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The Comic Blackstone, London, 1887, 10 Color Plates.
The Most Lavish Edition of The Comic Blackstone A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott [1811-1856]. A'Beckett, Arthur William [1844-1909], Editor. Furniss, Harry [1854-1925], Illustrator. The Comic Blackstone. London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1887. xxviii, 324 pp. Complete set of parts, as issued. Ten color lithographed plates (one a frontispiece), numerous engravings. Octavo (8-1/2"..... More
Reports of Cases in Equity, Argued and Decreed in the Courts of...
Gilbert's Cases in Equity [Gilbert, Sir Geoffrey (1674-1726)]. Reports of Cases in Equity, Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I. By a Late Learned Judge. To Which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the..... More
Journal of Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of Delegates...
Record of the Important Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820-1821 [Massachusetts]. [Constitution]. Journal of Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of Delegates, Chosen to Revise the Constitution of Massachusetts, Begun and Holden at Boston, November 15, 1820, And Continued by Adjournment to January 9, 1821. Reported for the Boston Daily Advertiser..... More
Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, 2nd Ed. - PAPERBACK
With Introductory Essays by Samantha Power and William A. Schabas Lemkin, Raphael. Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress. Originally published: Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of International Law, 1944. xxxviii, 674 pp. Second Edition by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Introduction..... More
Conference de la Coutume de Sens, Avec le Droit Romain
A Comparative Study of the Coutumes of Sens Pelee de Chenouteau, [Blaise-Louis]. Conference de la Coutume de Sens, Avec le Droit Romain, Les Ordonnances du Royaume, Et les Autres Coutumes. Ouvrage, Dans Lequel on a Rassemble, Sur Chaque Texte, Les Questions qui Peuvent y Avoir Rapport, Le Sentiment des plus..... More
El Ciudadano Melchor Muzquiz, Coronel de Ejercito, Y Gobernador del...
1826 Mexican Broadside Announcing the Assignments of the Earliest Circuit Judges for Texas, California and New Mexico [Mexico]. [Judges]. Muzquiz, Melchor [1790-1844]. El Ciudadano Melchor Muzquiz, Coronel de Ejercito, Y Gobernador del Estado Libre de Mexico. [Mexico City]: September 6, 1826. 12" x 8-1/2" broadside, text in single column below..... More
Sketch of the Life of Samuel Dexter, LLD, Boston, 1816.
Story Eulogizes An Exemplary Lawyer-Statesman Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Sketch of the Life of Samuel Dexter, LL.D. By the Hon. Joseph Story, LL.D. Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, And Presiding Judge of the Circ. Court of the U.S. for the First Circuit, As Delivered to the Grand..... More
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting...
[Trial]. Kennon, Beverly, Defendant. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of the Navy, Accompanied with the Proceedings of a Court Martial Lately Held at Norfolk, For the Trial of Lieut. Beverly Kennon, (Rendered in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of..... More
The Layman's Criticism of the Lawyer, Address by Elihu Root, Before...
Root, Elihu [1845-1937]. The Layman's Criticism of the Lawyer: Address by Elihu Root, Before the American Bar Association, At the Annual Meeting in Washington, October 20, 1914. [Chicago: American Bar Association, 1914]. 27 pp. Stapled pamphlet in printed stiff wrapper. Light soiling and few chips to covers, owner stamp (of..... More
The Trent Affair: An Aftermath, Cambridge, 1912.
Dana, Richard Henry [1815-1882]. The Trent Affair: An Aftermath. Cambridge: [Massachusetts Historical Society], 1912. 19 pp. Sewn pamphlet in stiff wrappers, untrimmed edges. Some shelfwear and soiling to exterior, wrappers detached, internally clean. $30. More
Law Books, Recently Published by Little, Brown and Company, Law and...
1856 Little, Brown Circular of Recent Publications [Legal Publishing]. Little, Brown and Company. Law Books, Recently Published by Little, Brown and Company, Law and Foreign Bookseller. Boston: [Little, Brown and Company], May 1, 1856. 8 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light rubbing and minor tears to extremities..... More
Reminiscences of an Old Lawyer, Boston, 1897
Wheeler, A[lexander] S[trong] [1820-1907]. Reminiscences of an Old Lawyer: An Address by Our Fellow-Member, Mr. A.S. Wheeler, Delivered Before the Commercial Club of Boston, December, 18, 1897. Printed by Request of the Club. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press, 1898. 20 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Sewn pamphlet in stiff wrappers..... More
Reports in the Court of Exchequer, Beginning in the Third...
Annotated Throughout in a Contemporary Hand Lane, Richard [1584-1650]. Reports in the Court of Exchequer, Beginning in the Third, And Ending in the Ninth Year of the Raign of the Late King James. Being the First Collection in that Court Hitherto Extant. Containing Severall Cases of Informations Upon Intrusions, Touching..... More
Murder of Joseph White. The Following Lines Were Written on the Death
Rare Verse Account of One of the Most Famous American Crimes of the 1830s [Broadside]. [Murder]. [White, Joseph (1747 or 1748-1830)]. Murder of Joseph White. The Following Lines Were Written on the Death of Mr. Joseph White, Of Salem, Who was Found Murdered in his Bed, April 7, 1830. [Boston?..... More
Speeches, Reviews, Reports, &c. New York, 1843. First edition
Collected Pieces of a Distinguished Nineteenth-Century New York City Lawyer Blunt, Joseph [1792-1860]. Speeches, Reviews, Reports, &c. New York: James Van Norden, 1843. [iv], 274 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-3/4"). Original cloth, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to boards, heavier rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends..... More
An Elementary Compendium of the Law of Real Property, 2nd ed, 1830.
A Standard English Treatise on Real Property During the First Half of the Nineteenth Century Burton, Walter Henry [d. 1828]. An Elementary Compendium of the Law of Real Property. London: J. & W.T. Clarke, 1830. xxii, 544, [42], [2] pp. Included 2 pp. publisher catalogue. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporay..... More
The Constitution of England, Or, An Account of the English Government.
An Important Treatise on English Constitution De Lolme, J[ean] L[ouis] [1740-1806]. The Constitution of England, Or, An Account of the English Government; In Which it is Compared with the Republican Form of Government, And Occasionally with the Other Monarchies in Europe. London: Printed for G. Robinson and J. Murray, 1781..... More
Decisions of the Court of King's Bench, Upon Settlement-Cases, From...
"Best Suited to Impart Instruction to the Student" Burrow, Sir James [1701-1782]. Decisions of the Court of King's Bench, Upon Settlement-Cases; From the Death of Lord Raymond, In March 1732, To June 1776, Inclusive. During which time Lord Hardwicke, Sir William Lee, Sir Dudley Ryder, and Lord Mansfield, Presided in..... More
The Fundamental Concepts of Public Law, 1st Ed, with Author Letter.
Willoughby, Westel W. [1867-1945]. The Fundamental Concepts of Public Law. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1924. xvii, 499 pp. Original cloth, light rubbing to extremities, private-library (?) shelf label to foot of spine, owner signature, of H.T. Newcomb, to front pastedown, personal letter from Willougby to Newcomb dated 1925 tipped-in..... More
God's Revenge Against Adultery, Awfully Exemplified in the Following
Parson Weems's Account of Two Cases of Adultery and Murder Weems, Mason L[ocke] [1759-1825]. God's Revenge Against Adultery, Awfully Exemplified in the Following Cases of American Crim. Con. I. The Accomplished Dr. Theodore Wilson, (Delaware,) Who for Seducing Mrs. Nancy Wiley, Had His Brains Blown Out by Her Husband. II..... More
Vocabulario delle Istituzioni di Gaio, Milan, 1910.
A Useful Reference to Terms Used in the Institutes of Gaius Zanzucchi, Pier Paolo. Vocabulario delle Istituzioni di Gaio, Milan. Milan: Dott. Francesco Villardi, [1910]. [iv], iii-vii, 131, [1] pp. Softbound, untrimmed edges. Light soiling and stains to wrappers, some wear to extremities, spine perished, front cover detached, preliminaries and..... More
Presidential Campaign Activities of 1972, Senate Resolution 60 Phase 2
The Select Committee's Watergate Investigation, Phase II [Watergate Affair]. United States Congress. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. Presidential Campaign Activities of 1972, Senate Resolution 60: Watergate and Related Activities, Hearings Before the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session. Watergate and Related..... More
Presidential Campaign Activities of 1972, Senate Resolution 60 Phase 1
The Select Committee's Watergate Investigation, Phase I [Watergate Affair]. United States Congress. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. Presidential Campaign Activities of 1972, Senate Resolution 60: Watergate and Related Activities, Hearings Before the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session. Watergate and Related..... More
Examination of President Nixon's Tax Returns for 1969 Through 1972.
Congress Examines Nixon's Tax Returns [Watergate Affair]. United States Congress. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. Examination of President Nixon's Tax Returns for 1969 Through 1972. Prepared for the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation by Its Staff, April 3, 1974. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974. Various pagings..... More
Expenditure of Federal Funds in Support of Presidential Properties....
Congress Examines Nixon's Expenditures on Private Property [Watergate Affair]. United States Congress. House Committee on Government Operations. Expenditure of Federal Funds in Support of Presidential Properties. Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session, October 10, 11, 12, and 15, 1973..... More