A First Book of English Law is a book originally written by Owen Hood Phillips and subsequently edited by him and Anthony Hugh Hudson. It was published by Sweet and Maxwell. F.R. Crane praised it for its "lucidity, accuracy, brevity and readability" and said that it was "deservedly acclaimed".Crane, F R (1956) 5 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 337 JSTOR
The First Edition was published in 1948, the Second in 1953, the Third in 1955,Third Edition. the Fourth in 1960,Fourth Edition the Fifth in 1965,Fifth Edition. the Sixth in 1970, and the Seventh in 1977.Seventh Edition
First Edition This edition was reviewed by The Accountant"Reviews" (1948) 119 The Accountant 157 (21 August 1948) and The Journal of Education.(1950) 82 The Journal of Education 174 (March 1950)
Second Edition This edition was reviewed by The Law Times,(1953) 216 The Law Times 356 (10 July 1953) The Law Journal,"Notes and Reviews" in "Legal Literature" (1953) 103 The Law Journal 450 (10 July 1953) The Solicitors' Journal,(1953) 97 The Solicitors' Journal 453 (27 June 1953) The Solicitor,(1954) 21 The Solicitor 28 (January 1954) The Industrial Law Review"Book Reviews" (1953) 8 The Industrial Law Review 71 (No 1: July 1953) and The American Journal of Comparative Law.Hilliard A Gardiner in "Book Notices" (1956) 5 American Journal of Comparative Law 543 JSTOR
Third Edition This edition was reviewed by The Law Times,"Reviews" in "Law Library" (1955) 220 The Law Times 189 (30 September 1955) The Law Journal,"Legal Literature" (1955) 105 The Law Journal 766 (2 December 1955) Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review,(1955) 119 Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review 660 (8 October 1955) The Solicitors' Journal,"Reviews" (1955) 99 The Solicitors' Journal 730 (22 October 1955) The Solicitor(1955) 22 The Solicitor 322 (December 1955) and Law Notes.(1956) 75 Law Notes 77 (March 1956)
Fourth Edition This edition was reviewed by The Law Times,(1960) 229 The Law Times 341 (10 June 1960) Graya,"Book Reviews", 11 Graya: A Magazine for Members of Gray's Inn 138 (No 52) The Solicitors' Journal,"Reviews" (1960) 104 The Solicitors' Journal 406 (May 1960) The Solicitor(1960) 27 The Solicitor 243 (No 8: August 1960) and Law Notes.(1960) 79 Law Notes 258 (No 10)
Fifth Edition This edition was reviewed by The Law Times,"Reviews" in "Law Library" (1965) 236 The Law Times 92 (12 February 1965) Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review,"Reviews" (1965) 129 Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review 561 (21 August 1965) The Law Society's Gazette,"A Lawyers Bookshelf" (1965) 62 The Law Society's Gazette 175 (March 1965) The Solicitor Quarterly,(1965) 4 The Solicitor Quarterly 374 (wherein it is referred to as "A First Textbook of English Law") The Journal of the Society of Public Teachers of Law"Book Reviews", 8 The Journal of the Society of Public Teachers of Law 241 and the University of Ghana Law Journal."Book Reviews" (1966) 3 University of Ghana Law Journal 88
Sixth Edition This edition was reviewed by The Solicitors' Journal,"Reviews" (1971) 115 The Solicitors' Journal 9 (1 January 1971) The Malayan Law Journal,(1971) 1 The Malayan Law Journal lvi (May 1971) and the Malaya Law Review."Book Reviews" (1970) 12 Malaya Law Review 385 (December 1970)
Seventh Edition This edition was reviewed by Justice of the Peace(1978) 142 Justice of the Peace 76 (4 February 1978) The Solicitors' Journal,"Reviews" (1978) 22 The Solicitors' Journal 140 (3 March 1978) The Irish Jurist,(1977) 12 The Irish Jurist 392 The Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly,"Book Reviews" (1979) 30 The Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 86 (No 1: Spring 1979) Revue de droit international et de droit comparé,(1978) 55 Revue de droit international et de droit comparé 338 The Cambrian Law Review"Reviews" (1978) The Cambrian Law Review, vols 9-11, p 89 and Review of Ghana Law."Book Reviews" (1977) Review of Ghana Law, vols 9 to 10, p 200
References Newark, F H (1960) 23 Modern Law Review 724 - 725 JSTOR Pettit, P (1960) 9 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 738 - 740 JSTOR Chloros, A G (1956) 19 Modern Law Review 456 - 457 JSTOR D H P (1949) 12 Modern Law Review 268 JSTOR R M W D (1949) 10 Cambridge Law Journal 288 - 289 JSTOR 2 The Journal of the Society of Public Teachers of Law 144