176. 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
LCCN 96-35844. ISBN 1-886363-23-4. Cloth. $125.

177. 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.
First edition.
St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing, 1891
x, 1253 pp. Reprinted 1991
LCCN 91-62383. ISBN 0-9630106-0-3. $195.

178. 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. Second edition.
St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing, 1910
1,314 pp. Reprinted 1995
LCCN 97-10320. ISBN 1-886363-10-2. Cloth. $195.

179. 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
Two volumes. Reprinted 1993
LCCN 99-047231. ISBN 0-9630106-7-0. Cloth. $130.

180. 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
Two volumes. Reprint available 2003
ISBN 1-58477-283-2
Cloth. $250.
* Reprint of seventh edition of the first American law dictionary, distinctive for its particular emphasis on American law. This classic American dictionary went through fifteen editions during the nineteenth century alone, the final appearing in 1886; and more, most notably those three that were edited by Francis Rawle, the last of which appeared in 1914. “During his years of study [Bouvier] [1787-1851] 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.” Dictionary of American Biography I: 490.

181. Broom, Herbert
A Selection of Legal Maxims, Classified and Illustrated.
Eighth American, from the Fifth London Edition, with References to American Cases.
Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson & Co., 1882
lxxviii, 993 [i.e. 779] pp. Reprinted 2000
LCCN 99-049329. ISBN 1-58477-052-X. Cloth. $125.

181a. 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
Two volumes. Reprinted 1998
LCCN 97-38481. ISBN 1-886363-32-3. Cloth. $195.

Reprint of First Edition of Cowell’s Controversial Interpreter

182. Cowell, John
The Interpreter.
Or Booke [sic]Containing the Signification of Words: Wherein is Set Foorth [sic] the True Meaning of All, or the Most Part of Such Words and Termes [sic] , as are Mentioned in the Lawe [sic] Writers, or Statutes of This Victorious and Renowned Kingdome [sic], Requiring Any Exposition or Interpretation. A Worke [sic] not Onely [sic] Profitable, but Necessary for Such as Desire Throughly to be Instructed in the Knowledge of Our Lawes [sic], Statutes, and Other Antiquities.
Cambridge: Printed by John Legate, 1607
Unpaginated. Reprinted 2002
ISBN 1-58477-265-4. Cloth. $125.
* 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 alienated and enraged Sir Edward Coke. It comes as no surprise that he was instrumental in the book’s suppression and in Cowell’s persecution. See Walker, The Oxford Companion to Law 311, Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 233-4.

183. Cunningham, T[homas].
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
Two volumes, 9" x 12.” Reprint available February 2004
LCCN 2002073032. ISBN 1-58477-274-3
Cloth. $495.
* Third and final edition. The author of more than twenty books, Thomas Cunningham [d.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. It was, along with those of Jacob and Marriot, one of the most popular comprehensive English dictionaries of the period. See Holdsworth, A History of English Law XII:177.

184. Holthouse, Henry James
A New Law Dictionary, Containing Explanations of Such Technical Terms and Phrases As Defined in the Works of Legal Authors, in the Practice of the Courts, and in the Parliamentary Proceedings of the Houses of Lords and Commons, To Which Is Added An Outline of An Action at Law and of A Suit in Equity.
Edited, from the Second and Enlarged London Edition, With Numerous Additions, by Henry Penington
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1847
viii, [17]-495 pp. Reprinted 1999
LCCN 98-49350. ISBN 1-886363-67-6. Cloth. $75.

185. Jacob, Giles
The Law-Dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the English Law; Defining and Interpreting the Terms or Words of Art; and Comprising Copious Information on the Subjects of Law, Trade, and Government.
Corrected and Greatly Enlarged by T[homas] E[dlyne] Tomlins.
New York: Printed for, and Published by I. Riley, 1811
Six volumes. Reprinted 2000
LCCN 98-49349. ISBN 1-886363-68-4. Cloth. $495.

186. Maxwell, John Irwing
A Pocket Dictionary of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank Notes, Checks, &c. With an Appendix, Containing Abstracts of Acts and Select Cases Relative to Negotiable Securities, Analysis of a Count in Assumpsit, Tables of Notarial Fees, Stamps, Postage, &c.
With Many Additions for the Use of the American Merchant.
Philadelphia: William P. Farrand and Co., 1808
xv, 251 pp. Reprint available 2003
LCCN 2002044362. ISBN 1-58477-312-X
 Cloth. $75.
* First published in London in 1802, this dictionary is an unusual alphabetical compendium dealing strictly with matters of commerce, such as bills of exchange and promissory notes. It was probably used by attorneys involved in the commerce generated by the Louisiana Purchase. Because of its scarcity, its publication during Thomas Jefferson’s administration during the Federal era of pride and prosperity, and its unique concentration on commerce, the reprint of this dictionary will be of interest to dictionary and legal scholars alike. Maxwell was also the author of The Spirit of Marine Law (1808).

187. McNamara, M. Frances
Ragbag of Legal Quotations.
Albany: Matthew Bender & Company, 1960
xi, 334 pp. Reprinted 1992
LCCN 92-074141. ISBN 0-9630106-3-8. Cloth. $50.

188. Monteleone, Vincent J.
Criminal Slang.
The Vernacular of Underworld Lingo.
Revised Edition.
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, 1949
292 pp. Reprint available 2003
ISBN 1-58477-300-6
Cloth. $75.
* Monteleone was a police officer with thirty-two years of service throughout the United States. He compiled this collection of words and phrases used by the “gangster, tramp or hobo” over the course of a career that spanned the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Both instructive and amusing, it contains hundreds of entries relating to criminal matters of the time, such as “Academy” (a Jail), “Across the River” (dead), “Grease the Track” (to fall under a moving train), “Looseners” (prunes), “Sprinkle the Flowers” (to distribute bribes), “Suey Bowel” (A Chinese opium den), “Write Short Stories” (to forge checks) and “Zib” (an easy victim). Also includes a table of hobo code symbols. A fascinating addition to any criminal law history library or collection, this book will likely be perused often.

189. Rapalje, Stewart and Robert L. Lawrence.
A Dictionary of American and English Law with Definitions of the Technical Terms of the Canon and Civil Laws.
Also, Containing a Full Collection of Latin Maxims, and Citations of Upwards of Forty Thousand Reported Cases,
in which Words and Phrases Have Been Judicially Defined or Construed.
Jersey City: Frederick C. Linn & Co., 1888
Two volumes. xxxviii, 1380 pp. Reprinted 1997
LCCN 97-38484. ISBN 1-886363-33-1. Cloth. $250.

190. Rastell, John
An Exposition of Certaine [sic] Difficult and Obscure Wordes [sic], and Termes of the Lawes [sic]of this Realme [sic], Newly Set Foorth [sic] & Augmented, Both in French and English, for the Helpe [sic]of such Yonge [sic] Studentes [sic] as are Desirous to Attaine [sic] the Knowledge of the Same. Whereunto are also Added the Olde Tenures.
[London]: Richard Tottell, [1579]. 196 leaves. Reprint available February 2004
LCCN 2002042760. ISBN 1-58477-328-6
Cloth. $80.
* The first edition of Rastell’s law dictionary precedes in point of time the publication of the first general English dictionary, and is the most important English dictionary before Cowell’s controversial Interpreter (1607). Rastell [d.1536] was a successful lawyer and printer. He published his dictionary around 1523 with the title Expositiones Terminorum Legum Anglorum. (Later editions are titled Termes de la Ley or An Exposition of Certaine Difficult and Obscure Words). Immediately successful, it went through at least twenty-nine editions, the last appearing in 1819. Hicks praised its value and described it as useful for its insights into the state of the common law at the close of the year-book period. This early edition is especially significant because it was printed by Richard Totell [fl. 1553-1594]. Totell was an important London printer who owned the patent for many common law books. H. Graham, “Rastell and the Printed English Law Book of the Renaissance,” Law Library Journal 47 (1954):6, 20. Dictionary of National Biography XVI: 746-747.

191. Shumaker, Walter A.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American Jurisprudence, Including Ancient and Modern Common Law, International Law, and Numerous Select Titles from the Civil Law, the French and the Spanish Law, etc., etc. with an Exhaustive Collection of Legal Maxims.
Second Edition by James C. Cahill
Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1922
xii, 545 pp. Reprinted 2001
LCCN 99-11404. ISBN 1-886363-85-4. Cloth. $150.

192. Stimson, Frederic Jesup
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1881
iv, 305pp. Reprinted 1999
LCCN 98-50813. ISBN 1-886363-70-6. Cloth. $60.

193. Stroud, F.
The Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted.
London: Sweet & Maxwell, Limited, 1890
cxvi, 916 pp. Reprinted 2003
LCCN 2002024331. ISBN 1-58477-263-8
Cloth. $150.
* Reprint of the first edition. This fascinating volume contains legal definitions of such commonplace words and phrases as “as far as,” “but,” “foundation,” “reason,” “taxes,” “usual and customary manner” and “incorrigible rogue.” Each entry includes examples drawn from briefs, decisions and other legal documents, with those citations. Described in the Irish Law Times as “The authoritative dictionary of the English language as far as words and phrases have come before the courts.” Irish Law Times 65:244. Twenty years in the making, this foremost dictionary went through numerous editions during Stroud’s lifetime [1835-1912] and is still in print in the sixth edition.

194. Trayner, John
Latin Phrases and Maxims: Collected from the Institutional and other Writers on Scotch Law; with Translations and Illustrations.
Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1861
iv, [2], 356 pp. Reprinted 2001
LCCN 00-067012. ISBN 1-58477-174-7. Cloth. $75.

194a. Tayler, Thomas
The Law Glossary. Being a Selection of the Greek, Latin, Saxon, French, Norman and Italian Sentences, Phrases, and Maxims, Found in the Leading English and American Reports, and Elementary Works..
New York: Lewis & Blood, 1856
580 pp. Reprinted 1995
ISBN 1-886363-12-9. Cloth. $85.

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