The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, Or, a Commentary upon Littleton: Not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law Itself [Hardcover]

Edward Coke (Author), Charles Butler (Author), Francis Hargrave (Author), Thomas Littleton (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1584770333 | ISBN-13: 978-1584770336 | Publication Date: December 30, 1999 | Edition: Reprint of the eighteenth edition

Reprint of the eighteenth edition. Originally published: London, J. & W.T. Clarke, 1823. Two volumes. ccxvi,[606]; iv, [772] pp. Coke's Institutes are thought to be the first textbooks on the modern common law.

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If Bracton first began the codification of the common law, it was Coke who completed it.... In the Institutes, ... the tradition of the common law from Bracton to Littleton, whose name Coke's commentary made famous, firmly established itself as the basis of the constitution of the Realm. --Printing and the Mind of Man 126

... preferred to the elder editions, both on account of the convenient reference to notes and for the excellent index. --Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847)

About the Author

Edward Coke [1552-1643] was considered to be the greatest legal practitioner of his day.

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• Hardcover: 1598 pages
• Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.; Reprint of the eighteenth edition edition (December 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584770333
• ISBN-13: 978-1584770336
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches
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