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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First

William Blackstone 1765
Blackstone's foundational legal commentary systematically expounds English common law principles, establishing the authoritative framework for understanding property, rights, and governance in the English-speaking world.

Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1765. First edition. Project Gutenberg ebook #30802 (transcribed from the Posner Memorial Collection copy at Carnegie Mellon University).

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