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Guardian of the Treaty: the Privy Council Appeal and Irish Sovereignty
Mohr, Thomas. Guardian of the Treaty: the Privy Council Appeal and Irish Sovereignty. Dublin: Irish Legal History Society, [2016]. xv, 186 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. More
Murder Trials in Ireland, 1836-1914.
Vaughan, W.E. Murder Trials in Ireland, 1836-1914. Dublin: Irish Legal History Society, [2009]. x, 450 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
Contemporaries of Erasmus: a Biographical Register of the...
Erasmus, Desiderius. Bietenholz, Peter G, Editor. Deutscher, Thomas Brian, Editor. Contemporaries of Erasmus: a Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985-1987. 3 volumes. Illustrations. Hardcover. Pictorial cloth. Fine. $175. More
The Civilian Tradition and Scots Law: Aberdeen Quincentenary Essays.
Miller, David L. Carey. Zimmermann, Reinhard. The Civilian Tradition and Scots Law: Aberdeen Quincentenary Essays. Berlin: Duncker and Humblot, [1997]. 392 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear. $75. More
A Bibliography of Irish Trials and Other Legal Proceedings.
O'Higgins, Paul. A Bibliography of Irish Trials and Other Legal Proceedings. London: Professional Books, 1986. xxviii, 504 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $95. More
Walter George Smith.
Bryson, Thomas A. Walter George Smith. Washington, D.C: Catholic University of America Press, 1977. xii, 225 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Opium Addiction in Chicago.
Dai, Bingham. Opium Addiction in Chicago. Montclair, N.J: Paterson Smith, 1970. xxviii, 212 pp. Illustrations. Hardbound, light shelfwear. $25. More
The Odyssey of John Anderson.
Brode, Patrick. The Odyssey of John Anderson. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1989. 174 pp. Hardbound, fine. $20. More
Ships That Pass in the Night, Inscribed to Darrow's Son Paul.
A Gift for Darrow's Son Paul From a Feminist Writer and Suffragist Harraden, Beatrice [1864-1936]. In Varying Moods: Short Stories. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. [x], 274, [2], 32 pp. With 34 pp. of publisher advertisements at rear. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Publisher's green cloth, black-stamped title to front..... More
Ships That Pass in the Night, Inscribed to Clarence Darrow.
Inscribed to Darrow by a Feminist Writer and Suffragist Harraden, Beatrice [1864-1936]. Ships That Pass in the Night. London: Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., 1900. viii, 220, 12 pp. With 12-pp. publisher catalogue. Publisher's green cloth, black-stamped ornament and author name to front board, gilt fillets and title to spine. Light..... More
History of the Boston Law Firm of Herrick, Smith, Donald,...
Connolly, Eugene T. History of the Boston Law Firm of Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley and Ketchum, 1890-1970. [Boston, Mass]: Printed by George H. Dean Co., 1971. ix, 164 pp. Hardbound, light shelfwear. $75. More
The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States...
Heller, Francis H. The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: A Study in Constitutional Development. New York: Greenwood Press, 1969. 195 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket with fading to cover. $40. More
Three Great Systems of Jurisprudence.
Kagan, K. Kahana. Three Great Systems of Jurisprudence. London: Stevens, 1955. xii, 199 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket, owner inscription to front free endpaper. $30. More
Sir John Beverley Robinson: Bone and Sinew of the Compact.
Brode, Patrick. Sir John Beverley Robinson: Bone and Sinew of the Compact. Toronto: Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press, 1984. x, 326 pp. Illustrations. Hardbound, like new. $50. More
Printing and Bookselling in Dublin, 1670-1800: a Bibliographical...
Phillips, James W. Printing and Bookselling in Dublin, 1670-1800: a Bibliographical Enquiry. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, [1998]. xviii, 337 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $35. More
Blasphemy in Modern Britain: 1789 to the Present.
Nash, David. Blasphemy in Modern Britain: 1789 to the Present. Aldershot, [UK]: Ashgate, [1999]. x, 300 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $95. More
The Old Poor Law in Scotland: the Experience of Poverty, 1574-1845.
Mitchison, Rosalind. The Old Poor Law in Scotland: the Experience of Poverty, 1574-1845. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, [2000]. 246 pp. Softcover. Fine. $45. More
Doctor Forbes Winslow: Defender of the Insane.
Whittington-Egan, Molly. Doctor Forbes Winslow: Defender of the Insane. Great Malvern, England: Cappella Archives, 2000. ix, 280 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $125. More
Ressurection: The Confirmation of Clarence Thomas.
Danforth, John C. Ressurection: The Confirmation of Clarence Thomas. New York: Viking, 1994. viii, 225 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket, author inscription to half-title. $20. More
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 1754-2004: From Imperial Bastion...
Girard, Philip. Phillips, Jim. Cahill, Barry. The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 1754-2004: From Imperial Bastion to Provincial Oracle. Toronto, CA: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, 2004. xii, 515 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Magistrates, Police, and People: Everyday Criminal Justice in...
Fyson, Donald. Magistrates, Police, and People: Everyday Criminal Justice in Quebec and Lower Canada, 1764-1837. Toronto: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, 2006. xvi, 467 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Bora Laskin: Bringing Law to Life.
Girard, Philip. Bora Laskin: Bringing Law to Life. Toronto: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, 2005. xvi, 646 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Lectures on Natural Right and Political Science: The First...
Stewart, Michael J. Hegel, George Wilhelm. Lectures on Natural Right and Political Science: The First Philosophy of Right. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1995. x, 356 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $45. More
Press Freedom in Crisis: A Study of the Amakiri Case.
Onagoruwa, G. Olu. Press Freedom in Crisis: A Study of the Amakiri Case. Sketch Pub. Co., 1976. 163 pp. Softbound, brief ink annotations and markings to a few leaves. $45. More
The Changing Law.
Denning, Alfred Thompson. The Changing Law. London: Stevens, 1953. 122 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and price clipped dust jacket, boards slightly bowed, author inscription to front free endpaper. $50. More
Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950.
Reiter, Eric H. Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950. Toronto, Canada: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, 2019. xiii, 482 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $40. More
The Speech or Declaration of John Pymm, Esq to the Lords of the...
"Spirituall Wickednesses in High Places" Pym, John [1584-1643]. The Speech or Declaration of John Pymm, Esq. To the Lords of the Upper House, Upon the Delivery of the Articles of the Commons Assembled in Parliament, Against William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, In Maintenance of their Accusation, Whereby he Stands Charged..... More
Labour Before the Law: The Regulation of Workers' Collective...
Fudge, Judy. Tucker, Eric. Labour Before the Law: The Regulation of Workers' Collective Action in Canada, 1900-1948. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press, 2001. xii, 398 pp. Illustrations. Softbound, light shelfwear, light fading to spine. $20. More
The Legal Community of Mankind: a Critical Analysis of the Modern...
Schiffer, Walter. The Legal Community of Mankind: a Critical Analysis of the Modern Concept of World Organization. New York: Columbia University Press, 1954. x, 367 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Owner bookplate on front pastedown. Owner signature on front free endpaper. $30. More
Max Weber.
Kronman, Anthony T. Max Weber. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1983. 214 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $40. More
Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin): a Bibliography of Her Writings...
Windle, J. R. Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin): a Bibliography of Her Writings, 1787-1982. Los Angeles: J. Windle, 1988. 29 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. $20. More
Firm Heart and Capacious Mind: the Life and Friends of Etienne Dumont.
Selth, Jefferson P. Firm Heart and Capacious Mind: the Life and Friends of Etienne Dumont. Lanham, [Md.]: University Press of America, [1997]. viii, 323 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $35. More
Truth in Publishing: Federal Regulation of the Press's Business...
Lawson, Linda. Truth in Publishing: Federal Regulation of the Press's Business Practices, 1880-1920. Carbondale, [Ill.]: Southern Illinois University Press, [1993]. vii, 229 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
Francois Geny and Modern Jurisprudence.
Mayda, Jaro. Francois Geny and Modern Jurisprudence. Baton Rouge, [LA]: Louisiana State University Press, [1978]. xxi, 264 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Trial of Judge Luther M Goddard, Including Legislative, Quo Warranto..
Did the Judge Promise an Appointment in Exchange for a Donation? [Trial]. Goddard, Luther M., [1840-1917] Defendant. Johnson, H.B., Reporter. Trial of Judge Luther M. Goddard: Including Legislative, Quo Warranto and Disbarment Proceedings. Denver: S.n., 1888. 470 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Contemporary three-quarter law calf, lettering piece and blind..... More
De Bello, de Represaliis et de Duello. 1917 Reprint of the 1477 ed Ms.
Legnano, Giovanni da [c.1310-1382]. De Bello, de Represaliis et de Duello. The Text of the Bologna Manuscript. Edited by Thomas Erskine Holland. Introduction by James Brown Scott. Translated by J.L. Brierly. Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1917. Quarto. iv, xxxviii, 458 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with gilt spine..... More
A Bibliography of Periodical Literature Relating to Irish Law.
O'Higgins, Paul. A Bibliography of Periodical Literature Relating to Irish Law. [Belfast]: Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 1966. xvi, 401 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn and lightly soiled dust jacket. [With] A Bibliography of Periodical Literature Relating to Irish Law: First Supplement. [Belfast: Banbridge Chronicle Press], 1973. x, 149 pp. Softbound..... More
The Old Minute Book of the Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow...
Muirhead, John Spencer, Introduction, Appendices. The Old Minute Book of the Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow, 1668-1758. Glasgow: Faculty of Procurators, 1948. 258 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $30. More
The Case of Ireland Stated, Number 78 From a Limited Edition of 350.
Molyneux, William. Simms, J.G., Introduction. Donoghue, Denis, Afterword. The Case of Ireland Stated. Dublin: Published by the Cadenus Press, 1977. 148 pp. Quarter calf over marbled boards. Light rubbing to extremities, otherwise fine. $30. * No. 78 from an edition limited to 350 copies, the first 200 in quarter calf..... More
A History of the Scotch Poor Law in Connexion with The Condition...
Nicholls, Sir George. A History of the Scotch Poor Law in Connexion with the Condition of the People. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1856. Reprint. New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1967. x, 288 pp. Hardcover, ligt shelfwear. $20. * Nicholls was a pioneering poor-law reformer and administrator. While Great Britain's..... More
The Day the Laughter Stopped, The True Story of Fatty Arbuckle.
Yallop, David A. The Day the Laughter Stopped: the True Story of Fatty Arbuckle. New York: St. Martin's Press, [1976]. viii, 348 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
An Enquiry into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers and...
Fielding, Henry. Zirker, Malvin R, Editor. An Enquiry into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers and Related Writings. Oxford, [UK]: Oxford University Press, 1988. cxxii, 340 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $50. More
Just Lawyers: Seven Portraits.
Williams, David R. Just Lawyers: Seven Portraits. Toronto: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, [1995]. xvii, 285 pp. Hardcover in lightly soiled dust jacket. $35. More
Coutumes Locales, Tant Anciennes que Nouvelles des Baillages Ville...
Thoroughly Annotated Copy of the Coutume of Saint-Omer [Saint-Omer]. Coutumes Locales, Tant Anciennes que Nouvelles des Bailliages, Ville et Echevinage de Saint-Omer, d'Audruic & Pays de Bredenarde, De la Chatellenie de Tournehem, & Des Bailliage, Ville & Echevinage d'Aire; Ensemble les Proces-Verbaux de Verification & Redaction de ces Memes Coutumes..... More
A Court Divided: the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Politics..
Barrow, Deborah J. Walker, Thomas G. A Court Divided: the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Politics of Judicial Reform. New Haven, [CT]: Yale University Press, [1988]. xiv, 274 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
Patronage in Late Renaissance England.
Fogle, French R. Knafla, Louis A. Patronage in Late Renaissance England. Los angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1983. iii, 115 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear, presentation inscription from Knafla to head of title page. $20. More
Social Control Through Law.
Pound, Roscoe. Social Control Through Law. New Brunswick, [NJ]: Transaction Publishers, [1997]. xlix, 138 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. $50. More
Young Lawyer for the New Deal: an Insider's Memoir of the Roosevelt...
Emerson, Thomas I. Emerson, Joan, Editor. Young Lawyer for the New Deal: an Insider's Memoir of the Roosevelt Years. Savage, [Md.]: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [1991]. xxi, 337 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Announcing, Military Tribunals and International Crimes.
[Legal Publishing]. The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Announcing: Military Tribunals and International Crimes. [Indianapolis]: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., [1954]. 9" x 6" bifolium. 9" x 6" bifolium prospectus for the Notable American Trials series laid in. Negligible light shelfwear, light toning. A well-preserved item. $50. More
The Trial of Daniel McFarland for the Shooting of Albert D Richardson.
Unexpurgated Account of a Lurid Murder Trial [Trial]. McFarland, Daniel [b.1820], Defendant. [Cazauran, A.R. (1820-1889), Reporter]. The Trial of Daniel McFarland for the Shooting of Albert D. Richardson, the Alleged Seducer of His Wife. By a Practical Law Reporter. Containing a Comprehensive History of the Case...Together with the Letters, Etc...... More
The Richardson Years, 1966-1982.
Dodd, Carol S. The Richardson Years, 1966-1982. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, [1985]. viii, 152 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Abraham Lincoln, Constitutionalism, and Equal Rights in the Civil...
Belz, Herman. Abraham Lincoln, Constitutionalism, and Equal Rights in the Civil War Era. New York: Fordham University Press, 1998. xi, 265 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. More
The Genesis of the Canadian Criminal Code of 1892.
Brown, Desmond Haldane. The Genesis of the Canadian Criminal Code of 1892. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1989]. x, 253 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $30. More
The Jefferson Borden Mutiny, Trial of George Miller, John Glew...
Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas, McDade 679 [Trial]. Miller, George [d. 1876], Defendant. Glew, John, Defendant. Smith, William [d. 1876], Defendant. The Jefferson Borden Mutiny: Trial of George Miller, John Glew, And William Smith for Murder on the High Seas: Before Clifford & Lowell, JJ. Boston: Printed Under..... More
John Hemphill, First Chief Justice of the State of Texas.
Curtis, Rosalee Morris. John Hemphill, First Chief Justice of the State of Texas. Austin: Jenkins Pub. Co., 1971. xv, 122 pp. Hardcover. Fine with library stamps on front and back pastedowns. $25. More
In the Eyes of the Law: Women, Marriage, and Property in... New York
Basch, Norma. In the Eyes of the Law: Women, Marriage, and Property in Nineteenth-Century New York. Ithaca, [N.Y.]: Cornell University Press, [1982]. 255 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $75. More
The Life of David Dudley Field, Arthur Schlesinger Jrs, copy.
Field, Henry M. The Life of David Dudley Field. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. xv, 361 pp. Plates. Cloth, moderate shelfwear, light fading to sections of binding, front joint cracked at ends, front joint starting, faint dampstining to text in a few places, signature of historian and social critic..... More
The Historians of Anglo-American Law.
Holdsworth, William Searle. The Historians of Anglo-American Law. Hamden, [Conn.]: Archon Books, 1966. 175 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $30. More
The Legal Philosophies of Lask, Radbruch, and Dabin.
Wilk, Kurt, Translator. Lask, Emil. Radbruch, Gustav. Dabin, Jean. The Legal Philosophies of Lask, Radbruch, and Dabin. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1950. xliii, 493 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $45. More
Juvenile Courts in the United States.
Lou, Herbert H. Juvenile courts in the United States. Chapel Hill, [N.C.]: University of North Carolina Press, 1927. xvii, 277 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. $35. More
Law and Literature and Other Essays and Addresses. First Edition.
First Edition of One of the Most Important Legal Books of the 20th Century Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. Law and Literature and Other Essays and Addresses. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1931]. [ix], 190 pp. Cloth. Light rubbing, some fading to spine, small bookseller ticket and owner incription (Richard..... More
A Baltimore Law Firm: A Brief History of Hinkley and Singley and...
Hunter, Wilbur Harvey. A Baltimore Law Firm: A Brief History of Hinkley and Singley and Its Predecessors, 1817-1967. Baltimore: Press of Schneidereith, 1967. 38 pp. Illustrations. Hardbound, light shelfwear. $65. More
Lectures on Jurisprudence.
Smith, Adam. Meek, Ronald L, Editor. Raphael, D.D., Editor. Stein, Peter, Editor. Lectures on Jurisprudence. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Oxford University Press, 1978. viii, 610 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $95. More
Algernon Sidney and the Republican Heritage in England and America.
Houston, Alan Craig. Algernon Sidney and the Republican Heritage in England and America. Princeton, [N.J.]: Princeton University Press, [1991]. viii, 335 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Notorious Woman: The Celebrated Case of Myra Clark Gaines.
Alexander, Elizabeth Urban. Notorious Woman: The Celebrated Case of Myra Clark Gaines. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. xiv, 301 pp. Illustrations. HArdcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Counterfeit Ladies: The Life and Death of Mal Cutpurse, the Case of...
Todd, Janet. Spearing, Elizabeth. Carleton, Mary. Counterfeit Ladies: The Life and Death of Mal Cutpurse, the Case of Mary Carleton. Washington Square, New York: New York University Press, 1994. liii, 165 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $30. More
Edward Douglass White, Defender of the Conservative Faith.
Highsaw, Robert Baker. Edward Douglass White, Defender of the Conservative Faith. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1981. xiv, 212 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $25. More
The Good Fight: the Life and Times of Ben B. Lindsey.
Larsen, Charles. The Good Fight: the Life and Times of Ben B. Lindsey. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1972. xi, 307 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Law in the Crisis of Empire 379-455 AD, The Theodosian Dynasty and...
Honore, Tony. Law in the Crisis of Empire 379-455 AD: The Theodosian Dynasty and its Quaestors. With a Palingenesia of Laws of the Dynasty. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998. xii, [1], 320 pp. Hardcover in dust fine jacket. Additional content on two 3.5 computer diskettes in pocket affixed to rear pastedown..... More
Calendars of the Ancient Charters, And of the Welch and Scotish Rolls.
A Notable Collection of Early English Records Ayloffe, Sir Joseph [1709-1781]. Calendars of the Ancient Charters, And of the Welch and Scotish Rolls Now Remaining in the Tower of London: Also Calendars of All the Treaties of Peace Entered Into by the Kings of England with Those of Scotland; And..... More
Sir John Dodderidge, Celebrated Barrister of Britain, 1555-1628.
Wheeler, Elizabeth Darracott. Sir John Dodderidge, Celebrated Barrister of Britain, 1555-1628. Lewiston : Mellen Research University Press, [1992]. iv, 238 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Author inscription to front free endpaper. $175. More
Owen Dixon.
Ayres, Philip. Owen Dixon. Carlton, [Vic.]: Miegunyah Press, [2007]. xx, 400 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $75. More
Beyond the Law: Lawyers and Business in Canada, 1830 to 1930.
Wilton, Carol, Editor. Beyond the Law: Lawyers and Business in Canada, 1830 to 1930. Canada: Osgoode Society, [1990]. xviii, 489 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $25. More
The Outline of History Vols I and II, Clarence Darrow's Personal Copy.
Clarence Darrow's Copy Wells, H.G. [1866-1946]. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. xix, [1], 648; x, [2], 676 pp. 2 volumes. Illustrated. Publisher's red textured cloth, central embossed vignette to front boards, gilt titles and volume numbers to..... More
The Professional Wordsworth: Law, Labor & the Poet's Contract.
Schoenfield, Mark. The Professional Wordsworth: Law, Labor & the Poet's Contract. Athens, [GA]: University of Georgia Press, [1996]. xiv, 360 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
On Reading the Constitution.
Tribe, Laurence H. Dorf, Michael C. On Reading the Constitution. Cambridge, [Mass.]: Harvard University Press, 1991. 144 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
The Douglas Opinions.
Douglas, William O. Countryman, Vern, Editor. The Douglas Opinions. New York : Random House, [1977]. xiv, 465 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Clarence Darrow for the Defense, Inscribed by the Author.
Inscribed by the Author Stone, Irving [1903-1989]. Clarence Darrow for the Defense. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., [1941]. xi, 570 pp. Cloth, good with light shelfwear and fading to spine in moderately worn dust jacket, small bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown. Internally clean, gift inscription to front free..... More
A Persian Pearl and Other Essays, With Darrow's Book Label.
With Darrow's Personal Book Label Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. A Persian Pearl and Other Essays. Boston: The Stratford Company, [1931]. 160 pp. Original textured blue cloth, gilt title to front board and spine, deckle fore and bottom edges. Light rubbing to extremities, faint offsetting to front free endpaper, internally clean. Leather..... More
The Trial of Maurice Margarot, Before the High Court of Justiciary...
A Member of the "Scottish Martyrs to Liberty" [Trial]. Margarot, Maurice, Defendant [1745-1815]. The Trial of Maurice Margarot, Before the High Court of Justiciary, At Edinburgh, On the 13th and 14th of January, 1794, On an Indictment for Seditious Practices. Taken in Shorthand by Mr. Ramsey. New York: London: Printed.-New-York..... More
Haldane: Statesman, Lawyer, Philosopher.
Hall, Jean Graham. Martin, Douglas F. Haldane: Statesman, Lawyer, Philosopher. Chichester, [England]: B. Rose Law Publishers, [1996]. xii, 411 pp. Hardcover in ightly worn dust jacket. $55. More
Public Utilities Act of California.
Hallett, Eugene R. Public Utilities Act of California. San Francisco: Louis Sloss & Co., Investment Securities, 1912. [x], [17]-299 pp. Original cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board, deckle edges. Text printed in red and black. Light fading and soiling to exterior, small inkstamp to front free endpaper, light..... More
Carnal Crimes: Sexual Assault Law in Canada, 1900-1975.
Backhouse, Constance. Carnal Crimes: Sexual Assault Law in Canada, 1900-1975. Toronto: Irwin Law, [2008]. xi, 442 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $25. More
Judicial Power and Reform Politics: the Anatomy of Lochner v. New York
Kens, Paul. Judicial Power and Reform Politics: the Anatomy of Lochner v. New York. Lawrence, [Kan.]: University Press of Kansas, [1990]. 232 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $45. More
A Collection of Several Statutes and Clauses Now in Force, Relating...
Consumer Taxation in Eighteenth-Century Great Britain [Great Britain]. A Collection of Several Statutes and Clauses Now in Force, Relating to the Duties upon Spirits, Malt, Candles, Sope, Callicoes, Starch, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Glass, Coaches, And Tobacco. With an Abridgment of the Said Statutes and Clauses, And a Table of the..... More
The Nature and Sources of the Law.
Gray, John Chipman. Campbell, David, Editor. Thomas, Philip A., Editor. The Nature and Sources of the Law. Brookfield, [VT]: Dartmouth, [1997]. xxxiv, 241 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $75. More
A Collection of the Statutes Relating to the Admiralty, Navy, Ships...
A Fascinating 1768 Compilation of Statutes Relating to Naval and Maritime Issues [Great Britain]. A Collection of the Statutes Relating to the Admiralty, Navy, Ships of War, And Incidental Matters; To the Eighth Year of King George the Third. London: Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent..... More
The Case of Valentine Shortis; A True Story of Crime and Politics ...
Friedland, Martin L. The Case of Valentine Shortis; A True Story of Crime and Politics in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986. xi, 324 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket, fading to spine. $5. More
My Life in Crime and Other Academic Adventures.
Friedland, Martin L. My Life in Crime and Other Academic Adventures. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [2007]. xii, 513 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume III, Nova Scotia
Girard, Philip, Editor. Phillips, Jim, Editor. Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume III: Nova Scotia. [Toronto]: The Osgoode Society, [1990]. viii, 369 pp. Cloth, fading to spine, otherwise fine. $35. More
English Liberties, Or, The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance...
A Profound Influence in Pre-Revolutionary America [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 Comments on Each of Them. Likewise, Of Ship-Money: Of..... More
Henry Goulburn, 1784-1856: a Political Biography.
Jenkins, Brian. Henry Goulburn, 1784-1856: a Political Biography. Montreal, [Que.]: McGill-Queen's University Press, [1996]. xii, 440 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $35. More
The Progressive Assault on Laissez Faire: Robert Hale and the First...
Fried, Barbara. The Progressive Assault on Laissez Faire: Robert Hale and the First Law and Economics Movement. Cambridge, [Mass.]: Harvard University Press, 1998. x, 338 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $50. More
Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, Second Edition.
Stephen Field's Personal Reminiscences Field, Stephen J. [1816-1899]. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, With Other Sketches. To Which is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State. By Hon. George C. Gorman. [Washington, D.C.]: Printed for a Few..... More
A Biography of James Parker, Colonial Printer.
Dyer, Alan. A Biography of James Parker, Colonial Printer. Troy [N.Y.]: Whitston Pub. Co., 1982. xvii, 421 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $30. More
Let No Guilty Man Escape: a Judicial Biography of "Hanging Judge"...
Tuller, Roger H. Let No Guilty Man Escape: a Judicial Biography of "Hanging Judge" Isaac C. Parker. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [2001]. xii, 210 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $35. More
The British Columbia Court of Appeal: the first one hundred years...
Moore, Christopher. The British Columbia Court of Appeal: the First One Hundred Years, 1910-2010. Vancouver [B.C.]: UBC Press, [2010]. xiv, 284 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $45. More
Vindiciae Gallicae and other writings on the French Revolution.
Mackintosh, James. Winch, Donald, Editor. Vindiciae Gallicae and Other Writings on the French Revolution. Indianapolis: LIberty Fund, [2006]. xx, 318 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More
Frederic Hill: An Autobiography of Fifty Years in Times of Reform.
Autobiography of a Notable Nineteenth-Century Reformer Hill, Frederic [1803-1896]. Hill, Constance [1844?-1829], Editor. Frederic Hill: An Autobiography of Fifty Years in Times of Reform. London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1893. xiii, [3], 346 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Publisher's pebbled cloth, blind rules to boards, central panel with..... More
A Matter of Black and White.
Fisher, Ada Lois Sipuel. Goble, Danney. A Matter of Black and White: The Autobiography of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. xix, 204 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. More