2000 Reprint of the original Burt Franklin (Harvard University Press) edition, 1925.
With a prominent introduction by Roscoe Pound, this volume presents a reliable guide to the sources of English Legal History from the beginnings of English literature to Blackstone, the period in which legal authorities are common to all English-speaking peoples.
This book is essentially a guide to a variety of sources for the history of the common law. Particular attention is given to statutes, public records, case law, abridgements, and text and particular books, Historians and legal scholars will find this to be a rich and comprehensive sourcebook.