Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, With Notes.

The Evolution of Common Law: Lewis's 4-Volume Edition of Blackstone's Commentaries (1898-1915) Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Lewis, William Draper, Editor. Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, With Notes Selected from the Editions of Archibold, Christian, Cole, Ridge, Chitty, Stewart, Kerr, And Others; And in Addition Notes and References To All Text Books and Decisions Wherein the Commentaries Have Cited and All the Statutes Modifying the Text. Philadelphia: Rees Welsh and Co., 1898-1915. Four volumes. Octavo. (10" x 7"; 25.4 x 17.8 cm). xxxi, 2021 pp. Tan library buckram with raised bands, gilt red and black lettering pieces to spine. Shelf location labels to foot of spines. Worn, bumped and soiled. Bookplates of St. Charles Seminary Library to front pastedowns and property stamps to title pages. Penciling internally. A good set. $250. * An important scholarly edition of Blackstone's Commentaries containing the text of the 1778 Oxford edition (the last edited by Blackstone himself), omitting the appendices to Books 3 and 4. Lewis's edition is historically significant for modernizing Blackstone through the lens of late 19th-century legal scholarship. The editor incorporates findings from legal historians like Maine, Pollock, Maitland, and Vinogradoff, alongside a comprehensive tracking of American and English statutory updates and judicial citations. An essential resource for tracing the evolution of common law into the 20th century. Laeuchli, A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone 270.…