The "Wise and Humane Administration" of Philadelphia's Walnut Street Prison Turnbull, Robert J. [1775-1833]. A Visit to the Philadelphia Prison; Being an Accurate and Particular Account of the Wise and Humane Administration Adopted in Every Part of That Building; Containing Also an Account of the Gradual Reformation and Present Improved..... More

The First California Law Compilation [California]. Garfielde, S., Compiler. Snyder, F.A., Compiler. Compiled Laws of the State of California: Containing all the Acts of the Legislature of a Public and General Nature, Now in Force, Passed at the Sessions of 1850-51-52-53. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence, The..... More

Inscribed by Verlaine Verlaine, Paul [1844-1896]. Mes Prisons. Paris: Leon Vanier, 1893. [iv], 81, [1] pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2"). Sewn pamphlet in printed wrappers bound into contemporary (or near-contemporary) three quarter morocco over marbled boards by (P. Hauttecoeur), gilt rules and title to spine, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Light..... More

"It is Held in the Highest Estimation" Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw [1781-1875]. Ingraham, Edward D. [1793-1854], Editor. A Practical Treatise on Powers. With Notes and References to American Decisions. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Abraham Small, 1823. xxxii, 703 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style calf, blind fillets to boards..... More

Signed by Frankfurter Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. The Public and Its Government. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1931. [viii], 170 pp. Cloth in lightly rubbed and moderately edgeworn dust jacket, bookplate of John Forrest Flobert to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, faint dampstaining to head of text block near gutter..... More

A Rare Scottish Guide with a Dictionary for Students and Laymen [Mitchell, I.]. Essay on the Forms of Writings, Or of Securities and Conveyances, Both of Heritable and Moveable Subjects, As They are Used in Scotland; And the Law Itself as Applicable to Their Nature, And the Use of Them..... More

"Edition De Luxe" of Jones's Blackstone Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Jones, William Carey [1854-1923], Editor. Commentaries on the Laws of England. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1916. Four volumes in two books. cxxiv, 1486; lxxxii, 1487-2770 pp. Morocco-stamped flexible cloth, gilt titles to front covers and spines. Negligible light rubbing to..... More

With Vivid Descriptions of 173 Duels in an Exceptional Binding Gilchrist, James. A Brief Display of the Origin and History of Ordeals; Trials by Battle; Courts of Chivalry or Honour; And the Decision of Private Quarrels by Single Combat: Also, A Chronological Register of the Principal Duels Fought from the..... More

"The Mysteries of Clarkship" Billinghurst, George. Arcana Clericalia, Or the Mysteries of Clarkship: Being a Sure Way of Setling Estates by Deeds, Fines, And Recoveries. With the Forms of All Manner of Charter-Parties in Maritime Cities, Towns and Corporations. With a Table of All the Principal Matters Therein Contained. London..... More

Presentation Copy Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1891. [v], 55 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Original cloth, title in gilt to front board, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom-edges. Light soiling and some discoloration to boards, spine darkened, rubbing to extremities..... More

"May Be Very Usefull for All Men to Read and Practice" Cresheld (Creshald), Richard [d.1652]. A Legacy Left to the World by (That Able Lawyer) Richard Creshald, Serjant at Law; Late One of the Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas. Addressed (In His Life-time) to His Foure Sons in Lawes..... More

"Fitted to the Practice Used at This Day" Cory, Thomas [d.1656]. The Course and Practice of the Court of Common-Pleas, At Westminster. Heretofore Written by Thomas Cory, Esq; Late Chief Prothonotary Thereof. And Now Continued, And Fitted to the Practice Used at This Day, With Additions by W.B. a Clerk..... More

Print Commemorating an Event that Led to the Glorious Revolution Gole, Jacob [1660-1724], Engraver. De Seven Bisschoppen van Engeland. Amsterdam: [Published by P. Savoret and Jacob Gole], 1689. 18-3/4" x 14-1/2" Mezzotint broadside, image size 14-3/4" x 11." Faint horizontal crease through center, light soiling to lower-right corner. $750. *..... More