A History Of English Law. 17 Vols. Complete Set Holdsworth, Sir William S. Antiquarian & Scholarly

An Indispensable Work of Great Authority Holdsworth, Sir William S. A History of English Law. Edited by A.L. Goodhart and H.G. Hanbury. With an Introductory Essay and Additions by S.B. Chrimes. Index volume prepared by John Burke. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., and Sweet & Maxwell, 1966-1997. 17 Volumes, complete set, with all revised volumes issued. A very fine, as new set, bound in the publisher's blue cloth hardcovers, printed and sewn in signatures, not a print on demand set. Very attractive. $2,000. * Latest and most complete revised edition on an indispensable work of great authority. "The only complete history of the English law in detail. Also much essential bibliographical information. No review can give an adequate idea of the masses of valuable learning contained in these volumes, the extent and variety of the ground which has been covered, or the tireless labour and sober scholarship which have been devoted to the task.": T.F.T. Plucknett, Harvard Law Review 38:698-701 cited in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 139.