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William Blackstone (1723–1780)

Author of Commentaries on the Laws of England [complete]

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Includes the names: Blackstone William, Sir William Blackstone, Sir William Blackstone, Sir William Blackstone, Sir William Blackstone, Esq. William Blackstone

Image credit: Print by T. Hamilton Crawford after Joshua Reynolds, c1930 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZC4-2536)

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Works by William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England [complete] (1797) — Author — 209 copies
Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. I: On the Rights of Persons (1765) 159 copies
Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. II: Of the Rights of Things (1766) 115 copies
Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. IV: Of Public Wrongs (1769) 109 copies
Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. III: Of Private Wrongs (1768) 99 copies
The Commentaries of Sir William Blackstone, Knt. on the Laws and Constitution of England: Carefully abridged, in a new… (1999) 14 copies
Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the… (1996) 12 copies
Ehrlich's Blackstone {complete} (1959) — Author — 12 copies
Law tracts : in two volumes 11 copies
An analysis of the laws of England (1997) 5 copies
Reports of cases determined in the several courts of Westminster-hall, from 1746 to 1779 4 copies
Pennsylvania Blackstone; being a modification of the Commentaries of William Blackstone, with numerous alterations and… (2006) 4 copies
The great charter and charter of the forest, with other authentic instruments: to which is prefixed an introductory… (2010) 4 copies
Ehrlich's Blackstone, Part One: Rights of Persons, Rights of Things (1959) — Author — 3 copies
Ehrlich's Blackstone, Part Two: Public Wrongs, Private Wrongs (1959) — Author — 3 copies
The sovereignty of the law : selections from Blackstone's Commentaries on the laws of England (1973) 3 copies
The letters of Sir William Blackstone : 1744-1780 (2006) 2 copies
Commentaries on the Laws of England, Eight Edition 1 copy
The letters of Sir William Blackstone in the Hampton L. Carson Collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia 1 copy
Considerations on the question, whether tenants by copy of court roll according to the custom of the manor, though not… 1 copy
Commentaries on the laws of England; in four books... Vol. I. Including Books I & II. Third Edition... [-Volume II] 1 copy
Commentaries on the laws of England. In four books... Re-printed from the British copy, page for page with the last… 1 copy
Commentaries on the laws of England. Book the first [- fourth] [together with:] Tracts, chiefly relating to the… 1 copy
The American students' Blackstone: Commentaries on the laws of England : in four books (1894) 1 copy
A discourse on the study of the law; being an introductory lecture, read in the public schools, October XXV,… 1 copy
Commentaries on the Laws of England; Volume 2 including Books III & IV, Third Edition 1 copy
Commentaries on the Laws of England. [Vol. 4] Of Public Wrongs. Adapted by Robert Malcolm Kerr. Preface by Charles M.… 1 copy
Commentaries on the Laws of England 11th edition vol 2 1 copy
Commentaries on the Laws of England 11th edition vol 1 1 copy
A Translation Of All The Greek, Latin, Italian, And French Quotations Which Occur In Blackstone's Commentaries On The… (2008) 1 copy
The Student's Blackstone Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books; Abridged and Adapted to the Present… (2018) 1 copy
Commentaries on the Laws of England. Four Volumes. The Legal Classics Library Series (1983) 1 copy
Jesus Is Coming (2017) 1 copy
The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God: The Ultimate Law 1 copy
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Birthdate
1723-07-10
Date of death
1780-02-14
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Places of residence
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
London, England
Education
University of Oxford (Pembroke College)
Occupations
jurist

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Commentaries on the laws of England by Sir William Blackstone
Already somewhat familiar with U.S. law, I read only the introduction and certain chapters of interest in Volume 1. I did not learn a lot, but laypersons with a strong interest in law and its foundations could surely enjoy discovering some basics from this. Of course, Blackstone is concerned with British law about 1750. But the fundamentals have hardly changed, and U.S. law is modeled very closely upon British law.

It is fortunate that Blackstone's Commentaries were available and well known to our founding fathers. Laws, handed down and refined by experience since before even the written word*, may be our most precious inheritance.

* Blackstone pointed out that even Cain, in killing Abel, knew he had committed a crime.… (more)
 
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KENNERLYDAN | Jul 11, 2021 |
Blackstone's Commentaries: with notes of reference,… by Sir William Blackstone
" . . . the last perfect Digest of both branches of law* " — Thomas Jefferson to John Minor, 30 August 1814, including Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Moore, [ca. 1773?], PTJ:RS 7:625-631.

* referring to common law and chancery (or equity)
 
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ThomasJefferson | 1 other review | Jun 23, 2015 |
Blackstone's Commentaries : with notes of reference… by Sir William Blackstone
" . . . the last perfect Digest of both branches of law* " — Thomas Jefferson to John Minor, 30 August 1814, including Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Moore, [ca. 1773?], PTJ:RS 7:625-631.

* referring to common law and chancery (or equity)
 
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