Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780) [Magna Carta]. The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest, with other Authentic Instruments.

Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780) [Magna Carta]. The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest, with other Authentic Instruments. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1759. First edition, large quarto, dedication leaf engraved, engraved initials and large engraved tail-pieces, bound in full contemporary speckled calf, tooled in gilt with four ornate corner designs, each surmounted by a crown, gilt-tooled spine and red lettering piece (wear to binding), 13 1/2 x 10 in.

Blackstone's first edition of the Magna Carta and other early charters also includes his long scholarly historical introduction. "A work of the highest importance for the historian and constitutional lawyer." (Quoted from David Walker's Oxford Companion to Law)