"Formerly published as The English and empire digest."-British Library.

Kept up to date by continuation vols. and cumulative supplements.

First edition published 1919-1932 (49 v.) with cumulative supplements, (1932-1951). "Blue-band" replacement edition (56 v.) published 1951-1970 with cumulative supplements and continuation volumes A-F, 1952-1970. "Green band" reissue edition published since 1971-[1980?] with cumulative supplements (1971-1990) and continuation volumes A-H (1971-1990)

"The Digest supplies the whole case law of England, together with a considerable body of cases from the courts of Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, other Commonwealth countries, and the European Communities. Altogether it contains summaries of nearly half a million cases, representing over a thousand different series of law reports ..." - Unicorn catalogue, Reading University Library