a four-volume set originally published between 1765 and 1770. This edition is the 16th, released in 1825, and includes notes by J. T. Coleridge. Lauded as influential and readable, Blackstone's work has been a foundational text for law schools in Europe and the United States. This volume focuses on the rights of persons from king to commoner. Readers looking for a more condensed version of this must-have law text may want the abridged edition combining all four volumes, also available from Cosimo Classics.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798891350816
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Publication date: 01/01/1900
Pages: 550
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.11(d)

About the Author

SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE (1723-1780) was born and educated in England, earning his law degree and working in a variety of positions before becoming a noted writer and lecturer. His Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1770) has served as a reference for the writers of the U.S. Constitution as well as for U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
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