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Embracing Risk. The Changing Culture of Insurance and Responsibility.
Baker, Tom. Embracing Risk. The Changing Culture of Insurance and Responsibility. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [2002]. ix, 318 pp. Gilt stamped cloth. New. $54. More
The Development of Law on the Rocky Mountain Frontier: Civil Law...
Bakken, Gordon Morris. The Development of Law on the Rocky Mountain Frontier: Civil Law and Society, 1850-1912. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, [1983]. 200 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $35. More
The Mining Law of 1872: Past, Politics, and Prospects.
Bakken, Gordon Morris. The Mining Law of 1872: Past, Politics, and Prospects. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, [2008]. xxx, 237 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. More
Rocky Mountain Constitution Making, 1850-1912.
Bakken, Gordon Morris. Rocky Mountain Constitution Making, 1850-1912. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. x, 184 pp. Hardbound, cloth, fine. $20. More
Tractatus Foecundus, et Perutilis de Praescriptionibus.
The Roman Law of Prescription Balbo, Giovanni Francesco [f. 1510-1518]. [Henricus, de Segusio, Cardinal (Hostiensis) (c. 1200-1271)]. Tractatus Foecundus, et Perutilis de Praescriptionibus: Editus per Clarissimum Iurisconsultum do. Ioannem Franciscum Balbum Taurinensem. Cui Accedit Repetitio Singularis l. Celsus ff. de Usucap. Cum Multis Additionibus & Apostillis, Una cum Dictis Hostien..... More
The American Judiciary. 1992 reprint of the 1905 edition.
Baldwin, Simeon E. (1840-1927) The American Judiciary. New York: The Century Co., 1905. Reprint. Littleton, Colo.: F.B. Rothman, 1992. xiii, 403 pp. Cloth. As new. $50. * Reprint of the first edition. A work recommended by Pound (in his Introduction to American Law) for the study of the organization and..... More
Bibliography of Material on Indonesian Law in the English Language.
Ball, John. Bibliography of Material on Indonesian Law in the English Language. Sydney: Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, 1981. 90 pp. Hardbound, fine. $25. More
Indonesian Legal History, 1602-1848.
Ball, John. Indonesian Legal History, 1602-1848. Sydney: Oughtershaw Press, 1982. viii, 300 pp. Hardcover, like new. $45. More
California Corporation Laws. 1949 Edition.
Ballantine, Henry Winthrop; Sterling, Graham L; Buhler, Harriett R. California Corporation Laws. Los Angeles: Parker, 1949. 1949 edition. With 1950 supplement. xxi, 970 pp. Publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt stamped spine. Front hinge loose but secure. $30. More
The Domesday Boroughs.
Ballard, Adolphus. The Domesday Boroughs. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1904. vi, [2], 135 pp. 4 maps. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over pebbled cloth, gilt title to spine. Light shelfwear, some fading to spine, faint offsetting to endleaves, light toning, internally clean. $50. More
Shakespeare on Poker. Denver, 1906.
Shakespeare on Poker Ballard, Martha C. Shakespeare on Poker. Denver: The Ballard Publishing Company, [1906]. [ii], [12] ff. Oblong Octavo (6" x 7"). Original limp reversed calf, thong-tied along spine, black-stamped title to front cover, moire silk endpapers. Text with color illustrations on rectos of thick satin-textured paper. Some fading..... More
A Treatise on the Property Rights of Husband and Wife, Under the ...
Ballinger, Richard A. A Treatise on the Property Rights of Husband and Wife, Under the Community or Ganancial System. Adapted to the Statutes and Decisions of Louisiana, Texas, California, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico. Seattle and San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1895. xiii, 543 pp. (9-1/4", 6-1/2"). Ex-library, tan..... More
The Life of Jonathan Martin, Incendiary of York Minster.
Balston, Thomas. The Life of Jonathan Martin, Incendiary of York Minster. London: Macmillan and Co., 1945. x, 146 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
Six Issues of the Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser, 1797
A Record of Daily Life in Baltimore in 1797 [Baltimore]. [Six Issues of the Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser]. Baltimore, May 26 and 27 and June, 21, 23, 24 and 27, 1797. 10-3/4" x 12-1/2" bifolia, 1 has an additional leaf titled "Federal Gazette Extra." Light soiling, Moderate browning..... More
Le Code des Gens Honnetes, Ou l'Art de ne Pas Etre Dupe des Fripons.
Balzac's Study of Rogues with Illustrations by Hemard Balzac, Honore de [1799-1850]. Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961]. Code des Gens Honnetes, Ou, l'Art de ne Pas etre Dupe des Fripons. Paris: [Nouvelle Societe d'Edition, 1944]. 162 pp. Text illustrations. Softbound volume, printed title panel to front cover. Light soiling and a negligible..... More
English Law in India.
Banerjee, Anil Chandra. English Law in India. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, [1984]. viii, 293 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Price clip. $45. More
A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and...
A Rare Guide to the 1841 Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [Bicknell, George Augustus]. A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and Effect. By a Member of the Bar of New-York. To Which is Annexed, An Authentic Copy of the Bankruptcy Act. New York: H. Anstice, Stationer, 1841..... More
An Account of the Number of Persons Committed to His Majesty's...
Imprisonment for Debt from 1798-1818 [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. An Account of the Number of Persons Committed to His Majesty's Different Prisons in England and Wales, For Debt, From the 31st December 1797 to the 1st of January 1819; With the Number Discharged;-Distinguishing Each Year, And Those who have been Discharged..... More
A Succinct Digest of the Laws Relating to Bankrupts...
A Summary of Bankruptcy Law for "Merchants and Traders" [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. A Succinct Digest of the Laws Relating to Bankrupts: In Which All the Reported, And Several Manuscript Cases Upon this Important Subject, From the First Passing of the Bankrupt Laws, In the Time of Henry the Eighth, To..... More
The Cry of the Creditors upon Bankrupt Estates in Scotland Renewed...
"A Project for Retrieving Credit" [Bankruptcy]. [Scotland]. The Cry of the Creditors upon Bankrupt Estates in Scotland Renewed; Containing a Project for Retrieving Credit, And Advancing Trade, By Preventing Tedious Law-Suits: Again Addressed to the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, Members of Parliament, And all Scotsmen. Edinburgh..... More
A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the...
The First Federal Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by T.L. Plowman, 1801. 28 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, a few minor spots to title page. Rare..... More
Rules and Regulations in Bankruptcy, Adopted by the Circuit and...
Applying the General Bankrupt Law of 1841 [Bankruptcy]. [Vermont]. Rules and Regulations in Bankruptcy, Adopted by the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, For the District of Vermont. January 26, 1842. Rutland, VT: White & Guernsey, 1842. 24 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers..... More
A Disquisition on the Right of Jurisdiction in Peerage Successions...
Published in Support of a Fraudulent Peerage Claim [Banks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854)]. [Lockhart, Ephraim]. A Disquisition on the Right of Jurisdiction in Peerage Successions, Particularly the Peerage of Scotland; Contained in Letters to the Right Honourable the Lord K-----: With An Appendix. London: James Ridgway, 1830. [ii], 118 pp. Octavo..... More
Legal Systems in Conflict: Property and Sovereignty in Missouri...
Banner, Stuart. Legal Systems in Conflict: Property and Sovereignty in Missouri, 1750-1860. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [2000]. xiii, 206 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. More
The Rule of the Admirals: Law, Custom and Naval Government in...
Bannister, Jerry. The Rule of the Admirals: Law, Custom and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [2003]. xix, 423 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $85. More