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46. Anderson, William C.
A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and
Explanations of Words, Phrases, and Maxims, and an Exposition of the
Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of
American and English Jurisprudence.
Chicago: T.H. Flood and Company, 1889. viii, 1140pp. Reprinted 1996
by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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A significant early American law dictionary that preceded Black’s by
two years. Black in fact acknowledged his debt to Anderson in the
preface of his first edition, and a comparison of entries reveals
many instances of similar if not identical language, though both
lexicographers have drawn freely from previous works. Anderson’s
Dictionary is heavily referenced, citing countless cases,
treatises and other sources. Moreover, many entries such as
“citizen” and “law” itself, receive extended treatment. Anderson
gives judicially framed definitions whenever possible to illustrate
the application of judicial principles. Preferred spellings and the
correct pronunciation of often mispronounced words are included, as
are Latin and Norman-French terms, and brief biographies of
prominent jurists such as Blackstone, Kent, and Story. Anderson’s
Dictionary is an authoritative legal reference work for all
libraries.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-23-6
ISBN-10: 1-886363-23-4 Item # 18493 viii, 1140 pp. Cloth 1996
$150.  
47. Ballentine, James A., Compiler.
A Law Dictionary of Words, Terms, Abbreviations and Phrases Which
are Peculiar to the Law and of Those Which Have a Peculiar Meaning
in the Law. Containing Latin Phrases and Maxims With Their
Translations and a Table of the Names of the Reports and Their
Abbreviations.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, [1916]. [vi], 632 pp.
Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the uncommon first edition. Along with those of Black and
Anderson, Ballentine’s is one of the most important American
dictionaries of the modern era. Containing over 18,000 entries and a
97-page index of American and English law and equity reports, it is
renowned for its concision and accuracy. Immediately popular, it
went through three editions by 1969 and served as the basis of the
College Law Dictionary (First edition, 1931) and the
Self-Pronouncing Law Dictionary (1948). The 1916 edition retains
its value as a handy but thorough one-volume reference.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-490-8
ISBN-10: 1-58477-490-8 Item # 40699 [vi], 632 pp. Cloth 2005
$150.
Reprint of Rare First Edition
48. Black, Henry Campbell.
A Dictionary of Law. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases
of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. Including
the Principal Terms of International, Constitutional, and Commercial
Law; with a Collection of Legal Maxims and Numerous Select Titles
from the Civil Law and Other Foreign Systems.
St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing, 1891. x, 1253 pp. Reprinted 1991
by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the rare first edition of the classic American law
dictionary, now in its seventh edition. Contains definitions of the
terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and
modern (including the principal terms of international,
constitutional, and commercial law). There is also a collection of
legal maxims, as well as a bibliography of the principal law
dictionaries in English and other languages to 1891.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9630106-0-5
ISBN-10: 0-9630106-0-3 Item # 15799 x, 1253 pp. Cloth 1991
$195.
Reprint of Second Edition
49. Black, Henry Campbell.
A Law Dictionary. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of
American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. And
Including the Principal Terms of International, Constitutional,
Ecclesiastical and Commercial Law, and Medical Jurisprudence, with a
Collection of Legal Maxims, Numerous Select Titles from the Roman,
Modern Civil, Scotch, French, Spanish, and Mexican Law, and Other
Foreign Systems, and a Table of Abbreviations.
St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing, 1910. 1314 pp. Reprinted 1995 by
the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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The second edition of Black’s classic dictionary incorporates many
new definitions and additional citations to decided cases, besides
being a thorough revision of previous entries. Also included are
many Latin and French terms overlooked in the first edition. Medical
jurisprudence in particular is enriched, with new definitions for
insanity and pathological and criminal insanity. The second edition
(1910) is an essential complement to the first edition (1891) (see
item 48, page 26) as it provides the scholar and student of law
important insights into the rapid development of law at the turn of
the century. The second edition is also notable for its revamped
system of arrangement, with all compound and descriptive terms
subsumed under their related main entries. Libraries, students,
historians, and practitioners will all benefit from this
historically significant research tool.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-10-6
ISBN-10: 1-886363-10-2 Item # 15800 1314 pp. Cloth 1995 $195.
First English-Language Law Dictionary with Word Etymologies and
Citations
50. Blount, Thomas.
Nomo Lexikon: A Law-Dictionary. Interpreting Such Difficult and
Obscure Words and Terms, as are Found Either in Our Common or
Statute, Ancient or Modern, Laws. With References to the Several
Statutes, Records, Registers, Law-Books, Charters, Ancient Deeds,
and Manuscripts, Wherein the Words are Used: And Etymologies, Where
They Properly Occur.
London: Printed by Tho. Newcomb for John Martin and Henry
Herringman, 1670. Unpaginated. Text printed in double columns. Folio
(8" x 12"). Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of first edition. Blount [1618-1679] was a member of the
Inner Temple. Prohibited to practice at the Bar because he was a
Catholic, Blount turned to legal scholarship and lexicography.
Blount aimed to correct the defects he found in Cowell’s
Interpreter (1607) and Rastell’s Termes de la Ley (1523).
In his preface, he observed that Cowell “is sometimes too prolix in
the derivation of a Word, setting down several Authors Opinions,
without categorically determining which is the true”; Rastell “wrote
so long hence, that his very Language and manner of expression was
almost antiquated.” He hoped that by correcting these flaws he would
create a dictionary useful to everyone in the profession from “the
Coif to the puny-Clerk.” The Nomo-Lexikon is clearer and more
detailed than its predecessors. It is also the first
English-language dictionary with entries that include word
etymologies and citations. An immediate success that quickly
supplanted its predecessors, it was reissued in larger and revised
editions throughout the eighteenth century.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-415-0
ISBN-10: 1-58477-415-0 Item # 39063 Unpaginated Cloth 2004
$140.
Reprint of the First Edition of the First American Law Dictionary
51. Bouvier, John.
A Law Dictionary Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United
States of America, and of the Several States of the American Union;
with References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law.
Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1839. 2 Vols. 559; 628 pp.
Reprinted 1993 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the first edition of the first American law dictionary to
be published. Long recognized as a leading authority, all other
American law dictionaries are inevitably compared with this one. It
went through fifteen editions during the nineteenth century alone,
the final appearing in 1886. New editions continued in the twentieth
century, most notably three that were edited by Francis Rawle, the
last of which appeared in 1914. “During his years of study [Bouvier]
had discovered the handicap under which the student and lawyer
labored at that time due to the lack of a dictionary containing
legal information logically and conveniently compiled. He began work
on a great dictionary and indefatigably applied himself to it, in
spite of increasing duties... Nevertheless, in 1839, he was able to
give his completed dictionary to fill the need of the profession.
[In it] he sought to cover all legal subjects and terms arising
under such a title, giving citations from federal and state
courts.”:
DAB
I:490.
ISBN-13: 978-9630106-7-4
ISBN-10: 0-9630106-7-0 Item # 12143 2 Vols. Cloth 1993 $150.
(1843 Second Edition) With New Introduction by Bryan A. Garner
52. Bouvier, John.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United
States of America, and of the Several states of the American Union;
With References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law.
Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1843. 2 Vols.
viii, [13]-740; 772 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the second edition. In this edition Bouvier [1787-1851]
revised about half of his entries and added a thousand new ones. He
also incorporated numerous local references, which were compiled
through an extensive correspondence with members of all but one of
the state bars. The second volume concludes with two appendices. The
first is a list of English Chancery, Common Law and Ecclesiastical
Reports and an list of the titles published by The Law Library
(First, Second and Third Series). The second is a reprint of Robert
Kelham’s A Dictionary of the Norman or Old French Language.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-358-0
ISBN-10: 1-58477-358-8 Item # 36921 2 Vols. Cloth 2004 $295.
53. Bouvier, John.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United
States of America, and of the Several States of the American Union;
with References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law.
Seventh edition, revised, improved and enlarged.
Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1857. 2 Vols. Reprinted 2004 by
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Bryan A.
Garner.
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Reprint of seventh edition of the first American law dictionary,
distinctive for its particular emphasis on American law.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-283-5
ISBN-10: 1-58477-283-2 Item # 35511 2 Vols. Cloth 2004 $295.
54. Brown, Archibald.
A New Law Dictionary and Institute of the Whole Law. For the Use of
Students, the Legal Profession, and the Public.
London: Stevens & Hayes, 1880. xii, 579 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The
Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the second and final edition. This is a practical
dictionary. As such, it has concise definitions that omit everything
“old and totally disused” (iii). Despite its compression, the work
is admirably clear and detailed. It even contains several terms from
French and Roman law that relate to English practice. What is more,
its encapsulation of everyday practice makes it a useful guide to
English common law as it stood around 1880, a time when Great
Britain was the most powerful nation on earth. Brown [1841-1916], a
barrister of the Middle Temple, edited several works and wrote
treatises on a variety of subjects including the laws of fixtures,
the property of married women, enfranchisements and commutations and
Savigny’s treatise on obligations.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-610-9
ISBN-10: 1-58477-610-2 Item # 42584 xii, 579 pp. Cloth 2006
$120.
With New Introduction by Bryan A. Garner
55. Burn, Richard.
A New Law Dictionary, Intended for General Use, as Well as For
Gentlemen of the Profession, and Continued to the Present Time by
John Burn.
London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1792. 2 Vols. vii,
442; 446, [10] pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With
a new introduction by Bryan A. Garner.
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Intended to be a practical tool, Burn [1709-1785] eliminated several
French definitions found in earlier dictionaries that were made
obsolete by George II’s 1733 decree that writs and pleadings were to
be given in English. The elimination of these entries seems to have
cleared space for other material and longer entries. Indeed, Burn’s
articles on such subjects as judgment, jury, purchase and will are
broader, more detailed and better organized than they are in earlier
dictionaries of this kind. It is unclear whether Burn intended to
publish this book; it was edited, expanded and published
posthumously by his son, John Burn [1744?-1802].
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-356-6
ISBN-10: 1-58477-356-1 Item # 36970 2 Vols. Cloth 2004 $250.
Reprint of the First Edition of Highly-Regarded Scarce Law
Dictionary
56. Burrill, Alexander M.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full Definitions of
the Principal Terms of the Common and Civil Law, Together with
Translations and Explanations of the Various Technical Phrases in
Different Languages, Occurring in the Ancient and Modern Reports,
and Standard Treatises; Embracing Also All the Principal Common and
Civil Law Maxims. Compiled on the Basis of Spelman’s Glossary, and
Adapted to the Jurisprudence of the United States; with Copious
Illustrations, Critical and Historical.
New York: John S. Voorhies, 1850-1851. 2 Vols. xviii, 1099 pp.
Reprinted 1998 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the first edition. A scarce, important original American
dictionary by a student of James Kent. Burrill [1807-1869] was
admitted to the New York Bar in 1828. Burrill was highly regarded
for his legal scholarship. Dictionary of American Biography
describes this as “a work of very high standard, which at once took
its place as perhaps the best book of its kind so far produced...All
his books were distinguished for their graceful style and a
scholarly precision and finish which earned the unstinted
commendation of the judiciary. In addition their accuracy of
statement and definition was fully recognized at the time by the
profession at large” (II:326).
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-32-8
ISBN-10: 1-886363-32-3 Item # 21233 2 Vols. Cloth 1998 $195.
57. Coles, Elisha.
An English Dictionary: Explaining the Difficult Terms That are Used
in Divinity, Husbandry, Physick, Phylosophy, Law, Navigation,
Mathematicks, and Other Arts and Sciences. Containing Many Thousands
of Hard Words (and Proper Names of Places) More Than are in Any
Other English Dictionary or Expositor. Together with the
Etymological Derivation of Them from Their Proper Fountains, Whether
Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or Any Other Language. In a Method
More Comprehensive, Than Any That is Extant.
London: Printed for Samuel Crouch, 1676. Unpaginated. Main text
printed in triple columns. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange,
Ltd.
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Reprint of the first edition. Containing around 25,000 definitions,
many of them dealing with legal topics, this was the largest
dictionary of its day. An innovative work, it was the first to
recognize the importance of slang. In addition, Coles[1640?-1680]
offers lists of dialect and obsolete terms. He also includes the
names of market towns and European cities and discusses the proper
names and histories of classical figures.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-595-9
ISBN-10: 1-58477-595-5 Item # 42164 Unpaginated Cloth 2006 $85.
Reprint of Rare First Edition
58. Cowell, John.
The Interpreter: Or Booke Containing the Signification of Words:
Wherein is Set Foorth the True Meaning of All, or the Most Part of
Such Words and Termes, as are Mentioned in the Lawe Writers, or
Statutes of This Victorious and Renowned Kingdome, Requiring Any
Exposition or Interpretation. A Worke not Onely Profitable, but
Necessary for Such as Desire Throughly to be Instructed in the
Knowledge of Our Lawes, Statutes, and Other Antiquities.
Cambridge: Printed by John Legate, 1607. Unpaginated. Reprinted 2002
by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the rare first edition. The Interpreter was
considered to be the best law dictionary until Jacob’s, and was, and
still is, used by scholars of early English legal texts. Indeed,
Walker describes Cowell [1554-1611] as “reputed the most learned
civilian of his time.” But its publication sparked enormous
controversy. At a time when Parliament and crown were vying for
power, the Commons disapproved of Cowell’s monarchical orientation,
which was evident in such definitions as “King,” “Parliament,”
“Prerogative,” “Recoveries” and “Subsidies.” When a joint committee
of Lords and Councillors reviewed the work, the ensuing controversy
nearly halted the affairs of government. James I intervened in fear
that his own fiscal interests would not be approved by the
Parliament, and ordered a proclamation that imprisoned Cowell,
suppressed the book and ordered all copies burned by a public
hangman on March 10, 1610. Moreover, The Interpreter
contained a quotation that criticized Littleton’s scholarship, which
enraged Sir Edward Coke. It comes as no surprise that he was
instrumental in the book’s suppression and in Cowell’s persecution.
Walker 311.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-265-1
ISBN-10: 1-58477-265-4 Item # 34657 Unpaginated Cloth 2002
$125.
59. Cowel[l], John. [Manley, Tho(mas)].
NOMOTHETAS: The Interpreter, Containing the Genuine Signification of
Such Obscure Words and Terms Used Either in the Common or Statute
Laws of this Realm. First Compiled by the Learned Dr. Cowel, and Now
Enlarged from the Collections of All Others Who Have Written in This
Kind. With an Addition of Many Words Omitted by All Former Writers,
and Pertinent to This Matter, with Their Etymologies as Often as
They Occur: As Also Tenures whether Jocular, or Others Statutes and
Records, Wherein the Alterations are Expressed, and their Agreement
or Dissonancy, with the Law at Present Declared. Whereto is
Subjoyned, An Appendix, containing the Ancient Names of Places Here
in England, Very Necessary for the Use of All Young Students, Who
Intend to Converse with Old Records, Deeds or Charters. The Second
Edition, Wherein Many Errors and Mistakes in the Former are
Carefully Corrected.
London: Printed by the Assigns of Richard Atkins Esq; and Sir Edward
Atkins Knight, for H. Twyford, Tho. Buffet, J. Place, and H.
Sawbridge, 1684. Unpaginated. Printed in double columns. 9" x 12".
Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the fifth edition, the second edited by Manley
[1628-1690]. Later enlarged editions, such as this one, remain
useful to scholars of early English legal texts.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-406-8
ISBN-10: 1-58477-406-1 Item # 38181 Unpaginated Cloth 2004
$125.
With New Introduction by Bryan A. Garner
60. Cunningham, T[imothy].
A New and Complete Law-Dictionary, or, General Abridgment of the
Law: On a More Extensive Plan than any Law-Dictionary Hitherto
Published. Containing not only the Explanation of the Terms but also
the Law itself, Both with Regard to Theory and Practice. Also the
Interpretations of the Words Made Use of in our Ancient Charters,
Chronicles, Histories, Records, and Registers. Together with such
Knowledge as is Necessary to Illustrate the Antiquity of the Law and
our Original Government and Customs in Former Times.
London: J.F. and C. Rivington, 1783. 2 Vols. (9" x 14"). Reprinted
2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Bryan
A. Garner.
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Third and final edition. “The first dictionary which aimed at
completeness as regards legal terms only was that of Cunningham...”
Hicks, Materials and Methods of Legal Research. Third Rev.
Edition 247. The author of more than twenty books, Cunningham
[1718?-1789] was one of the most prolific legal writers of the
eighteenth century. Like Jacob, Cunningham aimed to create a
dictionary that would give a complete account of the law. The result
is a work that is also an abridgment, and includes summaries of
cases and precedents in equity and statutes. Along with those of
Jacob and Marriot, it was one of the most popular comprehensive
English dictionaries of the period, and was found in Thomas
Jefferson’s library.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-274-3
ISBN-10: 1-58477-274-3 Item # 36350 2 Vols. Cloth 2004 $495.
61. Damhouder, Josse De.
Sententiae Selectae Pertinentes ad Materiam
Praxis Rerum Criminalium et Aliarum Partium Iuris Scientiarumque;
Ex Variis Authoribus in Classes Ordine Alphabetico Dictionum
Digestae.
Antwerp: Ioan Belleri, 1601. [xii], 192 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The
Lawbook Exchange Ltd.
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Published posthumously, this book is a useful appendix to the
definitive 1601 edition of his Praxis Rerum Criminalium,
which is available as a Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. reprint. Positioned
between a dictionary and a compendium of authorities, it contains an
alphabetical list of topics and corresponding definitions drawn from
Roman, canon, and biblical law sources and commentators, along with
citations. Damhouder [1507-1581] studied law at Louvain and was
Paymaster General to Charles V and then Philip II for the Spanish
occupation troops in the Low Countries.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-535-5
ISBN-10: 1-58477-535-1 Item # 41439 [xii], 193 pp. Cloth 2005
$90.
With New Introduction by Jennie Meade
62. Ferriere, Claude Joseph de.
Dictionnaire de Droit et de Pratique, Contenant L’Explication des
Termes de Droit, d’Ordonnances, de Coutumes, & de Pratique. Avec les
Jurisdictions de France. Nouvelle Edition, Revue, Corrigee &
Augmentee Par M***.
Toulouse: Chez Me. Rayet, 1787. 2 Vols. Text printed in double
columns. Reprint available October 2006 by the Lawbook Exchange,
Ltd. With a new introduction by Jennie Meade.
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Reprint of the final edition, “with additions exclusive to this
edition, as well as those added to the 1771 Paris edition.” First
published in 1734, this was the most important French law dictionary
of the eighteenth century. It is an encyclopedic dictionary. Most of
its definitions are remarkably long and detailed, many are divided
into complex sub-categories. Several entries include the etymology
of legal terms and trace the history of laws and customs. This
dictionary reflects the optimistic spirit of progressive reform that
reached fruition in the French Revolution. In his definition ‘Juge,’
for example, he criticizes the vast power given to ecclesiastical
judges and courts in the past and expresses thanks that they do not
enjoy these powers any longer (Volume II 71). Ferriere
[c.1680-c.1748] was a well known French jurisconsult, dean of the
Faculty of Law in Paris and a prolific author. M*** is believed to
be A.G. Boucher d’Argis [1708-1791], a Parisian jurist and legal
writer.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-655-0
ISBN-10: 1-58477-655-2 Item # 42931 2 Vols. Cloth January 2007
$295.
Reprint of First Edition of Landmark Law Dictionary
63. [F.O.].
The Law-French Dictionary Alphabetically Digested, Very Useful for
All Young Students in the Common Laws of England. To Which is Added
the Law-Latin Dictionary: Being an Alphabetical Collection of Such
Law-Latin Words as Are Found in Several Authentic Manuscripts, and
Printed Books of Precedents, Whereby Entring-Clerks, and Others, May
be Furnished with Fit and Proper Words, in a Common Law Sense, for
Any Thing They Shall Have Occasion to Make Use of, in Drawing
Declarations, or Any Parts of Pleading. Also, A More Compendious and
Accurate Exposition of the terms of the Common Law (Interspers’d
Throughout) Than in any Hitherto Extant, Containing Many Important
Words of Art Used in Law Books. Collected Out of the Best Authors by
F.O.
London: Printed for Isaac Cleave and John Hartley, 1701. 2 Vols. in
1, each with title page. Unpaginated. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook
Exchange, Ltd.
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Reprint of the first edition. This landmark work was the first
dictionary written to aid lawyers in the translation of the Year
Books, old deeds and other early documents. Each definition carries
one or more references to examples in works by such authors as
Brook, Coke, Crompton, Fitzherbert, Littleton and Plowden. The
second part is a Latin dictionary that aimed to assist attorneys in
the drafting of pleadings.
ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-377-1
ISBN-10: 1-58477-377-4 Item # 37442 2 Vols. in 1 Cloth 2004 $135.
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