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Counter Negligence, A Treatise on the Law of Contributory Negligence..
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
The Law of Foreign Corporations and Taxation of Corporations....
Beale on Foreign Corporations and the Taxation of Corporations Beale, Joseph Henry [1861-1943]. The Law of Foreign Corporations and Taxation of Corporations Both Foreign and Domestic. Boston: W.J. Nagel, 1904. xxvi, 1149 pp. Later library cloth, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine, endpapers renewed, light toning to interior. $350..... More
Observations upon the Power Exercised by the Court of Chancery...
The Power of Chancery Courts in Matters of Paternal Custody [Beames, John (1781?-1853)]. Observations Upon the Power Exercised by the Court of Chancery, of Depriving a Father of the Custody of His Children. London: John Miller, 1828. 48 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning..... More
Notes on Some English Judges and Other Men of Law: No 1 William Garnet
Inscribed by the Author Beamont, W[illiam] [1797?-1889]. Notes on Some English Judges and Other Men of Law. No. 1. William Garnet. Warrington: Printed at the Guardian Office, 1883. 31 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers, thread lacking. Light toning and fading and minor chipping and edgewear..... More
Jefferson's Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and...
Bear, James A. Jr. Stanton, Lucia C. Jefferson's Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767-1826. Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1997]. Two volumes. Hardcover cloth, fine in lightly worn dust jackets with fading to spines. $50. * Part of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series. More
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States.
Beard, Charles. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. vii, 330 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192075; ISBN-10: 1616192070. Paperback. New. $26.95 * Beard's interpretation proposes that the Framers of the Federal Constitution were motivated..... More
Legal and Administrative Texts from the Reign of Nabonidus.
Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. Legal and Administrative Texts from the Reign of Nabonidus. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, [2000]. xii, 79 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover. Fine. $35. More
On the Penitentiary System in the United States and its Application...
Beaumont, Gustave de; Tocqueville, Alexis de. On the Penitentiary System in the United States and its Application in France. Carbondale, [Ill.]: Southern Illinois University Press, [1964]. xl, 222 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn, moderately soiled dust jacket with price clip. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: 1. An Historical Outline of..... More
Lex Mercatoria Rediviva, Or, The Merchant's Directory, Being a...
"An Authority in Mercantile Customs": Kent Beawes, Wyndham [fl. 1775]. Lex Mercatoria Rediviva: Or, The Merchant's Directory. Being a Complete Guide to All Men in Business, Whether as Traders, Remitters, Owners, Freighters, Captains, Insurers, Brokers, Factors, Supercargoes, Agents. Containing an Account of Our Trading Companies and Colonies, With Their Establishments..... More
Letters on Capital Punishments, Addressed to the English Judges, 1807.
Inspired by Beccaria Beccaria Anglicus. [Wright, Richard (1764-1836)]. Letters on Capital Punishments, Addressed to the English Judges. London: Printed for J. Johnson and sold by all the booksellers, 1807. [iii]-vi, 5-85, [1] pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, edges untrimmed. Light toning, occasional light soiling to..... More
Opere Diverse del Marchese Cesare Beccaria Bonesana Patrizio Milanese
Early Collected-Works Edition of Beccaria Beccaria, Cesare Bonesana, Marchese di [1738-1794]. [Voltaire (Arouet, Francois-Marie) (1694-1778)]. Opere Diverse del Marchese Cesare Beccaria Bonesana Patrizio Milanese. Naples: Nella Stamperia di Giovanni Gravier, 1770. Three parts in two volumes. [xii], 316, [4]; [iv], 128, [4], 178, [2] pp. 6 folding tables. Volume I...... More
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, Edinburgh, 1788.
"One of the Most Influential Books in the Whole History of Criminology" Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese di] [1738-1794]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. By the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a Commentary by M. de Voltaire. Edinburgh: Printed by James Donaldson, 1788. 238 pp. 12mo. (6-3/4" x 4"). Recent..... More
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. Philadelphia: R. Bell, 1778.
Early American Edition of Beccaria in an Exceptional Period-Style Binding Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese di] [1738-1794]. Sharpe, Granville [1735-1813]. Rousseau, Jean-Jacques [1712-1778]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. Written by the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a Commentary Attributed to Monsieur De Voltaire. Philadelphia: Printed by R. Bell, 1778. [iv]..... More
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments.
"No Man Who Reads This Book Will Be a Tyrant" Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese di] [1738-1794]. Sharpe, Granville [1735-1813]. Rousseau, Jean-Jacques [1712-1778]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. Written by the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a Commentary Attributed to Monsieur De Voltaire. Philadelphia: Printed by R. Bell, 1778. [iv]..... More
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, With a Commentary by M de...
Early American Edition of "One of the Most Influential Books in the Whole History of Criminology," PMM 209 Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese di] [1738-1794]. Voltaire (Arouet, Francois-Marie) [1694-1778]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments: By the Marquis Beccaria, Of Milan. With a Commentary by M. De Voltaire. A New Edition..... More
Tractatus Novus vom Wechsel-Recht: In Sich Begreiffend, So Wohl...
Scarce Treatise on Exchange in the Holy Roman Empire with Striking Engraved Pictorial Frontispiece Beck, Johann Adam [1686-1751]. Tractatus Novus vom Wechsel-Recht: In Sich Begreiffend, So Wohl die Persohnen, Welche Diesem Recht Unterworffen Sind, Als Auch die Verschiedene Arten und Gattungen Derer Wechsel und Wechsel-Brieffen, Ingleichen was in- Order bey..... More
Tractatus de Eo Quod Justum est Circa Conjugalis Debiti Praestationem.
Marriage and Divorce in the Eighteenth-Century Holy Roman Empire Beck, Johann Jodocus [1684-1744]. Tractatus de Eo Quod Justum est Circa Conjugalis Debiti Praestationem. Von Leistung der Ehelichen Pflicht. Worinnen in Specie von der Bosshafft- und Halsstarrigen Entziehung der Ehelichen Pflicht, Und der Daraus Entstehenden Ehescheidung, Und noch Andern Besondern Wurckungen..... More
The Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania in the Time of William Penn.
Beckman, Gail McKnight, Editor. The Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania in the Time of William Penn. Foreword by Roy F. Nichols. Foreword by Louis H. Van Dusen, Jr. Volume I: 1680-1700. New York: Vantage Press, [1976]. [xii], 250 pp. Cloth very good in moderately worn and soiled dust jacket. $20..... More
The Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania in the Time of William Penn.
Beckman, Gail McKnight, Editor. The Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania in the Time of William Penn. Foreword by Roy F. Nichols. Foreword by Louis H. Van Dusen, Jr. Volume I: 1680-1700. New York: Vantage Press, [1976]. [xii], 250 pp. Cloth very good in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. * In..... More
Reformata Doctrina Juris, Qua Totum Jus Romanum cum Suis Juris...
Rare Seventeenth-Century Austrian Law Dictionary Beckmann, Nicolaus. Reformata Doctrina Juris, Qua Totum Jus Romanum cum Suis Juris Principiis tam quo ad Theoriam, Quam Hodiernam Tribunalium Germanicorum Praxin ex Jure Naturae & Gentium Perspicue Deductum, Rationibus Philosophicis & Juridicis Illustratum, & Recessibus Imperii, Ut & Jure Canonico & Divino sic Roboratum..... More
The Spirit of International Law.
Bederman, David J. The Spirit of International Law. Athens, [Ga.]: University of Georgia Press, [2002]. xvi, 374 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $25. * Contents: Authority and obligation; Sources; Methods and approaches; Subjects and objects; Coherence and sophistication; Values and paradoxes; Confines; Formalism and pragmatism;..... More
Sir Walter Ralegh and His Readers in the Seventeenth Century:...
Beer, Anna R. Sir Walter Ralegh and His Readers in the Seventeenth Century: Speaking to the People. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan Press; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. xi, 208 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $65. More
Schreiben eines Bayern an Seinem Freund uber die Moglichkeit der...
Ways to Abolish Begging [Begging]. [Germany]. Schreiben eines Bayern an Seinen Freund uber die Moglichkeit der Ganzlichen Abstellung des Bettelns und der Versorgung der Armen in einem Land. Nuremberg: Bey Wolfgang Schwarzkopf, 1774. 55 pp. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers, early hand-lettered title to front. Light..... More
Mr Justice J.W. Willis: First Resident Judge in Port Phillip 1841-1843
Behan, H.F. Mr. Justice J. W. Willis: With Particular Reference to his Period as First Resident Judge in Port Phillip, 1841-1843.Victoria, Australia: Glen Iris, [1979]. xi, 305 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $25. More
Revolution in Law: Contributions to the Development of the Soviet...
Beirne, Piers. Revolution in Law: Contributions to the Development of the Soviet Legal Theory, 1917-1938. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1990. xiii, 202 pp. Hardbound, fine. $50. More