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Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume X, A Tribute to Peter...
Phillips, Jim, Editor. McMurtry, Roy, Editor. Saywell, John T., Editor Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume X: A Tribute to Peter N. Olover. Toronto and London: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by the University of Toronto Press, [2008]. xii, 471 pp. Illustrations. Portraits. Maps..... More
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume VI, British Columbia...
Foster, Hamar, Editor. McLaren, John, Editor. Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume VI: British Columbia and the Yukon. [Toronto]: The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, [1995]. xvi, 583 pp. Illustrations. Softbound, light shelfwear, light soiling to top and bottom edges of text block. $25. More
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume IX, Two Islands...
English, Christopher, Editor. Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume IX: Two Islands: Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Toronto and London: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by the University of Toronto Press, [2005]. xii, 419 pp. Illustrations. Maps. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine. $75. More
A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Works of Jeremy Bentham.
Ikeda, Sadao Otonashi, Michihiro Shigemori, Tamihiro. A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Works of Jeremy Bentham. Tokyo: Chuo University Library, [1989]. 187 pp. In English; preface also in Japanese. Includes bibliographical references (pages vii-viii). Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $35. More
The Federal Court of Canada, A History, 1875-1992.
Bushnell, Ian. The Federal Court of Canada: A History, 1875-1992. Toronto and London: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by the University of Toronto Press, [1997]. xix, 447 pp. Cloth in near-fine dust jacket with slight fading to edges. $40. More
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume II.
Flaherty, David H., Editor. Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume II. [Toronto]: The Osgoode Society, [1983]. xi, 593 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear and fading to spine. $25. More
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume I.
Flaherty, David H., Editor. Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume I. [Toronto]: The Osgoode Society, [1981]. xvi, 428 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear. $20. More
Farmington, Inscribed by Darrow to his Son Paul. 1904. First Edition.
Inscribed by Darrow to His Son Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. Farmington. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1904. vi, 277 pp. Cloth, arts-and-crafts style multi-color vignette and gilt title to front board, gilt title and black-stamped fillets to spine, top edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Light soiling to exterior, light..... More
Bentham's Prison: A Study of the Panopticon Penitentiary.
Semple, Janet. Bentham's Prison: A Study of the Panopticon Penitentiary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. 344 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $125. More
The Culture of Cloth in Early Modern England: Textual Construction...
Hentschell, Roze. The Culture of Cloth in Early Modern England: Textual Construction of a National Identity. Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2008. viii, 209 pp. Hardcover, near fine. $85. More
The Boston Massacre, New York, 1970.
Zobel, Hiller B. The Boston Massacre. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., [1970]. xi, 372 pp. Plates. Cloth in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
John Marshall.
Thayer, James Bradley. John Marshall. With an Introduction by Wallace Mendelson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1901. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1974. xliv, 157 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth, light shelfwear. $20. More
Law, Or a Discourse Thereof, In Four Books, Written in French by Sir..
From the Library of Sir Frederick Pollock Finch, Sir Henry [1558-1625]. Law, Or a Discourse Thereof, In Four Books. Written in French by Sir Hen. Finch Kt. His Majesties Serjeant at Law. And Done Into English by the Same Author. London: Printed by the assignes of Richard and Edward Atkins..... More
Thomas Erskine and Trial by Jury.
Hostettler, John. Thomas Erskine and Trial by Jury. Chichester, England : Barry Rose Law Publishers, [1996]. xii, 251 pp. Frontispiece. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $50. More
Report of the Case of Timothy Upham Against Hill & Barton...
Libel and Press Freedom in 1830 New Hampshire [Trial]. Hill, Horatio [b.1807], Defendant. Barton, Cyrus [1795-1855], Defendant. Report of the Case of Timothy Upham against Hill & Barton, Publishers of the New-Hampshire Patriot, For Alleged Libels, At the Court of Common Pleas, Rockingham County, March and October Terms....1830. Dover: Published..... More
The Day's Work, Inscribed by Clarence Darrow to his Son Paul.
Inscribed by Clarence Darrow to His Son Paul Kipling, Rudyard [1865-1936]. The Day's Work. New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898. [viii], 431 pp. Illustrations and tissue-guarded frontispiece. Octavo (8" x 5-1/4"). Publisher's black and gilt-stamped green cloth, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Minor bubbling to head of..... More
Clarence Darrow for the Defense, Inscribed to Darrow's Granddaughter.
Inscribed by the Author to Darrow's Granddaughter Mary Stone, Irving [1903-1989]. Clarence Darrow for the Defense. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., [1941]. xi, 570 pp. Cloth very good in worn and chipped dust jacket. Internally clean, gift inscription to front free endpaper: "To sweet Mary-/ because she is..... More
New Deal Justice, The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Hugo L Black...
Hockett, Jeffrey D. New Deal Justice: The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Hugo L. Black, Felix Frankfurter, And Robert H. Jackson. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [1996]. x, 322 pp. Hardcover. Tiny gouge to top edeg of front cover, otherwise fine. $95. More
Lust for Life, Inscribed to Paul Darrow and his Family, 1939.
Inscribed to Paul Darrow and His Family Stone, Irving [1903-1989]. Lust for Life: The Novel of Vincent van Gogh. New York: The Modern Library, 1939. x, [2], 489 pp. Publisher's cloth, blind frames and gilt symbol to front board, gilt title to spine. Light fading to exterior, somewhat heavier to..... More
America's Advocate, Robert H Jackson.
Gerhart, Eugene C. America's Advocate: Robert H. Jackson. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, [1958]. v, 545 pp. Plates. Cloth, moderate shelf wear. $35. More
Evolution and the Founders of Pragmatism.
Wiener, Philip P. Evolution and the Founders of Pragmatism. Forewordby John Dewey. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1949. xiv, 288 pp. Cloth in moderately worn dust jacket. $30. More
The African Canadian Legal Odyssey: Historical Essays.
Walker, Barrington. The African Canadian Legal Odyssey: Historical Essays. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012. x, 483 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $100. More
Industrial Conspiracies: Lecture Delivered in Heilig Theatre, 1912.
"Men will be Brothers the World Over" Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. Industrial Conspiracies. Lecture Delivered in Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, September 10, 1912. Portland, OR: Published by Otto Newman and Franklin L. Rusmisel, 1912. 32 pp. Stapled pamphlet in red printed wrappers. Vertical fold line, occasional very light soiling, small tears..... More
Algernon Sidney and the Restoration Crisis, 1677-1683.
Scott, Jonathan. Algernon Sidney and the Restoration Crisis, 1677-1683. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. xv, 388 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $45. More
A Full History of the Eventful Life, Crimes, Confessions, Repentance.
"Wilson Blamed His Plight on Demon Rum" Wilson, John M. [1858-1887]. Leopold, W.A., Editor. A Full History of the Eventful Life, Crimes, Confessions, Repentance and Death on the Gallows of John M. Wilson, Hanged Jan. 13th, 1887, For the Murder of Anthony W. Dealy, Jan. 26th, 1884, Whose Body, Cut..... More
Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial...
Durable British Treatise on Courts Martial Simmons, Thomas Frederick [d. 1842]. Simmons, Thomas Frederick [1815-1884], Editor. Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial with a Summary of the Law of Evidence as Connected Therewith, Also Some Notice of the Criminal Law of England, With Reference to the Trial..... More
Wild Bill, The Legend and Life of William O Douglas.
Murphy, Bruce Allen. Wild Bill: The Legend and Life of William O Douglas. New York : Random House, [2003]. xvii, 716 pp. Plates. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
Bureaucracy Convicts Itself, The Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy...
Mason, Alpheus Thomas. Bureaucracy Convicts Itself: The Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy of 1910. New York: The Viking Press, 1941. 224 pp. Plates. Cloth, moderate shelfwear, some fading to spine lettering. $40. More
Justice William O. Douglas.
Duram, James C. Justice William O. Douglas. Boston: Twayne Publishers, [1981]. 159 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear. $25. More
Democracy and Finance, The Addresses and Public Statements of William.
Douglas, William O. Allen, James, Editor. Democracy and Finance: The Addresses and Public Statements of William O. Douglas as Member and Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1940. Reprint. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, [1969]. xiv, 301 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Cloth, some shelfwear, most..... More
A Host at Last.
Sachar, Abram L. A Host at Last. Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1976. 308 pp. 6 leaves of plates. Illustrations. Cloth in moderately worn dust jacket, author presentation inscription to front free endpaper. $30. More
Louis D. Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter and the New Deal.
Dawson, Nelson L. Louis D. Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter and the New Deal. Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1980. viii, 272 pp. Cloth in moderately rubbed dust jacket, library stamp to front free endpaper. $30. More
Justice and Police.
First Edition of Maitland's First Book Maitland, F[rederic] W. [1850-1906]. Justice and Police. London: Macmillan and Co., 1885. viii, 176, 3, [1] pp. With a 4 pp. publisher catalogue. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Original black-stamped cloth, gilt title to spine. Light wear to spine ends and corners, moderate toning to..... More
The Economic Structure of the Law, The Collected Economic Essays...
Posner, Richard A. Parisi, Francesco, Editor. The Economic Structure of the Law: The Collected Economic Essays of Richard A. Posner, Volume One. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, [2000]. xxxiv, 462 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket with light fading to spine. $175. More
A Practical Treatise on the Statutes of Limitations in England...
A Standard English Treatise on Statutes of Limitations Darby, J. George N. [1829-1870]. Bosanquet, Frederick Albert [1837-1923]. A Practical Treatise on the Statutes of Limitations in England and Ireland. London: William Maxwell & Son, 1867. xxiv, 508 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Recent buckram, retained lettering piece to spine, endpapers..... More
A History of Taxation and Taxes in England. 4 Vols. Complete set.
Dowell, Stephen. Ilersic, A.R., Introduction. A History of Taxation and Taxes in England. [London: Longmans Green, 1884]. Reprint. New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1965. Four volumes. Cloth. Fine. $250. More
A Historical Introduction to the Law of Obligations.
Ibbetson, D[avid]. A Historical Introduction to the Law of Obligations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [2002] (Copyright 1999). xxiv, 352 pp. Hardcover. Library stamp to half-title, otherwise fine. $60. More
American Legal Realism and Empirical Social Science.
Schlegel, John Henry. American Legal Realism and Empirical Social Science. Chapel Hill and London: University of North Carolina Press, [1995]. xii, 418 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine. $25. More
Law and Love, The Trials of King Lear.
Kahn, Paul W. Law and Love: The Trials of King Lear. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, [2000]. xx, 203 pp. Hardcover in lightly rubbed dust jacket. $30. More
William Pickering, Publisher, A Memoir and a Check-List of His....
Keynes, Geoffrey. William Pickering, Publisher: A Memoir and a Check-List of His Publications. Revised edition. London: Galahad Press, [1969]. 126 pp. Illustrations. Facsimiles. Cloth in lightly soiled and edgeworn dust jacket, covers slighly bowed. $35. More
The Dandy and the Herald, Manners, Mind, And Morals from Brummell...
Pine, Richard. The Dandy and the Herald: Manners, Mind, And Morals from Brummell to Durrell. New York: St. Martin's Press, [1988]. ix, 254 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $20. More
The Path of the Law and its Influence, The Legacy of Oliver Wendell..
Burton, Steven J., Editor. The Path of the Law and Its Influence: The Legacy of Oliver Wendell Holmes. [Cambridge and New York]: Cambridge University Press, [2000]. viii, 354 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $25. More
Caring for Justice, New York, 1997.
West, Robin. Caring for Justice. New York and London: New York University Press, [1997]. ix, 356 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $25. More
Bodies of Evidence, Medicine and the Politics of the English Inquest.
Burney, Ian A. Bodies of Evidence: Medicine and the Politics of the English Inquest. 1830-1926. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2000]. x, 245 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $40. More
William Lambarde and Local Government, His "Ephemeris" and...
Lambarde, William. Read, Conyers, Editor. William Lambarde and Local Government: His "Ephemeris" and Twenty-Nine Charges to Juries and Commissions. Ithaca: Published for the Folger Shakespeare Library by Cornell University Press, [1962]. xl, 189 pp. Cloth in lightly worn and soile dust jacket. $20. More
Justice of Shattered Dreams, Samuel Freeman Miller and the Supreme...
Ross, Michael A. Justice of Shattered Dreams, Samuel Freeman Miller and the Supreme Court. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2003]. xxii, 323 pp. Illustrations. Portraits. Harcover in dust jacket. Fine. $45. More
Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, And the Struggle...
James, Rawn, Jr. Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, And the Struggle to End segregation. New York: Bloomsbury Press, [2010]. [ix], 276 pp. 8 unnumbered pages of plates. Illustrations. Photographs. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket, small mark to foot of text block. $40. More
Reports and Cases Taken in the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, And...
"The Fruit of Bacon's Wise Design" Hetley, Sir Thomas. Reports and Cases Taken in the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Years of the Late King Charles. As They were Argued by Most of the Kings Sergeants at the Common-pleas Barre. Collected and Reported, By that Eminent Lawyer, Sir Thomas..... More
Combination and Conspiracy, a Legal History of Trade Unionism.
Orth, John V. Combination and Conspiracy: A Legal History of Trade Unionism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. x, 207 pp. Cloth in near-fine dust jacket. $85. More
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench...
"Very Much Esteemed by the Profession" Andrews, George. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, In the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of King George the Second. With Notes and Referenced Down to Michaelmas Term, 31. Geo. 3. And an Appendix Containing Some..... More
Community, Wealth, And Equality.
Posner, Richard A. Community, Wealth, And Equality. [Chicago]: University of Chicago Law School, [1996]. 29, [6] pp. Stapled pamphlet. Light fading to sections of exterior, otherwise fine. $25. More
The Sovereignty of the Law: Selections from Blackstone's Commentaries.
Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Jones, Gareth, Editor. The Sovereignty of the Law: Selections from Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. [London]: MacMillan, [1973]. viii, 254 pp. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust jacket. $50. More
John Selden on Jewish Marriage Law, The Uxor Hebraica, Translated...
Selden, John. Ziskind, Jonathan R. John Selden on Jewish Marriage Law: The Uxor Hebraica. Translated with a Commentary by Jonathan R. Ziskind. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1991. xii, 537 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $250. More
Imagining the King's Death, Figurative Treason, Fantasies of Regicide.
Barrell, John. Imagining the King's Death: Figurative Treason, Fantasies of Regicide. [Oxford]: Oxford University Press, [2000]. xvii, 737 pp. Illustrations. Portraits. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket with two minor creases to inside flap, stamp reading--for reasons we cannot explain--"damaged" to title page and following leaf. $150. More
The XXII Parliament of Our Most High and Dread Soveraine Iames be the.
With an Act Reforming the Scottish System of Weights and Measures [Scotland]. [Statutes]. James VI [1566-1625], King of Scotland. The XXII Parliament of Our Most High and Dread Soveraine Iames be the Grace God, King of Scotland, England, France, And Ireland: Defender of the fatih [sic] &c. Halden be His..... More
Farmington, Third Edition, Inscribed to John Cowper Powys.
Inscribed to Notable Philosopher and Critic John Cowper Powys Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. Farmington. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919. x, 220, [2] pp. Includes two-page advertisement for this book. Original cloth, gilt titles to front board and spine. Light fading, some staining to front board, spine ends and corners lightly bumped..... More
The XXIII Parliament of Our Most High and Dread Soveraine Iames...
A Session with Two Significant Acts [Scotland]. [Statutes]. James VI [1566-1625], King of Scotland. Hay, Sir John [1578-1654], Editor. The XXIII Parliament of Our Most High and Dread Soveraine Iames by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland: Defender of the faith; &c. Halden at Edinburgh..... More
An Account of the Number of Persons Committed to His Majesty's...
Imprisonment for Debt from 1798-1818 [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. An Account of the Number of Persons Committed to His Majesty's Different Prisons in England and Wales, For Debt, From the 31st December 1797 to the 1st of January 1819; With the Number Discharged;-Distinguishing Each Year, And Those who have been Discharged..... More
Report from the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the State...
The State of the Fleet, Westminster and Marshalsea Prisons in 1819 [Prisons]. [Great Britain]. [House of Commons]. Report from the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the State, Conduct, And Management of the Prison and Gaol of The Fleet; And also, Of the Prison and Gaol of the Court of His..... More
Lex Terrae, Or, A Brief Discourse [Bound with Four Titles].
Tracts Written by a Prominent Royalist While Imprisoned in the Tower of London Jenkins, David [1582-1663]. Lex Terrae: Or, A Briefe Discourse Collected Out of the Fundamentall Lawes of the Land, Wherein it is Proved that the Supream Power in this Kingdome is in the King Onely, And Not in..... More
Law Students and Lawyers, The Philosophy of Political Parties...
Lectures Given by Howard University's First Lecturer in American Law Riddle, A[lbert] G[allatin] [1816-1902]. Law Students and Lawyers, The Philosophy of Political Parties, And Other Subjects: Eight Lectures Delivered Before the Law Department of Howard University. Washington, DC: W.H. & O.H. Morrison, 1873. 275 pp. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-1/2"). Original..... More
A New Miscellany at Law. Yet Another Diversion for Lawyers and Others.
Megarry, Sir Robert; Edited by Bryan A. Garner. A New Miscellany at Law. Yet Another Diversion for Lawyers and Others. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., December 2005. xiii, 450 pp. Cloth. Cover lightly bumped, in lightly worn dust jacket. ISBN-13: 9781584776314. ISBN-10: 1584776315. $25. * Described by David..... More
A Concise History of the Common Law. Fifth Edition.
A Standard History of the Common Law Plucknett, Theodore F.T. A Concise History of the Common Law. Fifth Edition. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956. xxvi, 746, 56 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191245 ISBN-10: 1616191244. Paperback. Cover lightly creased. Else fine. $12.95 *..... More
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law.
Berger, Adolf. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law. Originally published: Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, [1953]. (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society; New Series, Volume 43, Part 2, 1953). [ii], 333-808 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194666. ISBN-10: 1616194669. 8-1/2" x 11." Paperback. Cover light bumped and..... More
Of the Law of Nature and Nations. Eight Books. Written in Latin by...
A Landmark in the History of Natural and International Law Pufendorf, Samuel von. [Barbeyrac, Jean]. Of the Law of Nature and Nations. Eight Books. Written in Latin by the Baron Pufendorf. Done Into English by Basil Kennett. Carefully Corrected, with Two Tables. To Which Are Added All the Large Notes..... More
The Speech of the Lord Chancellor of England, In the Eschequer...
An Important Forerunner to Birthright Citizenship [Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron (1540?-1617)]. The Speech of the Lord Chancellor of England, In the Eschequer Chamber, Touching the Post-Nati. London: Printed [by Adam Islip] for the Societie of Stationers, An. 1609. [xii], 118, [2] pp. Ruled borders to text and endleaves, large signature-mark..... More
Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law.
Brode, Patrick. Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [2002]. xi, 252. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $30. More
Hunger, Horses, and Government Men: Criminal Law on the Aboriginal...
Gavigan, Shelley A.M. Hunger, Horses, and Government Men: Criminal Law on the Aboriginal Plains, 1870-1905. Vancouver: UBC Press, [2012]. xvi, 274 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $90. More
The Mining Law of 1872: Past, Politics, and Prospects.
Bakken, Gordon Morris. The Mining Law of 1872: Past, Politics, and Prospects. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, [2008]. xxx, 237 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. More
Property on Trial: Canadian Cases in Context.
Tucker, Eric, Editor. Muir, James, Editor. Ziff, Bruce H., Editor. Property on Trial: Canadian Cases in Context. Toronto: Irwin Law, [2012]. x, 532 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $100. More
Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery, During the...
A Scarce Chancery Reporter Overlooked by Wallace Finch, Sir Heneage [1620-1682]. Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time Sir Heneage Finch, Afterwards Earl of Nottingham, Was Lord Chancellor. In Many of Which Decrees He was Assisted by Some of the Judges of the Common..... More
A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone.
The Definitive Blackstone Bibliography Laeuchli, Ann Jordan. Cohen, Morris L., Foreword. Mooney, James E., Editor. A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone. Getzville, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2015. xvii, 537 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. $175. * In 1938 Yale University Press published Catherine Spicer Eller's catalog of the Yale Law..... More
Blackstone and his Commentaries, Biography, Law, History.
Prest, Wilfred. Blackstone and His Commentaries: Biography, Law, History. Oxford and Portland, OR: Hart Publishing, 2009. viii, 254 pp. 8 plates. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $35. More
Mr Mothercountry, The Man Who Made the Rule of Law.
McBride, Keally D. Mr Mothercountry: The Man Who Made the Rule of Law. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, [2016]. xi, 199 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $100. More
A Collection of Select and Modern Entries of Declarations...
A Companion to the Reports of Sir Creswell Levinz Levinz, Sir Creswell. A Collection of Select and Modern Entries of Declarations, Pleadings, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments, &c. Referring to the Cases in Sir Creswell Levinz's Reports; The Judgment of the Court Being Added to Each President. With Notes and References to..... More
Law and Revolution in Seventeenth-Century Ireland.
Dennehy, Coleman A., Editor. Law and Revolution in Seventeenth-Century Ireland. Dublin: Four Courts Press Ltd, 2020. 366 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $70. More
Sir Matthew Hale, 1609-1676, Law, Religion and Natural Philosophy.
Cromartie, Alan. Sir Matthew Hale, 1609-1676: Law, Religion and Natural Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. x, 264 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $40. More
The Reports of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court...
The Macclesfield Copy of Comberbach's Reports Comberbach, Roger. Comberbach, Roger, [Jr.], Editor. The Reports of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster; From the First Year of King James the Second, To the Tenth Year of King William the Third. Collected by Roger Comberbach..... More
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer...
Highly Respected Exchequer Reports Hardres, Thomas [1610-1681]. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer, In the Years 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, And 1660. And from Thence Continued to the 21st Year of the Reign of His Majesty King Charles II. With Notes and References. London: Printed by..... More
British Military Occupation of Samoa: Proclamations 1-40, 42-43.
Proclamations from the British Military Occupation of Samoa [Broadsides]. [Samoa]. [Logan, Robert (1863-1935)]. [British Military Occupation of Samoa: Proclamations 1-40, 42-43]. [Apia, Western Samoa: S.n., 1914-1917]. 43 broadsides and broadsheets (Proclamation No. 40 present in duplicate) ranging in size from 12-3/4" x 9-1/4" to 17" x 10-3/4" (folded, 17" x...... More
The California Tradition in Type Design.
Bringhurst, Robert, Editor. Koch, Peter Rutledge, Editor. The California Tradition in Type Design. [San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2015]. Looseleaf portfolio containing 13 bifolia and a cover sheet, all printed on thick paper. A few smudges to exterior, otherwise fine. $45. More
A Sketch of the Character of the Late Chief Justice Parsons....
Parker, Isaac. A Sketch of the Character of the Late Chief Justice Parsons, Exhibited in an Address to the Grand Jury, Delivered at the Opening of the Supreme Judicial Court at Boston, On the Twenty-Third Day of November, 1813, After the Usual Charge. Published at the Unanimous Request of the..... More
A Suggestion As To Causation, Cambridge, 1874.
Wharton, Francis. A Suggestion As To Causation. Cambridge: Printed At the Riverside Press, 1874. 14 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Faint fold lines, wrappers just beginning to detach at ends, light soiling, to exterior, faint staining to wraps and margins. $20. * An excerpt from..... More
Judah P. Benjamin.
Butler, Pierce. Judah P. Benjamin. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Company, Publishers, 1907. 459 pp. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece. Cloth, light rubbing and shelfwear, front hinge cracked, later notes tipped and laid-in to rear pastedown, pencil and ink notations to a few pages, sheet of notes tipped onto p. 434, owner..... More
Cardozo's Doctrine of Sociological Jurisprudence.
Aronson, Moses J. Cardozo's Doctrine of Sociological Jurisprudence. [New York]: "Reprinted from Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1938." 5-44 pp. Stapled pamphlet, light shelfwear, light wear and fading to spine, author inscription to head of front cover. $45. More
Commentaria in Decem Titulos Institutionum Iuris Civilis, Lyon 1591.
Commentaries on Inheritance and Succession in Roman Law by a Distinguished Dutch Jurist Viglius (Aytta van Zwichem, Wigle) [1507-1577]. Commentaria in Decem Titulos Institutionum Iuris Civilis. Quibus Omnia Pene Testamentorum Iura Eleganter ac Dilucide Explicantur. Adsunt Etiam Praelectiones in Titulum Pandectarum, De Rebus Creditis, & Ad Titulum Codicis Iustinianaei, De..... More
Membranarum Libri Septem, In Quibus ad Constitutiones Codicis...
Scarce Commentary on the Corpus Juris Civilis Lycklama a Nijeholt, Marcus [c.1570-1625]. Membranarum Libri Septem, In Quibus ad Constitutiones Codicis & Novellarum Plurimas, Leges Pandectarum Infinitas, Institutionum Paragraphos Nobiliores, Locos Authorum Liberalioris Literaturae Non Paucos, De Rebus in Iis per Sectas Nostrorum Temporum Maxime Controversis Commentarii Breves & Solidi. Leeuwarden..... More
The Reconstruction of the English Church.
Usher, Roland G. The Reconstruction of the English Church. New York and London: D. Appleton, 1910. Two Volumes. Hardcover, moderate shelfwear, ownership signatures of Conyers Read dated 1912 to front free endpaper. $50. More
The Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study.
Llewellyn, Karl N. The Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1960. 160 pp. Hardcover, ink underlining to several leaves. $20. * Contents: The bramble bush. 1. What law is about. 2. This case system: what lies behind the case. 3. This case system..... More
An Alternative to Private Property: Collective Property in the...
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Orders Issued by the Board of Customs, Treasury and Queen, 1846-1848.
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How to Do Things with Rules: A Primer of Interpretation.
Twining, William L. Miers, David. How to Do Things with Rules: A Primer of Interpretation. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1991. xxv, 470 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $45. More
Military Tribunals and International Crimes.
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Hardwick, Michael. Doctors on Trial. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. 192 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket, price clip. $20. More
Conscription: A Select and Annotated Bibliography.
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Faith and ORder: The Reconciliation of Law and Religion.
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