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White Kennett, 1660-1728: Bishop of Peterborough.
Bennett, G.V. White Kennett, 1660-1728, Bishop of Peterborough: A Study in the Political and Ecclesiastical History of the Early Eighteenth Century. London: S.P.C.K, 1957. 290 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $30. More
Sir Charles Cooper, First Chief Justice of South Australia 1856-1861.
Bennett, J.M. Sir Charles Cooper: First Chief Justice of South Australia 1856-1861. [Sydney]: The Federation Press, 2002. xiv, 136 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Light fading to spine, otherwise fine. $65. * A title in the Lives of Australian Chief Justices series. More
Private Joe Fifer, Inscribed to Clarence Darrow.
Inscribed to Clarence Darrow by a Notable Chicago Journalist Bennett, James O'Donnell [1870-1940]. "Private Joe" Fifer: Memories of War and Peace Imparted in His Ninety-Sixth Year by Joseph W. Fifer at the Request of The Chicago Tribune and Recorded by James O'Donnell Bennett. Bloomington: Pantagraph Printing & Stationery Co., 1936..... More
Keystone of the Federal Arch: A Historical Memoir of the High Court...
Bennett, John Michael. Keystone of the Federal Arch: A Historical Memoir of the High Court of Australia to 1980. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1980. xiv, 145 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, lightly worn, fading to spine. $45. More
Portraits of the Chief Justices of New South Wales, 1824-1977.
Bennett, John Michael. Portraits of the Chief Justices of New South Wales, 1824-1977. Sydney: J. Ferguson, 1977. 64 pp. Color portraits. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $30. More
Il Contratto di Assicurazione nel Medio Evo, Genoa, 1883.
The Medieval Origins of the Insurance Industry Bensa, Enrico [1848-1931]. Il Contratto di Assicurazione nel Medio Evo: Studi e Ricerche. Genoa: Tipografia Marittima Editrice, 1884. [xviii], 238 pp. Stiff-paper wrappers bound into quarter cloth over marbled boards, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, corners..... More
Chrestomathia, Being a Collection of Papers, Explanatory of the...
Bentham's Only Work Devoted Exclusively to Education Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Chrestomathia: Being a Collection of Papers, Explanatory of the Design of an Institution, Proposed to be Set on Foot, Under the Name of the Chrestomathic Day School, Or Chrestomathic School, For the Extension of the New System of Instruction to..... More
The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, 1983-2012. 14 Volumes.
Oxford's Critical Edition of Bentham's Works Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983-2012. 14 volumes. Original cloth, light to moderate shelfwear, two volumes ex-library with markings to preliminaries, one with shelf-label residue to spine and small stamp to top edge of text block. $900..... More
Indications Respecting Lord Eldon, Including History of the Pending...
"Thus Exquisitely Cemented is the Union of Sinister Interests" Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1842]. Indications Respecting Lord Eldon, Including History of the Pending Judges'-Salary-Raising Measure. London: [Printed by A.J. Valpy], 1825. 55, [1] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet in recent stiff green wrappers, edges speckled red. Light toning to..... More
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation.
Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. London: Printed for T. Payne, 1789. cccxxxv, [31] pp. Reprinted Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1986. Decorative gilt stamped calf, edges gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $25. * Reprint of the first edition. This work "is..... More
Essai sur la Nomenclature et la Classification des Principales...
First Appearance in French Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Bentham, George [1800-1884], Editor and Translator. Essai sur la Nomenclature et la Classification des Principales Branches d'Art-et-Science: Ouvrage Extrait du Chrestomathia de Jeremie Bentham. Paris: Bossange Freres, Libraires, 1823. viii, 239 pp. 3 folding plates on 2 leaves. 1 Folding table. As in..... More
Traites de Legislation Civile et Penale, 3 Vols. 1802, First edition.
First Edition of Bentham's Theory of Legislation Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Dumont, Pierre Etienne Louis [1759-1829], Editor and Translator. Traites de Legislation Civile et Penale, Precedes de Principes Generaux de Legislation, Et d'une Vue d'un Corps Complet de Droit: Termines par un Essai sur l'Influence des Terms et des Lieux Relativement..... More
Trattati di Legislazione Civile e Penale: Preceduti da'Principi...
First Italian Edition of Bentham's Theory of Legislation Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Dumont, Pierre Etienne Louis [1759-1829], Editor and Translator. Azzariti-Stella, Michele, Translator (into Italian). Trattati di Legislazione Civile e Penale: Preceduti da' Principi Generali di Legislazione, E da un Proggetto di un Corpo Completo di Dritto: Terminati da un Saggio..... More
The Limits of Jurisprudence Defined.
Bentham, Jeremy. Everett, Charles Warren. The Limits of Jurisprudence Defined. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1970. xxii, 358 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $70. More
A Fragment on Government. New authoritative edition.
Bentham, Jeremy; J.H. Burns; H.L.A. Hart A Fragment on Government. New authoritative edition. With an Introduction by Ross Harrison. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977, 1988. xxx, 128 pp. Series: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $40. * This volume makes available one..... More
Observations on Mr Secretary Peel's House of Commons Speech [with] A..
Two Works on Law Reform, One by Bentham Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Observations on Mr. Secretary Peel's House of Commons Speech, 21st March, 1825, Introducing His Police Magistrates' Salary Raising Bill. Date of Order for Printing, 24th March, 1825. Also on the Announced Judges' Salary Raising Bill, And the Pending County..... More
Hallifax, And its Gibbet-Law Placed in a True Light: Together With...
The Notorious Halifax Gibbet Bentley, William. [Midgley, Samuel (d.1695)]. Hallifax, And its Gibbet-Law Placed in a True Light. Together with a Description of the Town; The Nature of the Soil; The Temper and Disposition of the People; The Antiquity of its Customary Law, And the Reasonableness Thereof: With an Account..... More
The Trial of Madame Caillaux.
Berenson, Edward. The Trial of Madame Caillaux. Berkeley: University of California Press, [1992]. [New York]: [Notable Trials Library], 1995. With New Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. xii, 296 pp. Quarter calf over cloth, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $25. More
Iconographie van Hugo Grotius.
Images of Hugo Grotius Beresteyn, E.A. van. Iconographie van Hugo Grotius. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1929. 136 pp. 65 plates. Cloth bound, in dust jacket. Some edgewear to dust jacket and soiling to its spine. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in a few places. $250. * Text in Dutch..... More
Iconographie van Hugo Grotius.
Images of Hugo Grotius Beresteyn, E.A. van. Iconographie van Hugo Grotius. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1929. 136 pp. 65 plates. Softbound, deckle edges. Light soiling and rubbing to exterior, minor wear to spine ends, small scuff to front joints, moderate toning to interior. $125. * Text in Dutch. A well-produced..... More
Iconographie van Hugo Grotius.
Beresteyn, E.A. van. Iconographie van Hugo Grotius. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1929. 136 pp. 65 plates. Softbound, deckle edges. Previous owner's signature to front cover, newspaper clipping to front free endpaper. Light soiling and rubbing to exterior, minor wear to spine ends, small scuff to front joints, moderate toning to..... More
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law.
Berger, Adolf. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law. Originally published: Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, [1953]. (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society; New Series, Volume 43, Part 2, 1953). [ii], 333-808 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194666. ISBN-10: 1616194669. 8-1/2" x 11." Paperback. Cover light bumped and..... More
Executive Privilege, A Constitutional Myth.
Berger, Raoul. Executive Privilege: A Constitutional Myth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1974. xiv. 430 pp. Publisher's black cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. Very good. $20. * Challenges the historical bases of modern claims of executive privilege and cites the dangers of executive secrecy. "It is Berger's thesis that executive..... More
Government by Judiciary. Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment
Berger, Raoul. Government by Judiciary. The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Second Edition. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, [1997]. xxii, 555 pp. Reprinted The Legal Classics Library, 2013. Full calf, extra gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Bookplate on front pastedown, else fine. $50. * Raoul Berger was an attorney..... More
The Life and Work of Gerard Noodt, 1647-1725: Dutch Legal Scholarship
Bergh, G.C.J.J. van den. The Life and Work of Gerard Noodt, 1647-1725: Dutch Legal Scholarship between Humanism and Enlightenment. Oxford, [Eng.]: Clarendon Press, 1988. xiv, 391 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. More