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The Nature and Functions of Law: An Introduction for Students of...
Berman, Harold J. The Nature and Functions of Law: An Introduction for Students of the Arts and Sciences. Brooklyn: The Foundation Press, 1958. xviii, 662 pp. Hardcover, light shelfwear, some fading to spine. Author's presentation inscription "To Gil Geis with warmest regards Hal Bruman" dated March 22, 1965 to front..... More
Modern Theories of Criminality.
Bernaldo de Quiro's, Constancio. Salvio, Alfonso de, Translator. Modern Theories of Criminality. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1912. xxvii, 249 pp. Cloth. Ex-library. Moderate shelfwear. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Library card pouch to rear pastedown. $35. * Translated from the Spanish by Alfonso de Salvio, with an introduction..... More
The First Year of Roman Law.
Bernard, Fernand. The First Year of Roman Law. Translated by Charles P. Sherman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1906. xiii, 326 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190224. ISBN-10: 1616190221. Paperback. Spine ends bumped, otherwise fine. $15. * This is a useful introduction to Roman law with..... More
The First Year of Roman Law.
Useful Introduction to Roman Law Bernard, Fernand. The First Year of Roman Law. Translated by Charles P. Sherman. Originally published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1906. xiii, 326 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190224. ISBN-10: 1616190221. Paperback. Rear cover bumped, else fine. $17.50. * This is..... More
Women and Property in China: 960-1949.
Bernhardt, Kathryn. Women and Property in China: 960-1949. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, [1999]. viii, 236 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: 1.; The Inheritance Rights of Daughters from the Song Through the Qing; 2.; The Inheritance Rights of Widows from the Song Through the..... More
Civil Law in Qing and Republican China.
Bernhardt, Kathryn, Editor. Huang, Philip C.C, Editor. Civil Law in Qing and Republican China. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, [1994]. xii, 340 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $35. * Contents: Civil law in Qing and Republican China: the issues, Kathryn Bernhardt and Philip C.C. Huang; Civil "law" in traditional..... More
The World's Legal Philosophies. Translated by Rachel Szold. With...
Berolzheimer, Fritz. The World's Legal Philosophies. Translated by Rachel Szold. With an Introduction by Sir John MacDonell and Albert Kocourek. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1929. lv, 490 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772552; ISBN-10: 1584772557. Atractive smythe sewn cloth bound hardcover with gilt stamped spine..... More
Tractatus Clausularum Instrumentalium, In Quo, praeter ea Quae...
Scarce Treatise on Notarial Instruments, Oaths and Compromise Bertazzoli, Bartolommeo [1520-1588]. Tractatus Clausularum Instrumentalium, In Quo, Praeter ea Quae ad Litium Integram Discussionem, & Causidicorum Faciliorem Pariter Instructionem Necessario Requiri Videntur, Accurate Omnia Etiam Difficilium Quasi Legum Aenigmata Passim Enodata Reperiuntur. Opus Profecto Cunctis Iurium Alumnis ut Utile, Sic &..... More
Analyse Raisonee de l'Esprit des Loix. Pisa, 1784.
Rare Italian Printing of a Study of Montesquieu Bertolini, Stefano [1711-1782]. Analyse Raisonee de l'Esprit des Loix. Pisa: Chez Jacques Grazioli, 1784. 125, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary stiff patterned wrappers. Light rubbing to extremities, patterned paper of spine lightly worn. Light toning to interior, light soiling to..... More
The Celebrated Marquis, An Italian Noble and the Making of the Modern.
Bessler, John D. The Celebrated Marquis, An Italian Noble and the Making of the Modern World. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, [2018]. xiii, 554 pp. Softbound, near fine. $20. * A biography of Cesare Bonesana, Marchese di Beccaria [1738-1794]. More
Reports of Cases...in the Court of Queen's Bench & Exchequer [1861-70]
Best, William Mawdesley and George James Philip Smith. Reports of Cases...in the Court of Queen's Bench & Exchequer Chamber [1861-1870]. London: H. Sweet, 1862-71. Ten volumes. Contemporary half-calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, rehinged with tape. Internally sound.$250. * Wallace 531. More
Codigo Civil, Esta Obra Contiene el Texto del Codigo Espanol, Hecho...
Annotated Edition of Cuba's Civil Code of 1889 Betancourt, Angel C. [1862-1925], Notes. Codigo Civil: Esta Obra Contiene el Texto del Codigo Espanol, Hecho Extensivo a Cuba por R. de 31 de Julio de 1889, Con las Modificaciones Introducidas en el Mismo por Disposiciones Posteriores y con las Enmiendas que..... More
The Claims of Our Country on Its Literary Men: An Oration Before...
Bethune, George W. [1805-1862]. The Claims of Our Country on Its Literary Men: An Oration Before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard University, July 19, 1849. Cambridge: Published by George W. Bethune, 1849. 52 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling and shelfwear, moderate toning, internally..... More
Codigo Civil dos Estados Unidos do Brasil.
Important Commentary on the Brazilian Civil Code by Its Primary Author Bevilaqua, Clovis [1859-1944], Commentator. Codigo Civil dos Estados Unidos do Brasil. Rio de Janeiro : Livraria F. Alves, 1919-1927. 6 volumes. Volume 1: Contemporary quarter sheep over paper-covered boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine; Volumes 2-6: Quarter..... More
A Treatise on the Law of Homicide, and of Larceny in the Common Law.
Larceny and Homicide Law at the End of the Eighteenth Century Bevill, Robert [d. 1824]. A Treatise on the Law of Homicide, and of Larceny in the Common Law. London: Printed for W. Clarke and Son, 1799. [xiv], 287 pp. Octavo (5-3/4" x 9"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards..... More
Catalogue of the Books of the Manchester Incorporated Law Library...
The Last Major Manchester Law Library Society Catalogue [Bibliography]. Manchester Incorporated Law Library Society. Catalogue of the Books of the Manchester Incorporated Law Library Society. Manchester: [published by the society], 1935. x, 316 pp. Original gilt-stamped cloth. Spine ends slightly bumped, internally clean. A nice copy of a scarce title..... More
A Casual Past.
Biddle, Francis. A Casual Past. New York: Doubleday, 1961. 408 pp. Hardbound, light shelfwear, binding slightly cocked, small gouge to top-edge of front cover. $20. More
Mr. Justice Holmes, New York, 1942, Inscribed by the Author.
Biddle, Francis. Mr. Justice Holmes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1942]. [vi], 214 pp. Illustrations. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear, light soiling to exterior, spine slightly darkened. Author inscription "John Hampton Barnes/ Who has done so much/ for his friend/ Francis Biddle/ November, 1942" to front free endpaper, bookplate of John..... More
The Law of Bills, Notes, And Checks Illustrated by Leading Cases.
Bigelow on Bills, Notes, And Checks Bigelow, Melville M. [1846-1921]. The Law of Bills, Notes, And Checks Illustrated by Leading Cases. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1880. xliii, 692 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands, red and black lettering pieces and blind fillets..... More
Grundliche Deduction Gegen die Vermeintliche Regalitat derer Jagden...
Scarce Commentary on Saxon Game and Forest Law Bilderbeck, Christoph Lorenz [1682-1740]. Grundliche Deduction Gegen die Vermeintliche Regalitt derer Jagden und die Daraus Hergeleitete Fehlsame Doctrinen und Folgen, Auf Geschehenes Veranlassen Ausgefertiget u. Zum Druck Befordert. Mit Verschiedenen Additionibus Vermehrte Auflage. Worinnen nebst Vielen Andern zu Obigem Themate Gehorigen Materien..... More
An Eulogy on the Life and Character of John Marshall, Chief Justice of
Eulogy of John Marshall by an Eminent Pennsylvania Jurist Binney, Horace [1780-1875]. An Eulogy on the Life and Character of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Delivered at the Request of the Councils of Philadelphia, On the 24th September, 1835. Philadelphia: Printed by J...... More
Dizionario Generale Ragionato Della Procedura Civile E Commerciale...
Dictionary of Civil Procedure and Commercial Law Bioche, [Charles-Jules-Armand]. Goujet, [Charles]. Dizionario Generale Ragionato Della Procedura Civile E Commerciale Contenente 1. L'Insieme Delle Regole Sulla Procedura 2. Il Reassunto Delle Opinioni di Tutti Gli Autori. 3. La Giurisprudenza Piu' Recente Intorno a Tutte le Quistioni. 4. I Modelli De Atti..... More
Dizionario Generale Ragionato Della Procedura Civile E Commerciale...
Dictionary of Civil Procedure and Commercial Law Bioche, [Charles-Jules-Armand]. Goujet, [Charles]. Dizionario Generale Ragionato Della Procedura Civile E Commerciale Contenente 1. L'Insieme Delle Regole Sulla Procedura 2. Il Reassunto Delle Opinioni di Tutti Gli Autori. 3. La Giurisprudenza Piu' Recente Intorno a Tutte le Quistioni. 4. I Modelli De Atti..... More
The Laws Respecting Landlords, Tenants, And Lodgers, Laid Down in a...
With Detailed Contemporary Annotations Bird, James Barry. The Laws Respecting Landlords, Tenants, And Lodgers, Laid Down in a Plain, Easy, And Familiar Manner; And Free from the Technical Terms of the Law. With Many Practical Directions. Concerning Leases, Assignments, Surrenders, Agreements, Covenants, Repairs, Waste, &c. &c. Demand and Payment of..... More
Judge Dodaridge, His Law of Nobility and Peerage, Wherein the...
"Nobilitie of the Realme" [Bird, William]. Judge Dodaridge, His Law of Nobility and Peerage. Wherein the Antiquities, Titles, Degrees, And Distinctions; Concerning the Peeres and Nobility of this Nation, Are Excellently Set Forth. With the Knights, Esquires, Gentlemen, And Yeomen; And Matters Incident to Them, According to the Lawes and..... More