Title page from Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, vol. 2

Part of: Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, 2 vols. Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, vol. 2

A two volume edition of the classic work on English law by Blackstone. This edition is interesting because it includes the commentaries of at least 5 previous editors of Blackstone’s work along with additional notes by Sharswood, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Vol. 2 contains Book III on Private Wrongs, and Book IV on Public Wrongs.