Little, Brown and Company. One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years of Publishing, 1837-1962. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1962]. 84 pp. llustrations. Bookplate of Frederic Melcher, notable book publisher and bibliophile, to front pastedown. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $30. More
Inscribed to Clarence Darrow by a Notable Chicago Journalist Bennett, James O'Donnell [1870-1940]. "Private Joe" Fifer: Memories of War and Peace Imparted in His Ninety-Sixth Year by Joseph W. Fifer at the Request of The Chicago Tribune and Recorded by James O'Donnell Bennett. Bloomington: Pantagraph Printing & Stationery Co., 1936..... More
Inscribed to Clarence Darrow by the Co-Founder of Universal Pictures Drinkwater, John. The Life and Adventures of Carl Laemmle. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. xii, 288 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Publisher's cloth, very good with minor shelfwear in worn and lightly faded dust jacket, jacket split into two pieces along..... More
Thomas M. McDade's Copy of the Most Famous Collection of Scots Trials Arnot, Hugo [1749-1786]. A Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials In Scotland. From A.D. 1536, To 1784. With Historical and Critical Remarks. Glasgow: Printed by A. Napier, 1812. x, 440 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary mottled..... More
From the Library of Sir Frederick Pollock Selden, John [1584-1654]. Reynolds, Samuel Harvey, Editor. The Table Talk of John Selden. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1892. xxxv, 220 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Publisher's green cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title to spine. Light soiling and minor shelfwear to..... More
A Rejection of an "Olive Branch" between Federalists and Republicans A Federalist. An Answer to Certain Parts of a Work Published by Mathew Carey, Entitled "The Olive Branch," Or "Faults on Both Sides." [New York or Philadelphia: William M'Kean, 1816]? v, [1], [7]-231, [1] pp. With New York copyright notice..... More
Inscribed by Clarence Darrow to His Son Paul Kipling, Rudyard [1865-1936]. The Day's Work. New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898. [viii], 431 pp. Illustrations and tissue-guarded frontispiece. Octavo (8" x 5-1/4"). Publisher's black and gilt-stamped green cloth, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Minor bubbling to head of..... More
Inscribed by the Author to Darrow's Granddaughter Mary Stone, Irving [1903-1989]. Clarence Darrow for the Defense. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., [1941]. xi, 570 pp. Cloth very good in worn and chipped dust jacket. Internally clean, gift inscription to front free endpaper: "To sweet Mary-/ because she is..... More
Fried, Charles. An Anatomy of Values: Problems of Personal and Social Choice. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. xi, 265 pp. Cloth in moderately worn dust jacket with some fading to spine and rear cover and a few minor stains, presentation inscription from Fried to H.L.A. Hart to front free endpaper..... More
![Item #77416 The Bermondsey Murder: A Full Report [with] The Only Correct. Trial, Frederick George...](https://lawbookexchange.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/77416.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1692751806)
Thomas McDade's Copy [Trial]. Manning, Frederick George [1820-1849], Defendant. Manning, Maria [1821-1849], Defendant. The Bermondsey Murder. A Full Report of the Trial of Frederick George Manning and Maria Manning, For the Murder of Patrick O'Connor, At Minver-Place, Bermondsey, On the 9th of August, 1849. Including Memoirs of Patrick O'Connor, Frederick..... More
Charles Fairman's Copy Robinson, William M. Justice in Grey: A History of the Judicial System of the Confederate States of America. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941. xxi, 713 pp. Original cloth, light shelfwear, owner signature of Charles Fairman [1897-1988] to front free endpaper, pencil check marks to margins of several..... More
1812 Laws of New York City [New York City]. Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen, And Commonalty of the City of New-York, In Common Council Convened, For the Good Rule and Government of the Inhabitants and Residents of the Said City, Passed During the Mayoralty of..... More
Teeters, Negley K. The Cradle of the Penitentiary: The Walnut Street Jail at Philadelphia, 1773-1835. [Philadelphia?]: Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Prison Society, [1955]. xii, 152 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's cloth, very good in chipped, toned and lightly foxed dust jacket, internally clean. Author inscription "Inscribed for Prof. Gilbert Geis by the..... More
Inscribed to Fred M. Vinson Stimpson, George [1896-1952]. A Book About American Politics. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1952. xi, 554 pp. Publisher's cloth hardcover, very good in worn and lightly foxed and soiled dustjacket, light foxing to edges of text block, internally clean. Author inscription "To My Friend..... More
Theodore Bikel's Copy Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses of Learned Hand Collected, And with an Introduction and Notes, By Irving Dilliard. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. xxx, [2], 310, [4] pp. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust jacket, bookplate of Theodore Bikel to front pastedown..... More
New Jersey's Last Colonial-Era Compilation [New Jersey]. Allinson, Samuel [1739-1791], Compiler. Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, from the Surrender of the Government to Queen Anne, on the 17th Day of April, in the Year of Our Lord 1702, to the 14th Day of January 1776..... More
Walker-Smith, Derek. Lord Reading and His Cases: The Study of a Great Career. New York: Macmillan, 1934. xii, 400 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket, Bookplate of Caspar Weinberger to front pastedown. $35. More
First Edition Presentation Copy by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren Warren, Earl [1891-1974]. A Republic, If You Can Keep It. New York: Quadrangle Books, 1972. xiii, 203 pp. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust jacket, inscribed by Warren: For Robert Young, Jr. with the best wishes of Earl Warren, to..... More
Poetic Aids for Struggling Law Students Barlee, F[rederic] R[udolph] [d.1941]. Legal Jingles Including a Collection of Case Law Verses (A Memoria Technica for Students and Others). Australia: The Law Book Co. of Australasia, Ltd., 1922. xvi, 76, [4] pp. Publisher advertisements to endleaves and last 2 pp. Publisher's quarter cloth..... More
![Item #75947 Foreword to the Holmes-Laski Letters [with] Justice Felix. Felix Frankfurter, Garson...](https://lawbookexchange.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/75947.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684521363)
Rare Frankfurter Items About Harold Laski with Presentation Inscriptions to Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. [Gordon, Ruth [1896-1985]. "Foreword to Holmes-Laski Letters." Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1953. xiii-xvi pp. 8-3/4" x 5-3/4" bifolium. Light toning, two horizontal fold lines, two pinholes to upper margin, small rust..... More
A Handsome Set From the Library of Lady Diana Duff Cooper Jackson, William, Principal Author. The New and Complete Newgate Calendar, Or, Malefactor's Universal Register. Containing, New and Authentic Accounts of the Lives, Adventures, Exploits, Last-Dying-Speeches, Confessions, (As well as Letters to their Relatives, never Before Published) Of the Most..... More
Rare Frankfurter Item About Harold Laski with a Presentation Inscription to Garson Kanin Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. [Kanin, Garson (1912-1999)]. "Justice Felix Frankfurter's Contribution to the BBC's Harold Laski Programme, [London], November 15, 1961." 7 ff. 10-1/2" x 8" single-sided printed sheets. Light toning, two horizontal fold lines, traces of removed..... More
Inscribed by Stryker to A Notable Atlanta Lawyer and Businessman Stryker, Lloyd Paul [1885-1955]. [Sibley (1886-1986)]. The Art of Advocacy: A Plea for the Renaissance of the Trial Lawyer. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. xiii, 306 pp. Original cloth, titles to front board and spine. Light shelfwear, some fading..... More
From the Library of John Fowles Seymour, M[ichael] Hobart [1800-1874]. The Talbot Case. An Authoritative and Succinct Account from 1839, To the Lord Chancellor's Judgment. With Notes and Observations: And a Preface. London: Seeleys, 1851. [iii]-xliv, 119 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary blind-paneled cloth, rebacked retaining existing..... More
Scarce Treatise on Insurance Praised For Its "Uncommon Judgment and Freedom of Inquiry" Millar, John [1760-1796]. Elements of the Law Relating to Insurances. Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell, 1787. xi, 560, [6] pp. With errata leaf. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary speckled calf with recent cloth rebacking, retained lettering piece..... More