1. Beach, Charles Fisk.

A Treatise on the Law of Monopolies and Industrial Trusts, as Administered in England and in the United States of America.

St. Louis: Central Law Journal Company, 1898. lxx, 760 pp. Reprinted May 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

* Reprint of the first edition. Published at a time when monopolies and trusts were beginning to attract the attention of reformers, this is more than a neutral overview of the subject. Indeed, Beach’s pioneering treatise discusses the relationship of trusts and monopolies to public policy and Christian morality. He argues that public good is not to be sacrificed to private gain, then proceeds to the general principle “that contracts in restraint of trade conflict with public policy and are thus void.”

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-752-6

ISBN-10: 1-58477-752-4    Item # 45382    lxx, 760 pp.    Cloth    May 2007    $185.

“The Author Seems to Have

Exhausted the Whole Learning on the Subject”: Kent

2. Duer, John.

The Law and Practice of Marine Insurance Deduced From a Critical Examination of the Adjudged Cases, the Nature and Analogies of the Subject, and the General Usage of Commercial Nations.

New York: J.S. Voorhies, 1845-1846. 2 Vols. Reprinted May 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

* Reprint of the only edition. “So far as the work is published the author seems to have exhausted the whole learning on the subject. He has resorted to the best foreign sources of information, and his varied illustration of principles proves that he has left no department of the law of insurance unexplored. His treatise is replete with the soundest views, expressed in a logical manner, and in a glowing, perspicuous, and eloquent style.”: James Kent, Commentaries on American Law III:287.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-817-2

ISBN-10: 1-58477-817-2    Item # 48487    2 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $350.

London: P.S. King, 1904. 2 Vols. lxxvii, 384 pp; vii, 460 pp. [With]

xv, 617 pp. Together 3 Vols. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

* Reprint of the final edition containing revisions made by the author and a biography, along with the supplementary volume by Thomas Mackay. Nicholls [1781-1865] was a pioneering poor-law reformer and administrator. While Great Britain’s Poor Law Commissioner he drafted the Irish Poor-Law Act (1832). One of the first to assert that relief bred a culture of dependency and a resistance to work, he advocated the abolition of relief except as a last resort. In addition to the present study he wrote A History of the Scotch Poor Law (1856) and A History of the Irish Poor Law (1856), both of which are available in reprint editions by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Like his other studies, this one relates the evolution of poor laws since the medieval era to economic, social and political history. Notably sophisticated works, they were held in high regard by Sir Leslie Stephen and F.W. Maitland.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-691-8

ISBN-10: 1-58477-691-9    Item # 44612    3 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $295.

London: Printed for the Author, by W. and W. Strahan, 1769. xv, [1], 200 pp. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

* Reprint of the scarce sole edition. This early history of juries is enriched with numerous citations from Greek and Latin authors. “[T]he Reader (...) will be pleased to find the glorious Characteristic of this Nation, a Jury, to be originally founded in the Liberty of Greece, and handed down to us Through the Channel of the Commonwealth of Rome, and the Colonies Planted in their conquests.”: Preface xiii. Pettingal [1708-1781], a doctor of divinity and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, was a prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-749-6

ISBN-10: 1-58477-749-4    Item # 45535    xv, [1], 200 pp.    Cloth    May 2007    $95.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Company, 1834. xxv, [1], 557 pp. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

* Reprint of the first edition. In his History of the American Bar, Warren says “[i]t is not too much to say that its publication constituted an epoch in the law; for it became at once the standard and almost the sole authority...[it also] received the honor of being practically the first American law book to be cited as authority in English courts” (545). The first systematic work on the subject, it synthesized the standard sources of the day and arranged them in a manner useful to practitioners. It was held in high respect in North America, Great Britain and Europe.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-773-1

ISBN-10: 1-58477-773-7    Item # 48508    xxv,    [1], 557 pp.    Cloth    May 2007    $95.

Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown, 1832. xxxiv, 411 pp. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

* Reprint of the first edition. “Whatever was to be found in the English and American decisions, whatever Roman and Continental jurisprudence afforded on illustration of the law of bailments, Joseph Story collected and combined with surprising industry, and wonderful learning...Story’s Bailments affords one of the best examples, in modern times, of the illustration which our laws are susceptible of, by the aid of foreign jurisprudence”: Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 668-669.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-778-6

ISBN-10: 1-58477-778-8    Item # 48505    xxxiv, 411 pp.    Cloth    May 2007    $95.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1937. 2040, 49 pp. 6 Parts, in 3 Vols. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

* Complete reprint of the sole edition. Includes the Adverse Report, and Hearings, Part 1 to 6. This set of hearing transcripts and the texts of supporting documents chronicles the history of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s court-packing plan and its defeat in the United States Senate. Angered by the Court’s hostility to legislation relating to the New Deal recovery plan, Roosevelt proposed a bill to expand the membership of the court on February 5, 1937. Presented as a way to increase efficiency, it was intended to create seats for justices who would support the New Deal. The resulting struggle was a critical episode in Roosevelt’s presidency and one of the nastiest clashes between the executive and judiciary in American history. Roosevelt’s plan failed, but the debate had a profound effect on the Court’s attitude toward the New Deal, which lead many to believe that the president was ultimately successful.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-808-1

SERIES: Slavery, Race and the American Legal System 1700-1872

New York: Garland, 1988. 16 Vols. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Complete series.
* Complete Series. Contains: Items 44-50.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-812-7

ISBN-10: 1-58477-812-1    Item # 50227    16 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    Complete Series $1,795.

9. Finkelman, Paul, Editor

Abolitionists in Northern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. [9], 524 pp. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
* The 13 pamphlets in this collection address cases that led to the abolition of slavery, cases against free blacks and abolitionists and cases dealing with race laws. Reprinted from the Garland series Slavery, Race and the American Legal System, 1700-1872.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-739-7

ISBN-10: 1-58477-739-7    Item # 45047    [9], 524 pp.    Cloth    May 2007    $125.

10. Finkelman, Paul, Editor

The African Slave Trade and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
* This group of 13 facsimiles relates to cases arising from the illegal importation of slaves. Highlights include the argument of John Quincy Adams in the Amistad case (1841) and two charges to juries by Joseph Story from 1819 and 1820. Reprinted from the Garland series Slavery, Race, and the American Legal System, 1700-1872.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-743-4

ISBN-10: 1-58477-743-5    Item # 45049    2 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $250.

11. Finkelman, Paul, Editor

Free Blacks, Slaves, and Slaveowners in Civil and Criminal Courts: The Pamphlet Literature

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. Two volumes. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
* Facsimiles of 20 scarce pamphlets are collected in these two volumes. As the title indicates, most are reports of criminal cases relating to such crimes as murder and assault. Others address political issues arising from legal rights of free blacks. Also included are accounts of two fascinating cases relating to problems caused by the end of slavery. One involves the legal status of informal marriages between former slaves, the other involves the validity of slave contracts signed before abolition. Reprinted from the Garland series Slavery, Race, and the American Legal System, 1700-1872.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-742-7

ISBN-10: 1-58477-742-7    Item # 45051    2 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $250.

12. Finkelman, Paul, Editor

Fugitive Slaves and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. Edited with an introduction by Paul Finkelman

New York: Garland Publishers, 1988. 4 Vols. Illustrated. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
* This set contains facsimiles of 56 rare pamphlets relating to court cases involving fugitive slaves. As in the companion set, Southern Slaves in Free State Courts, some pamphlets were part of the public debate over judicial decisions. Others used cases to promote the antislavery cause or, in some instances, support or justify slavery. Reprinted from the series Slavery, Race and the American Legal System, 1700-187.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-740-3

ISBN-10: 1-58477-740-0    Item # 45020    4 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $500.

13. Finkelman, Paul, Editor

Slave Rebels, Abolitionists, and Southern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. Two volumes. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
* The facsimiles of antebellum pamphlets in these volumes deal with slave revolts and efforts to help slaves escape bondage. Most involve rebel slaves and “slave stealers,” others deal with activities of white journalists and divines that were considered inflammatory. Reprinted from the Garland series: Slavery, Race, and the American Legal System, 1700-1872.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-744-1

ISBN-10: 1-58477-744-3    Item # 45048    2 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $250.

14. Finkelman, Paul, Editor

Southern Slaves in Free State Courts: The Pamphlet Literature

New York: Garland, 1988. 3 Vols. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
* This set contains facsimiles of 34 rare pamphlets relating to court cases involving the status of slaves in non-slave jurisdictions, including Somerset v. Stewart (1772) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). As in the companion set Fugitive Slaves and American Courts, some pamphlets were part of the public debate over judicial decisions. Others used a case to promote the antislavery cause or, in some instances, support or justify slavery. Reprinted from the Garland series: Slavery, Race, and the American Legal System, 1700-1872.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-738-0

ISBN-10: 1-58477-738-9    Item # 45018    3 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $375.

15. Finkelman, Paul, Editor

Statutes on Slavery: The Pamphlet Literature

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprint available February 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
* There are 19 facsimiles in these two volumes. All are collections of slave statutes. Some were intended for practicing lawyers, others were published by abolitionists or supporters of the peculiar institution to influence public opinion. Highlights include Sketch of the Laws Relating to Slavery in the Several States of the United States of America (1827), Address to the Citizens of the State of Ohio Concerning What Are Called the Black Laws (1848), the slave codes of Illinois (1841) and the District of Columbia (1862). Reprinted from the Garland series Slavery, Race, and the American Legal System, 1700-1872.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-741-0

ISBN-10: 1-58477-741-9    Item # 45050    2 Vols.    Cloth    May 2007    $250.