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Grotius Reader: A Reader for Students of International Law...History.
Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. Grotius Reader: A Reader for Students of International Law and Legal History. Edited by L.E. van Holk and C.G. Roelofsen. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Instituut, 1983. xi, 244 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear. Internally clean. $15. * Contents: Grotius and the Law of the Sea; Grotius and Natural..... More
The Stamford Mercury: Three Centuries of Newspaper Publishing.
Newton, David. Smith, Martin. The Stamford Mercury: Three Centuries of Newspaper Publishing. Stamford, [U.K.]: Alden Press, 1999. 320 pp. Hardcover. Fine. Internally clean and bright. $30. More
Origins of Democratic Culture: Printing, Petitions, and the Public...
Zaret, David. Origins of Democratic Culture: Printing, Petitions, and the Public Sphere in Early-Modern England. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, [2000]. xv, 291 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $85. * Contents: Ch. 1.; Introduction; Ch. 2.; Theory and History; Ch. 3.; Secrecy and Privilege; Ch..... More
A Collection of 17 Notes From the Editors, in 19 pamphlets.
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of 16 Notes From the Editors. Thomas G. Barnes; S. March Phillipps; Peter Gonville Stein; C.H. McIlwain; Sanford H. Kadish; Richard D. Younger; Sara Dobie; Joseph H. Smith; David D. Caron (editors). Birmingham, AL; Delran, NJ; Delanco, NJ: The Legal Classics Library, 1983-2007. Stapled wraps..... More
A Collection of 14 Notes From the Editors, in 18 pamphlets.
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of 16 Notes From the Editors. Thomas G. Barnes; John Starrett Hughes; L. Ray Patterson; Sanford H. Kadish (editors). Birmingham, AL: The Legal Classics Library, 1985-1987. Stapled wraps, together 18 pamphlets, in slipcase, as new. $250. * These pamphlets provide scholarly background and analysis about..... More
Manslaughter, Markets, and Moral Economy: Violent Disputes over...
Buoye, Thomas M. Manslaughter, Markets, and Moral Economy: Violent Disputes over Property Rights in Eighteenth Century China. Cambridge, [U.K.]: Cambridge University Press, [2000]. xvi, 283 pp. Softcover. Fine. Library stamp to verso front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. $30. * Contents: Economic change, social conflict, and property rights; "Population increases..... More
Negotiating Daily Life in Traditional China: How Ordinary People...
Hansen, Valerie. Negotiating Daily Life in Traditional China: How Ordinary People: How Ordinary People Used Contracts, 600-1400. New Haven, [Conn.]: Yale University Press, [1995]. xii, 285 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. Contents: 1. Why Study Contracts?; Pt. I. Contracting with People. 2. The State's Reluctance to..... More
Madness in Late Imperial China: from Illness to Deviance.
Ng, Vivien W. Madness in Late Imperial China: from Illness to Deviance. Norman, [OK]: University of Oklahoma Press, [1990]. xiv, 204 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Milieu: conquest, consolidation, control; Madness in Chinese culture; From illness to deviance; Crime and punishment; Family, kinship, and..... More
Women and Property in China: 960-1949.
Bernhardt, Kathryn. Women and Property in China: 960-1949. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, [1999]. viii, 236 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: 1.; The Inheritance Rights of Daughters from the Song Through the Qing; 2.; The Inheritance Rights of Widows from the Song Through the..... More
Commonplace Book and Parliamentary Notebook, c 1762-1775.
Private Records of Eighteenth-Century Parliamentary Proceedings [Manuscript]. Gray, Charles [1696-1782]. [Commonplace Book and Parliamentary Notebook]. Great Britain [London?], c.1762-1775. [i], a-d, 81, [147 blank], A-Y, a-p, [13] pp. With a 12-pp. index. Octavo (8" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary paneled reverse calf with blind fillets and corner fleurons, raised bands to spine..... More
The Introduction of Modern Criminal Law in China.
Meijer, Marinus Johan. The Introduction of Modern Criminal Law in China. Arlington, [VA.]: University Publications of America, [1976]. 214 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $40. More
Crime, Justice, and Discretion in England, 1740-1820.
King, Peter. Crime, Justice, and Discretion in England, 1740-1820. Oxford, [UK]: Oxford University Press, [2000]. xii, 383 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Library stamp to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean and bright. $70. * Contents: 1.; Introduction; 2.; Victims, Informal Negotiations, and Prosecution Options; 3.; Resources Available to..... More
De Iure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres... Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1632.
1632 Blaeu Edition of De Iure Belli ac Pacis Endorsed by Grotius Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. De Iure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres. In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium, Item Juris Publici Praecipua Explicantur. Editio Nova ab Auctore ipso Recognita & Correcta: De qua Vide Pagina Frequenti. Amsterdam: Apud Guilielmum Blaeu..... More
Policing and Prosecution in Britain, 1750-1850.
Hay, Douglas, Editor. Snyder, Francis G, Editor. Policing and Prosecution in Britain, 1750-1850. Oxford [Eng.]: Clarendon Press, 1989. xv, 470 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $75. * Contents: Part 1: Using the criminal law, 1750-1850; policing, private prosecution and the state, Douglas Hay and Francis..... More
Drunks, Whores, and Idle Apprentices: Criminal Biographies of the...
Rawlings, Philip. Drunks, Whores, and Idle Apprentices: Criminal Biographies of the Eighteenth Century. London: Routledge, [1992]. xi, 224 pp. Hardcover. Fine. Internally clean and bright. $25. * Contents: The biographical literature of crime and its popularity; Readers; Writers and the problems of authenticity and accuracy; The criminal biography as literature;..... More
Reply to a Pamphlet Recently Circulated by Mr Edward Brooks, Inscribed
Inscribed by the Author Lowell, John Amory [1798-1881]. Reply to a Pamphlet Recently Circulated by Mr. Edward Brooks. Boston: Printed by Freeman and Bolles, 1848. [iv], 211 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Stiff printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior, spine ends abraded, a few small tears to spine, "1421" and..... More
Crime in Victorian Britain: An Annotated Bibliography from...
Palmegiano, E.M. Crime in Victorian Britain: an Annotated Bibliography from Nineteenth-Century British Magazines. Westport, [Conn.]: Greenwood Press, [1993]. viii, 165 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine with light fading to back cover. Internally clean. $95. * Contents: Ainsworth's Magazine, 1842-1854; All the Year Round, 1859-1895; Bentley's Miscellany, 1837-1868; Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, 1824-1900; British..... More
The French Language in English and American Law, Inscribed.
Inscribed from a Nuremberg Prosecutor to a World War II Veteran Alderman, Sidney S. [1892-1973]. The French Language in English and American Law. [S.l.]: Reprinted from The Canadian Bar Review, 1950. 1103-1122 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning, light soiling to exterior, pencil annotations to pp. 7..... More
The French Language in English and American Law, Inscribed.
Inscribed from a Nuremberg Prosecutor to a World War II Veteran Alderman, Sidney S. [1892-1973]. The French Language in English and American Law (An Address Delivered on April 27, 1944, To the Washington, D.C., Chapter of France Forever.) [S.l.]: Privately Printed, [1944]. 22 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers..... More
Chips From the Supreme Court's Workshop, Inscribed to James Gidding.
Inscribed from a Nuremberg Prosecutor to a World War II Veteran Alderman, Sidney S. [1892-1973]. Chips From the Supreme Court's Workshop. [S.l., s.n., 1954?]. 30 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning and soiling to exterior, faint marks to verso of title page, internally clean, presentation inscription "To..... More
Entick v Carrington: 250 Years of the Rule of Law.
Tomkins, Adam, Editor. Scott, Paul, Editor. Entick v Carrington: 250 Years of the Rule of Law. Oxford, [U.K.]: Hart Publishing, 2015. 276 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $75. * Contents: Introduction, Adam Tomkins and Paul Scott; The politics and people of Entick v Carrington, David..... More
Criminal and Victim: Crime and Society in Early Nineteenth-Century...
Rude, George. Criminal and Victim: Crime and Society in Early Nineteenth-Century England. New York: Clarendon Press, [1986]. 146 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine with light soiling to front cover. Owner's signature to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. $35. * Contents: Part 1. Introduction; Women and Crime; Women and Punishment; Women in..... More
The Dynamite War: Irish American Bombers in Victorian Britain.
Short, K.R.M. The Dynamite War: Irish American Bombers in Victorian Britain. Atlantic Highlands, [N.J.]: Humanities Press, [1979]. 278 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $30. * Contents: Fenianism: an Irish root and American branches; Skirmishers by sea and land, 1876-1881; Spymaster-general; A state of emergency: Glasgow, London and..... More
A Collection of 18 Notes From the Editors, in 18 pamphlets.
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of 16 Notes From the Editors. Thomas G. Barnes; Laura Nader; Calvin Woodard; Elizabeth Forgeus; Sara Dobie; Paul Vinogradoff (editors). Birmingham, AL; Delran, NJ; Delanco, NJ; Potomac, MD: The Legal Classics Library, 1983-2008. Stapled wraps, together 18 pamphlets, in slipcase, as new. $250. * These..... More
Rapport du Proces Solar Concernant l'Eleve Sourd et Muet...
Rare Report of the Famous "Solar Affair" Eude, Jean-Francois [1759-1841]. Rapport du Proces Solar, Concernant l'Eleve Sourd et Muet de l'Abbe de l'Epee. [Paris: Baudouin, Imprimeur du Tribunat et du Corps Legislatif, 1792]. 54 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in original patterned wrappers, bottom edge untrimmed. Light toning..... More
Memoire Pour le Sieur Tabary-Garnier, Defendeur; Contre le Sieur Bobet
An Estate Dispute Over Enslaved People [France]. [Slavery]. Memoire Pour le Sieur Tabary-Garnier, Defendeur; Contre le Sieur Bobet, Demandeur [Caption Title]. [(Paris): De l'imprimerie de Valleyre jeune, 1780]. 28 pp. Quarto (8-3/4" x 7"). Disbound pamphlet in modern wrappers. Light soiling and a few faint fold lines to wrappers, light..... More
A Collection of 29 Pieces Around the Parliamentary Crisis of 1770.
Louis XV Versus the Parlements [France]. Recueil de Remontrances et Autres Pieces Concernant l'Edit Pour Reglement, Donne a Versailles au Mois de Decembre 1770, Registre en Parlement, Le Roi Tenant son Lit de Justice au Chateau de Versailles le 7 Decembre de la Meme Annee. [S.l.: s.n.], 1771. [472] pp..... More
A Collection of 15 Notes From the Editors, in 15 pamphlets.
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of 16 Notes From the Editors. Thomas G. Barnes; Alexander Wollcot; Walter F. Murphy; Charles J. McClain; Peter G. Stein; Gamaliel Bradford; Albert Shaw (editors). Birmingham, AL; Delran, NJ; Delanco, NJ: The Legal Classics Library, 1983-2007. Stapled wraps, together 15 pamphlets, in slipcase, as new..... More
A Collection of 12 Notes From the Editors, in 16 pamphlets.
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of 16 Notes From the Editors. Thomas G. Barnes; Calvin Woodard; J.H. Baker; Calvin R. Massey; John Yoo (editors). Birmingham, AL; Delran, NJ: The Legal Classics Library, 1982-1997. Stapled wraps, together 16 pamphlets, in slipcase, as new. $250. * These pamphlets provide scholarly background and..... More
A Collection of 14 Notes From the Editors, in 15 pamphlets.
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of xx Notes From the Editors. Thomas G. Barnes; Edward Dumbauld; James R. Gordley (editors). Birmingham, AL; Delran, NJ: The Legal Classics Library, 1983-1988. Stapled wraps, together 15 pamphlets, in slipcase, as new. $250. * These pamphlets provide scholarly background and analysis about the historical..... More
A Collection of 16 Notes From the Editors, in 17 pamphlets.
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of 16 Notes From the Editors. Thomas G. Barnes; Alan F. Westin; Edward S. Corwin; George S. Prugh (editors). Birmingham, AL; Delran, NJ: The Legal Classics Library, 1982-2006. Stapled wraps, together 17 pamphlets, in slipcase, as new. $250. * These pamphlets provide scholarly background and..... More
Year Books of Edward II, Vol XIII, 6 Edward II A.D. 1312-1313
Vinogradoff, Sir Paul, Editor. Ehrlich, Ludwik, Editor. Edward II, King of England (1284-1327). Year Books of Edward II. Vol. XIII. 6 Edward II A.D. 1312-1313. [Year Books Series Volume XIII] London: Bernard Quaritch, 1918. liv, [errata page], [1], 250 leaves, 251-281 pp. Selden Society Volume 34 (1917). The main text..... More
Year Books of Edward II, Vol XII, 5 Edward II A.D. 1312
Bolland, William Craddock, Editor. Edward II, King of England (1284-1327). Year Books of Edward II. Vol. XII. 5 Edward II A.D. 1312. [Year Books Series Volume XII] London: Bernard Quaritch, 1916. xlii, [3], 249 leaves, 250-282 pp. Selden Society Volume 33 (1916). The main text contains facing pages in Law..... More
Rules, Recommended by the Magistrates of the Yeovil Division...
A Georgian-Era Program to Alleviate Rural Poverty [Broadside]. [Poor Laws]. [Great Britain]. Rules, Recommended by the Magistrates of the Yeovil Division, In the County of Somerset, To be Observed by the Overseers, For Making the Weekly Income of the Poor (Including Their Earnings) Proportionate to the Price of Bread, As..... More
Handy History of Secession and Self-Government (States' Rights)...
A Curious Example of "Lost Cause" Propaganda [Broadside]. Boisseau, Sterling. Handy History of Secession and Self-Government (States' Rights) in the United States of America. Richmond, VA: Sterling Boisseau, 1929. 9" x 12" pictorial broadside on glossy paper, text on image of outstretched hand below headline, images of the Washington Monument..... More
Year Books of Edward II. Vol. IX. 4 Edward II. A.D. 1311
Turner, G.J. (Editor). Year Books of Edward II. Vol. IX. 4 Edward II. A.D. 1311. The Publications of the Selden Society Series, volume 42 for 1925. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1926. xciv, 244 pp. Hardcover, publisher's blue cloth, gilt spine stamped, moderate shelf wear. Top edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom..... More
De Iure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres... Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1632.
1632 Blaeu Edition Endorsed by Grotius Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. De Iure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres. In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium, Item Juris Publici Praecipua Explicantur. Editio Nova ab Auctore ipso Recognita & Correcta: De qua Vide Pagina Frequenti. Amsterdam: Apud Guilielmum Blaeu, 1632. [xx], 421, [27] pp. Octavo..... More
The Lives of the Lord Chancellors..., 8 vols. 1848-1869. Complete Set.
A Handsomely Bound Copy of Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell [1779-1861]. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV. London: John Murray, 1846-1869. Eight volumes. Complete set..... More
History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota. 2 volumes.
Stevens, Hiram F. History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota. Illustrated with Steel Engravings and Half-Tones. Minneapolis and St. Paul: Legal Publishing and Engraving Co., 1904. 2 volumes. Portraits. Three-quarter morocco over cloth boards, scuffed with moderate wear and soiling. All edges gilt. Internally clean and bright. A very..... More
A Collection of the Reports of Cases, Statutes, and Ecclesiastical...
Eagle, Francis King. Younge, Edward. A Collection of the Reports of Cases, Statutes, and Ecclesiastical Laws, Relating to Tithes. With a Copious Analytical Index. London: S. Sweet; A. Maxwell, 1826. 4 volumes. Later brown cloth with gilt lettered spines. Ex-library with property stamps. Moderate soiling. $200. * Contents: Volume 1..... More
De Iure [Jure] Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Jus Naturae...
Corrected Reissue of the Last Edition Published During Grotius's Lifetime Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. De Iure 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 Multo Nunc Auctior. Accesserunt & Annotata in Epistolam..... More
Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration, 2 vols, complete set.
Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration, 1824-1844 Moody, William [1794-1867]. [Ryan, Sir Edward (1793-1875)]. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration; And Decided by the Judges of England. From the Year 1824, To the Year [1844]. London: Printed for Saunders and Benning, 1837; London: Printed for William Benning & Co., 1844. Two volumes..... More
Decisions Sommaires du Palais, Interleaved and Heavily Annotated.
An Interleaved and Heavily Annotated Copy of an Eighteenth-Century Digest of Bordeaux Decisions Lapeyrere, Abraham. [Brechard, Francois, Annotator]. Decisions Sommaires du Palais par Ordre Alphabetique, Illustrees de Notes & De Plusieurs Arrets de la Cour de Parlement de Bordeaux. Par feu Me Abraham Lapeyrere, Ancien Avocat en Ladite Cour. Cinquieme..... More
A Short Enquiry into the Nature of Monopoly and Forestalling, 2d ed.
Government Intervention to Lower Grain Prices Morris, Edward [d.1815]. A Short Enquiry into the Nature of Monopoly and Forestalling. Considerably Enlarged and Amended. With an Appendix, On the Probable Effect of an Act of the Legislature to Enforce the Use of a Coarser Sort of Bread; And Some Considerations on..... More
Raising the Veil; Or, Scenes in the Courts. Embellished with...
A Jaundiced Look at the American Legal System from 1856 Fenner, Ball. Raising the Veil; Or, Scenes in the Courts. Embellished with Portraits of Police, Court Officers, &c. Boston: James French & Company, 1856. xii, [13]-288 pp. Woodcut frontispiece with tissue guard. Plates. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Original cloth, decorative..... More
A Lost Chapter in the History of the Steamboat, Inscribed.
Inscribed by the Author Latrobe, John H.B. [1803-1891]. A Lost Chapter in the History of the Steamboat. Baltimore: [Printed by John Murphy, Printer to the Maryland Historical Society], 1871. 44 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and edgewear to wrappers, a few chips to..... More
A Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England, From...
Includes Rare Works by Blackstone and Hale Hargrave, Francis [1741?-1821], Editor. A Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England, From Manuscripts, Now First Edited. Vol. I. [All published]. London: Printed by T. Wright: And Sold by E. Brooke, 1787. [iv], lii, 578 pp. Lacking errata leaf. Quarto (10-1/2"..... More
A Digest of the Powers and Duties of Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables...
Local Massachusetts Law in the Early 1800s Dickinson, Rodolphus [1787-1863]. A Digest of the Powers and Duties of Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables and Collectors of Taxes. Springfield, MA: Printed by Thomas Dickman, 1810. [3], 232 pp. Folding table. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4") Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards and board edges..... More
Ecclesiastical Law, 1st edition, London, 1763, 2 Vols.
"It Has Always Been Deemed a Book of Authority" Burn, Richard [1709-1785]. Ecclesiastical Law. London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan, 1763. Two volumes. [vi], xxii, [16], [2], 685; [ii], 784 pp. Quarto (11" x 9"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind fillets along joints, raised bands and..... More
The Third Part of the Institutes [Bound with] The Fourth Part of the..
Early Editions of Coke's Third and Fourth Institutes Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1643]. The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, And Other Pleas of the Crown, And Criminal Causes. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, For Thomas Basset, 1680. [vi], 243, [20] pp. Lacking portrait..... More
The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty
A Notable Welsh Jurist, Politician, Scholar and Educator Wynne, William [1692-1765]. The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty, and Prerogative court of Canterbury, &c. Ambassador and Plenipotentiary for the General Peace at Cologn and Nimeguen, And Secretary of State to K. Charles II. And a...... More
A Book of Entries, Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents...
Final, Corrected, Edition of Coke's Book of Entries [Coke, Sir Edward (1552-1634)]. A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trialls, Judgements, Executions, And all Other Matters..... More
The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England.
The First Critical Edition of Coke on Littleton [C]Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1634]. Hargrave, Francis [1741?-1821], Editor. Butler, Charles [1750-1832], Editor. Hale, Sir Matthew [1609-1676]. [Finch, Heneage, Earl of Nottingham (1621-1682)]. The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England or, A Commentary upon Littleton. Not the Name of..... More
The Constitution of England, Or an Account of the English Government.
Definitive Edition of DeLolme's Influential Treatise on the English Constitution De Lolme, J[ean] L[ouis] [1740-1806]. The Constitution of England, Or an Account of The English Government; In Which it is Compared, Both With the Republican Form of Government, And the Other Monarchies in Europe. Corrected and Enlarged. London: Printed for..... More
A Compendium of the Law of Evidence, Walpole, NH, 1804.
Early American Edition of a Standard Nineteenth-Century Evidence Treatise Peake, Thomas [1771-1838]. A Compendium of the Law of Evidence. Walpole, NH: Published by Thomas & Thomas, 1804. xvi (i.e. xiv), 199 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, blind fillets and fragment of calf lettering piece..... More
A Report of Divers Cases in Pleas of the Crown, Adjudged and...
The First Set of Reports Devoted to Criminal Law Kelyng, Sir John [d. 1671]. A Report of Divers Cases in Pleas of the Crown, Adjudged and Determined; In the Reign of the Late King Charles II. With Directions for Justices of the Peace and Others. Collected by Sir John Kelyng..... More
The Civil and Executive Officers' Assistant Containing the Forms of...
Eighteenth-Century Justice of the Peace Manual Goodrich, John [1753-1800]. The Civil and Executive Officer's Assistant; Containing the Forms of Bonds, Bills, Deeds, Letters of Attorney, Policies of Insurance, Releases, Wills, Writs, Pleas, Officers Returns and Justices Records of Court. With the Power and Duty of Justices of the Peace as..... More
Cases in Crown Law, Determined by the Twelve Judges, By the Court...
A Useful Supplement to Hawkins's Pleas of the Crown Leach, Thomas, Compiler. Cases in Crown Law, Determined by the Twelve Judges, By the Court of King's Bench, And by Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, From the Fourth Year of George the Second to the Twenty-Ninth Year..... More
Geschichte der Ordalien, Insbesondere der Gerichtlichen Zweikampfe...
A History of Ordeals and Judicial Combat in Germany Majer, Friedrich [1772-1818]. Geschichte der Ordalien, Insbesondere der Gerichtlichen Zweikampfe in Deutschland. Ein Bruchstuck aus der Geschichte und den Alterthumern der Deutschen Gerichtsverfassung. Jena: In der Akademischen Buchhandlung, 1795. [viii], 319, [1] pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 3-3/4"). Contemporary paper-covered boards, edges..... More
The New Instructor Clericalis, Stating the Authority, Jurisdiction...
Early Edition of the First Systematic Account of the Court of Common Pleas Impey, John [d.1829]. The New Instructor Clericalis, Stating the Authority, Jurisdiction, And Modern Practice of the Court of Common Pleas. With Directions for Commencing and Defending Actions, Entering up Judgments, Suing Out Executions, And Proceeding in Error..... More
Trial by Combat. Boston, 1909.
Conflict Resolution--The Old-Fashioned Way Neilson, George [1858-1923]. Trial by Combat. Boston: G. A. Jackson, Law Publisher, 1909. xvi, 348 pp. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities, chipping to head of spine, corners bumped and worn, faint offsetting to endleaves..... More
Men-At-The-Bar: A Biographical Hand-List of the Members...
Interesting 1885 Biographical Directory of British Lawyers and Judges Foster, Joseph [1844-1905]. Men-At-The-Bar: A Biographical Hand-List of the Members of the Various Inns of Court, Including Her Majesty's Judges, Etc. London and Aylesbury: Printed for the Author. Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Limited, 1885. xvi, 528, Quarto (10" x 7-1/2"). Later..... More
The True Theory of Representation in a State; Or, The Leading...
A Cautious Perspective on Parliamentary Reform Harris, George [1809-1890]. The True Theory of Representation in a State; Or, The Leading Interests of the Nation, Not the Mere Predominance of Numbers, Proved to be its Proper Basis. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857. xii, 101, [1]; 2, 24 pp..... More
The Law's Disposal of a Person's Estate Who Dies Without Will...
An Important Eighteenth-Century Treatise on Wills Lovelass, Peter [fl. 1786-1812]. The Law's Disposal of a Person's Estate Who Dies Without Will or Testament. To Which is Added, The Disposal of a Person's Estate by Will and Testament. With an Explanation of the Mortmain-Act. With Numerous Additions by Niel Gow. London..... More
A Brief Display of the Origin and History of Ordeals, Trials by...
With Vivid Descriptions of 173 Duels Gilchrist, James. A Brief Display of the Origin and History of Ordeals; Trials by Battle; Courts of Chivalry or Honour; And the Decision of Private Quarrels by Single Combat: Also, A Chronological Register of the Principal Duels Fought from the Accession of His Late..... More
Reports of Cases... Dublin, 1794
The Best Edition of Dyer's Important Reports Dyer, Sir James [1512-1582]. [Vaillant, John, Editor and Translator]. Reports of Cases in the Reigns of Hen. VIII. Edw. VI. Q. Mary, and Q. Eliz. Now First Translated, With Additional References to the Latest Books of Authority, Marginal Abstracts of the Points Determined..... More
BOULEUTERION, Or, A Practical Demonstration of County-Judicatures...
A Classic Guide to Coroners and Sheriffs Greenwood, William. BOULEUTERION. Or, A Practical Demonstration of County-Judicatures. Wherein is Amply Explained the Judicial and Ministerial Authority of Sheriffs and Coroners. Together with the Original, Jurisdiction, And Method of Keeping All Countrey-Courts. London: Printed for William Place and John Place, 1675. [xvi]..... More
Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711-1851)
Garner, Bryan A. Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711-1851). New York, NY : Grolier Club, 2021. xxv, 299 pp. Color illustrations, plates. Hardcover in dust jacket, fine. Limited to 950 copies, the first 50 of which are numbered and signed by the author. This copy No..... More
The Probate Directory: Or, A Complete System of Forms for the Use of..
An 1829 Guide to New Hampshire's Probate Laws [New Hampshire]. Counsellor at Law. The Probate Directory: Or, A Complete System of Forms for the Use of Probate Courts, And Those Who Transact Business Therein: Together with Directions for Proceeding in the Various Stages of Administering and Settling Estates According to..... More
South Asia Biographical Dictionary Index.
Scholberg, Henry. South Asia Biographical Dictionary Index. Zug, [Switz.]: Inter Documentation Co. AG, [1987]. 2 volumes. volume 1. A-K; volume 2. L-Z. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
Oeuvres de Monsieur de Montesquieu. Amsterdam, 1785. 7 volumes.
An Attractive Set of the Works of Montesquieu Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, Baron de [1689-1755]. Oeuvres de Monsieur de Montesquieu. Nouvelle Edition, Revue, Corrigee & Augmentee de Plusieurs Pieces qui n'avoient pas Paru Jusqu'a Present. Amsterdam: [S.n.], 1785. 7 volumes. Complete set, 2 folding tables in Vol. I. 12mo. (6-1/2"..... More
The Laws Respecting Landlords, Tenants, And Lodgers, Laid Down in a...
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Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of...
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Records and Record Searching: a Guide to the Genealogist and...
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Account Book of Joseph and William Burgess, Chester, 1778-1846.
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A Valuable Assistant to Every Man, Or, The American Clerk's Magazine..
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An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government...
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Horae Decanicae Rurales: an Attempt to Illustrate ... the Name and...
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A Profitable Booke of Mr Iohn Perkins, Sometimes Fellow of the Inner..
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The Whole Proceedings on the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer...
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Observations on Mr Secretary Peel's House of Commons Speech [with] A..
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Basic Documents of International Economic Law.
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