Download or read book The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, Or, A Commentary Upon Littleton written by Sir Edward Coke and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 1619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coke's Institutes are thought to be the first textbooks on the modern common law. Taken together they are a virtual legal encyclopedia of the law as it stood in Coke's lifetime. First published in 1628, it was a standard work for decades. This reprint of the 18th edition is considered preferable due to the notes and thorough index.