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Maine, Henry Summer [1822-1888]. Lectures on the Early History of Institutions. London: John Murray, 1875. [ii], viii, [ii], 412, [20] pp. Publisher catalogues at beginning and end of text. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title and blind frames to spine. Light rubbing and a few..... More
Smith, Smalman. A Guide to the Modern County Court: Comprising a Sketch of Its History and Jurisdiction, And Practical Direction as to the Mode of Procedure in Ordinary Cases, With Forms and Scales of Costs and Fees. London: Fredrick Warne and Co., 1882. viii, 168 pp. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-1/2")..... More
Reports from the Reign of Charles I Latch, John [1588 or 9-1655]. Walpole, Edward. Plusieurs Tres-Bons Cases, Come Ils Estoyent Adjudgees es Trois Premiers Ans du Raign du Feu Roy Charles le Premier en La Court de Bank le Roy, Non Encore Publiees per Aucun Autre: Avec Deux tables Parfaits..... More
First Edition of Atkyns's Chancery Reports Atkyns, John Tracy [c.1710-1773]. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, In the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke: Collected and Methodized by John Tracy Atkyns, Of Lincoln's Inn, Esq; Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer. With Notes and References, And..... More
"Their General Accuracy, I Believe, Has not Been Questioned" Salkeld, William [1671-1715]. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: With Some Special Cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas, And Exchequer, Alphabetically Digested Under Proper Heads: From the First Year of K. William and Q. Mary..... More
"The Most Valuable and Accurate Reports of Their Age": Kent Saunders, Sir Edmund [d. 1683]. Les Reports du Tres Erudite Edmund Saunders Chivalier, Nadgairs Seigniour Chief Justice del Bank le Roy des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Bank le Roy en le Temps del Reign sa Tres..... More
The City Charters and Geographical Boundaries of Bristol, England [Bristol (England)]. Bristol. The City Charters. Containing the Original Institution of Mayors, Recorders, Sheriffs, Town-Clerks, And All Other Officers Whatsoever. As also of a Common-Council, And the Ancient Laws and Customs of the City. Diligently Compar'd with, And Corrected According to..... More
The First London Edition of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books. London: Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, In the Strand; And D. Prince, At Oxford, 1774. Four volumes. Table of Consanguinity and folding Table of Descents in Volume II. Quarto..... More
A Scarce 1824 New Jersey Layman's Guide [Layman's Guide]. [New Jersey]. The Law Instructor: Or, Farmer's & Mechanic's Guide: Containing a Commentary on the Act Entitled "An Act Constituting Courts for the Trial of Small Causes," With its Supplements, Together with Concise and Correct Precedents or Statements of Demands in..... More
American Edition of Taylor's Law Glossary Tayler, Thomas [fl. 1833-1843]. The Law Glossary: Being a Selection of the Greek, Latin, Saxon, French, Norman and Italian Sentences, Phrases, And Maxims, Found in the Leading English and American Reports, And Elementary Works with Historical and Explanatory Notes. Alphabetically Arranged, And Translated into..... More
Notable for Its Insight Into the English Reception of Roman Law Hallifax, Samuel [1733-1790]. An Analysis of the Roman Civil Law; In Which a Comparison is, Occasionally, Made Between the Roman Laws and Those of England: Being the Heads of a Course of Lectures Publicly Read in the University of..... More
The Vetus Codex: Parliamentary Rolls of Edward I and II Ryley, William [d.1667]. Placita Parlamentaria una Cum Judiciis Forensibus, Sive Sententiis Diffinitivis Desuper Latis, Regnantibus Edwardo Primo & Edwardo Secundo Angliae Regibus. Quibus Appendix Subjicitur Annexa, Continens Collectionem Quorundam Exemplarium, Sive Transcriptorum Statutorum, Ordinationum, Provisionum, Inhibitionum, Formularum, Scriptorum Originalium, Ex..... More
Decisions in the Court of Session Bruce, Alexander [d. 1729]. Decisions of the Court of Session, From November 1760 to November 1764. Collected by Patrick Murray, Esq; John Monro, Esq; Alexander Wright, Esq; John M'laurin, Esq; Ilay Campbell, Esq; And Archibald Cockburn, Esq; Advocates. By Appointment of the Faculty of..... More
"See the Foul Means to Which the Unprincipled Opponents of John W. Taylor Resort" [Broadside]. [Kinyon, James]. [Taylor, John W. (1784-1854)]. Villany Detected: Fellow-Citizens, Read the Following Certificates of Judge Ford, Of Montgomery County, And James Kinyon Whose Affidavit Appeared in the Last Sentinel. See the Foul Means to Which..... More
A Decree Opposing the 1814 Constitution of the Mexican Revolution [Broadside]. Calleja del Rey, Felix Maria [1755?-1828]. Don Felix Maria Calleja del Rey, Bruder, Losada, Flores, Campeno, Monetero de Espinosa Teniente General de los Reales Exercitos, Virey, Gobernador y Capitan General de esta N.E. Presidente de su Real Audiencia Superintendente..... More
The Legal Status of Wives in Roman Law Grupen, Christian Ulrich [1692-1767]. Tractatio De Uxore Romana: Cum Ea, Quae In Manum Convenit, Farre, Coemtione Et Usu, Tum Illa, Quae Uxor Tantummodo Habebatur. Hanover: Apud Nic. Foersterum et Fil., 1727. [xxx], 348, [20] pp. Lacking blank leaf following p. [xxx]. 5..... More
Von Mehren, Arthur Taylor Gordley, James Russell The Civil Law System: An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Law. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. xxiii, 1243 pp. ISBN: 0316907545; 9780316907545. Cloth, light shelfwear, owner signature to front endpaper, crack in text block between pp. 6-7, brief notes in pencil..... More
Blackstone's Edition of Magna Carta in a Handsome Binding Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest, With Other Authentic Instruments: To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Discourse, Containing the History of the Charters. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1759. [iv], lxxvi, [iv], 86 pp. Half-title and table..... More
One of the Best Manuals of Its Kind [Sheriffs]. [Great Britain]. The Compleat Sheriff: Wherein is Set Forth, His Office and Authority; with Directions, How and in What Manner to Execute the Same, According to the Common and Statute Laws of this Kingdom, Which are Now in Force and Use..... More
Celebrating Harvard's "New Law Library" [Manuscript]. Williams, J[ohn] M. [Parker, Francis E.]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Accepting an Invitation to Attend the Opening of Harvard's "New Law Library," Boston, June 28, 1845]. Single leaf folded to form 13" x 8" bifolium with integral address leaf, franked on verso of second leaf..... More
"For The Common Benefit of the Professors of the Law" Clift, Henry. Ingleby, Charles. A New Book of Declarations, Pleadings, Verdicts, Judgments, And Judicial Writs; With the Entries Thereupon. Many of the Same Being Upon New Cases and Statutes in the Late Reign. With Various Other Useful and Necessary Entries..... More
First Edition of a Landmark American Treatise on Patents Walker, Albert H. [1844-1915]. Text-Book of the Patent Laws of the United States of America. New York: L.K. Strouse & Co., 1883. lvii, 724 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands, lettering piece and two..... More
The Best Edition of Eden's Chancery Reports Eden, Robert Henley, Baron [1789-1841]. Reports of Cases in the High Court of Chancery, From 1757 to 1766. From the Original From the Original Manuscripts of Lord Chancellor Northington. Collected and Arranged, By the Honourable Robert Henley Eden, One of the Masters in..... More
Procedure in Scotland's Supreme Civil Court [Tait, Alexander, Compiler]. The Acts of Sederunt of the Lords of Council and Session, From the 15th of January 1553, to the 11th of July 1790. Published with the Authority of the Court. Edinburgh: Printed by Neill and Company, For Elphingston Balfour, 1790. vii..... More
Ravishment, Excommunication, Spousal Abuse and Other Matters [Manuscript Archive]. [Trials]. [Great Britain]. [Legal Documents Relating to Six Trials]. Great Britain, 1631-1632. 6 items, 2 are single leaves, 4 bifolia, sizes range from 9-1/2" x 8-1/3/4" to 12" x 7-1/2." Moderate toning and soiling, occasional browning, vertical folds, 5 items docketed..... More
Three Items About a Plot to Assassinate King George III with a Poison Dart, One Inscribed by an Alleged Plotter [Trials]. Lemaitre, P[aul] T[homas] [1776-1864], Defendant. High Treason!! Narrative of the Arrest, Examinations Before the Privy Council, And Imprisonment of P.T Lemaitre, Accused of Being a Party in the Pop-Gun..... More
Nineteenth-Century Docket Book with Unusually Detailed Entries [Manuscript]. [Arkansas]. [Justice's Docket Book]. Stone County, Arkansas, 1873-1911. [xxvi], 412 pp. Thumb-tabbed index. Folio (13-3/4" x 8-3/4"). Reversed calf, raised bands to spine, black-stamped panels and calf panels to boards. Rubbed with considerable wear to spine and corners, a few sections lacking..... More
"The First Full, And Clear Reporter of Chancery Cases" Williams, William Peere [1664-1736]. Williams, William Peere, Jr., Editor. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, And of Some Special Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: Collected by William Peere Williams, Late of Gray's..... More
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Chancery Cases, 1660-1697 [Great Britain]. [Court of Chancery]. Cases Argued and Decreed in the High Court of Chancery. Carefully Corrected from the Errors of Former Impressions. To Which are Now Added Proper Notes and References to the Ancient and Modern Books of Law and Equity; With Many New Cases, Maxims..... More
Annaly's Reports [Gore, John, 1st Baron Annely (1718-1784)]. Cases Argued and Adjudged, In the Court of King's Bench, At Westminster, in the 7th , 8th, 9th, And 10th years of the Reign of His Late Majesty, King George the Second. During Which Time the Late Lord Chief Justice Hardwicke Presided..... More
Cases Temp. Macclesfield Lucas, Robert [d. 1776]. Cases in Law and Equity, Chiefly During the Time the Late Earl of Macclesfield Presided in the Courts of King's Bench and Chancery. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot for Francis Gosling, MDCCXLI [1741]. [ii], ii, [8], 538, [94] pp. Folio (12" x 8")..... More
Kames's Decisions in "Form of a Dictionary" [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. The Decisions of the Court of Session, From Its First Institution to the Present Time. Abridged, And Digested Under the Proper Heads, In Form of a Dictionary. Collected from a Great Number of Manuscripts, Never Before Published, As..... More
A Volume of Four Rare and Scarce Nineteenth-Century American Trials [Trials]. [United States]. [Sammelband of Four Murder Trials and One Adultery Trial, 1830-1846]. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlets bound into contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title (reading Miscellany) to spine. Light rubbing to boards..... More
Salesman's Sample Book for a Popular Account of a Sensational Trial [Salesman's Sample Book]. Breckinridge, William C.P. [1837-1904], Defendant. The Celebrated Trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge, The Most Noted Breach of Promise Suit in the History of Court Records. Containing a Graphic Story of the Sensational Incidents in the Joint..... More
A Profound Influence in the American Colonies, One of the Two Editions Owned by Jefferson [Care, Henry (1646-1688)]. N[elson], W[illiam] [b.1653], Editor. English Liberties, Or the Free-Born Subject's Inheritance; Containing Magna Charta, Charta de Foresta, The Statute De Tallagio non Concedendo, The Habeas Corpus Act, And Several Other Statutes; With..... More
Illustrated Account of a Belgian Priest With a Gambling Addiction Who Committed Several Murders [Murder]. [Pierlot, Jacques (1750-1786)]. La Vie de Jacques Pierlot, Pretre & Marguillier de la Paroisse de Vervier, Ville de la Principaute de Liege; Avec tous les Details de son Crime, De sa Degradation, & De son..... More
The Stone Court Visits the White House Supreme Court, United States]. [7" x 9" Black-and-White Press Photograph of the Stone Court at the White House]. [New York: Acme Newsphotos, October 13, 1942]. Light rubbing to edges, tipped-in caption and annotation to verso. $150. * The caption reads: "Justices of the..... More
Douglas on His Third Honeymoon Douglas, William O. [1898-1980]. [7" x 10" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Douglas and His Third Wife, Joan Martin]. [(New York): Associated Press, August 8, 1963]. Light rubbing to edges, lower margin removed, some retouching to image, caption to left of image, small mark to caption..... More
"Possibilities of Becoming the First Female Supreme Court Justice" Hufstedler, Shirley M. [1925-2016]. Hauser, Rita [b.1934]. Jones, Mary Gardner [1920-1910]. [6-1/2" x 8-1/2" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Hufstedler, Hauser and Jones]. [(New York): Associated Press, September 27, 1971]. Light rubbing to edges, margins removed, caption above image, small mark to..... More
Justices Stewart and Whittaker Accompany Their Wives to a Dinner at the White House Stewart, Potter [1915-1985]. Whittaker, Charles [1901-1973]. [9" x 7" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Justices Stewart and Whittaker with Their Wives]. [(New York): United Press International, December 12, 1958]. Light rubbing and a few minor creases to..... More
Justice Clark Retires from the Court Clark, Tom C. [1899-1977]. [6" x 9-1/2" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Justice Clark]. [(New York): AP Wirephoto, June 13, 1967]. Light rubbing to edges, minor retouching to image, tipped in caption, stamps and annotations to verso. $75. * The caption reads: "Associate Justice Tom..... More
The Vinson Court Says Goodbye to a Long-Time Court Official [Supreme Court, United States]. [6-1/2" x 9-1/4" Black-and-White Press Photograph of the Vinson Court and Retiring Marshall Thomas E. Waggaman]. [(New York): Associated Press, June 9, 1952]. Light rubbing to edges, margins removed, caption below image, stamp to verso. $150..... More
The Vinson Court in 1947 [Supreme Court, United States]. [7" x 9" Black-and-White Press Photograph of the Vinson Court]. [New York: Associated Press, January 28, 1947]. Light rubbing to edges, small tear to upper left corner just touching image, tipped-in caption, annotations and stamps to verso. $150. * The caption..... More
Commemorating Brown v. Board of Education [Supreme Court, United States]. [7" x 9" Black-and-White Press Photograph of the Warren Court]. [New York: Associated Press, 1954.]. Light rubbing and a few tiny creases to edges, tipped-in caption from May 17, 1964, annotation and stamps to verso. $150. * The caption reads..... More
The Stone Court Visits President Truman [Supreme Court, United States]. [6-1/2" x 8-1/2" Black-and-White Press Photograph of the Stone Court at the White House with President Truman]. [(New York): International News Photos, October 16, 1945]. Light rubbing and a few tiny creases to edges, tipped-in caption and stamps to verso..... More
The Warren Court Visits Eisenhower [Supreme Court, United States]. [8" x 10" Black-and-White Press Photograph of the Warren Court at the White House with President Eisenhower]. [New York: Associated Press, October 11, 1956]. Light rubbing to edges, mark in red pencil to upper margins above image, caption printed below image..... More
Detailed History of the Bankruptcy Clause Noel, F. Regis. A History of the Bankruptcy Clause of the Constitution of the United States of America. [Gettysburg: Gettysburg Complier Print, 1918]. 210 pp. Original printed wrappers. Light wear to extremities, small label (reading "Th. Am. 18. 233") to front cover, some darkening..... More
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Notable Sixteenth-Century Treatise on Family Law Pietro, d'Ancarano (Ancharano) [1330-1416]. Familiarium Iuris Quaestionum Libri Tres. Hac Postrema Editione Prioribus Duobus tum in Utroque Fore Versantibus, Tum in Scholis Docentibus Apprime Necessarii. Venice: Ex Officina Damiani Zenari, 1580. [xxxviii], 217, [1] ff. Final leaf blank. Main text in parallel columns. Folio..... More
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"Valuable and Accurate" Lutwyche, Sir Edward [d. 1709]. Un Livre des Entries: Contenant Auxi un Report des Resolutions del Court sur Diverse Exceptions Prises as Pleadings, Et Sur Auters Matters en Ley; Surdant (Pur la Plupart) en le Court de Common-Bank, Enter le 34 An del Roy Charles le Second..... More
1764 Compilation of English Excise Taxes [Taxation]. [Great Britain]. A Collection of All the Statutes Now in Force, Relating to the Duties of Excise in England. London: Printed by Mark Baskett, 1764. [vi], 880, 169 pp. Folio (12" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets and large gilt arms of Great..... More
A Continuation of Pulton's Collection of Sundrie Statutes Manby, Thomas. [Pulton, Ferdinando (1536-1618)]. A Collection of the Statutes Made in the Reigns of King Charles the I. and King Charles the II.: With the Abridgment of Such as Stand Repealed or Expired. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and..... More
An Enlightenment-Era Update of Grotius Patin, [Charles-Philippe, Vicomte de] [1687-1773]. Le Commerce Maritime: Fonde sur le Droit de la Nature & des Gens, Sur l'Autorite des Loix Civiles & des Traitez de Paix, & Retabli Dans sa Liberte Naturelle. Traduit du Latin de M. Pattyn, Augmente & Enrichi des Notes..... More
1483 Printing of an Important Digest of Canon Law with a Tract on Jewish Moneylenders, A Copy with Notably Fine Penwork De Ausmo (Osimo), Nicolaus [d. 1453]. [Bartholomew, Of San Concordio (1262-1347)]. De Nevo (Nievo), Alexander [d. 1484]. Astesanus of Asti [d.c.1330]. [Supplementum Summae Pisanellae; Consilia Contra Judaeos Foenerates; Canones..... More
Legal Maxims from the Corpus Juris Civilis [Roman Law]. [Corpus Juris Civilis]. De Diversis Regulis Iuris Antiqui, Pandectarum Libri Quinquagesimi Titulus Septimus Decimus, Cum Tusco, Aut ex eo Ducto, Accurate Collatus & Emendatus: Capitibus Omnibus, Cum suis Inscriptionibus, Suo Etiam Ordini Restitutis. In Eundem Titulum Vetus, Sed Incerto Autore, Brevis..... More
Two Incunable Imprints of Two Important Commentaries on Canon Law Parmensis, Bernardus (Bottoni, Bernardo di) [d. 1223 or 1266]. [Casus Longi Super Quinque Libros Decretalium]. [Strasbourg: (Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg), i.e. Georg Husner, 29 Oct. 1498]. [204] ff. Collation: 204 ff. a-b8, c-d6, e-k8/6,l-z6, A-H6, I8. 52-line..... More
Rajagopal, Balakrishnan. International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements and Third Resistance. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Fine. $65. * This first-ever analysis of international law using social movement theory provides a fundamental critique of modern international law, including traditional Third World engagements. Using a detailed historical and analytical critique..... More
Cox, Archibald. The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. vii, 118 pp. Cloth hardcover, very good, in a lightly worn dust jacket. ISBN: 0198274114. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else internally clean. $15. * First edition. Archibald Cox [1912-2004], a...... More
First American Edition of Rastell's Termes de la Ley in a Well-Preserved Contemporary Binding [Rastell, John (d.1536)]. Les Termes de la Ley, Or Certain Difficult and Obscure Words and Terms of the Common and Statute Laws of England, Now in Use, Expounded and Explained. Faithfully Translated From the Norman French..... More
Early Edition of Coke on Littleton in a Handsome Binding Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1643]. The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. Or, A Commentary Upon Littleton, Not the Name of the Author Only, But of the Law It Self. London: Printed for the Company of Stationers..... More
Stephen Field's Opinion in an Early Case Concerning the Restriction of Chinese Immigration Field, Stephen J. [1816-1899]. Power of the State to Exclude Foreigners from its Limits, And to Prevent Their Landing, On Account of the Immorality of Their Past Lives, Considered: Opinion of Mr. Justice Field, Of U.S. Supreme..... More
"A Constant Reminder that Innocent Persons Can Be Convicted" [Trial]. Boorn, Stephen, Defendant. Boorn, Jesse, Defendant. Trial of Stephen and Jesse Boorn, For the Murder of Russell Colvin, Before an Adjourned Term of the Supreme Court of Vermont, Begun and Holden in Manchester, In the County of Bennington, Oct. 26..... More
Lewis, John. A Treatise on the Law of Eminent Domain in the United States. Second Edition. Chicago: Callaghan & Company, 1900. Two volumes. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Ex-library, later brown buckram, red and black calf lettering pieces to spine, some shelfwear, library markings to binding, edges of text block, endleaves..... More
Freund, Ernst, Fletcher, Robert V., Davies, Joseph E., Pound, Cuthbert W., Kurtz, John A. and Nagel, Charles. The Growth of American Administrative Law. St. Louis: Thomas Law Book Company, 1923. 190 pp. Original maroon cloth, moderate shelfwear, ex-library with shelf location labels, markings to binding, edges, endleaves and title page..... More
Horr, Norton T. Bemis, Alton A. A Treatise on the Power to Enact, Passage, Validity and Enforcement of Municipal Police Ordinances, With Appendix of Forms and References to all the Decided Cases on the Subject in the United States, England and Canada. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1887. xxxi, 312..... More
[Trial]. Johnson, Andrew [1808-1875], Defendant. Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, Before the Senate of the United States, On Impeachment by the House of Representatives for High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868. Reprint. [New York: Da Capo Press, 1970]. 3 volumes. Original cloth hardcover..... More
McCrary, George Washington. McCune, Henry L., Editor. A Treatise on the American Law of Elections. Fourth Edition Edited by Henry L. McCune. Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1897. lxi, 608 pp. Original buckram, red and black lettering pieces to spine, light shelfwear, library markings to binding, endleaves and title page, which..... More
Paine, Halbert E. A Treatise on the Law of Elections to Public Offices: Exhibiting the Rules and Principles Applicable to Contests Before Judicial Tribunals and Parliamentary Bodies, including Proceedings by Quo Warranto, Information, Injunction, Mandamus, and Indictment, Based on the American, English, Scotch, Irish, and Canadian Authorities. Washington, D.C., Wm..... More
One of the Great Fifteenth-Century Manuals for Confessors [Trovamala de Salis, Battista (d.1496)]. [Summa Casuum Conscientiae (Second Version known as Rosella Casuum)]. [Venice: Paganinus de Paganinis, 21 Dec. 1499]. [xiv], 479 ff. Collation: ?4, a10, aa-CC16, DD12. Complete. Printed register at end does not list the first [14] leaves, which..... More
Verse Epitome of a Classic Penitential Manual [Adam, Magister (13th c.)]. [Penaforte, Raymond of [c.1175-c.1240]. Summula Sacramentorum Raymundi de Pennaforte Metrificata. Cologne: [Retro Minores (Martin von Werden?)], for Heinrich Quentell, 18 July 1500]. [i], 148, [7] ff. Collation: a-s6 t-v4 x-z6, aa-cc6, dd4. Leaf x2 (Fol. CXVII) lacking. Quarto (8"..... More
"A Figure with the Body, Feet, And Tail of a Rat, With the Head and Face of a Man, (Resembling the Plaintiff)" [Trial]. Wood, William, Defendant. St. Luke's Parish Malt!!! Fairburn's Edition of the Trial between Doctor Smith and Mr. Wm. Wood: For a Malicious and Scandalous Libel Against the..... More
"A Cheap Instructor" for Virginians, Includes a Sample Inventory that Includes Slaves [Michie, Thomas Johnson (1795-1873), Attributed]. The Virginia Scrivener, Being a Collection of Forms of Bonds, Contracts, Conveyancing, and Other Instruments of Writing, Carefully Selected from the Most Approved Authors, and Accompanied by Plain and Well Established Explanatory Rules..... More
"Their General Accuracy, I Believe, Has not Been Questioned" Salkeld, William [1671-1715]. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: With Some Special Cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, Alphabetically Digested Under Proper Heads; From the First Year of K. William and Q. Mary..... More
"Cases Tempore Talbot" [Forrester, Alexander, Reporter]. Cases in Equity During the Time of the Late Lord Chancellor Talbot: With Tables of the Names of Cases, And Principal Matters. [London]: Printed by H. Lintot for T Waller, 1741. [ii], vi, 286, [18] pp. Includes one-page publisher advertisement. Folio (12-1/2" x 7-3/4")..... More
Testimony of the Seven Medical Experts in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. The Parish Will Case Before the Surrogate of the City of New York. Medical Opinions upon the Medical Competency of Mr. Parish, by John Watson, M.D., D.T. Brown, M.D., M.H...... More
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. The Parish Will Case, In the Court of Appeals. The Statement of Facts, And the Opinion of the Court. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1862. 123, 43 pp. Two parts, each with title page..... More
Intended for the "Younger Part of the Profession" Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn. A Digest of Adjudged Cases in the Court of King's Bench, From the Revolution to the Present Period, Alphabetically Arranged Under the Different Heads of Practice. Comprehending all the Approved Determinations During the Time that Lord Chief Justices..... More
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Earle, Pliny. [1809-1892]. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow, 1857. 69 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior, spine abraded, wrappers partially..... More
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Bell, Luther V. [1806-1862]. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow, 1857. 69 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers, spine reinforced with archival tape. Light soiling..... More
"A Nut for Lawyers" Smith, William Russell [1815-1896]. Was it a Pistol? A Nut For Lawyers. Washington, D.C.: R.H. Darby, 1890. 110 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers, deckle edges, tipped-in publisher advertisement to front wrapper. Moderate soiling and a few minor stains to wrappers..... More
A Gruesome 1884 Murder in Chestnut Hill, PA Wilson, John M. [1858-1887]. Leopold, W.A., Editor. A Full History of the Eventful Life, Crimes, Confessions, Repentance and Death on the Gallows of John M. Wilson, Hanged Jan. 13th, 1887, For the Murder of Anthony W. Dealy, Jan. 26th, 1884, Whose Body..... More
1810 Digest of English Financial Failures Smith, William & Co. A List of Bankrupts with Their Dividends, Certificates, Etc. From January 1, 1808 to August 1, 1810, Being a Continuation for the Last Twenty-Two Years, From January 1, 1808, To August 1, 1810, Inclusive, Distinguishing, At One View, The Date..... More
Expert Testimony in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Porter, John K [1819-1892]. Parish Will Case. Argument of John K. Porter, In Behalf of the Respondents in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, January 10, 1862. Albany..... More
Prynne's Remarks on the 1648 Purge of the Long Parliament [Prynne, William (1600-1669)]. A Full Declaration of the True State of the Secluded Members Case. In Vindication of Themselves, And Their Privileges, And of the Respective Counties, Cities and Boroughs for Which they were Elected to Serve in Parliament, Against..... More
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Bell, Luther V. [1806-1862]. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow, 1857. 69 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior, wear to spine..... More
A Contentious Essay on the Relationship Between Church and State Prynne, William [1600-1669]. Truth Triumphing over Falshood, Antiquity Over Novelty. Or, The First Part of a Just and Seasonable Vindication of the Undoubted Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction, Right, Legislative, Coercive Power of Christian Emperors, Kings, Magistrates, Parliaments, In All Matters of Religion..... More
Can English Liberties Survive a Papist Monarchy? [L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1714)]. The Lawyer Outlaw'd; Or a Brief Answer to Mr. Hunts Defence of the Charter. With Some Useful Remarks on the Commons Proceedings in the Last Parliament at Westminster. In a Letter to a Friend. [London]: Printed by N[athaniel] T[hompson]..... More
The City Charters and Geographical Boundaries of Bristol, England [Bristol (England)]. Bristol. The City Charters. Containing the Original Institution of Mayors, Recorders, Sheriffs, Town-Clerks, And All Other Officers Whatsoever. As also of a Common-Council, And the Ancient Laws and Customs of the City. Diligently Compar'd with, And Corrected According to..... More
Account of an Adultery Trial Published to Block an Academic Appointment [Trial]. Ure, Andrew [1778-1857], Plaintiff. [Chapman, Nathaniel, Editor]. The Whole of the Proceedings, Duly Authenticated, In the Case of Divorce of Andrew Ure, M.D. v. Catharine Ure, For Adultery with Granville Sharpe Pattison. Tried in the Consistory Court at..... More
Impressive Scholarly Edition of De Criminibus Matthaeus, Antonius [1601-1654]. Hewett, M.L., Editor. Stoop, B.C., Research Editor. On Crimes: A Commentary on Books XLVII and XLVIII of the Digest Edited and Translated into English. Volume I: Cape Town: Juta & Co., 1987; Volume II: Pretoria: University of South Africa, 1993; Volume..... More
Rare Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Ship Mortgages Trollope, Thomas Anthony [1774-1835]. A Treatise on the Mortgage of Ships, As Affected by the Registry Acts; And on the Proper Mode of Effecting Mortgages on Property of this Nature, And on the Liabilities of the Mortgagee. London: Printed for Joseph Butterworth and Son..... More
Three Treatises on Ecclesiastical Patronage Curtius, Rochus [fl. 1470-1515]. Cittadini, Paolo [d. 1525]. Nilsson, Jens [1538-1600]. Iurispatronatus Tractatus et Flores: In Quibus Continentur Omnia ea Quae ad Illam Materiam Spectant. Lyon: Apud Carolum Pesnot, 1573. [lxxxvi], 879 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4"). Later calf, rebacked in period style, blind frames..... More
An Authority on the Poor Laws of England [Bott, Edmund]. A Collection of Decisions of the Court of King's Bench Upon the Poor's Laws, Down to the Present Time. In Which are Contained Many Cases Never Before Published; Extracted from the Notes of a Very Eminent Barrister Deceased: The Whole..... More
A Scarce Chancery Reporter Overlooked by Wallace Finch, Heneage [1620-1682]. Reports of Cases Decreed in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time Heneage Finch, Afterwards Earl of Nottingham, Was Lord Chancellor. In Many of Which Decrees he was Assisted by Some of the Judges of the Common Law. All..... More
Fourth Edition of Jacob's Great Dictionary Jacob, Giles [1686-1744]. A New Law-Dictionary: Containing, The Interpretation and Definition of Words and Terms Used in the Law; and Also the Whole Law, and the Practice Thereof, Under All the Heads and Titles of the Same. Together With Such Informations Relating Thereto, as..... More
Reports in Chancery, 1615-1712 [Great Britain]. Court of Chancery. Reports of Cases Taken and Adjudged in the Court of Chancery, In the Reign of King Charles I., Charles II., James II., William III. And Queen Anne. Being Special Cases and Most of Them Decreed With the Assistance of the Judges..... More