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The Honourable Henry Erskine Lord Advocate for Scotland with Notices..
Fergusson, Alexander. The Honourable Henry Erskine Lord Advocate for Scotland with Notices of Certain of His Kinsfolk and of His Time Compiled from Family Papers and Other Sources of Information. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. xx, 564 pp. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece. Octavo (9" x 6"). Publisher's cloth..... More
The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, 3 Vols, Philadelphia, 1804.
Includes Early Commentaries on the U.S. Constitution by One of the Framers Wilson, James [1742-1798]. Wilson, Bird [1777-1859], Editor. The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L.L.D. Published Under the Direction of Bird Wilson, Esquire. Philadelphia: At the Lorenzo Press, 1804. Three volumes. xvi, 467; vi, 497; iv, 439 pp..... More
The New Tsar: the Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin.
Myers, Steven Lee. The New Tsar: the Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2015]. 1st ed. x, 572 pp. Softcover. Lightly worn. Author inscription and signature to title page. $5. * Contents: Part one. Homo sovieticus; A warm heart, a cool head and clean..... More
Magna Charta [Carta], Cum Statutis, Tum Antiquis, Tum Recentibus...
Handsome Copy of the 1576 Tottel Edition of Magna Carta Owned by a Woman [Magna Carta]. Magna Charta, Cum Statutis, Tum Antiquis, Tum Recentibus, Maximopere, Animo Tenendis Nunc Demum ad Unum, Tipis Aedita, Per Richardum Tottell. Anno Domini 1576. [Imprinted at London in Fleetestrete Within Temple Barre at the Signe..... More
The Soviet Union and International Law: A Study Based on the...
Taracouzio, T.A. The Soviet Union and International Law: A Study Based on the Legislation, Treaties and Foreign Relations of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. xvi, 530 pp. Publisher's cloth, blind frames to front board, gilt titles to front board and spine. Light fading..... More
History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen.
Henderson, John Alexander, Editor. History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. Aberdeen: Printed for the New Spalding Club, 1912. xxiv, 504 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Original cloth, blind frames and central gilt arms of the New Spalding Club to boards, gilt fillets and title to spine. Negligible light soiling, light..... More
The Supreme Court Review: 1994.
Hutchinson, Dennis J, Editor. Strauss, David A., Editor. Stone, Geoffrey R., Editor. The Supreme Court Review: 1994. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1995]. 540 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $10. * Contents: Sexual harassment, content neutrality, and the First amendment dog that don't bark, Richard H. Fallon; Turner Broadcasting: content-based regulation of..... More
Dred Scott v. Sandford: a Brief History with Documents.
Finkelman, Paul. Dred Scott v. Sandford: a Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford Books, [1997]. xii, 240 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. $5. * Contents: Part 1.; Introduction: The Dred Scott Case, Slavery, and the Politics of Law.; An Overview of the Dred Scott Case; A Bad Decision; A Complex and Confused..... More
Dred Scott v. Sandford: a Brief History with Documents.
Finkelman, Paul. Dred Scott v. Sandford: a Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford Books, [1997]. xii, 240 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. $5. * Contents: Part 1.; Introduction: The Dred Scott Case, Slavery, and the Politics of Law.; An Overview of the Dred Scott Case; A Bad Decision; A Complex and Confused..... More
Hate Speech and the Constitution. 2 volumes.
Heyman, Steven J. Hate Speech and the Constitution. Volume 1: The Development of the Hate Speech Debate. Volume 2: The Contemporary Debate. New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1996. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. Lightly worn. $150. More
Prayer in Public Schools and the Constitution, 1961-1992, 3 vols.
Sikorski, Robert. Prayer in Public Schools and the Constitution, 1961-1992. Volume 1: Government-Sponsored Religious Activities in Public Schools and the Constitution. Volume 2: Moments of Silence in Public Schools and the Constitution. Volume 3: Protecting Religious Speech in Public Schools: the establishment and free exercise clauses in the public arena..... 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
Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community, 1802-1868.
Taylor, Nikki Marie. Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community, 1802-1868. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005. xvii, 315 pp., illustrations. Hardcover, new. $20. * "Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community, 1802-1868 traces the progress of the black community as it moved from alienation and vulnerability in the 1820s toward collective consciousness..... More
Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local...
Herman, Susan N.; Finkelman, Paul. Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2008. viii, 219 pp. Blue hardcover, fine, as new. $25. More
The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio.
Middleton, Stephen. The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio. Athens: Ohio University Press, [2005]. xi, 363 pp. Original red cloth hardcover, with gilt stamped spine and front cover, in a lightly worn dust jacket, else fine. $35. * Beginning in 1803, the Ohio legislature enacted what..... 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]. 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: Little, Brown and Company, 1853. xxx..... More
The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials. 3 Volumes.
Moriarty, Jane Campbell; Finkelman, Paul. The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials. New York: Routledge, 2001. 3 volumes. Original cloth, with stamped spines. As new, fine. $75. More
The Case Against BDS. Why Singling Out Israel for Boycott...2 copies.
Dershowitz, Alan. The Case Against BDS. Why Singling Out Israel for Boycott is Anti-Semitic and Anti-Peace. New York: Post Hill Press, 2018. Signed by Alan Dersshowitz on the title page. Softcover. Fine, as new. $25. * "In a never-ending attempt to destroy Israel, Muslim countries, the international Left, and anti-Semites..... More
American Journal of Police Science. Vols. 1-3 (1930-1932)
American Journal of Police Science. Vols. 1-3 (1930-1932). Chicago, Ill.: Printed for the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, by Northwestern University Press, 1930-1932. Bimonthly, 12 issues. 3 volumes, in 2 books. Illustrations. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1930)-v. 3, no. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1932). Ex-library with property stamps and shelf location labels..... More
The Life of Chief Justice Ellis Lewis, 1798-1871: of the First...
Konkle, Burton Alva. The Life of Chief Justice Ellis Lewis, 1798-1871: of the First Elective Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Campion, 1907. 285 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn. $20. More
An Authentic and Genuine Narrative of the Life and Surprizing...
The "Monarch of Highwaymen" [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. [Hawke, William (d.1774)]. An Authentic and Genuine Narrative of the Life and Surprizing Exploits, Of William Hawke, The Famous Highwayman, Who Was Executed at Tyburn, July 1, 1774, For Robbing Mr. Charles Hart, On the Highway, Of 1s. 8d. Containing I. An Account..... More
Costumes Americains. From: Galerie Royale de Costumes. Paris... 1848
[Costume. Americas]. Caption title: "Costumes Americains." From: Galerie Royale de Costumes. Paris: Chez Aubert, c.1842-1848. 10 lithographed plates with hand-coloring. One part only (of 14), folio (549 x 360 mm). 10 lithographed plates with hand-coloring by Comte after drawings b A. d'Hastrel. (5 sheets with toning to over plate and..... More
Constitutional Law: Comprising the Declaration of Independence...
The First Compilation of United States Constitutions Since 1787 [United States]. [Constitutions]. Constitutional Law: Comprising the Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; The Constitution of the United States; And the Constitutions of the Several States Composing the Union, Viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New..... More
English Liberties: Or, The Free-born Subject's Inheritance...
First Edition of a Classic Guide to English Law and Government that Inspired the American Founding Fathers [Care, Henry (1646-1688)]. English Liberties: Or, The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance, Containing I. Magna Charta, The Petition of Right, The Habeas Corpus Act; And Divers Other Most Useful Statutes: With Large Comments Upon Each..... More
De Pace Regis et Regni Viz. A Treatise Declaring Which be the Great...
Criminal Law in Shakespeare's England: The First Edition of Pulton's De Pace Regis et Regni Pulton, Ferdinand[o] [1536-1618]. De Pace Regis et Regni. Viz. A Treatise Declaring Which be the Great and Generall Offences of the Realme, And the Chiefe Impediments of the Peace of the King and the Kingdome..... More
A Report from the Committee Appointed to Enquire into the State...
Report of the Landmark 1729 Investigation of Britain's Prisons by a Committee Chaired by the Founder of Georgia [Prisons]. [Great Britain]. [House of Commons]. A Report from the Committee Appointed to Enquire Into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Marshalsea Prison; And Farther Relating to..... More
Report of the Trial of William Palmer [with] The Great Lunacy Case...
Poisoning and Lunacy [Trial]. Palmer, William [1824-1856], Defendant. Illustrated and Unabridged Edition of The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer for Poisoning John Parsons Cook, At Rugeley. From the Short-Hand Notes Taken in the Central Court from Day to Day. London: Ward and Lock, 1856. 184 pp. With..... More
The Life of Sir Michael Foster, Knt, Sometime One of the Judges...
A Nephew Remembers Sir Michael Foster Dodson, Michael [1732-1799]. Disney, John [1746-1816], Editor. The Life of Sir Michael Foster, Knt. Sometime One of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, And Recorder of Bristol. By His Nephew, The Late Michael Dodson, Esq. London: Printed for J. Johnson and Co...... More
The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, 1776.
The Colorful Duchess of Kingston [Trial]. Kingston, Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey, Duchess of [1720-1788], Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In Westminster-Hall, In Full-Parliament, On Monday the 15th, Tuesday the 16th, Friday the 19th, Saturday the 20th, and..... More
Oaths in Chancery, Practical Directions to "Commissioners...
An Arcane Component of Victorian-Era Chancery Practice Braithwaite, Thomas W. Oaths in Chancery: Practical Directions to "Commissioners to Administer Oaths in Chancery;" Being a Collection of Officially Recognized Forms of Jurats and Oaths with Explanatory Notes and Observations. London: V. & R. Stevens and G.S. Norton, 1854. 57, [3], 24..... More
The Trial of Agostinho Rabello for the Murder of Ferris Beardsley...
"He Killed Him With an Axe": McDade 781 [Trial]. Rabello, Agostinho, Defendant. The Trial of Agostinho Rabello for the Murder of Ferris Beardsley, At New-Preston, Con. April 27, 1835. With Some Particulars in Relation to the Life of Rabello. Litchfield, CT: Printed for Birdsey Gibbs, 1835. 48 pp. Octavo (8"..... More
The Trial of Peter Robinson for the Murder of Abraham Suydam, Esq...
A Murder that May Have Inspired One of Edgar Allen Poe's Most Famous Stories: McDade 809 [Trial]. Robinson, Peter, Defendant. Attree, William, Reporter. The Trial of Peter Robinson for the Murder of Abraham Suydam, Esq., President of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of New Brunswick: Containing a Very Full and..... More
Elementa Jurisprudentiae, Definitionibus, Regulis & Sententiis...
The First English Writer on Jurisprudence Zouch(e), Richard [1590-1661]. Elementa Jurisprudentiae, Definitionibus, Regulis & Sententiis Selectioribus Juris Civilis, Illustrata; Accesserunt Descriptiones Juris & Judicii, Sacri, Militaris, Et Maritimi. Amsterdam: Sumptibus Joh. Nevilsoni, [1652]. [x], 439 pp. Four parts with continuous pagination and divisional title pages. 12mo. (5" x 2-3/4"). Contemporary..... More
The Principles and Law of Tithing, Adapted to the Instruction and...
The Law of Tithes in Early Nineteenth-Century England Plowden, Francis [1749-1829]. The Principles and Law of Tithing: Adapted to the Instruction and Convenience Not Only of Gentlemen of the Profession of the Law, But of All Persons Interested in Tithes; Illustrated by References to the Most Leading and Recent Tithe..... More
Trial, Commonwealth vs J T Buckingham, Of an Indictment for Libel...
A Famous Massachusetts Libel Case [Trial]. Buckingham, J[oseph] T[inker], Defendant. Trial: Commonwealth vs. J.T. Buckingham, Of an Indictment for Libel Before the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, December Term, 1822. Boston: Published at the Office of the New-England Galaxy, 1822. [iii], iv-60 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched..... More
Report of the Trial of John Thomson [with] Report of Mrs Gilmour's...
Scarce Accounts of Two Scottish Poisoning Trials [Trial]. Thomson, John [c.1830-1858], Defendant. Report of the Trial of John Thomson alias Peter Walker Before the Circuit Court of Justiciary at Glasgow 22d to 24th December 1857, For the Murder of Agnes Montgomery by Prussic Acid, And Subsequent Administration of Prussic Acid..... More
The Trial of the Hon Maturin Livingston, Esq., Against James Cheetham.
A Card Game and a Libel Case [Trial]. Livingston, Maturin [1769-1847], Plaintiff. Cheetham, James [1772-1810], Defendant. Sampson, William [1764-1836], Reporter. The Trial of the Hon Maturin Livingston, Esq., Against James Cheetham, For a Libel; Held at the Sittings, On the Twenty Eighth of Nov. 1807, Before the Hon. Judge Spencer..... More
Opinions of the Committees on Professional Ethics of the Association..
Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Opinions of the Committees on Professional Ethics of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York County Lawyers' Association. New York: Columbia University Press, [1958]. 905 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Ink stamps to..... More
The Trial of Charles Getter, For the Murder of His Wife, Late of...
Convicted for Strangling His Pregnant Wife: McDade 335 [Trial]. Getter, Charles [d.1833], Defendant. The Trial of Charles Getter, For the Murder of His Wife; Late of Forks Township, Northampton County, And Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In the Court of Oyer and Terminer, And General Goal Delivery, Held at Easton, In and..... More
The Trial of Edward Marcus Despard, Esquire, For High Treason...
Lord Admiral Nelson Testified as a Character Witness [Trial]. Despard, Edward Marcus [1751-1803], Primary Defendant. Gurney, Joseph, Reporter. Gurney, William Brodie, Reporter. The Trial of Edward Marcus Despard, Esquire. For High Treason, At the Session House, Newington, Surry [sic], On Monday the Seventh of February, 1803. London: Sold by M...... More
The Trials of William S Smith and Samuel G Ogden for Misdemeanors...
Trial of the Leaders of the Ill-Fated Miranda Expedition [Trials]. Smith, William S. [1755-1816], Defendant. Ogden, Samuel G. [1779-1860], Defendant. Lloyd, Thomas [1756-1827], Stenographer. The Trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden for Misdemeanours had in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New-York District in..... More
The Trial of Dr. John W. Hughes, for the Murder of Miss Tamzen...
An "Unparalleled" Record of Love, Bigamy and Murder: A Variant of McDade 493 [Trial]. Hughes, Dr. John W., Defendant. The Trial of Dr. John W. Hughes, For the Murder of Miss Tamzen Parsons; With a Sketch of His Life, As Related by Himself. A Record of Love, Bigamy and Murder..... More
Traditional Chinese Penal Law.
MacCormack, Geoffrey. Traditional Chinese Penal Law. Edinburgh, [Scot.]: Edinburgh University Press, [1990]. viii, 312 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $45. * Contents: Historical background; The social and intellectual background; Sources of law; The administration of justice: courts and judicial procedure; The punishments; The legal position of officials; Confession, mutual..... More
Sanctioned Violence in Early China.
Lewis, Mark Edward. Sanctioned Violence in Early China. Albany: State University of New York Press, [1990]. viii, 374 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. $20. * Contents: Chapter 1: The warrior aristocracy; Chapter 2: The warring state; Chapter 3: The art of command; Chapter 4: Cosmic violence; Chapter 5: The social history..... More
The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century...
Song, Ci. McKnight, Brian E., Translator. The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China. Ann Arbor, [Mich.]: University of Michigan, 1981. xv, 181 pp. Softcover. Moderate shelfwear. $20. * Contents: Chapter I: 1. A List of Laws; 2. General Discussion of Inquests: Part One; 3. General Discussion of..... More
Essay on Civil Policy, Or, The Science of Legislation, Comprising...
A Provocative 1830 Essay on Legal, Political and Social Reform Putt, Charles. Essay on Civil Policy, Or, The Science of Legislation; Comprising the Origin and Nature of Government, Religion, Laws, Population, Wealth, and Happiness. With a Review of the Practice of the English Law, And Hints for its Improvement. London..... More
Law, Life, and Government at Red River. Volume 1, Settlement and...
Gibson, Dale. Law, Life, and Government at Red River. Volume 1, Settlement and Governance, 1812-1872. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]. xxi, 549 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $85. * Contents: 1. Origins, 1670-1821; 2. Colony without court, 1822-34; 3. Court without judge, 1835-38; 4. Judge without experience, 1838-44; 5..... More
Divorce Explained.
Phillips, Edgar A. Divorce Explained. London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1947. 130 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Ink stamps to front cover, front pastedown and title page. $65. More
Madame de Brinvilliers and Her Times, 1630-1676.
Stokes, Hugh. Madame de Brinvilliers and Her Times, 1630-1676. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1912. xiv, 319 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Bookplates to front endleaves. $20. More
A Legal History of Adoption in Ontario, 1921-2015.
Chambers, Lori. A Legal History of Adoption in Ontario, 1921-2015. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [2016]. x, 239 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $45. * Contents: The origins of adoption legislation: Mothers and the meaning of consent in adoption; Putative fathers and newborn adoption; Child apprehension; Secrecy and disclosure..... More
Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human...
Clement, Dominique. Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human Rights State, 1953-84. Vancouver: UBC Press, [2014]. xix, 298 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. * Contents: Introduction; "No Jews or dogs allowed": anti-discrimination law; Gender and Canada's human rights state; Women and anti-discrimination law in British Columbia, 1953-69;..... More
A Thirty Years' War: the Failed Public/Private Partnership that...
Kyer, Clifford Ian. A Thirty Years' War: the Failed Public/Private Partnership that Spurred the Creation of the Toronto Transit Commission, 1891-1921. Toronto: Irwin Law, [2015]. xxiiii, 228 pp. Softcover. Fine. $40. * Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork for Conflict, 1891-92; Chapter 2: Seeking the Upper Hand, 1892-93; Chapter..... More
The Fiercest Debate: Cecil A. Wright, the Benchers, and Legal...
Kyer, Clifford Ian. Bickenbach, Jerome Edmund. The Fiercest Debate: Cecil A. Wright, the Benchers, and Legal Education in Ontario, 1923-1957. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1987]. xii, 340 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $35. More
Social Treatment in Probation and Delinquency: Treatise and Casebook..
Young, Pauline V. Social Treatment in Probation and Delinquency: Treatise and Casebook for Court Workers, Probation Officers, and other Child Welfare Workers. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1952. 2d ed. 536 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Owner bookplate to front pastedown. $20. More
Introduction to Japanese Law.
Noda, Yosiyuki. Angelo, Anthony H., Translator. Introduction to Japanese Law. [Tokyo]: University of Tokyo Press, [1976]. xiv, 253 pp. Cloth in lightly worn, lightly soiled dust jacket, crayon mark to front of dust jacket. $20. More
White Man's Law Native People 19th Century Canadian Jurisprudence
Harring, Sidney L. White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1998]. xv, 434 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. * Contents: Introduction; 1. 'The privilege of British justice': colonialism and native rights; 2. 'A condescension lost on those people': the Six Nations'..... More
Exile in Mid-Qing China: Banishment to Xinjiang, 1758-1820.
Waley-Cohen, Joanna. Exile in Mid-Qing China: Banishment to Xinjiang, 1758-1820. New Haven: Yale University Press, [1991]. xv, 267 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
The Class Actions Controversy: the Origins and Development of the...
Chiodo, Suzanne. Belobaba E.P., Foreword Author. The Class Actions Controversy: the Origins and Development of the Ontario Class Proceedings Act. Toronto: Irwin Law, [2018]. xvii, 281 pp. Softcover. Fine. $35. * Contents: Overview; Class actions in England, North America, and Australia; The early campaign for reform and the OLRC report;..... More
The Scots Black Kalendar: a Record of Criminal Trials and Executions..
Tod, Thomas M. The Scots Black Kalendar: a Record of Criminal Trials and Executions in Scotland, 1800-1910. Perth: Munro & Scott, [1938]. 150 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear and light soiling. $30. More
Civil Law in Qing and Republican China.
Bernhardt, Kathryn, Editor. Huang, Philip C.C, Editor. Civil Law in Qing and Republican China. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, [1994]. xii, 340 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $35. * Contents: Civil law in Qing and Republican China: the issues, Kathryn Bernhardt and Philip C.C. Huang; Civil "law" in traditional..... More
Origins of Chinese Law: Penal and Administrative Law in its Early...
Yongping, Liu. Origins of Chinese Law: Penal and Administrative Law in its Early Development. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1998. xiii, 360 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $85. * Contents: Society and the development of law in Shang-Zhou China; Li (I): The development and evolution of li under the..... More
Law and Order in Sung China.
McKnight, Brian E. Law and Order in Sung China. Cambridge, [Eng.]: Cambridge University Press, [1992]. xiv, 557 pp. Hardcover in near-fine lightly soiled dust jacket. $50. * Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. The historical context; 3. Crimes and criminals; 4. Informal and semiformal agencies of law enforcement; 5. Formal civil agencies..... More
Civil Justice in China, Representation and Practice in the Qing.
Huang, Philip C. Civil Justice in China, Representation and Practice in the Qing. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, 1996. xiv, 271 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. * Contents: 1.; Introduction; 2.; Defining Categories: Disputes and Lawsuits in North China Villages Before the Communist Revolution; 3.; Informal Justice: Mediation..... More
Personal Identity.
Rolph, C H. Personal Identity. London: Michael Joseph, [1957]. 205 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
The River Basin in History and Law.
Teclaff, Ludwik A. The River Basin in History and Law. The Hague, [NL]: Martinus Nijhoff, 1967. xxiv, 228 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear and soiling. $35. More
The Trial, Defence & Sentence of Bishop[,] May & Williams for the....
Unrecorded Account of the Trial and Execution of the "London Burkers" [Broadside]. [Executions]. Bishop, [John]. Williams, [Thomas]. May, [James]. The Trial, Defence & Sentence of Bishop[,] May & Williams for the Murder of the Italian Boy, Who Were Ordered for Execution on Monday Morning. [London]: Bishop, Printer, Shorts Gardens, Drury..... More
The Chinese Udanavarga: a Collection of Important Odes of the Law Fa..
Willemen, Charles, Translator. The Chinese Udanavarga: a Collection of Important Odes of the Law Fa Chi Yao Sung Ching. Brussels: Institut Belge des Hautes e'Tudes Chinoises, 1978. xxviii, 183 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. $45. More
Murder and Adultery in Late Imperial China: A Study of Law & Morality
Meijer, Marinus Johan. Murder and Adultery in Late Imperial China: A Study of Law and Morality. Leiden, [NL]: Brill, 1991. vi, 137 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $30. More
The Oxford Law School, 1850-1965.
Lawson, F.H. The Oxford Law School, 1850-1965. Oxford, [UK]: Clarendon P., 1968. xi, 271 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. $150. More
Crime and Punishment in Medieval Chinese Drama: Three Judge Pao Plays.
Tcheng, T'Ing-Yu. Hayden, George A., Editor. Crime and Punishment in Medieval Chinese Drama: Three Judge Pao Plays. Cambridge, [Mass.]: Harvard University Press, 1978. x, 238 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. $20. * Contents: Ch'en-chou t'iao mi, anonymous.; P'en erh kuei, anonymous.; Hou t'ing hua, by Cheng T'ing Yhu. More
The T'ang Code. Volume 2, Specific Articles.
Johnson, Wallace Stephen. The T'ang Code. Volume 2, Specific Articles. Princeton, [NJ]: Princeton University Press, [1997]. xxvi, 589 pp. Hardcover in near-fine and lightly faded dust jacket. $75. More
The T'ang Code: Volume I, General Principles.
Johnson, Wallace. The T'ang Code: Volume I, General Principles. Princeton, [NJ]: Princeton University Press, [1979]. xii, 317 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $40. More
An Authentic and Genuine Narrative of the Life and Surprizing...
The "Monarch of Highwaymen" [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. [Hawke, William (d.1774)]. An Authentic and Genuine Narrative of the Life and Surprizing Exploits, Of William Hawke, The Famous Highwayman, Who Was Executed at Tyburn, July 1, 1774, For Robbing Mr. Charles Hart, On the Highway, Of 1s. 8d. Containing I. An Account..... More
English Printers' Ornaments.
Plomer, Henry R. English Printers' Ornaments. London: Grafton & Co., 1924. Reprint. New York: Burt Franklin, [1968]. xii, 292 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $20. More
Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China.
Sommer, Matthew Harvey. Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, [2000]. xvi, 413 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $50. * Contents: Introduction; A vision of sexual order; The evolution of rape law: female chastity and the threat of the outside male; The problem..... More
Hero Tales from American History, Paul Darrow's Copy.
Paul Darrow's Copy Roosevelt, Theodore [1858-1919]. Lodge, Henry Cabot [1850-1924]. Hero Tales from American History. New York: The Century Co., 1895. xiv, [2], 335 pp. Illustrated. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Publisher's cloth, gilt title and central vignette to front board, gilt title to spine. Light soiling, moderate rubbing and shelfwear..... More
The Book of Authors, Paul Darrow's Copy.
Presented to Paul Darrow Russell, William Clark [1844-1911]. The Book of Authors. A Collection of Criticisms, Ana, Mots, Personal Descriptions, Etc. Etc. Etc. Wholly Referring to English Men of Letters in Every Age of English Literature. London: F. Warne and Co.; New York: Scribner, Welford and Co., [1871?]. iv, 516..... More
Crime and the Drama, or, Dark Deeds Dramatized.
Newton, H Chance. Martin-Harvey, John, Introduction. Crime and the Drama, or, Dark Deeds Dramatized. London: Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd., [1927]. 1st ed. 284 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $30. * Contents: Chapter 1. Blood and thunder's birthplace; 2. A murder drama ordered by the government; 3. Bowl..... More
Osgoode Hall: an Illustrated History.
Honsberger, John D. Osgoode Hall: an Illustrated History. Toronto: Dundurn, [2004]. 331 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
A Soldier's Story, 1st Edition, Inscribed to Clarence Darrow's Niece.
Inscribed to Clarence Darrow's Niece Bradley, Omar N. A Soldier's Story. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1951. xix, 618 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Publisher's cloth, near-fine in worn dust jacket with light foxing and soiling, several chips and clean tears and large tear to back panel, illustrated endpapers (maps), internally..... More
Farmington, Inscribed by Darrow's Granddaughter Blanche Darrow Chase.
Inscribed by Darrow's Granddaughter Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. Farmington. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. vii, [1], 9-255 pp. Cloth, very good with light shelfwear in lightly soiled, unclipped dust jacket with a small chip between front panel and front flap. Internally clean, gift inscription "To Joan Scheiber/ With best wishes/..... More
The Queen's Story Book, Inscribed by Darrow to His Son Paul.
Inscribed by Clarence Darrow to His Son Paul Gomme, George Laurence [1853-1916]. Robinson, W[illiam]. H[eath]. [1872-1944]. The Queen's Story Book: Being Historical Stories Collected out of English Romantic Literature in Illustration of the Reigns of English Monarchs from the Conquest to Queen Victoria. New York: Longmans Green and Co., 1898..... More
Honour Among Thieves.
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