Just published is the
Oxford Edition of Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England, prepared under he general editorship of
Wilfrid Prest, Professor Emeritus of History and of Law at the
University of Adelaide:
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.
Book I: Of the Rights of People Book II: Of the Rights of Things
Volume Editor:
David Lemmings Volume Editor:
Simon Stern
Book III: Of Private Wrongs Book IV: Of Public Wrongs
Volume Editor:
Thomas P. Gallanis Volume Editor:
Ruth Paley
The University of Adelaide’s press release is
here.
