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A history of the land law
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An account of the historical development of the common law of landed property is given in this paper, where work published since the first edition (1961) is taken into account, and the treatment of the nineteenth century period has been enlarged.Abstract:
An account of the historical development of the common law of landed property. Work published since the first edition (1961) is taken into account, and the treatment of the nineteenth century period has been enlarged.read more
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