Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 3A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1794 |
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| Title | Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 3 Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Edward Christian |
| Author | William Blackstone |
| Editor | Edward Christian |
| Edition | 12 |
| Publisher | A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1794 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 23 Aug 2007 |
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