Overview

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the first time it is possible to trace the evolution of English law and Blackstone's thought through the eight editions of Blackstone's lifetime, and the authorial corrections of the posthumous ninth edition. Introductions by the general editor and the volume editors set the Commentaries in their historical context, examining Blackstone's distinctive view of the common law, and editorial notes throughout the four volumes assist the modern reader in understanding this key text in the Anglo-American common law tradition. Property law is the subject of Book II, the second and longest volume of Blackstone's Commentaries. His lucid exposition covers feudalism and its history, real estate and the forms of tenure that a land-owner may have, and personal property, including the new kinds of intangible property that were developing in Blackstone's era, such as negotiable instruments and intellectual property.

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Author:   William Blackstone ,  Simon Stern (University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.844kg
ISBN:  

9780199601004

ISBN 10:   0199601003
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   04 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Simon Stern: Introduction to Book II Wilfrid Prest: Editorial Conventions Book the Second: Of the Rights of Things I: Of Property, in General II: Of Real Property; and, First, of Corporeal Hereditaments III: Of Incorporeal Hereditaments IV: Of the Feodal System V: Of the Antient English Tenures VI: Of the Modern English Tenures VII: Of Freehold Estates, of Inheritance VIII: Of Freeholds, not of Inheritance IX: Of Estates, less than Freehold X: Of Estates upon Condition XI: Of Estates in Possession, Remainder, and Reversion XII: Of Estates in Severalty, Joint-tenancy, Coparcenary, and Common XIII: Of the Title to Things Real, in General XIV: Of Title by Descent XV: Of Title by Purchase; and, first, by Escheat XVI: Of Title by Occupancy XVII: Of Title by Prescription XVIII: Of Title by Forfeiture XIX: Of Title by Alienation XX: Of Alienation by Deed XXI: Of Alienation by Matter of Record XXII: Of Alienation by Special Custom XXIII: Of Alienation by Devise XXIV: Of Things Personal XXV: Of Property in Things Personal XXVI: Of Title to Things Personal, by Occupancy XXVII: Of Title by Prerogative, and Forfeiture XXVIII: Of Title by Custom XXIX: Of Title by Succession, Marriage, and Judgment XXX: Of Title by Gift, Grant, and Contract XXXI: Of Title by Bankruptcy XXXII: Of Title by Testament, and Administration

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Blackstone's Commentaries remain a central source for understanding both historical and modern Anglo-American law - as well as debates in Anglo-American legal philosophy - and Oxford University Press's new edition of the Commentaries offers a valuable new resource for studying them. * Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, Jotwell *

Blackstone's Commentaries remain a central source for understanding both historical and modern Anglo-American law - as well as debates in Anglo-American legal philosophy - and Oxford University Press's new edition of the Commentaries offers a valuable new resource for studying them. * Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, Jotwell * a unique and valuable contribution to scholarship ... future scholars will benefit immensely from this exceptionally valuable contribution to legal history. * Ian Williams, The Journal of Legal History *

Author Information

Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) was a prominent public figure in the eighteenth century. Judge and jurist, barrister and politician, his work has had a profound influence on the Anglo-American legal tradition. The first Vinerian Professor of English Law, Blackstone was a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas at the time of his death. The Commentaries published in eight editions in his lifetime, and a posthumous ninth edition in 1783. Simon Stern teaches law and English at the University of Toronto. His publications include articles and book chapters on various aspects of Anglo-American legal and literary history in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including intellectual property, obscenity, search and seizure, and criminal law. His current research examines the history and theory of legal fictions.

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