First Edition of an Uncommon Study by Lord Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. xvi, 421, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher list of other titles by Kames. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, lettering piece..... More
A Popular Legal Manual for Local Government in Maine Lord, John P. [1786-1877]. The Maine Townsman, Or Laws for the Regulation of Towns; With Forms and Judicial Decisions, Adapted to the Revised Statutes of Maine. Portland, ME: Published by Sanborn & Carter, 1845. viii, [13]-300 pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2")..... More
Chorley, Lord of Kendal (1895-1978). Arnould, Joseph; Sir (1814-1886). Arnould on the Law of Marine Insurance and Average. Fourteenth edition. London: Stevens & Sons, 1954. 2 volumes. The Library of Shipping Law. Publisher's black cloth hardcover with green gilt lettered spine labels, lightly faded, binding slightly cocked. Light shelf wear..... More
[Shaw, Thomas Baron]. The Lord Craigmyle [1850-1937]. John Marshall in Diplomacy and in Law. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. viii, 145 pp. Reprinted Legal Classics Library, [2001]. Decorative gilt stamped calf, raised bands, ribbon marker, decorative endpapers, all edges gilt. Fine. $25. * The life and work of Marshall..... More
Kames, Henry Home, Lord [1696-1782]. Historical Law-Tracts. The Second Edition. Edinburgh: A. Kincaid, 1761. Reprint. Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1988. xv, [1], 463, [1] pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $30. * This popular and influential work reached a fourth edition..... More
Annotated Collection of Scottish Criminal Cases from 1536 to 1730 Dreghorn, John Maclaurin, Lord [1734-1796]. Arguments, And Decisions, In Remarkable Cases, Before the High Court of Justiciary, And Other Supreme Courts, in Scotland. Collected by Mr. Maclaurin. Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell, 1774. xv, [iv], xviii-xl, 776, [8] pp. Quarto..... More
"That Absurd Relic of Gothic Barbarism" [Trial]. Byron, William, Lord [1722-1798], Defendant. The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, For the Murder of William Chaworth, Esq; Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In Westminster-Hall, In Full Parliament. On Tuesday the 16th, And Wednesday the 17th..... More
A Compilation of Scottish Justiciary Records Annotated by Lord Alloway Cathcart, David, Lord Alloway [1763-1829]. List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Spring Circuit, May, 1827. Right Honourable Lord Gillies and Lord Alloway. A. Wood, Esq. Advocate Depute [Drop-Head Title]. [Glasgow]: Printed by John Graham and Co., [1827]. [788]..... More
The Union of Scotland and England Nicolson, William, Lord Bishop of Carlisle [1665-1727]. Leges Marchiarum, Or Border-Laws: Containing Several Original Articles and Treaties, Made and Agreed upon by the Commissioners of the Respective Kings of England and Scotland, For the Better Preservation of Peace and Commerce upon the Marches of..... More
The Authoritative Opinion of Lord Redesdale [Manuscript]. Freeman-Mitford, John, 1st Baron Redesdale [1748-1830]. Lord Redesdale's Opinion. London?, c.1829. 9" x 7-1/4" leaf, content to recto. Light toning, single horizontal fold, text in neat hand. $200. * The authoritative opinion of Lord Redesdale, discussing whether the dignity of the Earl of..... More
Erskine, Thomas Henry, Lord [1750-1823]. [High, James, Editor]. Speeches of Lord Erskine, While at the Bar. Chicago: Callaghan & Company, 1876. Reprint. Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1984. 4 volumes bound in 2 books. Complete. Frontispiece. Calf, gilt spine with raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Previous owner's..... More
[Shaw, Thomas Baron]. The Lord Craigmyle [1850-1937]. John Marshall in Diplomacy and in Law. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. viii, 145 pp. Reprinted Legal Classics Library, [2001]. Decorative gilt stamped calf, raised bands, ribbon marker, decorative endpapers, all edges gilt. As new, excellent condition. $25. * The life and..... More
First Edition of an Important Treatise on Military Law Tytler, Alexander Fraser, Lord Woodhouselee [1747-1813]. An Essay on Military Law, And the Practice of Courts Martial. Edinburgh: Printed by Murray & Cochrane, Craig's Close; For T. Egerton, at the Military Library, Near Whitehall, London, 1800. [iii], vi-xi, [3], 428 pp..... More
Digested Decisions of the Court of Session, 1733-1754 Elchies, Patrick Grant, Lord [1690-1754]. Morison, William M. [b. 1821], Editor. Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1733 to the Year 1754. Collected and Digested into the Form of a Dictionary, by Patrick Grant of Elchies, Esq. One of..... More
"A Model for the Most Useful Form of Law Reports" Fergusson, James, Sir, Lord Kilkerran [1688-1759]. [Fergusson, George (1743-1827), Lord Hermand, Editor]. Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1738 to the Year 1752. Collected and Digested into the Form of a Dictionary. By Sir James Fergusson of..... More
Kames's Decisions in "Form of a Dictionary" [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. The Decisions of the Court of Session, From Its First Institution to the Present Time. Abridged, And Digested Under the Proper Heads, In Form of a Dictionary. Collected from a Great Number of Manuscripts, Never Before Published, As..... More
First Edition of an Uncommon Study by Lord Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. xvi, 421, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher list of other titles by Kames. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style quarter calf..... More
With an Interesting Tract on Law Reform [Cunningham, Timothy (d. 1789)]. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, In the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Years, Of His Late Majesty King George the Second. During which Time The Right Honourable the Earl of Hardwicke was..... More
A Distinguished Collection of Essays by Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1666-1782)]. Essays Upon Several Subjects Concerning British Antiquities; Viz. I. Introduction of the Feudal Law into Scotland. II. Constitution of Parliament. III. Honour. Dignity. IV. Succession or Descent. With an Appendix, Upon Hereditary and Indefeasible Right. Composed Ano M.DCC.XLV..... More
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First Edition of Lord Kames's First Publication [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Remarkable Decisions Of The Court Of Session, From 1716, to 1728. Edinburgh: Printed by Mr. Tho. Ruddiman, 1728. iv, 287, [1], xx pp. [Bound After] Bruce, Alexander [d. 1729], Reporter. The Decisions Of The Lords Of Council And..... More
Lord Kames on Equity, Final Authorial Edition Kames, Henry Home, Lord [1696-1782]. Principles of Equity. Originally published: Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell, and W. Creech, 1778. Two vols. LXV, xxii, 429; viii, 409 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191672; ISBN-10:1616191678. With a new introduction by Dr..... More
A Low Point in Somers's Career Somers, John, Baron [1651-1716]. The Argument of the Lord Keeper Sommers, On His Giving Judgment in the Bankers Case: Deliver'd in the Exchequer-Chamber, June 23, 1696. [London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, 1733. [ii], 128 pp. Quarto (8" x 7")..... More
A Low Point in Somers's Career Somers, John, Baron [1651-1716]. The Argument of the Lord Keeper Sommers, On His Giving Judgment in the Bankers Case: Deliver'd in the Exchequer-Chamber, June 23, 1696. [London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, 1733. [ii], 128 pp. Quarto (8" x 7")..... More
Hildreth, Richard, Editor. [Campbell, Lord John]. Atrocious Judges: Lives of Judges Infamous as Tools of Tyrants and Instruments of Oppression. Compiled from the Judicial Biographies of John Lord Campbell. With an Appendix, Containing the Case of Passmore Williamson. Edited, with an Introduction. Originally published: New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton..... More
Hankey, The Right Hon. Lord. Politics, Trials and Errors. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, [1950]. xiv, 150 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772286. ISBN-10: 158477228X. Hardcover. New. $34.95 * Maurice Hankey [1877-1963], 1st Baron Hankey, became Secretary of the War Council in 1914 and Secretary of the..... More