Apr 12, 2016 - Sale 2410

Sale 2410 - Lot 27

Price Realized: $ 531
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
BLACKSTONE, WILLIAM, Sir. Commentaries on the Laws of England . . . with the Last Corrections of the Author; and with Notes and Additions by Edward Christian Esq. 13 engraved portraits of noted English lawyers and judges, including Blackstone, Littleton, Coke, Hale, and others; 2 engraved tables. x, [6], 485 [i. e., 640]; [8], 520 [i. e., 626], xix, [1]; [8], 455 [i. e., 500], xxxv, [1]; [8], 443 [i. e., 496], vii, [72] pages, including errata leaf and directions for the binder at end of Volume 4. 4 volumes. 8vo, 210x128 mm, contemporary calf with leather lettering pieces, spines worn, ends chipped, Volume 1 and 4 joints noticeably reinforced, joints on other volumes cracked or starting, hinges reinforced; varying offsetting from plates, contents otherwise clean. 19th-century armorial bookplates of Peter Acklom Reaston. London: A. Strahan and W. Woodfall for T. Cadell, 1793-95

Additional Details

Twelfth edition, the first with Christian's notes and the portraits. Eller 21.