Arnold, Thurman W. Berle, Jr., Adolf A. Ernst, Morris L. Patterson, S. Howard. Zimmern, Sir Alfred. The Future of Democratic Capitalism. Philadelphia, Pa: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950. x, 112 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn, lightly soiled dust jacket. $50. More
"Overwhelmed by Debts that Grind Them to the Earth" [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. [Hamilton, James, Jr. (1782-1857)]. Memorial of the Citizens of Charleston, Praying the Establishment of an Uniform System of Bankruptcy. February 8, 1822. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to Which is Committed the Bill to Establish..... More
Beach on Contributory Negligence Beach, Charles Fisk, Jr. [1854-1934]. Counter Negligence: A Treatise on the Law of Contributory Negligence or Negligence as a Defense. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Company, 1892. cxiv, 638 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands and red and black..... More
"Why Another 'Noble Experiment' Proved so Disappointing" Blaisdell Jr., Thomas C. The Federal Trade Commission. An Experiment in the Control of Business. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, [1932]. viii, 323 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778653; ISBN-10: 1584778652. Hardcover. New. $80. * "This volume..... More
Chafee, Zechariah. Free Speech in the United States. Originally published: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1967. xviii, 634 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770855; ISBN-10: 1584770856. Hardcover. New. $64.95 * A rewritten and expanded version of his Freedom of Speech (1920), the seminal work that..... More
Comberbach's Reports Comberbach, Roger. Comberbach, Roger, [Jr.], Editor. The Reports of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster; From the First Year of King James the Second, To the Tenth Year of King William the Third. Collected by Roger Comberbach Esq; Late Recorder of..... More
The Macclesfield Copy of Comberbach's Reports Comberbach, Roger. Comberbach, Roger, [Jr.], Editor. The Reports of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster; From the First Year of King James the Second, To the Tenth Year of King William the Third. Collected by Roger Comberbach..... More
Inscribed by the Author Ervin, Sam J., Jr.; Clark, Ramsey. Role of the Supreme Court: Policymaker or Adjudicator? Washington: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1970. 84, [1] pp. Original black cloth with gilt stamped spine. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. "For Len Becker / with the best..... More
Kent Admired Its "Ability and Perspicuity" Fearne, Charles [1742-1794]. Powell, John Joseph [1755?-1801], Editor [Vol. II Only]. An Essay on the Learning of Contingent Remainders and Executory Devises. Vol. I. Of Contingent Remainders, With Tables and Index. [...] Vol. II. Of Executory Devises. Dublin: By H. Watts, Law Bookseller, 1794;..... More
From the Library of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 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 dampstaining to text in a...... More
Gates Jr., Henry Louis (Series Editor). A Collection of 13 Titles in The Oxford W.E.B. Du Bois Series. Oxford University Press, 2007. Hardcover in near-fine dust jackets. Together 13 books. Special $150. - W.E.B. Du Bois. The Supression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870. Introduction..... More
[Japan]. Preparatory Draft For the Revised Penal Code of Japan 1961. Edited by B.J. George Jr. South Hackensack, NJ: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1964. 1 vol. xiv; 104 pp. Cloth. New. $20. * Volume 8 of the American Series of Foreign Penal Codes. More
Goebel, Julius, Jr. Constitutional History and Constitutional Law. [New York]: Columbia Law Review, 1938. Reprinted from Columbia Law Review. Pages 555-577. Original wrappers. $5. More
Goebel, Julius, Jr. Felony and Misdemeanor: A Study in The History of English Criminal Procedure. Volume I [all published]. Originally published: New York: The Commonwealth Fund, 1937. xxix, 455, [1] pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776031; ISBN-10: 158477603X. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Immediately acclaimed as one..... More
Hazard, Geoffrey C. Jr. and Michele Taruffo. American Civil Procedure. An Introduction. New Haven: Yale University Press, [1993]. x, 230 pp. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Fine. $10. * From divorce proceedings to personal injury disputes to lawsuits over busing, affirmative action, and labor relations, most conflicts in American society may eventually..... More
Higginbotham Jr., A. Leon. In the Matter of Color: Race & The American Legal Process. The Colonial Period. New Yor: Oxford Univeristy Press, 1978. xxiii, 512 pp. Softcover. Moderate shelfwear. Some underlining internally. A good copy. $20. * While many historians look at slavery through a social or economic lens..... More
"The Life of the Law Has Not Been Logic..." Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. The Common Law. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1881. xvi, 422 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778462 ISBN-10: 1584778466. Paperback. New. $32.95 * This landmark work, which, according to Winfield, "blew..... More
Holmes, Justice Oliver Wendell, Jr., [1841-1935]. Shriver, Harry C., Editor. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: His Book Notices and Uncollected Letters and Papers. Introduction by Harlen Fiske Stone. New York: Central Book, Co., 1936. First edition. xiii, 280 pp. Original gold cloth, gilt title to front board and spine. Light shelfwear..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. The Common Law. Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1923. xvi, 422 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Publisher's orange cloth with gilt stamped spine. Light shelfwear, top edge of spine end starting to fray. Bookplate of Arthur W.A. Cowan to front pastedown. A very good copy..... More
Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speech of Mr. Justice Holmes at Commencement, Harvard University, June 28, 1911. [Cambridge?: s.n., 1911?]. [3] pp. 8-1/2" x 6-1/4" bifolium pamphlet. Moderate toning, horizontal and vertical fold lines, clean tear starting along horizontal fold line, light chipping, wear and small clean..... More
Inscribed by Holmes to Lady Evelyn Charteris Vesey, Viscountess de Vesci Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1900. [vi], 86 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Original printed paper-covered boards, deckle edges. Moderate rubbing and dampstaining to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to spine..... More
Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1900. [vi], 86 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Original printed paper-covered boards, deckle edges. Moderate rubbing with some wear to joints, spine ends and corners, which are bumped, tiny stain to front board, rear free endpaper..... More
Presentation Copy Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1891. [v], 55 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Original cloth, title in gilt to front board, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom-edges. Light soiling and some discoloration to boards, spine darkened, rubbing to extremities..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Speeches. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. vi, 103 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777052; ISBN-10: 1584777052. Smyth sewn attractive royal blue cloth bound hardcover with gilt stamped spine and front cover. New. $29.95 * Reprint of the last edition..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Sir Frederick Pollack. Howe, Mark DeWolfe, Editor. Holmes-Pollock Letters: The Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and Sir Frederick Pollock 1874-1932. Introduction by John Gorham Palfrey. Cambridge, [Mass.]: Harvard University Press, 1946. Seventh printing. 2 volumes in one book. Illustrated. Original red cloth with gilt title to..... More