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135. [Blackstone, Sir William]. Tucker, St. George.
Blackstone’s Commentaries. With Notes of Reference to the
Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United
States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Five Volumes, with
an Appendix to Each volume, Containing Short Tracts upon Such
Subjects As Appeared Necessary to Form a Connected View of the Laws
of Virginia As a Member of the Federal Union.
Philadelphia: William Young Birch and Abraham Small, 1803. Five
volumes. Reprinted 1996 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a New
Critical Introduction by Paul Finkelman and David Cobin. Cloth.
New. $450.
* Reprint of the rare sole edition. The first extended treatment of
the subject, Tucker’s Blackstone is a key resource for
understanding how Americans viewed English common law in the years
following the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Based on his lectures at the College of William and Mary, Tucker
interprets Blackstone’s often antidemocratic viewpoint in the
American context. A strong proponent of the First Amendment, he
elaborates a theory of freedom of speech and press that is more
expansive than in the English tradition. “Tucker’s Blackstone
became a standard reference work for many American lawyers unable to
consult a law library, especially those on the frontier. It is
impossible to measure its impact on American law, but it is clear
that sales were strongest in Virginia, as could be expected; it was
also widely used in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.” Bryson, The
Virginia Law Reporter Before 1800 102. Tucker’s Blackstone
has been cited in numerous cases by the U.S. Supreme Court in an
attempt to discern the original intent of the Constitution. A
monumental work of continuing relevance, this reprint edition is
prefaced by a new critical introduction by Professors Paul Finkelman
and David Cobin.  
136. Browne, Arthur.
A Compendious View of the Civil Law and of the Law of the
Admiralty: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures Read in the
University of Dublin.
New York: Halstead and Voorhies, 1840. Two volumes. xvi, 536; xi,
567 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New.
$175.
* In this two volume work Browne [1756?-1805] follows the order of
treatment employed in Blackstone’s Commentaries to examine
the relationship between admiralty and civil law. Marvin describes
it as “...deservedly popular, both on account of the learning,
solidity, and accuracy of his research, and because it is the best
book in the language showing the connexion between the Common and
the Civil Law... It is often cited, and always with respect.”:
Marvin 155. Browne was Regius Professor of Civil and Canon Laws at
the University of Dublin.
137. Chester, Alden, in Collaboration with E. Melvin Williams.
Courts and Lawyers of
New York: A History, 1609-1925.
New York: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925. 3 Vols.
Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New. $295.
* This massive history contains a great deal of information that is
not available elsewhere. Contents: Part I-Dutch Period: The Bases of
American Law, The Dutch Legal System, The Patrons and Their Courts,
Burgher Government, Dutch Magistrates. Part II-English Period: The
Conflicting Land Titles, The Duke of York’s Laws, The Leisler Case.
Part III-American Period: Constitutional History, The Courts of Last
Resort, The Supreme Court, The Court of Chancery. Part IV: Judicial
Distracts and Associations of the Bar, Law Libraries and Law
Schools.
138. Davenport, Frances Gardiner, Editor.
European
Treaties Bearing
on the History of the United States and Its Dependencies.
Washington, D.C.: Published by the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, 1917-1937. 4 Vols. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook
Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New. $395.
* Volume I: to 1648, Volume II: 1650-1697, Volume III: 1698-1715,
Volume IV (edited posthumously by Oscar Charles Paullin): 1716-1815.
This valuable compilation contains treaties and papal bulls dealing
with colonial matters. Although they are fundamental documents for
the study of early American history, they are not widely available
in print form. Containing 203 treaties with historical introductions
and extensive bibliographical notes, this book does much to remedy
this situation. With the exception of those written in French, the
treaties are printed with parallel translations. Each volume
contains a thorough index. “[This work is] of the greatest value to
the student of America as a factor in European diplomacy, or of
European diplomacy as a factor in American history.”: Bemis,
Guide to the Diplomatic History of the United States, 1775-1921
823-823 cited in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New
York University (1953) 587. See illustration below.
139. Friedberg, Emil Albert and Aemilius Ludwig Richter.
Corpus Iuris [Juris] Canonici-Editio Lipsiensis Secunda/Post
Aemilii Ludouici Richteri Curas ad Librorum Manuscriptorum et
Editionis Romanae Fidem Recognouit et Adnotatione Critica Instruxit
Aemilius Friedberg. Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1879-1881. 2 Vols. civ,
1472 columns (736 pp.); lxxxii, 1340 columns (670 pp.) Reprinted
2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New. $300.
* The standard edition of the Corpus Juris Canonici. Enacted
during the Council of Trent, this collected body of canon law
remained in force until the Code of Canon Law was enacted in 1917.
Walker, Oxford Companion to Law 294.
British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
XXI:1005.
140. Gammel, Hans Peter Nielson, Compiler.
The Laws of Texas 1822-1897: Austin’s Colonization Law and
Contract; Mexican Constitution of 1824; Federal Colonization Law;
Colonization Laws of Coahuila and Texas; Colonization Law of State
of Tamaulipas; Fredonian Declaration of Independence; Laws and
Decrees, with Constitution of Coahuila and Texas; San Felipe
Convention; Journals of the Consultation; Proceedings of the General
Council; Goliad Declaration of Independence; Journals of the
Convention at Washington; Ordinances and Decrees of the
Consultation; Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the
Republic; Laws, General and Special, of the Republic; Annexation
Resolution of the United States; Ratification of the Same by Texas;
Constitution of the United States; Constitutions of the State of
Texas, With All the Laws, General and Special, Passed Thereunder,
Including Ordinances, Decrees, and Resolutions, With the
Constitution of the Confederate States and the Reconstruction Acts
of Congress. With an Introduction by C.W. Raines. Austin: The
Gammel Book Company, 1898. Volumes 1-10. Complete set. [With]
Raines, Cadwell Walton.
Analytical Index to the Laws of
Texas, 1823-1905 (Both Dates Inclusive).
Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones Company, 1906. 4, 559 pp. Together 11
books. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New.
$2,750.
* This monumental compilation includes all material relating to
congressional and legislative sessions as well as other significant
documents. Taken together, these materials offer an incomparable
guide to early Texas history. Indeed, C.W. Raines, the state
librarian, praises Gammel in the introduction, noting “these volumes
are in the nature of original evidence for the student of our
jurisprudence, and that nowhere else can it be so well studied as to
its origin, character, successive changes, and its present status as
a blended system of the Roman Civil Law and the Common Law of
England (Volume I, v).
Published over
one hundred years ago, it remains an invaluable resource. In
Basic Texas Law Books, Jenkins says it is “the most valuable
compilation of early laws of Texas, and still the most useful” (69).
Although Gammel’s Laws is one of the most important works on the
state’s history, government and politics, it has never been
reprinted. Existing copies may be in poor condition because they
were printed on unstable paper and bound in fragile law calf. We are
proud to return this title to print in a handsomely bound edition
printed on acid-free paper. This handy and durable set will be of
great value to historians, practicing lawyers and researchers.
See illustration below.
141. Greenleaf, Simon.
A Treatise on the Law of Evidence. Boston: Little, Brown, and
Company, 1899. Three volumes. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook
Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New. $350.
* Sixteenth edition and last edition. The first volumes of this
edition was edited by John H. Wigmore just prior to the publication
of his magnum opus on this subject. Thus this edition represents the
transition from Greenleaf on Evidence to Wigmore on Evidence.
According to Marvin, “Until the appearance of Professor Greenleaf’s
Treatise upon Evidence, the Bar in the United States were wholly
dependent upon English works for information in this department of
the law.” Marvin, Legal Bibliography(1847) 347-348, citing
earlier eds.
142. Hale, Sir Matthew.
Historia Placitorum Coronae. The History of the Pleas of the
Crown. Now First Published from his Lordship’s Original Manuscript,
and the Several References to the Records Examined by the Originals,
with Large Notes. By Sollem Emlyn of Lincoln’s Inn, Esq. To
which is added a Table of the Principle Matters. [London]: Printed
by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling, 1736. 2 Vols. Reprinted 2003 by
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New. $295.
* Reprint of the first edition. Widely acclaimed for its skillful,
comprehensive and masterful discourse, this is the first history of
English criminal law. Although Hale [1609-76] had planned to write
this work in three books; only the first book was completed before
his death. It covers the capital offenses - treasons and felonies.
“This book, so far as it extends, gives a complete presentment of
this branch of the law, both in its development and in its condition
at Hale’s own time...Ever since its first publication it has been
regarded as a book of the highest authority”: Holdsworth, Sources
and Literature of English Law 152-153. See Winfield, The
Chief Sources of English Legal History 327-8.
143. Johnson, Allan Chester, Paul Robinson Coleman-Norton and Frank
Card Bourne. Clyde Pharr, General Editor.
Ancient Roman Statutes: A Translation with Introduction,
Commentary, Glossary, and Index. Austin: University of Texas
Press, 1961. xxxi, 290 pp. 9" x 12.” Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook
Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New. $150.
* A collection of documents in translation based on a collation of
Roman laws collected from the editions of Bruns, Girard and
Riccobono. Laws gathered from other secondary sources, such as
ancient authors’ writings and from modern scholars’ editions of
inscriptions and of papyri, are also included.
This volume is
Volume II of The Corpus of Roman Law (Corpus Juris Romani),
General Editor, Clyde Pharr. (Volume I: The Theodosian Code
is also published in reprint by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.)
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