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A Practical Treatise on Pleading, In Assumpsit, With the Additions..
With Decisions by Joseph Story [C] Lawes, Edward [d.1849]. [Story, Joseph (1779-1845)]. A Practical Treatise on Pleading, In Assumpsit. With the Addition of the Decisions of the American Courts. By Joseph Story. Boston: Published by James W. Burditt & Co., 1811. viii, [12]-621, [30] pp. With a one-page publisher advertisement..... More
Troubled Lives: John and Sarah Austin.
Hamburger, Lotte. Hamburger, Joseph. Troubled Lives: John and Sarah Austin. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1985]. xv, 267 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Murder and Witchcraft in England, 1550-1640. As Recounted in...
Marshburn, Joseph H. Murder and Witchcraft in England, 1550-1640. As Recounted in Pamphlets, Ballads, Broadsides, and Plays. [Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1971]. xxvii, 287 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
Code Penal: Commentaires Images de Joseph Hemard, Paris, c1940.
Handsomely Bound Copy of Hemard's Code Penal with an Interesting Addition Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Penal: Commentaires Images de Joseph Hemard. Paris: Editions Litteraires de France, [c.1940?]. 169 pp. Numerous pochoir color text illustrations throughout. Unrelated color folding greeting card illustrated by Hemard bound in before limitation leaf. Quarto..... More
Report of a Case Argued and Determined in the Court of Exchequer...
A Privilege Witheld from a Catholic Peer [Trial]. Petre, Robert Edward, 9th Baron Petre [1742-1801], Complainant Dillon, John Joseph, Reporter. Report of a Case Argued and Determined in the Court of Exchequer, In Easter Term, 40 Geo. III., Between the Right Hon. Robert Edward Lord Petre, Plaintiff, And the Rt..... More
An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution...
"The Subtle Distinctions of Powers" Powell, John Joseph [1755-1801]. An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution of Powers; And also Respecting the Nature and Effect of Leasing Powers in Which the Doctrine of the Judgment Delivered by the Court of King's Bench, In the Case of Pugh..... More
Elements of the Law Relating to Insurances, Edinburgh, 1787.
Scarce Treatise on Insurance Praised For Its "Uncommon Judgment and Freedom of Inquiry" Millar, John [1760-1796]. Elements of the Law Relating to Insurances. Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell, 1787. xi, 560, [6] pp. With errata leaf. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary speckled calf with recent cloth rebacking, retained lettering piece..... More
Three Catalogues; Describing the Contents of the Red Book of the...
Three Important Collections of Manuscripts Hunter, Joseph. Three Catalogues; Describing the Contents of the Red Book of the Exchequer, Of the Dodsworth Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, And of the Manuscripts in the Library of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. London: Pickering, 1838. ix, [3], 413, [3] pp. Publisher's..... More
An Exact Abridgment of All Statutes in Force and Use, From the...
From Magna Carta to 1681 Wingate, Edmund (or Edmond) [1596-1656]. [Washington, Joseph, Editor]. An Exact Abridgment of All the Statutes in Force and Use, From the Beginning of Magna Charta Until 1641. By Edm. Wingate of Grays-Inn, Esq. And from Thence Continued Down Under Their Proper Titles Alphabetically to this..... More
An Assistance to Justices of the Peace, For the Easier Performance...
A Curious Guide for Justices of the Peace [C] Keble, Joseph [1632-1710]. An Assistance to Justices of the Peace, For the Easier Performance of Their Duty. London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, 1683. [viii], 139, [1], 137-152, 151-430, 457-719, [9] pp. Folio (12-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary..... More
The Miscellaneous Writings, Literary, Critical, Juridical, And...
Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. The Miscellaneous Writings, Literary, Critical, Juridical, And Political, Of Joseph Story, LL.D., Now First Collected. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1835. viii, 527, [1] pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Original paneled cloth, gilt title to spine. Some rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners..... More
Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees, Limited Edition`
The French Tax Code with Witty Illustrations by Hemard Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees. Texte Integral des Lois, Decrets, Decrets-Lois, Decret de Codification, Suivi d'un Formulaire Administratif. Paris: Editions Litteraires et Artistiques/Librairie "Le Triptyque", [1944]. x, 332 pp. Color pochoir caption and text..... More
The Law Relating to Compensation for Criminal Injuries to Person...
Moloney, Henry J. Lee, Joseph B. The Law Relating to Compensation for Criminal Injuries to Person and Property; with a Summary of Procedure, the County Court, Appeal, and High Court Rules and Forms, and Appendix of Statutes. Dublin: E. Ponsonby, Ltd., 1912. xviii, 236 pp. Publisher's green cloth, blind frames..... More
Code Civil, Livre Premier, Des Personnes, Titres V Du Mariage, VI....
Hemard's Witty View of French Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126..... More
Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence, First English Edition, 1839.
"A Major Step in the Transformation of Equity" Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence, As Administered in England and America. Revised, Corrected, And Enlarged. London: Reprinted...Under the Direction and Sanction of the Learned Author, By A. Maxwell, 1839. Two volumes. [i], xxxiii, 773; xl, 947 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x...... More
Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and...
First English Edition of Story on Agency Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Agency, As a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence, With Occasional Illustrations from the Civil & Foreign Law. London: Reprinted Under the Direction and Sanction of the Learned Author, By A. Maxwell, 1839. xxiv, 476..... More
Crim Con, A Full, Faithful, & Impartial Report of that Curious...
Defended By a Distinguished Anglo-Irish Barrister [Trial]. Blake, Martin Joseph, Defendant. Crim. Con. A Full, Faithful, & Impartial Report of that Curious, Extraordinary and Interesting Trial with Speeches of Counsel and Judge's Charge, In the Case Wherein Mark Browne, Esq., Was Plaintiff and Martin Jos. Blake, Esq., Defendant, In an..... More
The Sham-Robbery, Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge [Bound with]..
Daniel Webster for the Defense [Trials]. Jackman, Joseph. Goodridge, Elijah Putnam [1787-1851], Defendant. The Sham-Robbery, Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge on His Own Person, In Newbury Near Essex Bridge, Dec. 19, 1816: With a History of His Journey to the Place Where he Robbed Himself: and His Trial with Mr..... More
The Law of Costs. First edition. London, 1768.
"A Comprehensive Little Book" Sayer, Joseph. The Law of Costs. London: H. Woodfall and W. Strahan, 1768. xvi, 280 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, rebacked in period style, blind rules to boards, later hand-lettered paper title label to front board, blind fillets along joints, raised bands, lettering piece..... More
A Practical Treatise on the Law Relative to Apprentices and Journeymen
Apprentices, Journeymen and the Industrial Revolution Chitty, Joseph [1776-1841]. A Practical Treatise on the Law Relative to Apprentices and Journeymen, And Exercising Trades. London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1812. iv, 169, [4] pp. Forms. 1 pp. publisher advertisement at rear of text. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter..... More
The State of the Prisons in England [With] Historical Remarks...
Remarks on Prisons in England and Abroad Howard, John [1726-1790]. The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, With Preliminary Observations, And an Account of Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres; And Sold by T. Cadell in the Strand, And N. Conant in Fleet-Street, 1780..... More
The Miscellaneous Writings of Joseph Story, Associate Justice...
Miscellaneous Writings of Joseph Story Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Story, William W. [1819-1895], Editor. The Miscellaneous Writings of Joseph Story, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Dane Professor of Law at Harvard University, Edited by his Son. Boston: Charles C. Little and J. Brown, 1852. 4..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and..
Nicholas St. John Green's Edition of Story on Agency Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Green, Nicholas St. John [1830-1876], Editor. Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Law. With Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1874. xl, 706 pp..... More
The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm....
"The Source of Forgery, Robbery, Murder And General Demoralization" [Thurtell, John (1794-1824)]. [Probert, William (d.1825)]. [Hunt, Joseph]. The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm. Weare and the Trial and Fate of John Thurtell, The Murderer and His Accomplices: With Biographical Sketches of the Parties Concerned and..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, Salem, MA, June 9, 1829, Framed.
"I Am Now Very Busy" [Manuscript]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Sewall, Samuel E. (1799-1888)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Salem, MA, June 9, 1829]. Single-page letter on 10" x 8" sheet and 9-1/2" x 7" engraved portrait of Story in judicial attire in attractively matted and glazed 13-3/4" x 19-1/4" frame. Moderate toning..... More