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Roger Brooke Taney: The Annual Address Delivered Before the American..
In Praise of Chief Justice Taney Potter, Clarkson N. [1825-1882]. [Taney, Roger B. (1777-1864)]. Roger Brooke Taney. The Annual Address Delivered Before the American Bar Association At its Fourth Annual Meeting, At Saratoga Springs, N.Y., August 18, 1881. Philadelphia: E.C. Markley & Son, Printers, 1881. 26 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x...... More
The Palestine Situation Restated, Reprinted From Foreign Affairs, 1931
Frankfurter on "The Palestine Situation" Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. The Palestine Situation Restated. Reprinted from Foreign Affairs, April 1931. New York: The Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., 1931. 28 pp. Pamphlet in self-wrappers bound in three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt fillets and title to spine, endpapers added. Light toning, light..... More
Report of the Trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, One of the Associate...
The Only Impeachment of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Trial]. Chase, Samuel [1741-1811], Defendant. Evans, Charles, Reporter. Report of the Trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, One of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Before the High Court of Impeachment, Composed of the Senate of..... More
The Practice and Representation of Reading in England.
Raven, James, Editor. Small, Helen, Editor. Tadmor, Naomi, Editor. The Practice and Representation of Reading in England. Cambridge, [Eng.]: Cambridge University Press, [1996]. xvii, 313 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * Contents: Introduction: the Practice and Representation of Reading in England, James Raven..... More
An Answer to Father Coughlin's Critics.
Father Coughlin's Friends. [Coughlin, Charles (1891-1979)]. An Answer to Father Coughlin's Critics. Michigan: The Radio League of the Little Flower, 1940. 164 pp. Printed wrappers, light soiling to exterior, a few tiny tears to spine, internally clean. Housed in 7-3/4" x 5-1/2" x 1/2" cloth slipcase. $100. * Coughlin was..... More
Jehovah's Witnesses and the War.
Against the Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses American Civil Liberties Union. Jehovah's Witnesses and the War. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, 1943. 36 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers. Moderate toning, pencil annotations (shelfmarks) to first leaf, which has a small clean tear to its fore-edge not affecting text, ink stamps..... More
Harvard College Class Day, June 21, 1861.
Program for Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s Harvard Commencement [Harvard College]. Harvard College. Class Day, June 21, 1861. 3, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Bifolium leaflet, very light toning, a few negligible small stains. Housed in handsome 8" x 5" folder, three-quarter calf over paper, gilt title to spine. $350..... More
Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649.
Smith, David L. Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1994]. xvi, 371 pp. Hardcover in near-fine, lightly soiled dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $40. * Contents: Themes, Debates, Sources; Context: the Early Stuarts and the Early Stuart Constitution; Early Careers of the..... More
Secret Rites and Secret Writing: Royalist Literature, 1641-1660.
Potter, Lois. Secret Rites and Secret Writing: Royalist Literature, 1641-1660. Cambridge, [UK]: Cambridge University Press, [1989]. xvi, 242 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Internally clean. $55. * Contents: Machine Derived Contents Note: List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. 'Secrecy's Now Published': Royalists and the Press, 1641-60; 2. 'Our Cabbalistical Adversaries': Secret Language; 3..... More
The English Navigation Laws: a Seventeenth-Century Experiment in...
Harper, Lawrence A. The English Navigation Laws: a Seventeenth-Century Experiment in Social Engineering. New York: Columbia University Press, 1939. xiv, 503 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Pencil annotation to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. $95. More
The Making of English Law: King Alfred to the Twelfth Century. Vol. 1,
Wormald, Patrick. The Making of English Law: King Alfred to the Twelfth Century. Vol. 1, Legislation and its Limits. Oxford, [UK]: Blackwell Publishers, [1999]. xviii, 574 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Slight water damage to top edge of text block, otherwise good. $55. More
The House of Forgery in Eighteenth-Century Britain.
Baines, Paul. The House of Forgery in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Aldershot, [UK]: Ashgate, [1999]. viii, 195 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $45. * Contents: 1. An Age of Forgery; 2. Script and Scripture; 3. Ward, Crook and Company; 4. 'Man's First Disobedience': Lauder, Johnson, and Literary Crime; 5..... More
Legal Systems in Conflict: Property and Sovereignty in Missouri...
Banner, Stuart. Legal Systems in Conflict: Property and Sovereignty in Missouri, 1750-1860. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [2000]. xiii, 206 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. More
Reports of the Trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (Late Vice President...
Early Report of the Trial of Aaron Burr [Trial]. Burr, Aaron [1756-1836], et al., Defendants. Robertson, David, Reporter. Reports of the Trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (Late Vice President of the United States), for Treason, And for a Misdemeanor, In Preparing the Means of a Military Expedition Against Mexico, A...... More
Lawyers, Legislators, and Theorists: Developments in English...
Smith, K.J.M. Lawyers, Legislators, and Theorists: Developments in English Criminal Jurisprudence 1800-1957. Oxford, [UK]: Clarendon Press, 1998. xxvi, 394 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $150. * Contents: Ch. 1. Introductory Observations: Objectives and Limitations; Pt. I. 1800-1832. Ch. 2. Legal Theory and Legal Culture. Ch..... More
The Spirit of Despotism: Invasions of Privacy in the 1790s.
Barrell, John. The Spirit of Despotism: Invasions of Privacy in the 1790s. Oxford, [Eng.]: Oxford University Press, [2006]. xiii, 278 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $50. * Contents: 1.; Charing Cross and the City; 2.; Coffee-House Politicians; 3.; Weymouth Amusements; 4.; Hair Powder; 5.; Cottage..... More
Village Communities in the East and West, Signed Binding.
Maine's Village Communities in an Attractive Signed Binding Maine, Henry Sumner [1822-1888]. Village Communities in the East and West. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1876. xii, 413, [3] pp. Main text followed by 2 pp. publisher catalogue.Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter morocco over cloth by Stikeman & Co...... More
The Law of Libel, In Which is Contained a General History...
First American Edition of an Important English Treatise on Slander and Libel Holt, Francis Ludlow [1780-1844]. [Bleecker, Anthony, Editor]. The Law of Libel: In Which is Contained a General History of This Law in the Ancient Codes, and of Its Introduction, and Successive Alterations, In the Law of England. Comprehending..... More
A Handy Book on the Law and Practice of Public Meetings... 3rd ed.
A Popular English Layman's Guide to Parliamentary Procedure Smith, James Walter. A Handy Book on the Law and Practice of Public Meetings, From Parliament Downwards: Including the Rules of Debate Used in Parliament, Tables of Motions and Amendments, Rules of Debate for Public Meetings, &c., Hints to Shareholders, Hints to..... More
The Spirit of Laws, Translated from the French of M de Secondat...
Superb Copy of An Early English Edition of a Landmark Work in Political Science Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de [1689-1755]. [Nugent, Thomas (c.1700-1772), Translator]. The Spirit of Laws. Translated from the French of M. de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. The Fifth Edition. Carefully Revised and Improved with Considerable Additions..... More
The Laws of Indiana Territory, 1809-1816.
Ewbank, Louis B. Riker, Dorothy. The Laws of Indiana Territory, 1809-1816. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1934. xiv, 923 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $85. * A reproduction in modern type of text and title pages of originals of the Indiana laws., Appendix III. Roster of territorial officers, delegates to..... More
Constitution Making in Indiana; a Source Book of Constitutional...
Kettleborough, Charles. Bremer, John A. Oddi, Marcia J. Constitution Making in Indiana; a Source Book of Constitutional Documents, with Historical Introduction and Critical Notes, by Charles Kettleborough. Indianapolis: Historical Commission, 1916. 2 volumes. Original cloth. Moderate shelfwear. Small stamps to front pastedown, otherwise good. $60. * Contents: v. 1. 1780-1851.;..... More
Studies in the History of the United States Courts... Third Circuit.
Presser, Stephen B. Studies in the History of the United States Courts of the Third Circuit. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., [1982]. xiv, 294 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. Internally clean. $15. * "A bicentennial project, published under the auspices of the Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.", Includes..... More
Crime and Punishment in New Hampshire, 1812-1914.
Dodge, Timothy. Crime and Punishment in New Hampshire, 1812-1914. New York: P. Lang, [1995]. xiv, 406 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear, soiling. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: I. Crime According to New Hampshire Laws, 1641-1914; II. Structure of Criminal Justice in New Hampshire, 1641-1914 and the Establishment of the State Prison;..... More
Corporate Reorganization and the Federal Court.
Rosenberg, James N. Swaine, Robert T. Walker, Roberts. Corporate Reorganization and the Federal Court. New York: Baker, Voorhis, 1924. xxviii, 148 pp. Original cloth. Light shelfwear. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $65. * Contents: A new scheme of reorganization, by James N. Rosenberg; Reorganization by decree: recent..... More
Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania A History, 1623-1923, 3 vols.
The Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania Eastman, Frank M. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923. New York: The American Historical Society, 1922. Three volumes with continuous pagination. 878 pp. Frontispieces. Plates. Three-quarto morocco stamped cloth over plain cloth, gilt titles to spines. Light shelfwear, a few minor nicks..... More
A Selection of Pleadings in Civil Actions Subsequent to the...
The First Legal Work Bearing Story's Name Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. A Selection of Pleadings in Civil Actions Subsequent to the Declaration. With Occasional Annotations on the Law of Pleading. Salem: Published by Barnard B. Macanulty, 1805. viii, 697, [6] pp. Includes six-page publisher catalogue of law books. Octavo (9" x...... More
The Law of Athens.
Harrison, A.R.W. The Law of Athens. Oxford: Clarendon Press, [1968-1971]. 2 Volumes. Original cloth. Light shelfwear. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper of Volume I, small name stamp to front free endpaper of Volume II, otherwise internally clean. $100. * Contents: V. 1. The family and property.; v. 2. Procedure.;..... More
All Honorable Men; Corruption and Compromise in American life.
Goodman, Walter. All Honorable Men; Corruption and Compromise in American life. Boston, Little, Brown, [1963]. 342 pp. Hardcover in worn dust jacket. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper, otherwise good. $20. * Contents: Introduction: Scandals Without Scoundrels; Business: Away of Life; Government: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?; Mass Media: The Generation..... More
Marine Insurance Claims: American Law and Practice; with an Analysis..
Buglass, Leslie J. Marine Insurance Claims: American Law and Practice; with an Analysis of the New American Institute Hull Clauses, 1970. Cambridge, [Md.]: Cornell Maritime Press, 1972. xv, 169 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $30. * 2nd Edition. More
Marine Insurance Digest: with an Analysis of the American Institute...
Mullins, Hugh A. Buglass, Leslie J. Marine Insurance Digest: with an Analysis of the American Institute (Hulls) Form Policy. Cambridge, [Md.]: Cornell Maritime Press, 1959. 304 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. More
John Paul Stevens and the Constitution: the Search for Balance.
Sickels, Robert Judd. John Paul Stevens and the Constitution: the Search for Balance. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, [1988]. xi, 203 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $20. More
Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland...
One of the Standard American Texts of the Nineteenth Century Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Story, William Wetmore (1819-1895), Editor]. Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland, As Administered in England and America; With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. London: V...... More
Julius Stone: An Intellectual Life.
Star, Leonie. Julius Stone: An Intellectual Life. South Melbourne: Sydney University Press, [1992]. x, 300 pp. Hardcover, in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: 1. Beginnings; 2. Early Career; 3. The War Years; 4. The Province and Function of Law; 5. The University of Sydney; 6. International..... More
First Principles: the Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas.
Gerber, Scott Douglas. First Principles: the Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas. New York: New York University Press, [1999]. ix, 281 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Library stamp to front free endpaper, otherwise clean and bright. $30. * Contents: Politics. Judging Thomas; The "natural law thing"; Law. Civil rights; Civil liberties;..... More
Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania A History, 1623-1923. 3 vols.
The Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania Eastman, Frank M. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923. New York: The American Historical Society, 1922. Three volumes with continuous pagination. 878 pp. Frontispieces. Plates. Three-quarto morocco stamped cloth over plain cloth, gilt titles to spines. Light shelfwear, a few minor nicks..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, Second Edition.
Story's Final Treatise Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, And Guarantees of Notes, And Checks on Banks and Bankers. With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown; London: Stevens and Norton, 1857. xxxi, 700..... More
Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books, 5th ed. Eller 7...
First Oxford Edition in Octavo of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, printed for William Strahan, Thomas Cadell, and Daniel Prince, 1773. Four volumes. [xii], 485; [viii], 520, xix; [viii], 455, xxvii; [viii], 443, vii..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and...
First Edition of Story on Agency Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence, With Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1839. xxiii, 544 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Recent period-style morocco..... More
The Unjust Judge: A Memorial of Roger Brooke Taney, Late Chief Justice
"Next to Pontius Pilate, Perhaps the Worst That Ever Occupied the Seat of Judgment" [Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)]. The Unjust Judge. A Memorial of Roger Brooke Taney, Late Chief Justice of the United States. New York: Baker & Godwin, Printers, 1865. 68 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in..... More
Thoughts on Peace, Inscribed by Bernard Baruch, 1944.
Inscribed by an Eminent Statesman to his Daughter [Baruch, Bernard M. (1870-1965)]. "Thoughts on Peace." At head of title: Speeches at the Presentation of the Churchman Annual Award for Distinguished Service in the Promotion of Goodwill and Better Understanding Among All Peoples in 1944 to Bernard M. Baruch. [New York..... More
Mr Justice Brandeis, From Harper's Monthly, January 1934.
Laski, Harold J. [1893-1950]. Mr. Justice Brandeis. From Harper's Magazine, vol. 168, January 1934. [209]-218 pp. 9-1/4" x 5-3/4" unsewn sheets. Fine, housed in 9-3/4" x 6-1/2" cloth folder. $100. * Laski was a teacher, political scientist, and leader of the Labour Party. His ideas influenced the work of Felix..... More
Brandeis: His Advice to Young Men Seeking Public Careers...
Memories of Brandeis Denman, William [1872-1959]. Brandeis: His Advice to Young Men Seeking Public Careers-Religion in Politics. Address of United States Circuit Judge William Denman at a Meeting in San Francisco in Commemoration of Justice Brandeis' Eightieth Birthday. Reprint from "The Recorder," issue of November 19, 1936. [San Francisco: The..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, First Edition.
First Edition of Story's Final Treatise Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, And Guaranties of Notes, And Checks on Banks and Bankers. With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown, 1845. xxviii, 675 pp..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Bailments... First Edition, Boston, 1832.
Story on Bailments, First Edition Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Bailments, With Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown, 1832. xxxiv, 411 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/4"). Period-style calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine. Fading and a...... More
Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland...
First Edition of One of the Standard American Texts of the Nineteenth Century Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland, As Administered in England and America; with Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little..... More
Dred Scott v Sandford, 60 U.S., 19 Howard 393 (1856), A Landmark Case.
Second Official Printing of the Dred Scott Decision [Supreme Court, United States]. [Dred Scott v. Sandford]. Howard, Benjamin C. [1791-1872], Reporter. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume XIX. Washington, D.C.: William M. Morrison and Company, 1859. ix, [1], 662 pp. Octavo..... More
The History of Ohio Law. 2 volumes. in slipcase.
Benedict, Michael Les. Winkler, John F. The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. In slipcase. Fine, as new. $25. More
The International Joint Commission between the United States of...
Chacko, Chirakaikaran Joseph. The International Joint Commission between the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada. New York: Columbia University Press, 1932. 431 pp. Hardcover. Ex-library. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Ink location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Library stamps to endleaves. Punch stamp to..... More
The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature...
The First English Translation of Pufendorf's De Officio Hominis et Civis Pufendorf, Samuel von [1632-1694]. Motte, Benjamin [d.1710], Translator. The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature. By that Famous Civilian Samuel Puffendorf, Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations, In the University of Heidelberg, And..... More
The Cry of the Creditors upon Bankrupt Estates in Scotland Renewed...
"A Project for Retrieving Credit" [Bankruptcy]. [Scotland]. The Cry of the Creditors upon Bankrupt Estates in Scotland Renewed; Containing a Project for Retrieving Credit, And Advancing Trade, By Preventing Tedious Law-Suits: Again Addressed to the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, Members of Parliament, And all Scotsmen. Edinburgh..... More
The Royal Navy and Anglo-Jewry, 1740-1820: Traders and Those Who...
Green, Geoffrey L. The Royal Navy and Anglo-Jewry, 1740-1820: Traders and Those Who Served. London: G.L. Green, [1989]. 244 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $45. More
Sommario del Codice dei Delitti e delle Pene pel Regno d'Italia.
Rare Index to Italy's Napoleonic Penal Code [Kingdom of Italy]. Sommario del Codice dei Delitti e delle Pene pel Regno d'Italia. Disposto per Ordine Alfabetico. Milan: Dalla Tipografia di Francesco Sonzogno di G.B., 1811. [ii], 112 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Sewn pamphlet in printed wrappers, signatures uncut, edges untrimmed..... More
Analyse Raisonee de l'Esprit des Loix. Pisa, 1784.
Rare Italian Printing of a Study of Montesquieu Bertolini, Stefano [1711-1782]. Analyse Raisonee de l'Esprit des Loix. Pisa: Chez Jacques Grazioli, 1784. 125, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary stiff patterned wrappers. Light rubbing to extremities, patterned paper of spine lightly worn. Light toning to interior, light soiling to..... More
The Duello, Or, Single Combat, From Antiquity Derived into this...
Selden on Dueling Selden, John [1584-1654]. The Duello, Or, Single Combat: From Antiquity Derived into this Kingdom of England; With Several Kinds and Ceremonious Forms Thereof from Good Authority Described. By the Learned Mr. Selden. Printed in the Year 1610. And Now Re-Printed. London: Printed for William Bray in Exeter-Court..... More
A Collection of All the Publicke Orders, Ordiances and Declarations...
Ordinances and Orders from the First English Civil War [Great Britain]. [Parliament]. A Collection of All the Publicke Orders Ordinances and Declarations of Both Houses of Parliament, From the Ninth of March 1642. Untill December 1646. Together with Severall of his Majesties Proclamations and Other Papers Printed at Oxford. Also..... More
Lawyers in Canada.
Stager, David. Arthurs, H.W. Lawyers in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1990]. xiii, 370 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. $25. More
An Epitome of All the Common & Statute Laws of this Nation, Now in...
A New Departure for the Abridgment Sheppard, William [fl. 1660]. An Epitome of All the Common & Statute Laws of This Nation Now in Force. Wherein More than Fifteen Hundred of the Hardest Words or Terms of the Law are Explained; And All of the Most Useful and Profitable Heads..... More
The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three Books Treating of the...
First Edition of the First Complete English Translation, With the Pictorial Title Page Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. Evats, William [c.1606-1677], Translator. The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three Books Treating of the Rights of War & Peace. In the First is Handled, Whether any War be Just. In the Second is..... More
The Life and Work of Gerard Noodt, 1647-1725: Dutch Legal Scholarship
Bergh, G.C.J.J. van den. The Life and Work of Gerard Noodt, 1647-1725: Dutch Legal Scholarship between Humanism and Enlightenment. Oxford, [Eng.]: Clarendon Press, 1988. xiv, 391 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. More
The Booke Called, The Mirrour of Justices: Made by Andrew Horne...
First English-Language Edition of Horne's Mirrour of Justices Horne, Andrew [d.1328]. H[ughes], W[illiam], Translator. [Fitzherbert, Anthony (1470-1538)]. The Booke Called, The Mirrour of Justices: Made by Andrew Horne. With the Book, Called, The Diversity of Courts, And Their Jurisdictions. Both Translated Out of the Old French into the English Tongue..... More
Jurisprudence. 5 Volumes. 1959. First edition.
Pound's Magnum Opus Pound, Roscoe [1870-1964]. Jurisprudence. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1959. Five volumes. Original publisher's cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spines and front covers. Internally clean. A near-fine set. $450. * First edition. His magnum opus, begun in 1911, is the culmination of a life devoted to the..... More
Ancient Hebrew Marriage Laws, with Special References to General...
Neufeld, E. Ancient Hebrew Marriage Laws, with Special References to General Semitic Laws and Customs. London: Longmans, Green and Co., [1944]. xix, 304 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Some foxing, otherwise good. $65. More
An Inquiry Into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the...
"Deserves to Rank Among the Two or Three Really Historic Contributions to Political Science Which Have Been Produced in the United States" Taylor, John, Of Caroline [1753-1824]. An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States. Comprising Nine Sections, Under the Following Heads: I. Aristocracy;..... More
The Royal Fishery Companies of the Seventeenth Century.
Elder, John Rawson. The Royal Fishery Companies of the Seventeenth Century. Glasgow, [Scot.]: J. Maclehose, 1912. vi, 136 pp. Original cloth. Light shelfwear. Small publisher's stamp to verso title page, otherwise clean. $45. More
The Public Acts of the General Assembly of North Carolina, 1804 2 vols
North Carolina Public Acts with 1804-1805 Appendix Martin, Francois-Xavier [1762-1846], Editor. Iredell, James [1751-1799], Compiler. The Public Acts of the General Assembly of North-Carolina. Volume I. Containing the Acts from 1715 to 1790; Revised and Published, Under the Authority of the Legislature. Newbern (NC): Martin & Ogden, 1804. [iv], 501..... More
The Laws of Q. Elizabeth, K James, and K Charles I Concerning Jesuits.
Collection of Laws Concerning Jesuits Published Eight Years Before the Glorious Revolution Cawley, William. The Laws of Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and K. Charles the First, Concerning Jesuites, Seminary Priests, Recusants, &c. and Concerning the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance Explained by Divers Judgments and Resolutions of the Reverend Judges..... More
Felix Frankfurter: Reminiscences and Reflections.
A Tribute to Frankfurter Freund, Paul A. [1908-1992]. Felix Frankfurter: Reminiscences and Reflections. [Cambridge: Harvard Law School, 1982]. 13 pp. Stitched pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning, small stain to front wrapper, cancel slip tipped onto title page. Item housed in handsome three-quarter calf over plain paper folding case..... More
The Jews in Medieval Germany; a Study of their Legal and Social Status
Kisch, Guido. The Jews in Medieval Germany; a Study of their Legal and Social Status. New York, Ktav Pub. House, 1970. xxviii, 655 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $25. * Second Edition. Contents: Jewry-law and its investigation; Sources and literature; Magdeburg jury-court decisions; Legal-historical literature: a critical survey; The..... More
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Congressional Quarterly. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc., [1979]. xxii, 1,022 pp. Illustrated. Cloth very good in worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. More
Development of International Humanitarian Law.
Herczegh, Geza. Development of International Humanitarian Law. Budapest : Akademiai Kiado, 1984. 239 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn. Internally clean. $25. * Translated by Sandor Simon.; Translation edited by Lajos Czank. More
Lawyers and Laymen of Western Canada.
Stubbs, Roy St. George. Lawyers and Laymen of Western Canada. Toronto: Ryerson Press, [1939]. 197 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Library stamps to front and rear pastedowns, otherwise clean. $25. * Contents: Nicholas Flood Davin.; Nathaniel Francis Hagel.; Sir Hugh John Macdonald.; Samuel Larcombe.; Chief Justice Prendergast.; Robert Andrew Bonnar.; Patrick James..... More
The Poor and the City: the English Poor Law in its Urban Context...
Rose, Michael E. The Poor and the City: the English Poor Law in its Urban Context, 1834-1914. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. xi, 175 pp. Hardcover in near-fine lightly soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Introduction: the poor and the city, 1834-1914, Michael E. Rose; Finance and..... More
The Spirit of International Law.
Bederman, David J. The Spirit of International Law. Athens, [Ga.]: University of Georgia Press, [2002]. xvi, 374 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $25. * Contents: Authority and obligation; Sources; Methods and approaches; Subjects and objects; Coherence and sophistication; Values and paradoxes; Confines; Formalism and pragmatism;..... More
A Century of Criminal Justice: Perspectives on the Development of...
Friedland, M. L. A Century of Criminal Justice: Perspectives on the Development of Canadian Law. Toronto: Carswell, 1984. xxii, 245 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: 1. R.S. Wright's model criminal code: a forgotten chapter in the history of the criminal law.;..... More
Protection of Human Rights under the Law.
Ezejiofor, Gaius. Protection of Human Rights under the Law. London: Butterworths, 1964. xix, 292 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket with price clip. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $25. * Contents: Part 1. International law.; Part 2. Commonwealth laws. More
Sovereignty and Protection: a Study of British Jurisdictional...
Johnston, W. Ross. Sovereignty and Protection: a Study of British Jurisdictional Imperialism in the Late Nineteenth Century. Durham, [N.C.]: Duke University Press, 1973. vii, 357 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. More
Note Book of a Surrey Justice, Inscribed by the Author.
A Transcription of a Seventeenth-Century JP's Notebook Leveson-Gower, Granville [1838-1895]. Note Book of a Surrey Justice. Reprinted from the "Collections of the Surrey Archaeological Society." London: Printed by Rowroth & Co. Limited, 1885. 72 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Pamphlet in printed wrappers (rear wrapper lacking) bound in contemporary cloth..... More
Harmony from Dissonance: an Interpretation of Medieval Canon Law.
Kuttner, Stephan. Harmony from Dissonance: an Interpretation of Medieval Canon Law. Latrobe, [Pa.]: Archabbey Press, [1960]. 64 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $50. More
Law & Justice in a New Land: Essays in Western Canadian Legal History.
Knafla, Louis A. Law & Justice in a New Land: Essays in Western Canadian Legal History. Toronto: Carswell, 1986. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $25. * Contents: Canadian legal culture; Graham Parker; From oral to written memory, Louis A. Knafla; From Indian title to Aboriginal rights..... More
The New Vade Mecum, Or Young Clerk's Magazine Digested and Improved...
1794 New York Legal Manual [Spencer, Thomas (1752-1840)]. The New Vade Mecum; or Young Clerk's Magazine: Digested and Improved to Correspond with the Laws of the State of New-York in Particular, and the United States in General: Containing a Variety of the Most Useful Precedents, Adapted to Almost Every Transaction..... More
A List of Books Printed in Scotland Before 1700: Including those...
Aldis, Harry Gidney. A List of Books Printed in Scotland Before 1700: Including those Printed furth of the Realm for Scottish Booksellers with Brief Notes on the Printers and Stationers. Edinburgh, [Scot.]: National Library of Scotland, 1970. xxviii, 189 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Internally clean..... More
Title-Page Borders used in England & Scotland, 1485-1640.
McKerrow, R.B. Ferguson, F.S. Title-Page Borders used in England & Scotland, 1485-1640. London: Oxford University Press, 1932. xlvii, 234 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear with chip to upper fore-edge of board. Deckle edges. Some foxing to endleaves, otherwise internally clean. $75. * Illustrated monographs. More
A Digest of the Revenue Laws of the United States [with] Supplement.
1804 Digest of United States Revenue Laws Addington, L. A Digest of the Revenue Laws of the United States: Wherein are Arranged, Under Distinct Heads, The Duties of Collectors, Naval Officers, Surveyors, Masters of Vessels, And All Other Persons Connected with the Imposts. To Which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing..... More
A View of the Life, Travels, And Philanthropic Labours of the Late...
A Biography of an Important Reformer Aikin, John [1747-1822]. Hayley, William [1745-1820]. A View of the Life, Travels, And Philanthropic Labours of the Late John Howard, Esq. L.L.D. F.R.S. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring for J. White [et al.], 1794. vii, [2], 10-178, [2] pp. Ode Inscribed to John..... More
The Scandal of Sophie Dawes ... With Portrait Frontispiece.
Bowen, Marjorie. The Scandal of Sophie Dawes... With Portrait Frontispiece. London: John Lane, [1934]. 312 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Some foxing to endleaves, otherwise internally clean. $150. * It was positively reviewed in the New York Times on its 1935 American publication. (Wikipedia.). More
Virginia Decisions, A Collection of Virginia Cases Not Officially... (
"Not Officially Reported" The Michie Company. Virginia Decisions. A Collection of Virginia Cases Not Officially Reported. Charlottesville, VA: The Michie Company, 1902. Two Volumes. Contemporary buckram, blind frames to boards, raised bands red and black lettering pieces and black owner labels to spines. Some soiling and moderate shelfwear, hinges cracked..... More
The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum, Or, Compleat Law-Tutor, Being a Useful..
Revolution-Era New York Edition of a Popular JP Manual [Justice of the Peace Manual]. The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum: Or, Compleat Law-Tutor. Being a Useful Collection of a Great Variety of the Most Approved Precedents in the Law, And Adapted to Almost Every Transaction in Life Wherein an Attention to..... More
Abimelech Pott: the Don Quixote of the Bar, a Novel.
Jessup, Henry Wynans. Abimelech Pott: the Don Quixote of the Bar, a Novel. New York: Walter Neale, 1928. 187 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear and soiling. Ink location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. $45. More
An Essay on the Growth of Law.
Cohn, Morris M. An Essay on the Growth of Law. Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1882. ix, 181 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Ex-library ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplates to front pastedown. Some foxing. Previous owner's inscriptions to rear endleaves. $120. More
The Pageant of Parliament. Vol. II.
MacDonagh, Michael. The Pageant of Parliament. Vol. II. London: T.F. Unwin, Ltd., [1921]. 241 pp. Cloth. Light shelfwear. Ex-library with ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Library stamp to title page, otherwise good. Deckle edges. $45. More
The Legal System. A Social Science Perspective
Friedman, Lawrence M. The Legal System: A Social Science Perspective. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, [1975]. viii, 338 pp. Cloth. Ex-library with light shelfwear. Shelf location label to foot of spine. Library stamps to bottom of text block and front pastedown. Author Biography clipping to front free endpaper. Library card..... More
Peter and His Enemies, 1859.
An Acerbic Call for Law Reform With a Dedicatory Preface to Sir Walter Scott Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey [1773-1850]. Peter and His Enemies. Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1859. 31, [1] pp. Two woodcut vignettes. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/2"). Disbound pamphlet. Moderate toning, internally clean. Rare. $450. * First edition. Jeffrey..... More
The Framework of Grotius' Book De Iure Belli ac Pacis (1625).
Vollenhoven, Cornelis van. The Framework of Grotius' Book De Iure Belli ac Pacis (1625). Amsterdam: Noord-Hollandsche Uitgeversmaatschappij, [1932]. viii, 174 pp. Softcover. Worn. Some pencil markings to leaves. $150. * Translation by University of Michigan with footnotes from De Iure Praedae, Hague Ed. (1868), and De Iure Belli ac Pacis..... More
A Handbook of English Law Reports from the Last Quarter of the...
Fox, John Charles. A Handbook of English Law Reports from the Last Quarter of the Eighteenth Century to the year 1865, with Biographical Notes of Judges and Reporters. Part 1, House of Lords, Privy Council, and Chancery Reports. London: Butterworth, 1913. ix, 107 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Bookplate to front..... More
Hugo Grotius: a Great European 1583-1645; Contributions Concerning...
Grotius, Hugo. Feenstra, Robert; Editor. Hugo Grotius: a Great European 1583-1645; Contributions Concerning his Activities as Humanist Scholar; Complete Translation of his Dutch Articles Abridged for the Exhibition Catalogue Het Delft Orakel, Hugo de Groot 1583-1645. Delft, [NL]: Meinema, [1983]. 103 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. Previous owner's annotations to front..... More
Iconographie van Hugo Grotius.
Beresteyn, E.A. van. Iconographie van Hugo Grotius. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1929. 136 pp. 65 plates. Softbound, deckle edges. Previous owner's signature to front cover, newspaper clipping to front free endpaper. Light soiling and rubbing to exterior, minor wear to spine ends, small scuff to front joints, moderate toning to..... More
American Attitudes Towards Catholic Church-State Relation, 1870-1891.
Trimble, William Raleigh. American Attitudes Towards Catholic Church-State Relation, 1870-1891. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944. 155 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $125. * Thesis/dissertation; Manuscript. More
Elements of Western Water Law.
Chandler, A.E. Elements of Western Water Law. San Francisco: Technical Pub. Co., 1913. 150 pp. Cloth. Moderate shelfwear. Previous owner's annotations to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Underlining and annotations throughout. $150. * First "published as separate articles for the Journal of electricity." cf. Pref. More
An Abridgment of Penal Statutes [With] An Appendix to Addington's...
A Tabular Guide to Crime and Punishment from Eighteenth-Century England Addington, Sir William [d.1811]. An Abridgment of Penal Statutes, Which Exhibits at One View The Offences, And the Punishment or Penalties, In Consequence of Those Offences, The Mode of Recovering, And Application of the Penalties, The Number of Witnesses, And..... More