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Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. II: Of the Rights of Things

by William Blackstone

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The only variorum edition of Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law, tracing the evolution of Blackstone's thought from the first to the ninth edition. The second volume addresses central topics of land and property law, known as 'the rights of things'.

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Commentaries on the laws of England; in four books... Vol. I. Including Books I & II. Third Edition... [-Volume II] by Sir William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England [complete] by William Blackstone (indirect)

Commentaries on the laws of England. In four books... Re-printed from the British copy, page for page with the last edition [together with:] An interesting appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the laws of England... by Sir William Blackstone (indirect)

Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia : In Five by William Blackstone (indirect)

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Canonical title: Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. II: Of the Rights of Things
Original publication date: 1766

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Languages: English, German
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Published: 1766
Genres: Politics and Government, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 346.42043
LCC: KD660 .B52

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