2012
by Coke, Sir Edward
2012. ISBN-13: 9781584772002; ISBN-10: 158477200X. Coke, Sir Edward. The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes. Originally published: London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1817. [xvi], [1], 746, [49] pp. Paging irregular; star-paged to 1681 folio edition. Reprinted 2002, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772002; ISBN-10: 158477200X. Hardcover. New. $79.95 * Reprint of the last and best edition with Butler and Hargrave's notes, with mistakes corrected from the 1681 folio edition. "[Coke's] Commentary upon the Magna Charta, and particularly on the celebrated 29th Chapter [on habeas corpus], is deeply interesting to the lawyers of the present age, as well from the value and dignity of the text, as the spirit of justice and of civil liberty which pervades and animates the work." Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 208. Sir Edward Coke [1552-1643] was considered to be the greatest legal practitioner of his day.
(Inventory #: 32405)