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Wharton's Law Lexicon. 14th. edition. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1949.
Wharton's Renowned Law Lexicon [Wharton, (J)ohn (J)ane S(mith) (1816 or 17-1867)]. Oppe, A.S., Editor. Wharton's Law Lexicon Forming an Epitome of the Laws of England Under Statute and Case Law, and Containing Explanations of Technical Terms and Phrases Ancient, Modern, and Commercial, with selected Titles Relating to the Civil, Scots..... More
On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E....
Thorne, Samuel E. Arnold, Morris S. On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne. Chapel Hill, [NC]: University of North Carolina Press, [1981]. xx, 426 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $75. * Contents: Simpson, A.W.B. The laws of 5, Ethelbert.;..... More
The Sacco-Vanzetti Case, Transcript of the Record of the Trial...2d. e
With an Introduction by William O. Douglas [C] [Trials]. Sacco, Nicola [1891-1927], Defendant. Vanzetti, Bartolomeo [1888-1927], Defendant. Douglas, William O. [1898-1980], Introductory Essay. The Sacco-Vanzetti Case: Transcript of the Record of the Trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in the Courts of Massachusetts and Subsequent Proceedings 1920-1927. Mamaroneck: Paul..... More
Vernacular Bodies: the Politics of Reproduction in Early Modern...
Fissell, Mary Elizabeth. Vernacular Bodies: the Politics of Reproduction in Early Modern England. Oxford, [Eng.]: Oxford University Press, [2004]. viii, 283 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $25. * Contents: Introduction; Reforming the Body; The Womb Goes Bad; Protesting and Preaching; Henry Jessey, Sarah Wight, and..... More
The Missouri Supreme Court: from Dred Scott to Nancy Cruzan.
Dunne, Gerald T. The Missouri Supreme Court: from Dred Scott to Nancy Cruzan. Columbia, [MO]: University of Missouri Press, [1993]. xi, 222 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * Contents: Beginnings. 1. Headwaters. 2. Flawed Foundations; Growing Pains. 3. Funny Money. 4. Missouri Soil. 5..... More
The Supreme Court of Florida and its Predecessor Courts, 1821-1917.
Manley, Walter W. Brown, Canter. Rise, Eric W. The Supreme Court of Florida and its Predecessor Courts, 1821-1917. Gainesville, [Fla.]: University Press of Florida, [1997]. xvii, 454 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Price label on back board. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Forewords, Richard W. Ervin, Stephen C. O'Connell and Kenneth W...... More
The Christian Foundations of Criminal Responsibility: a ...
Crawford, J.M.B. Quinn, J.F. The Christian Foundations of Criminal Responsibility: a Philosophical Study of Legal Reasoning. Lewiston, [N.Y.]: Edwin Mellen Press, [1991]. vi, 504 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine with dent to corner of rear board. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally clean and bright. $125. * Toronto Studies in Theology..... More
McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York 7B:CPLR in 39 bks w/2024 supp
McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated. Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR): 1-end in 39 books. Complete set, current through 2024 supplements. Thomson Reuters West, 2009-2023. 39 books. Hardcover. Complete set with all revised volumes, with 2024 supplements. 7B CPLR 1 to 212-Commentaries by V. Alexander (2024 Supplementary Pamphlet)..... More
The American Zion Commonwealth (Inc) Affiliated with the Zionist...
The Construction of "A Jewish Commonwealth" in Palestine American Zion Commonwealth. The American Zion Commonwealth (Inc.) Affiliated with the Zionist Organization of America. [New York: American Zion Commonwealth?], 1920. 15 pp. Pamphlet in printed wrappers, formerly stapled and recently resewn. Light toning, soiling and a few small chips to wrappers..... More
The Trial of Jonathan Britain Capitally Convicted of Forgery... 1772.
A Confidence Man is Sent to the Gallows [Trial]. Britain, Jonathan [d. 1772], Defendant. The Trial of Jonathan Britain Capitally Convicted of Forgery, May the 2d, 1772, at the Guildhall in the City of Bristol, Before the Right Worshipful Henry Bright, Esq; Mayor; The Worshipful John Dunning, Esq; Recorder; And..... More
Some Table Talk of Mr Justice Holmes and "The Mrs."
Holmes and His Wife at Table Hale, Richard Walden [1871-1943]. [Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935)]. Some Table Talk of Mr. Justice Holmes and "The Mrs." [Boston: Addison C. Getchell & Son], 1935. 17 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light soiling to wrappers, light rubbing to extremities, small tear..... More
Sketch of the Life of Samuel Dexter, LLD, Boston, 1816.
Story Eulogizes An Exemplary Lawyer-Statesman Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Sketch of the Life of Samuel Dexter, LL.D. By the Hon. Joseph Story, LL.D. Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, And Presiding Judge of the Circ. Court of the U.S. for the First Circuit, As Delivered to the Grand..... More
An Historical Vignette of Oak Hill, Fauquier Country Home of John...
Russell, T. Triplett. Gott, John K. An Historical Vignette of Oak Hill, Fauquier Country Home of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States and Native Son of Fauquier County. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000. 65 pp. Illustrated. Softbound, fine in custom 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" cloth folder. $30. More
The Hope of the Briefless; Or, The Cradle of Crime.
"The Last Recorded Syllable of Time Shall Throb to Human Weakness, Want, And Crime" [Legal Poetry]. [Eardley-Wilmot, Sir John Eardley (1810-1892), Attributed]. The Hope of the Briefless; Or, The Cradle of Crime. [London?]: Printed for private circulation, [c.1850]. 7 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in later three-quarter..... More
On the Penitentiary System in the United States and its Application...
Beaumont, Gustave de; Tocqueville, Alexis de. On the Penitentiary System in the United States and its Application in France. Carbondale, [Ill.]: Southern Illinois University Press, [1964]. xl, 222 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn, moderately soiled dust jacket with price clip. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: 1. An Historical Outline of..... More
Liberte, Egalite, Le Directoire Executif aux Citoyens de Paris...
A Turning Point of the French Revolution [Broadside]. [French Revolution]. [Coup of 18 Fructador]. Liberte, Egalite. Le Directoire Executif aux Citoyens de Paris. [Paris]: De L'Imprimerie du Directoire Executif, [1797]. 21-1/2" x 16-1/2" broadside, untrimmed edges. Light toning, vertical and horizontal fold lines, a few creases to lower-right corner, small..... More
Statutes, Treaties and Documents of the Canadian Constitution,...
Kennedy, W.P.M. Statutes, Treaties and Documents of the Canadian Constitution, 1713-1929. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1930. Second edition. xxviii, 752 pp. Original cloth. Lightly worn. Internally clean. $95. More
Brian Dickson at the Supreme Court of Canada, 1973-1990.
Guth, DeLloyd J. Brian Dickson at the Supreme Court of Canada, 1973-1990. Winnipeg: Canadian Legal History Project, 1998. xxxix, 357 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn and soiled. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. $35. * Contents: Preface; Foreword, Antonio Lamer; Introduction, DeLlyod J. Guth; About Brian, Bill..... More
Corrected Typescript of Constitutional Science: Being the English...
An Unpublished English Translation of an Important Spanish-Language Work on Constitutional Law [Manuscript]. Hostos, Eugenia Maria de [1839-1903]. Hunt, A[lbert]. F[rancis]., Jr. [1872-1947], Translator. Constitutional Science: Being the English Version of a Work Entitled "Lecciones De Derecho Constitucional" by Eugenio M. de Hostas. Nahant, Massachusetts and Mt. Holly Springs, Pennsylvania..... More
Prosecution and Punishment: Petty Crime and the Law in London and...
Shoemaker, Robert Brink. Prosecution and Punishment: Petty Crime and the Law in London and rural Middlesex, c. 1660-1725. Cambridge, [UK]: Cambridge University Press, [1991]. xviii, 351 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $50. * Contents: pt. I. Background: 1. Introduction. Misdemeanors and Society in Preindustrial England;..... More
The Commerce Clause Under Marshall, Taney and Waite.
Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. The Commerce Clause Under Marshall, Taney and Waite. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1937. 114 pp. Cloth very good in lightly worn dust jacket, internally clean. $60. * First edition. "These three lucid essays are a welcome contribution to the clarity of history.": Charles..... More
Washington Bowed, Inscribed to Stanley Forman Reed.
McKeldin, Theodore. Washington Bowed. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1956. 31 pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, light soiling to extremities, very good in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket, internally clean. Author inscription dated October 25th, 1956 to front free endpaper. $20. * First edition. This copy is inscribed to Stanley Forman Reed..... More
Tragedy in Dedham: The Story of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case.
Russell, Francis. Tragedy in Dedham. The Story of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1962]. First edition. v, 478 pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, light shelfwear, good in lightly soiled, faded, moderately worn and price-clipped dust jacket, internally clean. Author inscription "With all good wishes/ Francis Russell" to front free..... More
The Defenses of Freedom, Inscribed to Al Weinstein.
Goldberg, Arthur. The Defenses of Freedom: The Public Papers of Arthur J. Goldberg. Edited by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. New York: Harper and Row, [1966]. xvii, 342 pp. Hardcover cloth, light shelfwear, very good in lightly worn dust jacket with light fading to extremities, internally clean. Author inscription to front free..... More
Bail Bond for John P. Bortle and David Ingersoll, Hudson, NY, 1798.
A New York Bail Bond from 1798 [New York]. Know All Men by These Presents, That We [John P. Bortle and David Ingersoll] are Held and Firmly Bound Unto [Benjamin Allen] Esquire, Marshal of the City of Hudson.... Hudson, New York, March 5, 1798. 2 pp. 12" x 7-1/4" part-printed..... More