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Economic Analysis of Law. Sixth Edition.
Posner, Richard A. Economic Analysis of Law. Sixth edition. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2003. xx, 747 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, fine. $50. * Contents: 1. The nature of economic reasoning. 2. The economic approach to law. 3. Property. 4. Contract rights and remedies. 5. Family law and sex law. 6. Tort..... More
Hugo Gurgeny: Prisoner of the Lisbon Inquistion.
Brearley, Mary. Hugo Gurgeny: Prisoner of the Lisbon Inquistion. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1948. 176 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
A Practical Treatise of Powers, Sixth London Edition, 1836.
"Held in the Highest Estimation" Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw [1781-1875]. A Practical Treatise of Powers. London: S. Sweet, 1836. Two volumes. lv, 581; [ii], xliii, [1], 703 pp. Partially interleaved. "Index to Cases Cited or Introduced" and "Table of Statutes Cited" misbound at beginning of Vol. II. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-1/2")..... More
Shakespeare Illustrated by the Lex Scripta: The First Part, 1870.
Rushton, William Lowes. Shakespeare Illustrated by the Lex Scripta. The First Part [All Published]. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1870. [iv], 103 pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"). Original pebbled cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title to front board. Faint dampstaining to foot of rear board, fading and light rubbing..... More
The Common Law. London, 1882.
Early English Edition of The Common Law Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. The Common Law. London: Macmillan & Co., 1882. [i]-xvi, 422 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Original russet textured cloth, black rules and triple frames to boards, gilt title to spine triple black-stamped to spine ends. Light rubbing to..... More
The Crown Circuit Companion, First American Edition, Into Which...
Only American Edition [Stubbs, William]. [Talmash, George]. [Dogerty, Thomas]. The Crown Circuit Companion. First American Edition; Into Which Has Been Incorporated the Work Formerly Published Under the Name of the Crown Circuit Assistant. Both Works Have Also been Carefully Revised, And Such Additions Made Thereto, As Modern Statutes and Decisions..... More
Handbook of Dates for Students of English History.
Cheney, C.R. Handbook of Dates for Students of English History. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. 1978. xvii, 164 pp. Hardbound, fine. $20. More
Taking Rights Seriously.
Dworkin, Ronald. Taking Rights Seriously. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1977. xv, 293 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Physicians, Law, and Ethics.
Chapman, Carleton B. Physicians, Law, and Ethics. New York: New York University Press, 1984. xviii, 192 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $30. More
Law, Land, and Family: Aristocratic Inheritance in England, 1300...
Spring, Eileen. Law, Land, and Family: Aristocratic Inheritance in England, 1300 to 1800. Chapell Hill, NC: Unviersity of North Carolina Press, 1993. 199 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $30. More
Roger North (1651-1734), Virtuoso and Essayist.
Korsten, Frans. North, Roger. Roger North (1651-1734), Virtuoso and Essayist. Amsterdam: APA-Holland University Press, 1981. 353 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear. $35. More
The Road to Reno: A History of Divorce in the United States.
Blake, Nelson Manfred. The Road to Reno: A History of Divorce in the United States. New York: Macmillan, 1962. 269 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket, price clip. $45. More
Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women The Female Trickster in American...
Landay, Lori. Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women: The Female Trickster in American Culture. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998. xi, 258 pp. Hardbound, cloth, fine. $45. More
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.
Rektor, Bela. Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. Astor, Florida: Danubian Press, 1975. 408 pp. Hardcover, cloth, owner inscription to front pastedown. $50. More
De Iure [Jure] Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres: in Quibus Jus Naturae...
Handsome Critical Edition of De Jure Belli ac Pacis Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. De Kanter-van Hettinga Tromp, B.J.A., Editor. De Iure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres: In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium: Item Juris Publici Praecipua Explicantur. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1939. xvi, 917 pp. Folio (12-3/4" x 8"). Original three-quarter calf-stamped..... More
On Civil Liberty and Self-Government, Signed by Lieber.
Signed by Lieber Lieber, Francis [1798-1872]. Woolsey, Theodore, Editor. On Civil Liberty and Self-Government. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1874. 622 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Original pebbled cloth, blind-stamped frames to boards, gilt title to spine, colored endpapers. Light rubbing and soiling to boards, fading to spine, chipping to..... More
Blue Laws: The History, Economics, and Politics of Sunday-Closing...
Laband, David N. Heinbuch, Deborah Hendry. Blue Laws: The History, Economics, and Politics of Sunday-Closing Laws. Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books, 1987. vi, 232 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $65. More
The Historical Development of Private Bill Procedure and Standing...
Williams, Orlo. The Historical Development of Private Bill Procedure and Standing Orders in the House of Commons. London: H.M. Stationary Off., 1948. 2 volumes. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $100. More
The Oracles of the Law.
Dawson, John P. The Oracles of the Law. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Law School, 1968. xix, 520 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $65. More
Cambridge Gild Records.
Bateson, Mary. Cunningham, W. Cambridge Gild Records. Cambridge: Printed for the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 1903. xxxvii, 176 pp. Hardcover, moderate shelfwear. $30. More
Testimony: A Philosophical Study.
Coady, C.A.J. Testimony: A Philosophical Study. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. x, 315 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $100. More
Signed Playbill for Clarence Darrow at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
Signed by Henry Fonda and David Rintels [Rintels, David W.]. [Houseman, John (1902-1988), Director]. [Fonda, Henry (1905-1982)]. [Playbill for Clarence Darrow at the Helen Hayes Theatre]. New York: Playbill Inc., March 1974. [20] pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers, autograph signatures of David W. Rintels and Henry Fonda in ink to..... More
Corpus Juris Hungarici, Seu Decretum Generale Inclyti Regni Hungariae.
An Important Compilation of Hungarian Customary Law [Werboczy, Istvan (1465-1531)]. [Szentivanyi, Marton (1633-1705)]. Corpus Juris Hungarici, Seu Decretum Generale Inclyti Regni Hungariae, Partiumque Eidem Annexarum in Duos Tomos Distinctum. Buda: Typis Regiae Universitatis, 1779. [xvi], 878; 498, 229 pp. Folio (14-1/4" x 8-1/2"). Contemporary mottled sheep, blind tooling, volume numbers..... More
The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness, and Honour.
Peltonen, Markku. The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness, and Honour. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. x, 355 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $25. More
Domesday Studies.
Dove, Edward P. Domesday Studies. New York: Burt Franklin, 1891. 2 Volumes. Reprint. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $65. More
Coercion, Contract, and Free Labor in the Nineteenth Century.
Steinfeld, Robert J. Coercion, Contract, and Free Labor in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. xi, 329 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $50. More
A Bibliography of the Literature on British and Irish Labour Law.
Hepple, B.A. Neeson, J.M. O'Higgins, Paul. A Bibliography of the Literature on British and Irish Labour Law. London: Mansell, 1975. xxv, 331 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $40. More
Nobody Wanted Sam: The Story of the Unwelcomed Child, 1530-1948.
Hopkirk, Mary. Nobody Wanted Sam: The Story of the Unwelcomed Child, 1530-1948. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, W, [1949]. xii, 187 pp. Hardcover, moderate shelfwear. $20. More
Introduction to Turkish Law, Second Edition.
Ansay, Tugrul, Editor. Wallace, Don, Jr., Editor. Introduction to Turkish Law, Second Edition. Ankara: Society of Comparative Law, 1978. xii, 255 pp. Cloth in moderately worn dust jacket with light fading to spine, pencil markings, annotations and faint offsetting from laid-in newspaper clippings to a few leaves. $30. More
Law, Labor, and Ideology in the Early American Republic.
Tomlins, Christopher L. Law, Labor, and Ideology in the Early American Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. xviii, 406 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $60. More
A Practical Manual of Martial Law.
Wiener, Frederick Bernays. A Practical Manual of Martial Law. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Military Service Publishing Company, [1940]. x, 184 pp. Original cloth, soiled and lightly shelfworn, internally clean. $50. * Frederick Bernays Wiener was a member of the Rhode Island Bar and special Assistant to the Attorney General of the..... More
On Divorce.
Bonald, Louis De. Davidson, Nicholas. On Divorce. New Brunswick, U.S.A: Transaction Publishers, 1992. xxvi, 204 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $60. More
The Child Savers; The Invention of Delinquency.
Platt, Tony. The Child Savers: The Invention of Delinquency. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969. ix, 230 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $35. More
Evidence and Proof.
Twining, William. Stein, Alex. Evidence and Proof. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1992. xxx, 553 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $85. More
Administrative Tribunals and the Rules of Evidence, A Study in...
Inscribed to Elbert D. Thomas Stephens, Harold M. Administrative Tribunals and the Rules of Evidence: A Study in Jurisprudence and Administrative Law. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1933. x, 128 pp. Original cloth, light shelfwear, top edge gilt. Inscriptions (in different hands) "To Elbert D. Thomas Presented by the Author April..... More
The Law of Property in Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Drama.
Clarkson, Paul S. Warren, Clyde T. The Law of Property in Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Drama. New York: Gordian Press, 1968. xxvii, 346 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $85. More
Shearman and Sterling, 1873-1973.
Earle, Walter K. Parlin, Charles C. Shearman and Sterling, 1873-1973. New York: 2nd Edition, 1973. xxiii, 549 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $40. More
The Law of Homestead and Exemptions.
Pre-Fire San Francisco Imprint Smyth, John H. [1830-1888]. The Law of Homestead and Exemptions. San Francisco: Sumner Whitney & Co., 1875. 467 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Later library buckram, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. A few minor nicks to boards, light rubbing to extremities, corners bumped. Moderate toning..... More
Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen...
1812 Laws of New York City [New York City]. Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen, And Commonalty of the City of New-York, In Common Council Convened, For the Good Rule and Government of the Inhabitants and Residents of the Said City, Passed During the Mayoralty of..... More
Institutes of Hindu Law: Or, the Ordinances of Menu, According to...
An Important Edition of Hindu Law Manu (Lawgiver). [Manava Dharmasastra]. Jones, Sir William [1746-1794], Translator and Editor. Institutes of Hindu Law: Or, The Ordinances of Menu, According to the Gloss of Culluca. Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil. Verbally Translated from the Original Sanscrit. With a Preface..... More
The United States Lawyer's Directory and Official Bulletin for 1850.
Among the Recommended Lawyers: Abraham Lincoln Livingston, John, Compiler. The United States Lawyer's Directory and Official Bulletin for 1850: Comprising the Name and Place of Residence of Every Practicing Lawyer in the Union--The Names and Places of Residence of the Commissioners of Deeds Appointed by the Governors of the Various..... More
Only Complete Report of the Burch Divorce Case, Containing a History..
An 1860 Illinois Divorce Case that Dominated Headlines Throughout the United States [Trial]. Burch v. Burch. Only Complete Report of the Burch Divorce Case; Containing a History of the Case--The Preliminary Movements, The "Confession" of Mrs. Burch, Opening and Closing Speeches of Counsel, The Deposition of Parties Implicated, and All..... More
Commentaries on the Law in Shakespeare.
White, Edward J. Commentaries on the Law in Shakespeare. Buffalo, N.Y: W.S. Hein, 1987. xlviii, 524 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $20. More
Shakespeare's Imaginary Constitution: Late-Elizabethan Politics and...
Raffield, Paul. Shakespeare's Imaginary Constitution: Late-Elizabethan Politics and the Theatre of Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2010. xv, 253 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket $25. More
Changing Your Mind: The Law of Regretted Decisions.
Farnsworth, E. Allan. Changing Your Mind: The Law of Regretted Decisions. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998. xi, 271 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Scholars of the Law: English Jurisprudence from Blackstone to Hart.
Cosgrove, Richard A. Scholars of the Law: English Jurisprudence from Blackstone to Hart. New York: New York University Press, 1996. x, 262 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $30. More
Lieber's Code and the Law of War.
Hartigan, Richard Shelley, Editor. Lieber's Code and the Law of War. Chicago: Precedent, 1983. Reprint. New York: Legal Classics Library, 1995. vii, 157 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, all edges gilt, ribbon marker, marbled endpapers. Bookplate on front pastedown, else fine. With Notes from the Editors pamphlet. $50. * Known..... More
The Jewish Problem: How to Solve It, 1948.
Brandeis on "the Jewish Problem" Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. The Jewish Problem: How to Solve It. [New York]: Zionist Organization of America, 1948. 16 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning and foxing to wrappers, fold line to upper outside corner of title page, internally clean. $30. *..... More
The Life of David Garrick, From Original Family Papers, And Numerous..
Fitzgerald, Percy. [Garrick, David (1717-1779)]. The Life of David Garrick. From Original Family Papers, And Numerous Published and Unpublished Sources. Containing Additional Important Matter. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co., Ltd., 1899. Frontispiece. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Publisher's green gilt-stamped cloth, light shelfwear, small dent to bottom-edge of front..... More
Economic Analysis of Law, Fourth Edition [with] Teacher's Manual.
The Founding Text of the Law and Economics School Posner, Richard A. Economic Analysis of Law. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1992]. xx, 722 pp. Publisher's red gilt and black-stamped cloth. Very good, light fading to spine, internally clean. [With] Posner, Richard A. Teacher's Manual: Economic Analysis of Law. Boston..... More
Playhouse Wills, 1558-1642: An Edition of Wills by Shakespeare...
Honigmann, E.A.J. Brock, Susan. Playhouse Wills, 1558-1642: An Edition of Wills by Shakespeare and his Contemporaries in the London Theatre. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1993. xxii, 273 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $25. More
Economic Analysis of Law, Fifth Edition [with] Teacher's Manual.
The Founding Text of the Law and Economics School Posner, Richard A. Economic Analysis of Law. New York: Aspen Law & Business, 1998. xxi, 802 pp. Publisher's red gilt and black-stamped cloth. Negligible shelfwear, pencil notes and underlining in a few places. [With] Posner, Richard A. Teacher's Manual: Economic Analysis..... More
Economic Analysis of Law, First Edition, First Printing.
First Edition of the Founding Text of the Law and Economics School Posner, Richard A. Economic Analysis of Law. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1972 (c. 1973). xi, 415 pp. Cloth, black-stamped title to spine. Negligible shelfwear, a few small marks to front board and spine, white lettering (shelfmark?) to..... More
From Bondage to Contract: Wage Labor, Marriage, and the Market in...
Stanley, Amy Dru. From Bondage to Contract: Wage Labor, Marriage, and the Market in the Age of Slave Emancipation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. xvi, 277 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $50. More
Early Modern Conceptions of Property.
Brewer, John. Staves, Susan. Early Modern Conceptions of Property. London: Routledge, 1995. xiv, 599 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $75. More
The Cradle of the Penitentiary, Inscribed to Gilbert Geis.
Teeters, Negley K. The Cradle of the Penitentiary: The Walnut Street Jail at Philadelphia, 1773-1835. [Philadelphia?]: Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Prison Society, [1955]. xii, 152 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's cloth, very good in chipped, toned and lightly foxed dust jacket, internally clean. Author inscription "Inscribed for Prof. Gilbert Geis by the..... More
The Fabrication of Virtue: English Prison Architecture, 1750-1840.
Evans, Robin. The Fabrication of Virtue: English Prison Architecture, 1750-1840. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. xx, 464 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket with fading to spine. $65. More
American Prisons: A Study in American Social History Prior to 1915.
McKelvey, Blake. American Prisons: A Study in American Social History Prior to 1915. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1936. Reprinted Montclair, N.J: Patterson Smith, 1968. xiv, 242 pp. Series: Patterson Smith reprint series in criminology, law enforcement, and social problems, publication no. 17. Hardcover, light shelfwear, bookplate of Ruth..... More
A New Constitution for Northern Ireland, August 1972.
[Ireland]. [New Ulster Movement]. A New Constitution for Northern Ireland, August 1972. [Belfast: Published by the New Ulster Movement, Printed by Adelphi Printers, 1972]. [12] pp. With a list of New Ulster Movement publications. Stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light fading to spine, marginal ink marks and underlining to a...... More
Law, Political Thought, and the Ancient Constitution: A Case Study of
Kidwell, Erin Rahne. Law, Political Thought, and the Ancient Constitution: A Case Study of George Saltern's Of the Antient Lawes of Great Britaine. xviii, 330 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2016. ISBN-13: 9781616195397. ISBN-10: 1616195398. Hardcover. Fine. $30. * The blending of..... More
The Brief Volume 1, Number 1, May 1902 [and] Volume 2, Number 1, 1903.
"Brevity is the Soul of Wit" [Brice, John Francis]. [Gotthold, Arthur Frederick]. The Brief. "Brevity is the Soul of Wit." Volume 1, Number 1, May 1902. Copiedwrong, 1902. All Rights Reversed. Entered at the Boston Public Laundry as Waste Paper. 10 Cents Per Copy. Terms Strictly Cash. [Cambridge?: S.n., 1902]..... More
The Case and Memoirs of the Late Rev Mr James Hackman, And of His...
Murdered by a Jealous (and Insane?) Ex-Lover [Hackman, James (1752-1779)]. The Case and Memoirs of the Late Rev. Mr. James Hackman, And of His Acquaintance with the Late Miss Martha Reay: With a Commentary on His Conviction, Distinguishing Between His Crime in Particular, And That of Others Who have been..... More
De Iure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium...
With an Attractive Allegorical Title Page Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. De Iure [Jure] Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium, Item Juris Publici Praecipua Explicantur. Editio Nova Cum Annotatis Auctoris, ex Postrema Ejus Ante Obitum Cura Accesserunt Annotata in Epistolam Pauli ad Philemonem, et Dissertatio de Mari..... More
Trade Agreements and the Kennedy Round.
Metzger, Stanley D. Trade Agreements and the Kennedy Round: An Analysis of the Economic, Legal and Political Aspects of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the Prospects for the Kennedy Round of Tariff Negotiations. Fairfax, VA: Coiner Publications, Ltd., [1964]. vii, 119, [1], A1-A104 pp. Publisher's cloth hardcover, very..... More
The Domesday Boroughs.
Ballard, Adolphus. The Domesday Boroughs. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1904. vi, [2], 135 pp. 4 maps. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over pebbled cloth, gilt title to spine. Light shelfwear, some fading to spine, faint offsetting to endleaves, light toning, internally clean. $50. More
A Book About American Politics, Inscribed to Fred M. Vinson.
Inscribed to Fred M. Vinson Stimpson, George [1896-1952]. A Book About American Politics. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1952. xi, 554 pp. Publisher's cloth hardcover, very good in worn and lightly foxed and soiled dustjacket, light foxing to edges of text block, internally clean. Author inscription "To My Friend..... More
North from Malaya, Inscribed by Douglas.
Inscribed by Douglas Douglas, William O. North from Malaya. Adventure on Five Fronts. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. Photo illustrations. 352 pp. Original green cloth, very good in very lightly edgeworn jacket, author inscription "For Sam and Audrey Smith/ with affectionate regards/ Wm O. Douglas/ June 4, 1953"..... More
A Dissertation on the Assemblies of the Athenians In Three Books...
Schomann, G[eorg] F[riedrich] [1793-1879]. A Dissertation on the Assemblies of the Athenians. In Three Books. Translated from the Latin of G.F. Schomann. To Which is Added, A New and Complete Index. Cambridge: Published by W.P. Grant, 1838. iv, ii, 361, [1], vi pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Near-contemporary three-quarter calf..... More
Vocabularium Juris Utriusque ex Variis Ante Editis, Praesertim ex...
First Edition of a Notable Eighteenth-Century Dictionary Vicat, B[eat]-Phil[ippe] [1715-1770]. [Scot, Alexander (17th. c.)]. [Calvinus (Kahl), Johann (c.1550-c.1610)]. [Brisson, Barnabe (1531-1591)]. [Heineccius, Johann Gottlieb (1681-1741)]. Vocabularium Juris Utriusque ex Variis Ante Editis, Praesertim ex Alexand. Scoti, Jo. Kahl, Barn. Brissonnii, et Jo. Gottl. Heineccii Accessionibus; Opera et Studio. [Paris]: Ex..... More
Texts and Contexts in Legal History: Essays in Honor of Charles...
Witte, John Jr. McDougall, Sara. Robilant, Anna Di. Texts and Contexts in Legal History: Essays in Honor of Charles Donahue. Berkeley: The Robbins Collection, 2016. xli, 448 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $45. More
God and the Moneylenders: Usury and Law in Early Modern England.
Jones, Norman L. God and the Moneylenders: Usury and Law in Early Modern England. Oxford, UK: B. Blackwell, 1989. viii, 217 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $125. More
The Historical Foundations of the Law Relating to Trade-Marks.
Schechter, Frank I. The Historical Foundations of the Law Relating to Trade-Marks. New York: Columbia University Press, 1925. xxviii, [3]-211 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, cloth, typed letter, signed from author tipped onto front free endpaper. $200. More
Some Recollections of a Long Life.
Sherman, Edgar Jay. Some Recollections of a Long Life. Boston: Privately Printed, 1908. 322 pp. Hardcover, cloth, author inscription to front free endpaper. $20. More
Measure for Measure, the Law, and the Convent.
Gless, Darryl J. Egan, Laury A. Measure for Measure, the Law, and the Convent. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1979. 304 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $100. More
Shelley's Satire: Violence, Exhortation, and Authority.
Jones, Steven E. Shelley's Satire: Violence, Exhortation, and Authority. DeKalb, Ill: Northern Illinois University Press, 1994. xiv, 215 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $35. More
The Patent System and Incentive Activity During the Industrial...
Dutton, H.I. The Patent System and Incentive Activity During the Industrial Revolution, 1750-1852. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984. 232 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $70. More
Inventions and Official Secrecy: A History of Secret Patents in the...
O'Dell, T.H. Inventions and Official Secrecy: A History of Secret Patents in the United Kingdom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. xi, 149 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $45. More
Property in Ideas: The Patent Question in Mid-Victorian Britain.
Coulter, Moureen. Property in Ideas: The Patent Question in Mid-Victorian Britain.[Kirksville, Missouri]: The Thomas Jefferson University Press, [1991]. 206 pp. Hardcover, fine. $50. More
An Introduction to Roman Legal and Constitutional History.
Kunkel, Wolfgang. Kelly, J.M. An Introduction to Roman Legal and Constitutional History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973. viii, 236 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $25. More
William Molyneux of Dublin, 1656-1698.
Simms, J.G. Kelly, P.H. William Molyneux of Dublin, 1656-1698. Blackrock, County Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. 176 pp. Illustrations. Softbound in lightly worn dust jacket. $30. More
Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,...
Tushnet, Mark. Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936-1961. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. xii, 399 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Notaries Public in England Since the Reformation.
Brooks, C.W. Hemholz, R.H. Stein, Peter. Notaries Public in England Since the Reformation. Norwich, Norfolk: Published for the Society of Public Notaries of London by the Erskine Press, 1991. ix, 148 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $60. More
Penal Discipline, Reformatory Projects and the English Prison...
Forsythe, William James. Penal Discipline, Reformatory Projects and the English Prison Commission 1895-1939. Exeter, UK: University of Exeter Press, 1990. 255 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. More
The Victim as Criminal and Artist: Literature from the American Prison
Franklin, H. Bruce. The Victim as Criminal and Artist: Literature from the American Prison. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. xxii, 337 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
A Study of Bedford Prison 1660-1877.
Stockdale, Eric. A Study of Bedford Prison 1660-1877. London: Phillimore, 1977. xii, 238 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket, ink ownership stamp to front pastedown. $25. More
Broadmoor; A History of Criminal Lunacy and Its Problems.
Partidge, Ralph. Broadmoor: A History of Criminal Lunacy and Its Problems. London: Chatto and Windus, 1953. vi, 278 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $40. More
Private Choices and Public Health: the Aids Epidemic in an Economic...
Philipson, Tomas J. Posner, Richard A. Private Choices and Public Health: the Aids Epidemic in an Economic Perspective. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1993. x, 264 pp. HArdcover in lightly worn dust jacket, ink annotations in several places. $20. More
Antitrust Cases, Economic Notes, and Other Materials.
Posner, Richard A. Easterbrook, Frank H. Antitrust Cases, Economic Notes, and Other Materials. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1981. lii, 1077 pp. Hardcover, occasional ink notes and underlining. $65. More
Aging and Old Age.
Posner, Richard A. Aging and Old Age. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995. vii, 375 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $25. More
The Ideal Element in Law.
Pound, Roscoe. The Ideal Element in Law. Indianapolis, Ind: Liberty Fund, 2002. xxvii, 432 pp. Hardcover, like new. $20. More
Caroline Norton.
Acland, Alice. Caroline Norton. London: Constable, 1948. 236 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket, inscription to front free endpaper. $40. More
On Crimes and Punishments, and Other Writings.
Bellamy, Richard. Beccaria, Cesare, Marchese Di. On Crimes and Punishments, and Other Writings. Cambridge: Cambridge Unviersity Press, 1995. xlix, 177 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, fine. $65. More
Economic Analysis of Law. 2d Edition.
Posner, Richard A. Economic Analysis of Law. 2d Edition. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. 591 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $20. * Second edition. This was the first treatise to apply economic models to a general theory of law, Guido Calabresi's insights on risk allocation and Ronald Coase's theorem..... More
Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise: A Memoir of the Founder of Borstal.
Leslie, Shane. Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise: A Memoir of the Founder of Borstal. London: John Murray, 1938. xv, 226 pp. Illustrations. Hardbound, light shelfwear, signature to front book cover. $25. More
Fifty Years of Public Service.
Griffiths, Arthur. Fifty Years of Public Service. London: Cassell and Company, LTD., 1904. xii, 426 pp. Hardbound, cloth, front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting, light foxing to first several leaves and edges of text block. $25. More
The Economic Structure of Tort Law.
Landes, William M. Posner, Richard A. The Economic Structure of Tort Law. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1987. ix, 329 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $40. More
The Diary of John Manningham of the Middle Temple, 1602-1603.
Manningham, John. Sorlien, Robert Parker. The Diary of John Manningham of the Middle Temple, 1602-1603. Hanover, N.H: Published for the University of Rhode Island by the University Press of New England, 1976. xi, 467 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Class and Religion in the Late Victorian City.
McLeod, Hugh. Class and Religion in the Late Victorian City. London: Croom Helm, 1974. xii, 360 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket, price clip, ink library stamp to half-title. $35. More
Law, Politics, and the Church of England: The Career of Stephen...
Waddams, S.M. Law, Politics, and the Church of England: The Career of Stephen Lushington, 1782-1873. Cambridge: Cambridge Univeristy Press, 1992. xxii, 370 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $35. More
The Behavior of Federal Judges: A Theoretical and Empirical Study...
Epstein, Lee. Landes, William M. Posner, Richard A. The Behavior of Federal Judges: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Rational Choice. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. xv, 422 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More