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Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer [1834-36]
Crompton, Charles; R. Meeson & H. Roscoe. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1834-36]. With American Cases by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-73. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Crompton, Charles & John Jervis. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1830-32]. American Decisions by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-66. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached, portions of spines lacking. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Crown Cases Reserved...
Denison, Stephen Charles. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration & Decided by the Judges of England [1844-52.] Volume II Continued by R.R. Pearce, American Cases by G. Shearswood. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1853. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. One volume rebacked, covers detached, rehinged with tape. Internally sound.$100. *Wallace 538. More
Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords [1831-46
Clark, C. and W. Finnelly. Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords on Appeals and Writs of Error [1831-46]. Edited with Notes & References to American & subsequent English Cases by J.C. Perkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1873-74. Twelve volumes. 10 volumes contemporary calf, 2 volumes cloth. Ex-library. Worn..... More
Reports of Cases...in Chancery
De Gex, J.P.; H. Cadman Jones & R. Horton Smith. Reports of Cases...in Chancery [1862-65]. Edited by J.C. Perkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1873-74. Four volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached. Internally sound.$150. *Wallace 527. More
Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]
Hall, Frederick James & Philip Twells. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]. London: W. Maxwell, 1850-51. Two volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Exterior scuffed, worn. Covers detached, one volume repaired with tape. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 527. More
Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius
Foster, T. Campbell and W.F. Finlason. Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius and at the Crown Side on Circuit...[1856-67]. London: Sweet & Norton [et al.], 1860-67. Four volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, reattached with tape. Internally sound. $100. *First edition. Maxwell and Brown, Checklist of British..... More
Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery
Hare, Thomas. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1841-1853]. With Notes & References to both English & American Decisions by E. Fitch Smith [et al.]. New York: Banks, Gould & Co., 1851-1871. Eleven volumes. Complete set of all volumes published. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn. Most covers detached..... More
Common Bench Reports
Manning, James; T.C. Granger and John Scott. Common Bench Reports. Cases Argued & Determined in the Court of Common Pleas [1845-1856]. Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1852-62. Eighteen volumes. Contemporary calf, one volume in cloth. Ex-library. Worn, spines chipped, most covers detached, crudely repaired. Lacks Index volume. Internally sound. $200..... More
A Digest of the Reported Decisions
Mews, John. A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate, Admiralty, and Divorce...[1756-1883]. London: H. Sweet; Stevens & Sons and W. Maxwell & Son, 1884. Seven volumes. Contemporary three-quarter calf. Worn, covers of four volumes detached (some repaired with tape). Internally sound. $250. *First..... More
Reports...in the High Court of Chancery
Vesey, Francis Jr. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1789-1817]. Edited with Notes & References to American Law and Subsequent English Decisions by Charles Sumner. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1894-95. Twenty volumes. Star-paged. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. Spines rubbed, some spines chipped, several joints cracked, several..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Meeson, R. and W.N. Welsby. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber [1836-47]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts. Edited by J.I. Clark Hare & H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-70. Sixteen volumes. Contemporary calf, two volumes clothbound. Ex-library. Extremely worn. Covers..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber
Welsby, W.N.; E.T. Hurlstone & J. Gordon. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1847-56]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts by J.I. Clark Hare and H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-74. Eleven volumes. Contemporary law calf, worn. Ex-library. Rear covers of..... More
A History of English Law. Vols 1-9, 1924-1956, Tables & Index 10 books
An Indispensable Work of Great Authority Holdsworth, Sir William S. A History of English Law. Volumes I-IX: Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1924-1956; Tables and Index by Edward Potton, 1932. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1924-1956. Volumes 1-9 of what became a 17 volume set. Original blue cloth. Scuffing and..... More
A Bibliography of Nineteenth Century Legal Literature... 3 Volumes
Adams, J.N. and M.J. Davies. A Bibliography of Nineteenth Century Legal Literature: an author and subject catalogue of law treatises and all law related literature held in the legal collections of the Inns of Court in England, the British copyright libraries, Harvard University Library, and the Library of Congress. Avero..... More
The Later Court Hands in England from the Fifteenth to 17th Century
Jenkinson, Hilary. The Later Court Hands in England from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century. Illustrated from the Common Paper of the Scriveners' Company of London, the English Writing Masters & the Public Records. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Printed by W. Lewis, M.A., at the University Press, 1927. Part I...... More
The Charities Act, 1960.
Nathan, Harry Louis. Lidderdale, Jane H. Nugee, Edward George. The Charities Act, 1960. London: Butterworths, 1962. xxiv, 273 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine, some scuffs to back board. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. $65. * Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Enoch Powell during his brief period in office as..... More
Coverage of Gibbons v Ogden in Niles' Weekly Register, March 27, 1824.
Contemporary Coverage of a Landmark Supreme Court Decision [United States Supreme Court]. [Gibbons v. Odgen]. Niles' Weekly Register. Third Series, No. 4, Vol. II. March 27, 1824. Baltimore: Edited and Published by H. Niles, 1824. 49-64 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Disbound, leaves separating but secure, moderate toning, light foxing..... More
"Justice Brandeis and The University of Louisville School of Law."
Miller, Neville. "Justice Brandeis and The University of Louisville School of Law." In The Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 34 No. 2, April, 1960. Louisville, KY: The Filson Club Incorporated, 1960. 200 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear, front hinge cracked, internally clean. $25. * Includes Dean Miller's address delivered upon the..... More
The Port Books of Southampton, or (Anglo-French) Accounts of Robert...
Florys, Robert, (Active 1426-1443). Studer, Paul, Editor. The Port Books of Southampton, or (Anglo-French) Accounts of Robert, Water-Bailiff and Receiver of Petty-Customs, A.D. 1427-1430. Southampton, Cox & Sharland, 1913. xxxv, 179 pp. Cloth. Ex-library. Light shelfwear. Ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Library stamps..... More
National Galaxy, or, Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents..
"Engraved on Steel, In the Highest Style of the Art" [Broadside]. Dearborn, Nathaniel [1786-1852], Engraver. National Galaxy, Or, Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents of the United States, Engraved on Steel, In the Highest Style of the Art. Boston: Printed by J. Howe, No. 39, Merchants Row, Boston....Engraved by..... More
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces, Signed Presentation Copy.
Inscribed by Frankfurter to Edith Benham Helm Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: An Intimate Portrait as Recorded in Talks with Dr. Harlan B. Phillips. New York: Reynal & Company, [1960]. [ix], 310 pp. Cloth in lightly soiled and edgeworn Secker & Warburg dust jacket, 7" x 5" black-and-white promotional..... More
A History of English Law. 17 vols. Complete set.
An Indispensable Work of Great Authority Holdsworth, Sir William S. A History of English Law. Edited by A.L. Goodhart and H.G. Hanbury. With an Introductory Essay and Additions by S.B. Chrimes. Index volume prepared by John Burke. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., and Sweet & Maxwell, 1966-1997. 17 Volumes, complete..... More
The Prisoners' Friend---Extra, Boston, December, 25, 1850.
The British Parliament Seeks Information About U.S. Criminal Laws [Broadside]. Spear, Charles [1803-1863]. The Prisoners' Friend---Extra. Boston: The Prisoners' Friend, December 25, 1850. 9-1/2" x 8-3/4" broadside, single-column text below headline. Moderate toning, light edgewear and discoloration along edges, horizontal fold lines, one-inch tear to fold with no loss to..... More
Account Book, Stephentown, NY, 1813-1857.
Nineteenth-Century Account Book of a Hudson Valley Justice of the Peace [Manuscript]. [Sweet, Rufus (1774-1860)]. [Account Book]. [Stephenville, NY, 1813-1857]. [288] pp. Quarto (7-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Considerable wear, lower section of spine lacking, front board and first two signatures detached. Main text in neat hand..... More
Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice...
"A More Powerful, Eloquent and Convincing Address Was Never Made" Hichborn, Charles S. [1856-1941]. Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice Before the Governor and Council. Augusta, ME: [S.n.], 1923. 43, [5] pp. Softbound in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning and shelfwear to exterior, hinges cracked..... More
The Murders of Mer Rouge, 1923.
Two Victims of the Louisiana Klan Rogers, John. The Murders of Mer Rouge. St. Louis: Security Publishing Co., 1923. 64 pp. Illustrated. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Moderate toning, small tear to pp. 61-62 affecting text without loss, ink owner signature (of Edgar [illegible]). $250. * Only edition. After..... More
Felix Frankfurter in New Masses, Volume 30, Number 4, January...
[Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. "Felix Frankfurter." Unsigned article in New Masses, Volume 30, Number 4 (January 17, 1939). P. 13. Front cover features a woodcut portrait of Frankfurter. Softbound, moderate edgewear and toning. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $50. More
Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968.
Abba Eban Discusses Hamilton Fish's Forthcoming Visit to Israel [Manuscript]. Eban, Abba [1915-2002]. [Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968]. Single-sided letter on 10-3/4" x 8-1/2" letterhead ("Minister for Foreign Affairs), signed "Abba Eban." Moderate toning, two horizontal fold lines, small abrasion to verso from adhesive removal..... More
Earldoms in Fee; A Study in Peerage Law and History.
Ellis, R. Geoffrey. Earldoms in Fee; A Study in Peerage Law and History. London: Saint Catherine Press, 1963. xv, 236 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear with some fading to spine and rear board. Internally clean. $30. More
Record of Public Hearing Before Joint Committee on the Judiciary...
[Sacco-Vanzetti Case]. Record of Public Hearing Before Joint Committee on the Judiciary of the Massachusetts Legislature Committee for the Vindication of Sacco and Vanzetti, 1959. On the Resolution of Representative Alexander J. Cella recommending a Posthumous Pardon for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Gardner Auditorium, Massachusetts State House, Boston, April..... More
"Felix Frankfurter at Oxford" in Quest, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1965...
Berlin, Isaiah [1809-1997]. "Felix Frankfurter at Oxford" in Quest, Volume 1, Number 1 (September 1965). Pp. 20-22. Hardcover in dust jacket. Moderate shelfwear and foxing to dust jacket, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $50. More
Medieval Crime and Social Control.
Hanawalt, Barbara, Editor. Wallace, David, Editor. Medieval Crime and Social Control. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, [1999]. xvi, 259 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Fear of Crime in Late Medieval France, Claude Gauvard; Needful Things, Louise O. Fradenburg; In Defense of Revenge, William Ian Miller; "The Doom..... More
The Future of Wisdom in America, In Panorama Vol 1 No 4, 1952.
With an Article by Learned Hand [Hand, Learned (1872-1961)]. "The Future of Wisdom in America." In Panorama: Inter-American Cultural Review, Vol. 1 Num. 4, 1952. Washington, DC: Pan American Union, [1952]. 96 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear, else fine. $75. * With eight articles in English and Spanish. "Judge Learned Hand..... More
A Tribute to Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, In Contemporary Jewish Record.
Includes the First Appearance in Print of Hand's Tribute to Cardozo Upon His Death Contemporary Jewish Record. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. "A Tribute to Benjamin Nathan Cardozo." In Contemporary Jewish Record, Volume 1 Number 1, September 1938. New York: Published Bi-Monthly by the American Jewish Committee, 1938. 96 pp. Softbound, moderate..... More
Justice Holmes to Doctor Wu, An Intimate Correspondence, 1921-1932.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. [Wu, Jingxiong (1899-1986)]. Justice Holmes to Doctor Wu: An Intimate Correspondence, 1921-1932. New York: Central Book Company, [1947]. 58 pp. Frontispiece with tissue overlay. Stampled pamphlet in stiff wrappers. Light wear to spine ends and corners, light fading along spine and fore-edges of wrappers. $35. *..... More
"The Justice Holmes I Knew" in Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine...
Sandburg, Carl [1878-1967]. "The Justice Holmes I Knew" in Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine, May 11, 1958. P.12. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $75. More
"Judge Learned Hand" in The University of Chicago Round Table Jan 1949
University of Chicago. Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. The University of Chicago Round Table. Civil Rights, Monopoly, Labor, Justice: You and the Federal Courts. An NBC Radio Discussion by Charles Bunn, Bernard Gavit and Malcolm Sharp. Including Judge Learned Hand by Felix Frankfurter. Number 563. January 2, 1949. [Chicago: The University of..... More
Inside Justice Hugo L Black: The Letters.
Frank, John P. Black, Hugo L., Jr., Foreword. Inside Justice Hugo L. Black: The Letters. Austin: Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research, 2000. ix, 91 pp. Illustrated. Softbound, fine. Housed in custom 10-3/4" x 7" cloth folding case. $50. * Tarlton Law Library Legal History Series Number 2. More
"The Social Thought of Justice Brandeis" in Yale Law Journal... ,
Lerner, Max [1902-1992]. "The Social Thought of Justice Brandeis" in Yale Law Journal, Volume 41, Number 1 (November, 1931). Pp. 1-32. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally clean. Item housed in custom, cloth folder, reproduction on paper of magazine's front cover to folder's front cover, printed paper title..... More
Address to Harvard Law Society of Illinois, Annual Meeting, 1955.
Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Address to Harvard Law Society of Illinois. Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 1955. [Chicago: Harvard Law Society of Illinois, 1955]. 16 pp. Stiff printed wrappers (formerly stapled and recently resewn). Moderate toning, small slip with brief item tipped on to first page. Item housed in custom..... More
"Justice Holmes Dissents" in Scribner's, January, 1929.
Pollard, Joseph Percival. "Justice Holmes Dissents" in Scribner's, Volume 85, Number 1 (January, 1929). Pp. 22-29. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, reproduction on paper of magazine's front cover to folder's front cover, printed paper title label to spine. $75. 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. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers, fine. Item housed in custom 9-1/4" x 6-1/4" cloth folding case, printed label to spine. $150. * This "informal, appreciative and immensely enjoyable" address..... More
Jonas S Friedenwald, In Memoriam, Alan C Woods, Personal...
[Frankfurter, Felix (1882-1965)]. Jonas S Friedenwald: In Memoriam, Alan C Woods, Personal Recollections of Jonas S. Friedenwald, Felix Frankfurter, Jonas S. Friedenwald - His Contribution to Medical Education in Israel, Abel Wolman. Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Volume 99, Number 1, July 1956. Cambridge: The Harvard..... More
A John F Kennedy Memorial Miniature, four books in slipcase.
[Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)]. A John F. Kennedy Memorial Miniature. New York: Random House, 1966. Four clothbound volumes, 3-3/4" x 2-1/2," in paper-covered slipcase. Light fading to spines, moderate rubbing to edges of slipcase. $35. * Volume titles: Inaugural Address, Eulogies, Wit, Wisdom. More
Is Law Dead?
Rostow, Eugene V., Editor. Is Law Dead? New York: Simon and Schuster, [1971]. 416 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn, moderately soiled dust jacket. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. $25. * Contents: Pt. 1. The Citizen's Moral Relation to the Law in a Society of Consent: Law, Order, and Enlightenment..... More
Felix Frankfurter, Talks in Tribute February 26, 1965.
Scott, Austin W. Freund, Paul A. Mansfield, John H. Griswold, Erwin N. Felix Frankfurter: Talks in Tribute February 26, 1965. Occasional Pamphlet Number 8. Cambridge: Harvard Law School, 1965. 19 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Stapled pamphlet in stiff wrappers. Light fading to edges of wrappers, otherwise fine. Item housed in custom..... More
Eugene Meyer [with] Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Memorial Exhibition
Pusey, Merlo J. Eugene Meyer. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. xiii, 397, xiii pp. Illustrations. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. [Book housed in recent custom cloth slipcase with] Freer Gallery of Art. Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Memorial Exhibition. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1971. 77 pp. Illustrations. Portraits..... More
New-York Herald, Saturday, March 26, 1803, No 129.
A Contemporary Report of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision Establishing Judicial Review [United States Supreme Court]. [Marbury v. Madison]. New-York Herald. Saturday, March 26, 1803. No. 129. [New York: Printed & Published by Michael Burnham, No. 40 Pine-Street], 1803. 4 pp. Folio (19-1/4" x 13-3/4"). Disbound bifolium reinforced at left..... More
The Early Records of Medieval Coventry. With The Hundred Rolls of...
Coss, Peter R., Editor. John, Trevor, Editor. The Early Records of Medieval Coventry. With The Hundred Rolls of 1280. London: Oxford University Press, [1986]. xlii, 450 pp. Illustrations, maps. English and Latin. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $125. * Records of Social and Economic History..... More
Thomas Reed Powell, Reprinted from the Harvard Law Review, Volume 60..
[Powell, Thomas Reed (1880-1955)]. Thomas Reed Powell, Reprinted from the Harvard Law Review, Volume 69, Number 5, March 1956. Cambridge: The Harvard Law Review Association, 1956. pp. 793-805 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Stapled pamphlet, negligible light shelfwear, a few light finger smudges. Pamphlet housed in lightly rubbed recent custom cloth folder..... More
Proceedings of the Bar and Officers of the Supreme Court of the...
The Supreme Court Honors Felix Frankfurter [Frankfurter, Felix (1882-1965)]. Proceedings of the Bar and Officers of the Supreme Court of the United States. October 25, 1965. Proceedings Before the Supreme Court of the United States October 25, 1965. In Memory of Felix Frankfurter. Washington, DC: [United States Supreme Court], 1965..... More
Recollections and Sketches of Notable Lawyers and Public Men of...
Stiles, Edward H. Recollections and Sketches of Notable Lawyers and Public Men of Early Iowa Belonging to the First and Second Generations: With Anecdotes and Incidents Illustrative of the Times. Des Moines, [IA]: Homestead Pub., 1916. 988 pp. Original cloth. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown, otherwise clean. $45. More
Sketch of the Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Frankfurter's Brief Biography of Holmes Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Sketch of the Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Reprinted from Dictionary of American Biography Volume XXI, Supplement One. [New York?]: American Council of Learned Societies, [1944]. 29 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Negligible light shelfwear and soiling, internally clean. Pamphlet..... More
Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965), Typescript, 1965.
A Tribute to Frankfurter by a Distinguished Former Student [Manuscript]. Wiener, Frederick Bernays [1906-1996]. Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965). [N.p., 1965]. 17 ff. Stapled typescript, light toning, folds to corners of several leaves, final leaf detached with chipping to corners. Item housed in lightly rubbed recent custom cloth folder, printed papaer title..... More
Southampton Notarial Protest Books, 1756-1810.; Edited with an Intro.
Hampson, Geoffrey, Compiler. Southampton Notarial Protest Books, 1756-1810.; Edited with an Introduction by Geoffrey Hampson. Southampton, [Eng.]: University Press, 1973. xv, 133 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Southampton Records Series: Vol. 16. More
Nevada Printing History: A Bibliography of Imprints & Publications,...
Armstrong, Robert D. Nevada Printing History: A Bibliography of Imprints & Publications, 1881-1890. Reno, [Nev.]: University of Nevada Press, 1991. 403 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. More
Nevada Printing History: A Bibliography of Imprints & Publications,...
Armstrong, Robert D. Nevada Printing History: A Bibliography of Imprints & Publications, 1858-1880. Reno, [Nev.]: University of Nevada Press, 1981. 421 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. More
Louis Dembitz Brandeis of Louisville, Boston, And Washington, A Life..
Chadbourn, Erika S. Urofsky, Melvin I., Introduction. Louis Dembitz Brandeis of Louisville, Boston, And Washington: A Life Well Spent. A Commemorative Exhibition at the Harvard Law School Honoring the Late Justice Brandeis on the Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of His Retirement from the Supreme Court of the United States. Cambridge: Manuscript Division..... More
Impatient Crusader, Florence Kelley's Life Story [with] A Handbill.
With A Handbill Announcing A Lecture by Kelley Goldmark, Josephine. Impatient Crusader: Florence Kelley's Life Story. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1953. xii, 217 pp. Cloth in lightly toned, moderately edgeworn dust jacket, lightly toned c. 1913-1915 handbill announcing a lecture by Kelley in Mt. Vernon, NY titled "Why Children..... More
The National Gallery of Art, A Twenty-Five Year Report.
The National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art: A Twenty-Five Year Report. Washington, DC: The National Gallery of Art, 1966. xii, 102 pp. Color illustrations. Harbound, light shelfwear, a few tiny marks to covers, faint dampspotting to endleaves. $10. More
Constable Ledger, Cumberland County, PA, 1826-1840.
An Interesting Docket Book from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania [Manuscript]. [Pennsylvania]. Lusk, Robert. Docket. Cumberland County, PA, 1826-1840. [iv], 111, [1], 66 pp. With two indexes. Folio (12-1/2" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards. Moderate rubbing, light wear to extremities, portion of spine abraded near foot, corners bumped and..... More
Make No Law, The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment.
Housed in a Slipcase with Two Related Letters, One from Lewis. Lewis, Anthony [1927-2013]. Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment. New York: Random House, [1991]. x, 354 pp. First edition. Cloth in lightly egdeworn worn dust jacket, inetrnally clean. Copy of letter about the book from..... More
Review of Frankfurter's Some Reflections on the Reading of Statutes.
[Wolfson, Richard F.]. "Some Reflections on the Reading of Statutes, by Felix Frankfurter." Reprinted from Indiana Law Journal Vol. 23, Issue 3, 1948. [381]-385 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers. Moderate toning, light browning to edges of exterior, wrappers separating at ends but secure. Housed in 10-1/2" x 7" cloth folder..... More
Holmes-Pollock Letters [and] Frederick Pollock and the English...
In a Handsome Slipcase Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Pollock, Sir Frederick [1845-1937]. Howe, Mark DeWolfe [1906-1967], Editor. Holmes-Pollock Letters: The Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and Sir Frederick Pollock, 1874-1932. With an Introduction by John Gorham Palfrey. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941. Two volumes in publisher pictorial slipcase. Plates. xxii..... More
The Judicial Philosophy of Felix Frankfurter in New Individualist Rev.
Glasser, Martin. "The Judicial Philosophy of Felix Frankfurter." In New Individualist Review, Vol. I, No. 4, Winter 1962. [Chicago: New Individualist Review, 1962.] 44 pp. Stapled, light toning, negligible shelfwear, light rust to staples, else fine. Housed in custom 10" x 6-3/4" cloth folder, printed label to spine. $50. *..... More
Mr. Justice Black and the Living Constitution from Harvard Law Review.
Reich, Charles A. Mr. Justice Black and the Living Constitution. Reprinted from Harvard Law Review Vol. 76, No. 4, February 1963. Cambridge, MA: The Harvard Law Review Association, 1963. 673-754 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers, annotation and ink stamps (Compliments of Emergency Civil Liberties Committee) to front wrapper. Light foxing..... More
Frame-Up, The Incredible Case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings.
Gentry, Curt. Frame-Up: The Incredible Case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [1967]. 496 pp. Illustrations. Portraits. Lightly edgeworn cloth in lightly soiled and edgeworn dust jacket, presentation inscription from Gentry to television personality Art Linkletter to front free endpaper, typed letter, signed, to..... More
Felix Frankfurter and the Paradox of Restraint in Midstream, Nov 1970.
Braiterman, Marvin. [Frankfurter, Felix (1882-1965)]. "Felix Frankfurter and the Paradox of Restraint." In Midstream: A Monthly Jewish Review, Vol. XVI, No. 9, November 1970. [New York]: The Theodor Herzl Foundation, Inc., 1970. 80 pp. Softbound, negligible shelfwear, light soiling to exterior, else fine. Housed in custom 10" x 6-3/4" cloth..... More
Prospectus for Progress of the Law in the U.S. Supreme Court
[Legal Publishing]. Legal Research Service. [Hankin, Gregory and Charlotte A.]. [Prospectus for Progress of the Law in the U.S. Supreme Court: 1930-1931]. Washington, DC: Legal Research Service, [1932]. 4 pp. 11" x 8" bifolium leaflet. Light toning, horizontal fold lines, a few faint spots and stains, a few small tears..... More
600 Days' Service, A History of the 361st Infantry Regiment...
Justice Burton's Annotated Personal Copy Burton, Harold H. [1888-1964], Editor. 600 Days' Service, A History of the 361st Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. [Portland, OR?: James, Kerns & Abbott Co.?, 1921]. 276 pp., Illustrations, portraits (1 folding), 7 plates (some folding), maps (1 folding). Cloth, gilt double frame..... More
Structure Method And Meaning, Essays In Honor of Henry M Sheffer.
Henle, Paul, Editor. Kallen, Horace M., Editor. Langer, Susanne K., Editor. Structure Method And Meaning: Essays In Honor of Henry M Sheffer. New York: The Liberal Arts Press, 1951. xvi, 306 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Cloth in worn dust jacket, internally clean. $50. * With a foreword by Felix Frankfurter. More
Essays in Legal History in Honor of Felix Frankfurter.
Forkosch, Morris D., Editor. Essays in Legal History in Honor of Felix Frankfurter. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merril Company, Inc., [1966]. xix, 647 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Hardbound, light shelfwear, internally clean. $20. More
Hartford Attorney's Account Book, 1801-1837.
Account Book of a Connecticut Attorney with Many Eminent and Wealthy Clients [Manuscript]. [Connecticut]. [Account Book]. [Hartford, CT, 1801-1837]. 25-60; [2], [191], [32 blank], [2], [1 blank] pp. Lacking pp. 1-24. Account book entries numbered 1-100. Octavo (7-3/4" x 6-1/2"). Main text in single neat hand (two different neat hands..... More
Oil and Gas Rights on the public domain and on private lands,....
Morrison, R.S. and Emilio D. De Soto. Oil and Gas Rights on the Public Domain and on Private Lands, Discovery and Location of Oil Placer Claims. The Withdrawal Acts, Leases and other Contracts Between the Owner and the Operator Including Forfeiture and Protection Against Drainage. The Sinking, Pumping and Shooting..... More
Authorship and Copyright.
Saunders, David. Authorship and Copyright. London: Routledge, [1992]. ix, 269 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $65. * Contents: Preliminaries: Positivities and Polemics; Early Modern Law of Copyright in England: Statutes, Courts and Book Cultures; France: From Royal Privilege to the Droit Moral; German Theory: Rights of Personality;..... More
Memorials of the Essex Bar Association: and Brief Biographical...
Northend, William Dummer, Editor. George, Edward B, Editor. Memorials of the Essex Bar Association: and Brief Biographical Notices of Some of the Distinguished Members of the Essex Bar Prior to the Formation of the Association. Salem, [Mass.]: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1900. vi, 253 pp. Original cloth. Light shelfwear. Fading..... More
Roger B. Taney.
Swisher, Carl Brent. Roger B. Taney. New York: Macmillan Co., 1936. x, 608 pp. Original buckram. Light shelfwear and soiling. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $40. * Published October, 1935. Reprinted June, 1936. More
Cops and Bobbies: Police Authority in New York and London, 1830-1870.
Miller, Wilbur R. Cops and Bobbies: Police Authority in New York and London, 1830-1870. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1977]. xii, 233 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Police and Society; Shaping the Man on the Beat; Police and the Rule of Law: From..... More
The History of Indiana Law.
Bodenhamer, David J., Editor. Shepard, Randall T, Editor. The History of Indiana Law. Athens, [Ohio]: Ohio University Press, [2006]. xi, 391 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $50. * Contents: The Narratives and Counternarratives of Indiana Legal History, David J. Bodenhamer and Randall T. Shepard; Indiana's Constitution in..... More
Equal Justice Under Law, The Supreme Court in American Life.
Signed by the Nine Justices of the Warren Court Harrell, Mary Ann. Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life. Washington D.C.: Foundation of the Federal Bar Association with the Cooperation of the National Geographic Society, [1965]. 143 pp. Illustrations, most in color. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust..... More
Temples of Justice: County Courthouses of Nevada.
James, Ronald M. Temples of Justice: County Courthouses of Nevada. Reno: University of Nevada Press, [1994]. xiii, 199 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * From Storey County's High Victorian Italianate-styled courthouse to Lander County's former schoolhouse, now a Neo-classical courthouse, Temples of Justice provides..... More
Equal Justice Under Law, The Supreme Court in American Life.
Signed by The Nine Justices of the Warren Court Harrell, Mary Ann. Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life. Washington D.C.: Foundation of the Federal Bar Association with the Cooperation of the National Geographic Society, [1965]. 143 pp. Illustrations, most in color. Softbound, some shelfwear, title page..... More
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces, Signed Presentation Copy.
Inscribed by Frankfurter to The Duchess of Buccleuch Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: An Intimate Portrait as Recorded in Talks with Dr. Harlan B. Phillips. New York: Reynal & Company, [1960]. [ix], 310 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover, very good, in a worn and chipped dust jacket, light edgewear..... More
The Medieval Coroner.
Hunnisett, R.F. The Medieval Coroner. Cambridge, [Eng.]: University Press, 1961. 217 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket with price clip. Internally clean. $95. * Contents: The Early Years; The Coroner's Inquest; Abjurations of the Realm; Appeals and Outlawries; Miscellaneous Duties; The Coroners' Rolls; Character and Efficiency; Coroners' Districts; Elections..... More
The Proceedings of the Lords Commissioners Appointed by His Ma'tye...
Reports of Trials Concerning the Stuart Kings, One a Manuscript Version that Differs from the Printed Account [Trials]. [Manuscript]. Compton, Henry [c.1632-1712], Defendant. The Proceedings of the Lords Commissioners Appointed by His Ma'tye to Inspect All Ecc'tiall Affyrs and Persons &c Against Henry Lord Bishop of London [caption title]. [London..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, to Frank T. Benner, Jr, June 25, 1920.
"I Believe in Panaceas As Little As You Do" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," on Personal Beverly Farms Letterhead, to Frank T. Benner, Jr., Washington, DC, June 25, 1920]. 2 pp. With transmittal envelope and portrait of Holmes. Light toning, horizontal fold line..... More
Typed Letter Signed to William R. McVay, June 27, 1969, Framed w/Photo
Large Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur with Earl Warren and Elmer Robinson, Signed By All Three MacArthur, Douglas [1880-1964]. Warren, Earl [1891-1974]. Robinson, Elmer [1894-1982]. [8" x 10" Black-and-White Photograph of Douglas MacArthur, Elmer Robinson and Earl Warren]. [San Francisco, 1951]. With autograph signatures of MacArthur, Robinson and Warren. [With]..... More
Modern Theories of Criminality.
Bernaldo de Quiro's, Constancio. Salvio, Alfonso de, Translator. Modern Theories of Criminality. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1912. xxvii, 249 pp. Cloth. Ex-library. Moderate shelfwear. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Library card pouch to rear pastedown. $35. * Translated from the Spanish by Alfonso de Salvio, with an introduction..... More
The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin. History and Biography, with Portrait..
Reed, Parker McCobb. The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin. History and Biography, with Portrait Illustrations. Milwaukee: P.M. Reed, 1882. 542 pp. Cloth. Previous owner's signature to endpapers, otherwise clean. $30. More
Bench and Bar of West Virginia.
Atkinson, George W. Bench and Bar of West Virginia. Charleston, [W.Va.]: Virginia Law Book Co., 1919. xxvii, 543 pp. Cloth. Lightly worn. Internally clean. Includes portraits. $75. * First edition. Bar histories are a valuable compendia of information that is often impossible to find in any other source. Atkinson says..... More
Five Letters from Louis D Brandeis to Max Lowenthal, Framed, 1929.
An Interesting Collection of Brandeis Letters Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. [Lowenthal, Max (1888-1971)]. [Letters from Louis D. Brandeis to Max Lowenthal, 1929, Washington, DC and Chatham, MA, January 17, June 1, September 2, December 12 and December 26]. Five letters, three on 5" x 8" U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, one..... More
The Acquisitive Society.
Tawney, R.H. The Acquisitive Society. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, [1920]. 188 pp. Cloth. Moderately worn. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and rear free endpaper. Some underling and annotations. $20. More
The Honor & Dignity of the Profession: a History of the Mississippi...
Landon, Michael. The Honor & Dignity of the Profession: a History of the Mississippi State Bar, 1906-1976. Jackson, [MS]: University Press of Mississippi, 1979. xi, 195 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. More
Prison Reform in Lancashire, 1700-1850: a Study in Local...
DeLacy, Margaret. Prison Reform in Lancashire, 1700-1850: a Study in Local Administration. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, 1986. viii, 272 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and rubbed dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Remains historical and literary connected with the Palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester; 3rd series. More
Bad Habits: Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual...
Burnham, John C. Bad Habits: Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual Misbehavior, and Swearing in American History. New York: New York University Press, [1993]. xviii, 385 pp. Hardcover in near-fine, lightly soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $15. * Contents: The Turning Point: Repealing Prohibition; Drinking; Smoking; Taking Drugs; Gambling; Sexual..... More
The Marihuana Conviction: a History of Marihuana Prohibition in the...
Bonnie, Richard J. Whitebread, C.H. The Marihuana Conviction: a History of Marihuana Prohibition in the United States. Charlottesville, [VA]: University of Virginia Press, 1975. xiv, 368 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. $20. * 3rd printing. More
Lives of the Lord Chancellors 1885-1940.
Heuston, R.F.V. Lives of the Lord Chancellors 1885-1940. Oxford, [UK]: Clarendon Press, 1964. xxiii, 632 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Pencil annotations to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $15. More
The Brooke Family Lineage With Many Related Families.
Witkay, Lucile Schreiber. The Brooke Family Lineage With Many Related Families. Decorah, IA: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1996. 253 pp. illustrations. Cloth, Fine. $75. * Touches on the genealogy of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney [1777-1864]. More
The American Business Creed.
Sutton, Francis X. The American Business Creed. Cambridge, [MA]: Harvard University Press, 1956. 414 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Used label to foot of spine. Pencil annotations to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $15. * Contents: The American System and its Achievements; The American Business Enterprise; The Functions and Rewards of..... More