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Blackstone, Sir William. An Analysis of the Laws of England. To Which Is Prefixed an.. , 1758.
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Description: Oxford, 1758. 3rd ed. Blackstone's Analysis: The Outline of His Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. An Analysis of the Laws of England. To Which Is Prefixed an Introductory Discourse on the Study of the Law. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1758. lxx, [6], 189, [15] pp. Copperplate Table of Descents. Folding Table of Consanguinity. (Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, rebacked in period style, blind rules to boards, gilt fillets along joints, raised bands, lettering piece and blind fillets to spine, blind tooling to board edges, front pastedown and free endpaper renewed. Some rubbing to boards, some darkening along joints, corners bumped and somewhat worn, rear hinge cracked. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in places, offsetting to margins of preliminaries, final few leaves of text and rear endleaves. $650. * Third edition. First published in 1756, the Analysis became the outline for Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769). The third edition was the first issued under Blackstone's name. It was also the first to include, "A Discourse on the Study of the Law," Blackstone's introductory lecture as Vinerian professor of law at Oxford, which was delivered in 1758, and an index. Eller, The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library 219. Laeuchli, A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone 522.
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Description: London, 1758. 1st ed. we have anthr cpy BE72323. The Genesis of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. A Discourse on the Study of the Law; Being an Introductory Lecture, Read in the Public Schools, October XXV, M.DCC.LVIII. Published by Direction of the Vice-Chancellor, Heads of Houses, And Proctors. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1758. 40 pp. Quarto (10" x 8"). Period-style calf binding by Philip Dusel, raised bands, gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine, gilt tooling to board edges. Light toning, light foxing to a few leaves, soiling and two later library stamps to title page, another library stamp to pp. 23 and 39, discreet repairs to edges of title page and final leaf. A handsomely bound copy. $1,500. * First edition. This is the published version of Blackstone's inaugural lecture as Vinerian professor of English law. Presented to a large audience, it was, notes Prest, "[h]astened into print less than a fortnight later as A Discourse on the Study of the Law, by late December a London correspondent claimed to hear Blackstone's lecture 'commended wherever I go.' What one reviewer terms 'this sensible, spirited, and manly exhortation to the study of the law' was reprinted in a further thousand copies next year; it also prefaced subsequent editions of the Analysis of the Laws, and eventually the first volume of the Commentaries.": Prest, William Blackstone 151. Eller, The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library 233. Laeuchli, A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone 542.
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, U.S.A.
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Description: Oxford, 1758. First edition. The Genesis of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. A Discourse on the Study of the Law; Being an Introductory Lecture, Read in the Public Schools, October XXV, M.DCC.LVIII. Published by Direction of the Vice-Chancellor, Heads of Houses, And Proctors. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1758. 40 pp. Quarto (10" x 8"). Later period-style, stab-stitched marbled covers, bookplate of Christopher Clark Geest to front pastedown. Moderate toning, creases and minor chips to corners of a few leaves, including title page, which has light soiling and a few minor stains, light soiling to verso of final leaf. Item housed in cloth clamshell box, printed title panel to front cover. $4,500. * First edition. This is the published version of Blackstone's inaugural lecture as Vinerian professor of English law. Presented to a large audience, it was "[h]astened into print less than a fortnight later as A Discourse on the Study of the Law, by late December a London correspondent claimed to hear Blackstone's lecture 'commended wherever I go.' What one reviewer terms 'this sensible, spirited, and manly exhortation to the study of the law' was reprinted in a further thousand copies next year; it also prefaced subsequent editions of the Analysis of the Laws, and eventually the first volume of the Commentaries" (Prest). Geest was a notable Virginia historian and bibliophile. Prest, William Blackstone 151. Eller, The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library 233. Laeuchli, A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone 542.
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, U.S.A.