More, Sir Thomas [1478-1535]. Utopia with the Dialogue of Comfort. With an Introduction by Judge John O'Hagan. London: J.M. Dent and Sons, [1936]. Reprint. Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1989. xxxvii, 359, [1] pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $20. * Written..... More
Jhering, Rudolph von [1818-1892]. The Struggle for Law. Translated From the Fifth German Edition by John J. Lalor. Second Edition, with an Introduction by Albert Kocourek. Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1915. lii, 138 pp. Reprint. New York: Legal Classics Library, 1991. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt..... More
Curious Facts About Crime and Punishment Bierstadt, Edward Hale [1891-1970]. Lawes, Lewis E. [1883-1947], Introduction. Questions and Answers About Crime and Sing Sing. [New York]: Dr. Earl S. Sloan, [1935]. Stapled pamphlet in stiff pictorial wrappers. Moderate rubbing to extremities, light toning to interior. $150. * Only edition. This first..... More
[Trial]. The Queen vs Louis Riel. With an Introduction by Desmond Morton. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1974]. Illustrations. Reprint. New York: Legal Classics Library, 1992. [ii], xxxv, 679 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, edges gilt, marbled endpapers, raised bands, ribbon marker. Fine. $20. * Following the thorough introduction, the..... More
Gierke, Otto. Political Theories of the Middle Ages. Translated with an introduction by Frederick William Maitland. Originally published: Cambridge: At the University Press, 1913. Reprinted Birmingham: The Legal Classics Library, 2001. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $25. * Gierke's masterful analysis..... More
Milton, John [1608-1674]. Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing, to the Parliament of England. With an Introduction by James Russell Lowell. New-York: The Grolier Club, 1890. Reprint. Birmingham: Classics of Liberty Library, 1992. [ii], lvii, 189, [2] pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised..... More
Gierke, Otto. Political Theories of the Middle Ages. Translated with an introduction by Frederick William Maitland. Originally published: Cambridge: At the University Press, 1913. Reprinted Birmingham: The Legal Classics Library, 2001. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $25. * Gierke's masterful analysis..... More
Curtis, Charles P. The Oppenheimer Case. The Trial of a Security System. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Reprint. The Notable Trials Library, 1992. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. xi, 281 pp. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $40..... More
Dewitt, David Miller. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson Seventeenth President of the United States. A History. New York: Macmillan, 1903. Reprint. New York: Notable Trials Library, 1992. With New Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. vii, 646 pp. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges..... More
Rosenberg, Charles E. The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau: Psychiatry and Law in the Gilded Age. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [1968]. Reprint The Notable Trials Library, 1996. With New Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. [4], xvii, 289 pp. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all..... More
[Trial]. The Queen vs Louis Riel. With an Introduction by Desmond Morton. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1974]. Illustrations. Reprint. New York: Legal Classics Library, 1992. [ii], xxxv, 679 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, edges gilt, marbled endpapers, raised bands, ribbon marker. Fine. $20. * Following the thorough introduction, the..... More
Jhering, Rudolph von [1818-1892]. The Struggle for Law. Translated From the Fifth German Edition by John J. Lalor. Second Edition, with an Introduction by Albert Kocourek. Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1915. lii, 138 pp. Reprint. New York: Legal Classics Library, 1991. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt..... More
Dewitt, David Miller. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson Seventeenth President of the United States. A History. New York: Macmillan, 1903. Reprint. New York: Notable Trials Library, 1992. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $45. More
Rosenberg, Charles E. The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau: Psychiatry and Law in the Gilded Age. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [1968]. Reprint The Notable Trials Library, 1996. With New Introduction by Alan M. Desshowitz. [4], xviii, 289 pp. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all..... More
Curtis, Charles P. The Oppenheimer Case. The Trial of a Security System. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Reprint. The Notable Trials Library, 1992. [iii], xi, 281 pp. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $45. More
Walton, Frederick Parker. Historical Introduction to the Roman Law. Originally published: Edinburgh, W. Green & Son, Limited, 1920. iii-vii (new introduction), xvi, 394 pp. With a new introduction by Michael H. Hoeflich, John H. & John M. Kane Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law. Reprinted 2016 by..... More
Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. Abbott, Frank Frost, Introduction. Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo. Volume One. The Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1661, With an Introduction by Frank Frost Abbott, and a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1921. 44a, [16], 274, 2 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear and soiling..... More
A Classic Case of Legal Malpractice Litigation Niven, George W., Defendant. Sampson, William, Reporter. The Case of George W. Niven, Esq. Charged with Mal-practices, and Suspended by Order of the Court of Common Pleas, of the City of New-York, Containing Much Curious Matter, Ingenuous Argument, and Eloquent Discourse, Equally Interesting..... More
Thomas, Samuel Bell in collaboration with Edward Williams. Our Weakened Constitution: An Historical and Analytical Study of the Constitution of the United State [sic] and of the Additions to the Original Text Undertaken to Place the Facts before the American People, and to Emphasize the Present Necessity for a Movement..... More
From the series Foundations of the American Law of Lawyering, Michael H. Hoeflich, General Series Editor. Countryman, Edwin. The Ethics of Compensation for Professional Services: An Address Before the Albany Law School and an Answer to Hostile Critiques. Originally published: Albany: W.C. Little & Co., 1882. xii (v-xii new introduction)..... More
From the series Foundations of the American Law of Lawyering, Michael H. Hoeflich, General Series Editor Wandell, Samuel H. "You Should Not." A Book for Lawyers, Old and Young, Containing the Elements of Legal Ethics. Originally Published: Albany, NY: Matthew Bender, 1896. xix (iii-xix new introduction), [vii], 100 pp. Reprinted..... More
From the series Foundations of the American Law of Lawyering, Michael H. Hoeflich, General Series Editor Wandell, Samuel H. "You Should Not." A Book for Lawyers, Old and Young, Containing the Elements of Legal Ethics. Originally Published: Albany, NY: Matthew Bender, 1896. xix (iii-xix new introduction), [vii], 100 pp. Reprinted..... More
International Law Theory Before Grotius Scott, James Brown. The Catholic Conception of International Law. Francisco de Vitoria, Founder of the Modern Law of Nations. Francisco Suarez, Founder of the Modern Philosophy of Law in General and in Particular of the Laws of Nations. A Critical Examination and a Justified Appreciation..... More
A Constitutional Catechism From the Age of Jackson Stansbury, Arthur J. [1781-1845]. Elementary Catechism on the Constitution of the United States. For the Use of Schools. Originally published: Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1831. XX (V-XX new Introduction), [5]-78 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a...... More
Jameson, John Alexander. A Treatise on Constitutional Conventions; Their History, Powers and Modes of Proceeding. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Originally published: Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1887. XXI (V-XXI new Introduction), xxix, 684 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by John R. Vile, Middle..... More