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Dragoons on Trial Los Angeles, 1847.
Warren, Lockhart Viola [Griffin, John S. (1816-1898)]. [United States. Army. Dragoons]. Dragoons on Trial Los Angeles, 1847. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1965. 78 pp. Octavo. 9-1/2" x 6". Blue cloth, gilt stamped spine and boards. Famous California Trials 7. Colophon 250 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman California State..... More
A Letter to a Friend, On the Reported Marriage of His Royal Highness..
Commentary on the Clandestine Marriage of the Prince of Wales Tooke, John Horne [1736-1812]. A Letter to a Friend, On the Reported Marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1787. [ii], 75 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). [2], 75 pp. Stab-stitched..... More
The Trials of Isaac Graham
Nunis Jr., Doyce B. Graham, Isaac (1800-1863). The Trials of Isaac Graham. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1967. 129 pp. Seven full page illustrations. Octavo. 9-1/2" x 6". Green cloth over patterned boards, gilt lettered spine, fine. Famous California Trials 7. Colophon 300 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman California..... More
Two Manuscript Precedent Books, Great Britain, c 1794, 1808.
Manuscript Precedent Books from an English Law Office [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Two Manuscript Precedent Books]. [Great Britain, c.1794, 1808]. 350 pp.; 200, 33 pp. Both manuscripts indexed. Folio (12-1/4" x 8"; 12-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Vellum, blind rules and hand-lettered ink titles to boards, reading "Precedents in Conveyancing" and "Precedent Book..... More
Docket 1845
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Docket Book of an Upstate New York Justice of the Peace [Manuscript]. Babcock, Henry H. Docket 1845. Rush, NY, March 1845-February 1850. [120] pp., content to 63 pp. Quarto (9-3/4" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt fillets and hand-lettered title (reading "HHB 1845 Docket") to spine..... More
Lord Redesdale's Opinion, London, c 1829.
The Authoritative Opinion of Lord Redesdale [Manuscript]. Freeman-Mitford, John, 1st Baron Redesdale [1748-1830]. Lord Redesdale's Opinion. London?, c.1829. 9" x 7-1/4" leaf, content to recto. Light toning, single horizontal fold, text in neat hand. $200. * The authoritative opinion of Lord Redesdale, discussing whether the dignity of the Earl of..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, San Francisco, June 17, 1866.
A Glowing Recommendation from Stephen J. Field [Manuscript]. Field, Stephen J. [1816-1899]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, San Francisco, June 17, 1866]. 9-1/2" x 7-1/2" bifolium, light creasing and two small tears along horizontal fold, moderate toning, very light stains to second sheet. Typed transcript included. $350. * Stephen J. Field was..... More
Testamentary Counsels, And Hints to Christians on the Right...
"Have You Made Your Will?" A Retired Solicitor. Testamentary Counsels, And Hints to Christians on the Right Distribution of Their Property by Will. Carefully Revised by a Member of the American Bar. Troy, NY: W. And H. Merriam, 1845. xii, 13-108 pp. 12mo. (6-1/4" x 4"). Contemporary cloth, blind panels..... More
Legal Guide for Oil Companies and Stockholders, Including a Digest...
An Early Legal Guide to the Petroleum Industry Shapley, Ezekiel Cooper, Jr. [1841-1919]. Legal Guide for Oil Companies and Stockholders; Including a Digest of the Mining Laws of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Fowler & Moon, 1865. [iii], 4-34 pp. Advertisements to rear wrapper and verso of front wrapper. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4")..... More
The Life of George Washington. Inscribed by John Marshall
Inscribed by John Marshall Marshall, John. The Life of George Washington. Edited by Bushrod Washington. Second edition. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. 2 volumes. Octavo (5-1/2" x 9"). [iv], 460, [42, viii] pp; 448, [32, v] pp. Complete set. Contemporary calf, raised fillets on spine, black spine labels with gilt..... More
Jose Yves Limantour v. The United States
Johnson, Kenneth M. Jose Yves Limantour v. the United States. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1961. 82 pp. map on front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Brown cloth over marbled boards with gilt lettered spine, fine. Famous California Trials 1. Colophon 300 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman. A fine..... More
People Versus Lugo. Story of a Famous Los Angeles Murder Case and...
Robinson, W.W. [Lugo, Francisco, (defendant)]. [Lugo, Menito, (defendant)]. People Versus Lugo. Story of a Famous Los Angeles Murder Case and its Amazing Aftermath. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1962. 46 pp. illustrations on front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Black cloth boards with gilt stamped spine, light wear. Famous California..... More
The Freemont Court Martial. Famous California Trials 8.
Johnson, Kenneth M. [Fremont, John Charles (1813-1890)]. The Freemont Court Martial. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1968. 85 pp. portrait frontispiece, four additional portraits, two halftone views. Famous California Trials 8. Colophon 300 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman, California State College at Los Angeles, 1968. Cream cloth backed boards..... More
Principles of Penal Law, Second Edition, London, 1771.
"A Remarkable Precursor" to Bentham [Eden, William, Baron Auckland (1744-1814)]. Principles of Penal Law. London: Printed for B. White and T. Cadell, 1771. xxvii, 331 pp. with half-title. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind fillets along joints, gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine..... More
An Essay on the Law of Contracts, For the Payment of Specifick...
The First American Treatise on Contracts Chipman, Daniel [1765-1850]. An Essay on the Law of Contracts, for the Payment of Specifick Articles. Middlebury, VT: Published by the Author, 1822. xvi, [17]-224 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine. Minor..... More
The Catalogue of the Chancellors of England, Interleaved w/ms Notes.
An Unpublished Second Edition? Philipot, John [c.1588-1645]. [Griffith, William, Annotator]. [Interleaved and Heavily Annotated Copy of Philipot's The Catalogue of the Chancellors of England, the Lord Keepers of the Great Seale: And the Lord Treasurers of England. London: Tho. Coates, 1636]. [x], 78, 90-92, (2), 56, 67-85 pp., pagination irregular..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, to Robert Morris, Trenton, January 27, 1787.
"When Occasion Serves, And My Head Will Bear It, I Like to Look Into a Book" [Manuscript]. Houston, William Churchill [c,1746-1788]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, to Robert Morris, Trenton, January 27, 1787]. Single leaf folded to form 9-1/2" x 7" bifolium with integral address leaf, docketed in Morris's hand to verso..... More
Letter to the Earl of Lauderdale, Doctors Commons, February 23, 1664
An Eminent Admiralty Lawyer Offers Legal Advice in Hope of Regaining Royal Favor [Manuscript]. Godolphin, John [1617-1678]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To the Earl of Lauderdale, London, Doctors Commons, February 23, 1664]. Single leaf folded to form bifolium (12" x 8") with integral address leaf and red wax seal. Light toning..... More
Clarence Darrow. Color lithographic print, signed and numbered
Hagel, Mike. Clarence Darrow Color portrait of Clarence Darrow by the artist Mike Hagel. Lithographic print on acid-free paper. Hand-signed and individually numbered in an edition of 1250. 18" x 24" (14" x 18-1/4" image size). Comes with a certificate of authenticity. $25. More
Explicatio in Zoesy Digesta, Central Europe, c 1700.
Lectures Based on Zoes's Corpus Juris Civilis Commentaries by a Contemporary Jurist [Manuscript]. [Zoes, Hendrik (1571-1627)]. Explicatio in Zoesy Digesta. [Central Europe, c.1700]. [658] pp. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6-1/4"). Contemporary vellum, black-stamped lettering piece and later hand-lettered title to spine, edges rouged. Moderate soiling, some minor stains and a few..... More
A Collection of the Stiles of Personal Rights and Diligence.
Manuscript Precedent Book, Edinburgh, 1776 [Manuscript]. [Scotland]. A Collection of the Stiles of Personal Rights and Diligence. Personal and Real. Volume I. Edinburgh, 1776. 355, [4] pp. With an index. Quarto (8" x 6-1/4"). Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt fillets, lettering piece reading "Stiles" and contemporary..... More
Manuscript on Abstracts of Title, London, 1807.
Early Nineteenth-Century Course Notes on Abstracts of Title [Manuscript]. Twemlow, Francis. [Preston, Richard (1768-1850)]. Manuscript on Abstracts of Title. [London], 1807. 343, [1] pp. Folio (12-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt fillets and title "M.S. On Abstracts" to spine. Moderate rubbing to boards and..... More
English Liberties, Or, The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance...
A Profound Influence in Pre-Revolutionary America [Care, Henry (1646-1688)]. N[elson], W[illiam] [b.1653], Editor. English Liberties, Or The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance. Containing Magna Charta, Charta de Foresta, The Statute De Tallagio, Non Concedendo, The Habeas Corpus Act, And Several Other Statutes; With Comments on Each of Them. Likewise, Of Ship-Money: Of..... More
Class Notes of Jo McCown Ferguson, University of Kentucky L.L.B. 1939
Class Notes from the Future Attorney General of Kentucky [Manuscript]. Ferguson, Jo McCown [1915-2015]. [Class Notes, University of Kentucky]. [Lexington, KY], September-October, 1936. 300 pp. Quarto (9-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary cloth, gilt rules to boards and spine. A few small scratches and light soiling to boards, light rubbing to extremities..... More
Docket Book, Missouri, c 1880.
Thorough Records from a Nineteenth-Century Missouri Court [Manuscript]. [Docket Book]. [Missouri, c.1880]. 289 pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, gilt fillets to boards, gilt raised bands and gilt title to spine (reading "Record"), marbled edges. Light rubbing, a few scuffs and nicks, some soiling to boards, illegible signature to..... More