Commentaries on the laws of England
Subtitle: In four books
By: By Sir William Blackstone, Knt. One of the late justices of His Britannick Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. ; In four volumes. Vol. I.--Book I. [-Vol. IV.--Book IV.]
Edition: The first Worcester edition, carefully reprinted from the last London edition. / Containing, the last corrections of the author, the additions by Richard Burn, LL.D. and continued to the present time, by John Williams, Esq.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 22365
Publisher: By Isaiah Thomas, sold at his bookstore in Worcester, and by him and Company in Boston.
Published: 1790
Place of publication: Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Subjects: Portraits; Law; Politics and government
Notes: Edition statement transposed; precedes "Vol. I.--Book I." on title page.

Signatures: v. 1, A⁴ A-F¹² G-2N⁶ (2N6 verso blank); v. 2, pi⁴ A-2W⁶ (2W6 verso blank); v. 3, A-2R⁶ 2S² (2S2 verso blank); v. 4, A-2T⁶ 2U² (2U2 blank). Register includes W in all volumes.

Vol. 1: vi, [3], 10-12, 226, 225*-226*, 227-337, 336*-337*, 338-420, 419*-420*, 421-485, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: vi, [1], 520, xix, [1] p., [2] leaves (1 folded); v. 3: vi, 60, 59*-60*, 61-166, 165*-166*, 167-411, 410*-411*, 412-455, [1], xxvii, [1] p.; v. 4: vi, 160, 159*-162*, 161-236, 235*-236*, 237-374, 373*-374*, 373-443, [1], vii, [55] p.

Frontispiece portrait of Blackstone engraved by Samuel Hill.

Index to the four volumes, p. [2-53] at end of v. 4.

Evans 22365