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Equal Justice Under Law, The Supreme Court in American Life.
Signed by the Nine Justices of the Warren Court Harrell, Mary Ann. Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life. Washington D.C.: Foundation of the Federal Bar Association with the Cooperation of the National Geographic Society, [1965]. 143 pp. Illustrations, most in color. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust..... More
The Superior Court of Massachusetts: Its Origin and Development.
Dimond, Alan J. The Superior Court of Massachusetts: Its Origin and Development. Boston: Little, Brown, 1960. xii, 187 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Author's inscription to front pastedown. Internally clean. $25. * Illustrations. More
Temples of Justice: County Courthouses of Nevada.
James, Ronald M. Temples of Justice: County Courthouses of Nevada. Reno: University of Nevada Press, [1994]. xiii, 199 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * From Storey County's High Victorian Italianate-styled courthouse to Lander County's former schoolhouse, now a Neo-classical courthouse, Temples of Justice provides..... More
Equal Justice Under Law, The Supreme Court in American Life.
Signed by The Nine Justices of the Warren Court Harrell, Mary Ann. Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life. Washington D.C.: Foundation of the Federal Bar Association with the Cooperation of the National Geographic Society, [1965]. 143 pp. Illustrations, most in color. Softbound, some shelfwear, title page..... More
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces, Signed Presentation Copy.
Inscribed by Frankfurter to The Duchess of Buccleuch Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: An Intimate Portrait as Recorded in Talks with Dr. Harlan B. Phillips. New York: Reynal & Company, [1960]. [ix], 310 pp. Cloth in worn and chipped dust jacket, light edgewear to extremities, internally clean, presentation inscription..... More
The Medieval Coroner.
Hunnisett, R.F. The Medieval Coroner. Cambridge, [Eng.]: University Press, 1961. 217 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket with price clip. Internally clean. $95. * Contents: The Early Years; The Coroner's Inquest; Abjurations of the Realm; Appeals and Outlawries; Miscellaneous Duties; The Coroners' Rolls; Character and Efficiency; Coroners' Districts; Elections..... More
The Proceedings of the Lords Commissioners Appointed by His Ma'tye...
Reports of Trials Concerning the Stuart Kings, One a Manuscript Version that Differs from the Printed Account [Trials]. [Manuscript]. Compton, Henry [c.1632-1712], Defendant. The Proceedings of the Lords Commissioners Appointed by His Ma'tye to Inspect All Ecc'tiall Affyrs and Persons &c Against Henry Lord Bishop of London [caption title]. [London..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, to Frank T. Benner, Jr, June 25, 1920.
"I Believe in Panaceas As Little As You Do" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," on Personal Beverly Farms Letterhead, to Frank T. Benner, Jr., Washington, DC, June 25, 1920]. 2 pp. With transmittal envelope and portrait of Holmes. Light toning, horizontal fold line..... More
Typed Letter Signed to William R. McVay, June 27, 1969, Framed w/Photo
Large Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur with Earl Warren and Elmer Robinson, Signed By All Three MacArthur, Douglas [1880-1964]. Warren, Earl [1891-1974]. Robinson, Elmer [1894-1982]. [8" x 10" Black-and-White Photograph of Douglas MacArthur, Elmer Robinson and Earl Warren]. [San Francisco, 1951]. With autograph signatures of MacArthur, Robinson and Warren. [With]..... More
Modern Theories of Criminality.
Bernaldo de Quiro's, Constancio. Salvio, Alfonso de, Translator. Modern Theories of Criminality. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1912. xxvii, 249 pp. Cloth. Ex-library. Moderate shelfwear. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Library card pouch to rear pastedown. $35. * Translated from the Spanish by Alfonso de Salvio, with an introduction..... More
The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin. History and Biography, with Portrait..
Reed, Parker McCobb. The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin. History and Biography, with Portrait Illustrations. Milwaukee: P.M. Reed, 1882. 542 pp. Cloth. Previous owner's signature to endpapers, otherwise clean. $30. More
Bench and Bar of West Virginia.
Atkinson, George W. Bench and Bar of West Virginia. Charleston, [W.Va.]: Virginia Law Book Co., 1919. xxvii, 543 pp. Cloth. Lightly worn. Internally clean. Includes portraits. $75. * First edition. Bar histories are a valuable compendia of information that is often impossible to find in any other source. Atkinson says..... More
Five Letters from Louis D Brandeis to Max Lowenthal, Framed, 1929.
An Interesting Collection of Brandeis Letters Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. [Lowenthal, Max (1888-1971)]. [Letters from Louis D. Brandeis to Max Lowenthal, 1929, Washington, DC and Chatham, MA, January 17, June 1, September 2, December 12 and December 26]. Five letters, three on 5" x 8" U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, one..... More
The Acquisitive Society.
Tawney, R.H. The Acquisitive Society. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, [1920]. 188 pp. Cloth. Moderately worn. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and rear free endpaper. Some underling and annotations. $20. More
The Honor & Dignity of the Profession: a History of the Mississippi...
Landon, Michael. The Honor & Dignity of the Profession: a History of the Mississippi State Bar, 1906-1976. Jackson, [MS]: University Press of Mississippi, 1979. xi, 195 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. More
Prison Reform in Lancashire, 1700-1850: a Study in Local...
DeLacy, Margaret. Prison Reform in Lancashire, 1700-1850: a Study in Local Administration. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, 1986. viii, 272 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and rubbed dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Remains historical and literary connected with the Palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester; 3rd series. More
Bad Habits: Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual...
Burnham, John C. Bad Habits: Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual Misbehavior, and Swearing in American History. New York: New York University Press, [1993]. xviii, 385 pp. Hardcover in near-fine, lightly soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $15. * Contents: The Turning Point: Repealing Prohibition; Drinking; Smoking; Taking Drugs; Gambling; Sexual..... More
The Marihuana Conviction: a History of Marihuana Prohibition in the...
Bonnie, Richard J. Whitebread, C.H. The Marihuana Conviction: a History of Marihuana Prohibition in the United States. Charlottesville, [VA]: University of Virginia Press, 1975. xiv, 368 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. $20. * 3rd printing. More
Lives of the Lord Chancellors 1885-1940.
Heuston, R.F.V. Lives of the Lord Chancellors 1885-1940. Oxford, [UK]: Clarendon Press, 1964. xxiii, 632 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Pencil annotations to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $15. More
The Brooke Family Lineage With Many Related Families.
Witkay, Lucile Schreiber. The Brooke Family Lineage With Many Related Families. Decorah, IA: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1996. 253 pp. illustrations. Cloth, Fine. $75. * Touches on the genealogy of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney [1777-1864]. More
The American Business Creed.
Sutton, Francis X. The American Business Creed. Cambridge, [MA]: Harvard University Press, 1956. 414 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Used label to foot of spine. Pencil annotations to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $15. * Contents: The American System and its Achievements; The American Business Enterprise; The Functions and Rewards of..... More
Wharton's Law Lexicon, 14th edition, London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1949.
Wharton's Renowned Law Lexicon [Wharton, (J)ohn (J)ane S(mith) (1816 or 17-1867)]. Oppe, A[lbert] S[anvil] [1869-1953], Editor. Wharton's Law Lexicon Forming an Epitome of the Laws of England Under Statute and Case Law, and Containing Explanations of Technical Terms and Phrases Ancient, Modern, and Commercial, with selected Titles Relating to the..... More
The Magnificent Yankee, A Play in Three Acts, Signed by Author.
Lavery, Emmet. The Magnificent Yankee: A Play in Three Acts. New York: Samuel French, [1946]. 119 pp. cloth, light shelfwear, author presentation inscription to Kenneth MacKenna and later owner stamp to front free endpaper. $85. * A play about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. work and life at the time when..... More
Mr. Justice Brandeis and the University of Louisville.
In a Handsome Clamshell Box Flexner, Bernard. Mr. Justice Brandeis and the University of Louisville. Louisville: University of Louisville, 1938. 86 pp. Tipped-in portrait frontispiece. Original stiff printed wrappers with untrimmed edges, text block has deckle fore-edge. Light soiling, some darkening to spine, moderate wear to spine ends and edges..... More
Jus Gentium. Journal of International Legal History. Vol 9, No 1. 2024
Jus Gentium. Journal of International Legal History. William E. Butler, Editor. Talbot Publishing, 2024. Volume 9, No. 1. January 2024. 322 pp. Paperback. $50. * JUS GENTIUM Journal of International Legal History is the first dedicated journal in the United States addressing the history of international law. Much current scholarship..... More