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Quare Impedit, In Two Parts, Part I Containing An Abridgment...
An Interesting Companion To Gibson's Codex Juris Ecclesiastici Anglicani [Mallory, John]. Quare Impedit: In Two Parts. Part I. Containing an Abridgment of the Law Concerning the Patronages of Churches, The Titles of Ecclesiastical Persons to their Estates; The Manner of Conveying, Granting and Leasing Them; The Several Acts of Parliament..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the...
Peters's U.S. Supreme Court Reports [Supreme Court, United States]. Peters, Richard [1779-1848], Reporter. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States. New York: Published by Jacob R. Halstead, 1851. Sixteen volumes. Complete (official) set. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Uniformly bound in later tan buckram..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the...
Wheaton's Reports: The "Golden Book of American Law" [Supreme Court, United States]. Wheaton, Henry [1785-1848], Reporter. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States. Volume 1: Philadelphia: Published by Mathew Carey, 1816; Volumes 2-7, 9-10, 12: New York: Published by Robert Donaldson, 1817-1827. Volumes..... More
Archaeologus, In Modum Glossarii ad Rem Antiquam Posteriorem....
A Landmark in English Legal Lexicography Spelman, Sir Henry [1564-1641]. Archaeologus. In Modum Glossarii ad Rem Antiquam Posteriorem: Continentis, Latino-Barbara, Peregrina, Obsoleta, Et Novatae Significationis Vocabula, Quae Post Labefactatas a Gothis Vandalisq[ue]; Res Europaeas, In Ecclesiasticis Profanisq[ue]; Scriptoribus; Variarum Item Gentium Legibus Antiquis, Chartis & Formulis Occurrunt Scholiis et Commentariis..... More
The Trial at Large of Her Majesty Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen...
Well-Illustrated Account of One of the Most Sensational Divorce Trials in English History [Trial]. Caroline of Brunswick [1768-1821], Defendant. The Trial at Large of Her Majesty, Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen of Great Britain; In the House of Lords, On Charges of Adulterous Intercourse; Containing a Full and Accurate Detail of..... More
Crime and Justice, Second and Revised Edition, 3 Vols.
Radzinowicz, Leon, Editor. Wolfgang, Marvin E., Editor. Crime and Justice. New York: Basic Books, 1977. Three volumes. Cloth in lighty worn dust jackets, owner signature of Dr. Arthur Zitrin to front free endpaper of each volume. $150. * Second and Revised edition. Volume I: The Criminal in Society. Volume II..... More
Capital Punishment: Strategies for Abolition
Hodgkinson, Peter, Editor. Schabas, William A., Editor. Capital Punishment: Strategies for Abolition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xiv, 374 pp. Coth in near-fine dust jacket, tiny sopt to head of text block. $25. More
A Sermon Occasioned by the Murder of Philip Edwards, Perpetuated...
Not in McDade Paine, William P. [1802-1876]. A Sermon Occasioned by the Murder of Philip Edwards, Perpetuated Under the Influence of Alcoholic Insanity, By John L. Davis, In Holden, Mass., August 15, 1838. Worcester: Press of the Massachusetts Spy, 1838. 22 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain..... More
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Great Historical Picture, Painted by...
"The Great Historical Picture" [Trial]. [Caroline of Brunswick [1768-1821], Defendant]. [Hayter, Sir George (1792-1871), Artist]. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Great Historical Picture, Painted by Mr. George Hayter, Member of the Academy of Sr. Luke, &c. &c. &c., Representing the Trial of Her Late Majesty Queen Caroline of England, With..... More
A Friendly Conference Concerning the New Oath of Allegiance to K.
"The Reasons of Obedience Confirm'd" [Oaths]. [Great Britain]. A Friendly Conference Concerning the New Oath of Allegiance to K. William, And Q. Mary, Wherein the Objections Against Taking the Oaths are Impartially Examined. And the Reasons of Obedience Confirm'd, From the Writings of the Profound Bishop Sanderson, And Proved to..... More
An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal...
Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution [Webster, Noah (1758-1843)]. Ford, Paul Leicester [1865-1902], Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and..... More
An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal...
Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution [Webster, Noah (1758-1843)]. Ford, Paul Leicester [1865-1902], Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and..... More
The Tour of James Monroe, President Of The United States, Through...
President Monroe Tours the Northern and Eastern United States Waldo, Samuel Putnam [1780-1826]. The Tour Of James Monroe, President Of The United States, Through The Northern And Eastern States, In 1817; His Tour in the Year 1818; Together with a Sketch of His Life; With Descriptive and Historical Notices of..... More
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Notitia Iuris [Juris] Belgici.
Useful Summary of the Law of the Spanish Netherlands Zype, Francois van den (Franciscus) [c.1578-1650]. Notitia Iuris Belgici. Editio Nova Tertia Parte Auctior. Antwerp: Apud Hieronymum Verdussium, 1665. [24], 358, [60] pp. Quarto (7-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Contemporary sprinkled calf with early rebacking, gilt spine with raised bands and lettering piece..... More
A View Of The Conduct Of The Executive, In The Foreign Affairs...
Monroe's Critical Assessment of Washington's Foreign Policy Monroe, James [1758-1831]. A View Of The Conduct Of The Executive, In The Foreign Affairs Of The United States, Connected With The Mission To The French Republic, During The Years 1794, 5, & 6. Illustrated by His Instructions and Correspondence, And Other Authentic..... More
Bribery Oath. London, c. 1850, 4-1/4" x 8" handbill-sized form.
Designed to Enforce Honesty in Voters [Oaths]. [Great Britain]. Bribery Oath. London: Published by Shaw & Sons, Fetter Lane, [c. 1850]. [188-?]. 4-1/4" x 8" handbill, light blue paper. A notably well-preserved item. $150. * This handbill is a form template designed to enforce honesty in voters, who are required..... More
Die Sabbathi, 1 Junii, 1649, Ordered by the Commons Assembled....
A Dramatic Ordinance Relating to Pride's Purge [Broadside]. [Great Britain]. [Parliament]. Die Sabbathi, 1 Junii, 1649. Ordered By The Commons Assembled In Parliament, That None Of The Members Of This House, Who By Vertue Of The Order Of The First Of February 1648. Do Yet Stand Suspended From Voting, Or..... More
Edward H Rulloff. McDade 841. American Journal of Insanity, 1872.
McDade 841: "One of Those Bizarre Criminals Who Defy Easy Classification" Sawyer, George C. Edward H. Rulloff. Offprint from the American Journal of Insanity, April, 1872. [Utica, NY: State Lunatic Asylum]. 52 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Wrappers detached, chipped around edges and lightly soiled..... More
Katadynastes, Might Overcoming Right, Or a Cleer Answer to M....
A Criticism of the New Model Army's Actions Against Parliament in 1648 Geree, John [1601?-1649]. Katadynastes, Might Overcoming Right, Or a Cleer Answer to M. John Goodwin's Might and Right Well Met. Wherein is Cleared, That the Action of the Army in Secluding Many Parliament Men from the Place of..... More
Historical Introduction to the Study of Roman Law, 1st edition.
Jolowicz, H.F. [1890-1954]. Historical Introduction to the Study of Roman Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1932. xxi, 545 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt stamped spine, light shelfwear, faint dampspotting to spine, near-invisible owner signatures to boards, other owner signatures to rear pastedown and front free endpaper, which has a...... More
Jurisprudentia Vetus Ante-Justinianea ex Recensione et Cum Notis...
An Important Collection of Early of Roman Law Schulting, Anton [1659-1734], Editor. Ayrer, Georg Heinrich [1702-1774], Preface. Jurisprudentia Vetus Ante-Justinianea ex Recensione et Cum Notis. Edito Nova Collata cum Codicibus Antiquissimo Wurceburgensi et Gothano. De Illustratione Iuris Civil. Antiqui ex Lectione Classicorum Auctorum. Praefatus est d. Georgius Henricus Ayrer. Leipzig..... More
Tractatus De Jure Conjugum. Cum Tractatione Praeliminari De Jure...
Interesting Seventeenth-Century Dutch Treatise on Marriage Law Rodenburg, Christiaan [1608-1668]. Tractatus De Jure Conjugum. In quo de Viri in Uxorem Potestate, Eorumque Obligationibus, Judiciis, Mutuis Gratificationibus, Bonorum Communione, Pactisque Dotalibus, Illustriores Controversiae, Ad Usum Fori Patrii, Vicinarumque Regionum Expenduntur, Cum Tractatione Praeliminari De Jure, Quod Oritur Ex Statutorium, Vel Consuetudinum..... More
Notae & Animadversiones in Libros IV Institutionum Juris...
A Well-Regarded Commentary on the Institutes Matthaeus, Antonius [1564-1637]. Mommerius (Mommer), Aegidius [c.1510-1570]. Notae & Animadversiones in Libros IV. Institutionum Juris Imper. Justiniani: Praefixa est Epistola Aegidii Mommerii, De Ratione Legendi Discendique Iura, Antehac Nunquam Excusa; Subjuncta Synopsis Institutionum Iuris, Qua Illae ad huc Hodie Sunt in Usus. Amsterdam: Impensis..... More
Commentariorum De Jure Novissimo Libri VI. Accessit...
A Well-Regarded, Long-Lived Treatise on Inheritance and Succession Goudelin (Godelinus), Pierre [1550-1619]. Wittebort, Maximilian [1586-1624]. Commentariorum De Jure Novissimo Libri Sex, Optima Methodo, Accurate ac Erudite Conscripti, Additis Harum Vicinarumque Regionum Moribus. Opus ut Diu Avideque Expetitum, Ita Scholis Foroque Utilissimum, Cum Indicibus. Accessit Clarissimi viri Maximiliani Wittebort, J.U.D. in..... More
Conclusiones Practicabiles Secundum Ordinem Constitutionum....
A Landmark in the Development of German Law Berlich, Matthias [1586-1638]. Schwendendorffer, Bartholomaus Leonhard [1631-1705], Editor. Conclusiones Practicabiles Secundum Ordinem Constitutionum Augusti Saxoniae Electoris, Discussae, Omnibus In Academiis, Camera Imperiali, Aliisque Judiciis, Inprimis Vero in Foro Saxonico Versantibus, Utilissimae & Summe Necessariae, Judicialia Continentes, Vereque & Solide Juris Communis &..... More