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Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer [1834-36]
Crompton, Charles; R. Meeson & H. Roscoe. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1834-36]. With American Cases by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-73. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Crompton, Charles & John Jervis. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1830-32]. American Decisions by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-66. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached, portions of spines lacking. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Crown Cases Reserved...
Denison, Stephen Charles. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration & Decided by the Judges of England [1844-52.] Volume II Continued by R.R. Pearce, American Cases by G. Shearswood. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1853. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. One volume rebacked, covers detached, rehinged with tape. Internally sound.$100. *Wallace 538. More
Reports of Cases...in the Court of Exchequer [1814-24]
Price, George. Reports of Cases...in the Court of Exchequer [1814-24]. London: Various publishers, 1816-32. Ten of thirteen volumes. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, rehinged with tape. Internally sound. $300. * Wallace 534. More
Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords [1831-46
Clark, C. and W. Finnelly. Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords on Appeals and Writs of Error [1831-46]. Edited with Notes & References to American & subsequent English Cases by J.C. Perkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1873-74. Twelve volumes. 10 volumes contemporary calf, 2 volumes cloth. Ex-library. Worn..... More
Reports of Cases...in Chancery
De Gex, J.P.; H. Cadman Jones & R. Horton Smith. Reports of Cases...in Chancery [1862-65]. Edited by J.C. Perkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1873-74. Four volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached. Internally sound.$150. *Wallace 527. More
Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]
Hall, Frederick James & Philip Twells. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]. London: W. Maxwell, 1850-51. Two volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Exterior scuffed, worn. Covers detached, one volume repaired with tape. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 527. More
Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius
Foster, T. Campbell and W.F. Finlason. Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius and at the Crown Side on Circuit...[1856-67]. London: Sweet & Norton [et al.], 1860-67. Four volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, reattached with tape. Internally sound. $100. *First edition. Maxwell and Brown, Checklist of British..... More
Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery
Hare, Thomas. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1841-1853]. With Notes & References to both English & American Decisions by E. Fitch Smith [et al.]. New York: Banks, Gould & Co., 1851-1871. Eleven volumes. Complete set of all volumes published. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn. Most covers detached..... More
A Digest of the Reported Decisions. 1884. 7 Vols. [Mews Digest]
Mews, John. A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate. Admiralty, and Divorce [1756-1883]. London: H. Sweet [et al.], 1884. Seven volumes. Contemporary three-quarter calf. Ex-library. Worn, most covers detached, some crudely repaired. Internally sound. $250. *First edition. Marke 33. More
British Ruling Cases. 8 vols. 1900-1911. of 16 published.
[British Ruling Cases]. British Ruling Cases from Courts of Great Britain, Canada, Ireland, Australia and Other Divisions of the British Empire. Rochester: The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1900-1911. Eight volumes (of sixteen published). Original cloth, leather labels. Ex-library. Some soiling to binding and some spine labels chipped, else a very..... More
Common Bench Reports
Manning, James; T.C. Granger and John Scott. Common Bench Reports. Cases Argued & Determined in the Court of Common Pleas [1845-1856]. Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1852-62. Eighteen volumes. Contemporary calf, one volume in cloth. Ex-library. Worn, spines chipped, most covers detached, crudely repaired. Lacks Index volume. Internally sound. $200..... More
A Digest of the Reported Decisions
Mews, John. A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate, Admiralty, and Divorce...[1756-1883]. London: H. Sweet; Stevens & Sons and W. Maxwell & Son, 1884. Seven volumes. Contemporary three-quarter calf. Worn, covers of four volumes detached (some repaired with tape). Internally sound. $250. *First..... More
Ruling Cases. (1307-1908) 27 vols. with 2 supplement vols. Complete.
Campbell, Robert [Editor]. Ruling Cases. Arranged, Annotated, and Edited... With American Notes by Irving Browne. London: Steven and Sons, Ltd., 1894-1908. Twenty-seven volumes. [with]: Extra Annotations to English Ruling Cases: Tracing the History and Present Authority of Every Decision in the English Cases... Rochester: The Lawyer's Co-operative Publishing Co., 1916..... More
Reports...in the High Court of Chancery
Vesey, Francis Jr. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1789-1817]. Edited with Notes & References to American Law and Subsequent English Decisions by Charles Sumner. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1894-95. Twenty volumes. Star-paged. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. Spines rubbed, some spines chipped, several joints cracked, several..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Court of King's Bench... 12 vols.
Adolphus, John Leycester & Thomas Flower Ellis. Reports of Cases...in the Court of King's [and Queen's] Bench [1834-1840]. London: Printed for Saunders and Benning, 1835-42. 12 Volumes. Contemporary half calf, two volumes in cloth. Ex-library. Worn, most volumes have one of their covers detached, several volumes repaired with tape. An..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Meeson, R. and W.N. Welsby. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber [1836-47]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts. Edited by J.I. Clark Hare & H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-70. Sixteen volumes. Contemporary calf, two volumes clothbound. Ex-library. Extremely worn. Covers..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber
Welsby, W.N.; E.T. Hurlstone & J. Gordon. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1847-56]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts by J.I. Clark Hare and H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-74. Eleven volumes. Contemporary law calf, worn. Ex-library. Rear covers of..... More
Bibliographie des Ecrits sur Hugo Grotius
Ter Meulen, Jacob. Diermanse, P.J.J. Bibliographie des Ecrits sur Hugo Grotius. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1961. xx, 224 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth, negligible light shelfwear, otherwise fine. $35. More
Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas Passim in Jure Tam Civili Quam...
A Popular Early Guide to Legal Abbreviations [von Schussenried, Werner]. Haloander, Gregor [1501-1531], Editor. Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas Passim in Jure Tam Civili Quam Pontificio Occurrentes, Nunc Primum Integritati Suae Restitutus. Huic Accessere Tituli, Quae & Rubricae Vulgo Nuncupantur, In Universum Jus Civile, Ex Haloandri Recognitione Adscripti. Lyon: Excudebant Godefridus &..... More
The Rights and Privileges of Both the Universities and of the...
The University of Cambridge Asserts its Rights Marriott, Sir James [1730?-1803]. The Rights and Privileges of Both the Universities and of the University of Cambridge in Particular Defended in a Charge to the Grand Jury at the Quarter Sessions for the Peace Held in and For the Town of Cambridge..... More
Jewry-Law in Medieval Germany: Laws and Court Decisions Concerning...
Kisch, Guido. Jewry-Law in Medieval Germany: Laws and Court Decisions Concerning Jews. New York: American Academy for Jewish Research, 1949. xiv, 274 pp. Original cloth, negligible light shelfwear. $20. More
The Life and Legal Writings of Hugo Grotius.
Dumbauld, Edward. The Life and Legal Writings of Hugo Grotius. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1969]. xiii, 206 pp. Illustrations. Portraits. Cloth in moderately worn and lightly faded dust jacket. $15. More
A Most Unique Ruffian: The Trial of F B Deeming, Melbourne, 1892.
Sullivan, John Stephen. A Most Unique Ruffian: The Trial of F.B. Deeming, Melbourne, 1892. Melbourne, Canberra: F.W. Cheshire, [1968]. 203 pp. Illustrations. Portraits. Hardback in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Introduction to Japanese Law.
Noda, Yosiyuki. Angelo, Anthony H., Translator. Introduction to Japanese Law. [Tokyo]: University of Tokyo Press, [1976]. xiv, 253 pp. Cloth in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. $25. More
Case of Divorce of Andrew Ure, M D v Catharine Ure, for Adultery...
Account of an Adultery Trial Published to Block an Academic Appointment [Trial]. Ure, Andrew [1778-1857], Plaintiff. [Chapman, Nathaniel, Editor]. The Whole of the Proceedings, Duly Authenticated, In the Case of Divorce of Andrew Ure, M.D. v. Catharine Ure, For Adultery with Granville Sharpe Pattison. Tried in the Consistory Court at..... More
Report on the Ecclesiastical Law Respecting the Dowries of Religious..
The Legal Status of Dowers for Women Taking Religious Vows Ullathorne, [William Bernard] [1806-1889]. Report on the Ecclesiastical Law Respecting the Dowries of Religious Women. London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1872. 37 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers. Moderate toning, single slight vertical fold line, light soiling..... More
Observations Upon the Laws and Customs of Nations [with] The Science..
Two Titles by an Important Scottish Jurist, One With Hand-Colored Leaves of Arms and Heraldic Devices Mackenzie, Sir George [1636-1691]. Observations Upon the Laws and Customs of Nations, As to Precedency. Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, 1680. [xviii], [2], 92, 89-92..... More
Impeachment: Selected Materials on Procedure, January 1974
United States House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment: Selected Materials on Procedure. Washington, D.C., 1974. v, 900 pp. Publisher's printed wraps, very good. $25. * 93rd Congress 2d Session. House Committee Print. Provides detailed information regarding the procedures and mechanics of the impeachment process in the House of..... More
Karl Llewellyn and the Realist Movement.
Twining, William. Karl Llewellyn and the Realist Movement. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, [1985]. xiv, 574 pp. Publisher's red cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering, very good, in near-fine dust jacket. $65. * A title in the Law in Context series. First published in 1973, this printing includes the author's ten..... More
The Crawford Divorce Case (Second Edition), Containing Important...
A Rare Account of a Career-Ending Divorce Case [Divorce]. Crawford v. Crawford and Dilke. The Crawford Divorce Case (Second Edition.) Containing Important Facts Disclosed Since the Trial. Illustrated with Portraits. London: F. Henning, 1886. [146] unnumbered pp. Woodcut portrait frontispiece and a few small portrait vignettes. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-3/4")..... More
A Treatise on the Police and Crimes of the Metropolis; Especially...
With a Chapter on Female Crime [Wade, John (1788-1875)]. A Treatise on the Police and Crimes of the Metropolis; Especially Juvenile Delinquency, Female Prostitution, Mendicity, Gambling, Forgery, Street-Robberies, Burglary and House-Breaking, Receiving of Stolen Goods, Counterfeiting the Coin, Exhumation, Cheating and Swindling, Adulteration of Food, &c. Also an Account of..... More
The Great Charter of the Liberties of the City of Dublin...
Rights, Privileges and Liberties of Dublin [Dublin]. Lucas, Charles [1713-1771]. The Great Charter of the Liberties of the City of Dublin, Transcribed and Translated into English; With Explanatory Notes. Addressed to His Majesty, And Presented to His Lords Justices of Ireland. By Charles Lucas, A Free-Citizen. Dublin: Printed by James..... More
Some Comparative Aspects of Irish Law.
Donaldson, Alfred Gaston. Some Comparative Aspects of Irish Law. Durham, NC: Published for the Duke University Commonwealth-Studies Center [by] Duke University Press, 1957. xii, 293 pp. Cloth, negligible light shelfwear. $20. More
A Constitutional and Legal History of England.
Smith, Godwin. A Constitutional and Legal History of England. New York: Dorset Press, 1990. xv, 565 pp. Maps. Hardback in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Legitimate Acts and Illegal Encounters, Law and Society in Barbuda...
Lazarus-Black, Mindie. Legitimate Acts and Illegal Encounters: Law and Society in Barbuda and Antigua. Washington, DC and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, [1994]. xxv, 357 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Some fading to spine of dust jacket, otherwise fine. $10. More
Rethinking Constitutional Law, Originalism, Interventionism...
Maltz, Earl M. Rethinking Constitutional Law: Originalism, Interventionism, and the Politics of Judicial Review. [Lawrence]: University Press of Kansas, [1994]. ix, 148 pp. Cloth in dust Jacket. Fine. $15. More
Popes, Teachers, And Canon Law in the Middle Ages.
Sweeney, James Ross, Editor. Chodorow, Stanley, Editor. Popes, Teachers, And Canon Law in the Middle Ages. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, [1989]. xiii, 342 pp. Illustrations. Cloth very good in dampstained dust jacket. $25. More
Dark Speech, The Performance of Law in Early Ireland.
Stacey, Robin Chapman. Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, [2007]. 354 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine. $45. More
Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His Era.
Dorsen, David M. Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His Era. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012. xiii, 498 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $20. More
W S Gilbert, A Classic Victorian and His Theatre.
Stedman, Jane W. W.S. Gilbert: A Classic Victorian and His Theatre. [Oxford and New York]: Oxford University Press, 1996. xviii, 374 pp. Plates. Illustrations. Cloth bound hardcover, in lightly worn dust jacket. $10. More
The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony, Law and Power in Early New South...
Neal, David. The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony, Law and Power in Early New South Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. 280 pp. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine. $20. More
The Fatal Shore, A History of the Transportation of Convicts...
Hughes, Robert. The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868. London: Collins Harvill, 1987. 680 pp. Plates. Illustrations. Facsimiles. Portraits. Hardbound in dust jacket. Light fading to spine, early owner inscription in tiny hand to front free endpaper, otherwise fine. $15. More
Law and Disorder in Thirteenth-Century Ireland, The Dublin Parliament.
Lydon, James. Law and Disorder in Thirteenth-Century Ireland, The Dublin Parliament of 1297. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press, [1997]. 171 pp. Illustrations. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine. $45. More
Politics, Law and Order in 19th-Century Ireland.
Crossman, Virginia. Politics, Law and Order in 19th-Century Ireland. Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, [1996]. 290 pp. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine. $35. More
Seven Images Featured in The Story of My Life.
Used to Illustrate Darrow's Autobiography [Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938)]. [Darrow, Ruby (1870-1957)]. [Seven Images Featured in The Story of My Life]. Four black-and-white photographs, two black-and-white photostats and one full-color cigar box label, sizes range from 4" x 2-1/2" to 6-1/2" x 10". Photographs and photostats each captioned on verso in..... More
Sytton: Lakimies Clarence S Darrowin Paattajaispuhe Haywood Jutussa...
Darrow's Speech in the Haywood Case Translated for Finnish-Americans Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. [Haywood Case]. Kristianson, Elot, Translator. Sytton: Lakimies Clarence S. Darrowin Paattajaispuhe Haywood Jutussa Idahossa [Blameless: The Speech of Clarence S. Darrow in the Haywood Case in Idaho]. Calumet, MI: Kustantja Vulho Leikas & Co, [1908]. 100 pp. Stapled..... More
The Crime and Trial of Leopold and Loeb, Owned by Leopold's Brother.
Owned by Nathan Leopold's Brother McKernan, Maureen. The Crime and Trial of Leopold and Loeb. Introduction by Clarence Darrow and Walter Bachrach. London: George Allen & Unwin, [1925]. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Original publisher's cloth, red rules to boards, red-stamped decoration to front board and title to spine, bookplate of Foreman M...... More
The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, 2nd ed.
Early Edition of Coke's Fourth Institutes [C] Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1634]. The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts. London: Printed...by M. Flesher, For W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1648. [xvi], 364, [2] pp. Copperplate portrait frontispiece. Folio (11" x 7-1/4"). Contemporary..... More
Shocking Murder at Todmordon, London, c.1850.
Only Known Copy of a Gruesome Revenge Murder in Lancashire [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Weatherill, Miles (d.1868)]. Shocking Murder at Todmordon. [London]: W.S. Fortey, Printer & Publisher, 2 & 3, Monmouth Ct., [1867]. 10" x 7-1/2" broadside mounted on 10-1/2" x 8" sheet, summary of case in two columns and verse text..... More
The Proceedings and Tryal [With] The Several Proceedings...
The Trial of the Seven Bishops and the Impeachment of Lord John Somers [Trials]. [Sancroft, William (1617-1693), Et Al. Defendants]. The Proceedings and Tryal in the Case of The Most Reverend Father in God William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, And the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Lord Bishop of..... More
The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, Or, A...
Handsome 1719 Edition of Coke on Littleton Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1643]. The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Or, A Commentary Upon Littleton, Not the Name of the Author Only, But of the Law It Self (...) Also Three Learned Tracts of the Same Author: The..... More
A Collection of All the Statutes Now in Force, Relating to the Duties
1764 Compilation of English Excise Taxes [Taxation]. [Great Britain]. A Collection of All the Statutes Now in Force, Relating to the Duties of Excise in England. London: Printed by Mark Baskett, 1764. iv, 662, [8], [110] pp. Folio (12" x 7-1/2"). Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, raised bands, lettering..... More
Decretus Gratiani Cu[m] Glossis D[omi]ni Joannis Theutonici...
Handsome Illustrated Giunta Edition of the Decretum Gratiani Gratian the Canonist [c. 1090-c.1160]. Johannes Teutonicus (or Zeneka) [d.1253], Glossator. Bartolomeo da Brescia (d.1258), Glossator. Martinus Polonus [d. 1279], Margariti Decreti. Joannes Diaconus Hispanus, Flos Decreti. Decretus Gratiani Cu[m] Glossis D[omi]ni Joannis Theutonici Prepositi Alberstatensis [et] Annotationibus Bartholomei Brixiensis, Divisionibus Archidiaconi..... More
Ordonnances et Reglemens Relatifs a l'Etablissement des Titres...
Rare 1818 Collection of French Laws Concerning Nobles [Nobility]. [France]. Ordonnances et Reglemens Relatifs a l'Etablissement des Titres Hereditaires, Aux Lettres de nobless, &c. &c. Arretes et Avis de la Commission du Sceau. Deuxieme Recueil. [Paris]: S.n., 1818. [ii], 240 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched, plain wrappers, front wrapper..... More
A System of the Laws of the State of Connecticut, In Six Books. 2 vols
The First American Legal Text Swift, Zephaniah [1759-1823]. A System of the Laws of the State of Connecticut. In Six Books. Windham, CT: Printed by John Byrne for the Author, 1795-1796. Two volumes. vii [i.e. iv], 452; v, [1], 479, [12] pp. With a folding copperplate table of descents and..... More
Leggi, E Costituzioni di Sua Maesta/Loix et Constitutions... 2 vols.
Scarce 1770 Digest of Sardinian Laws with Extensive Early Manuscript Annotations [Sardinia, Kingdom of]. Leggi, E Costituzioni di Sua Maesta/Loix et Constitutions de sa Majeste. Turin: Nella Stamperia Reale, 1770. Turin: Nella Stamperia Reale, 1770. Two volumes. xii, 504; 574, [2] pp. Two-column text, Italian with parallel French translation. Interleaved..... More
Collected Legal Papers. First edition, Inscribed by Holmes.
Inscribed by Holmes to a Former Clerk Who Became a Prominent Lawyer, Businessman and Philanthropist Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Collected Legal Papers. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. vii, 316 pp. Original cloth, printed paper title label to spine, deckle edges. Light fading to spine and joints, a...... More
In Memoriam, Verses Written on the Barrowford Tragedy, March 4th 1897.
"Not Content With Strife, He Took Away a Life" [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Nowell, Sarah Ann]. In Memoriam, Verses Written on the Barrowford Tragedy, March 4th 1897. [Barrowford, Lancashire (?): S.n., 1897]. 11-1/4" x 8-1/4" broadside, woodcut vignette of a tomb above large headline, main text printed in parallel columns, thick black..... More
The Malefactor's Register; Or,The Newgate and Tyburn Calendar, 6 vols
"A General Display of the Progress and Consequence of Vice," Illustrated with 55 Copperplates [C][Criminals]. [Great Britain]. The Malefactor's Register; Or, The Newgate and Tyburn Calendar. Containing the Authentic Lives, Trials, Accounts of Executions, And Dying Speeches, Of the Most Notorious Violators of the Laws of Their Country; Who have..... More
The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm....
"The Source of Forgery, Robbery, Murder And General Demoralization" [Thurtell, John (1794-1824)]. [Probert, William (d.1825)]. [Hunt, Joseph]. The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm. Weare and the Trial and Fate of John Thurtell, The Murderer and His Accomplices: With Biographical Sketches of the Parties Concerned and..... More
Trial of Frederick Eberle and Others, At a Nisi Prius Court, Held...
A Conspiracy to Prevent Services in English in Two Lutheran Churches in Philadelphia [Trials]. Eberle, Frederick, Primary Defendant. Carson, James, Reporter. Trial of Frederick Eberle and Others, At a Nisi Prius Court, Held at Philadelphia, July 1816, Before the Honorable Jasper Yeates, Justice, For Illegally Conspiring Together by All Means..... More
Repertorium in Opera Nicolai de Tudeschis. Venice, 1486.
Rare 1486 Reference Companion to the Canonist Known as the "Lamp of the Law" Corsetti, Antonio [c.1450-1503]. [Tudeschis, Niccolo de, (Abbas Panoramitanus) (1386-1445)]. [Repertorium in Opera Nicolai de Tudeschis]. [Venice: Andreas Torresanus, c.September 17, 1486]. [379] leaves, lacking 3 blank leaves, a1 and X5-6. Collation: a-d8, e10, f-k8, l10, m-O8..... More
The Burdell Case, Closing Argument of Mr. Charles Edwards, Advocate...
A Bizarre Case Involving Murder and Fraudulent Claims of Marriage and Parenthood [Trial]. Edwards, Charles [1797-1868]. Cunningham, Emma, Claiment. The Burdell Case, Closing Argument of Mr. Charles Edwards, Advocate for Infant Next of Kin of Harvey Burdell: And in Opposition to the Claim of Emma Augusta Cunningham, For Letters of..... More
Trial of David Lynn, Jabez Meigs, Elijah Barton, Prince Cain...
"Killed by a Party of Men Disguised as Indians": McDade 641 [Trials]. Lynn, David, Primary Defendant. Merrick, John [1766-1861], Reporter. Trial of David Lynn, Jabez Meigs, Elijah Barton, Prince Cain, Nathaniel Lynn, Ansel Meigs, And Adam Pitts, For the Murder of Paul Chadwick, At Malta, In Maine, On September 8th..... More
Celebrated Trials and Remarkable Cases of Criminal Jurisprudence 6 vol
A Fascinating Compendium of "Celebrated" Trials in a Handsome Binding [Trials]. [Borrow, George H., Editor]. Celebrated Trials and Remarkable Cases of Criminal Jurisprudence from the Earliest Records to the Years 1825. London: Printed for Knight & Lacey, 1825. Six volumes. 35 engraved plates, 3 folding. Complete. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4")..... More
The New and Complete Newgate Calendar; Or, Malefactor's Bloody...
Complete Set in Bayntun Bindings, Extra-Illustrated 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, &c. &c. of the Most Notorious Criminals and Violators of the Laws of their Country (of Both Sexes..... More
The Humble Desires of a Free Subiect and True Lover of the Liberties..
Powers That Belong to the "Free Subject" Free Subject. The Humble Desires of a Free Subiect and True Lover of the Liberties of the Three Nations, Of England Scotland, And Ireland, And of the Dominions, And Territories Belonging to Them; Whereby to Unite Them in love, And Amity. London: Printed..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, Salem, MA, June 9, 1829, Framed.
"I Am Now Very Busy" [Manuscript]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Sewall, Samuel E. (1799-1888)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Salem, MA, June 9, 1829]. Single-page letter on 10" x 8" sheet and 9-1/2"x 7" engraved portrait of Story in judicial attire in attractively matted and glazed 13-3/4" x 19-1/4" frame. Moderate toning to..... More
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, During the...
A Copy Owned by Joseph Story, Benjamin Butler and Henry Fowle Durant Shower, Bartholomew. Leach, Thomas, Editor. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, During the Reigns of Charles the Second; James the Second; And William the Third. By Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. In Two Volumes. Volume..... More
Indications Respecting Lord Eldon, Including History of the Pending...
"Thus Exquisitely Cemented is the Union of Sinister Interests" Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1842]. Indications Respecting Lord Eldon, Including History of the Pending Judges'-Salary-Raising Measure. London: [Printed by A.J. Valpy], 1825. 55, [1] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet in recent stiff green wrappers, edges speckled red. Light toning to..... More
A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the...
The First Federal Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by T.L. Plowman, 1801. 28 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, a few minor spots to title page. Rare..... More
Lord Bacon's Confession: A Statement of the Facts, London, 1861.
A Sympathetic Biography of Bacon Dixon, William Hepworth [1821-1879]. [Bacon, Sir Francis (1561-1626)]. Lord Bacon's Confession: A Statement of the Facts. London: [Printed by W. Clowes and Sons], 1861. 37 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet tipped into recent wrappers, edges speckled red. Light soiling to wrappers, faint marks..... More
Trial of Dr. Pritchard, 1st edition, calf, presentation copy.
Rare Calf-Bound Presentation Copy [Trial]. Pritchard, Edward William [1825-1865], Defendant. Roughead, William, [1870-1952], Editor. Trial of Dr. Pritchard. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, [1906]. 343 pp. Portrait frontispiece. 14 plates. Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine, gilt-stamped company name to..... More
List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Autumn Circuit [with] ALS.
A Compilation of Scottish Justiciary Records with an Interesting Letter about an Estate Case Alison, Sir Archibald [1792-1867]. List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Autumn Circuit, September 1829. The Right Hon. Lord Justice-Clerk and Lord Moncreiff. Archibald Alison, Esq. Advocate Depute. [Glasgow: S.n., 1829]. [16], 9-307, [1] pp..... More
Two Letters: The First Containing Some Remarks on the Meeting Held...
"They Must At Least Stand Convicted of a Rash, Intemperate, and Improvident Zeal" A Freeholder of Cornwall. [Gregor, Francis (1760-1815)]. Two Letters: The First Containing Some Remarks on the Meeting Held 5th November, 1809, To Celebrate the Acquittal of Messrs. Hardy, J.H. Tooke, Thelwall, And Others, In November 1794: With..... More
The Contract of Pawn as it Exists at Common Law, And as Modified...
Interesting Legal Study of Pawnbroking Turner, Francis [1829-1885]. The Contract of Pawn as it Exists at Common Law, And as Modified by the Pawnbrokers' Acts, The Factors, Acts and Other Statutes. London: Jackson & Keeson, 1866. xvi, 352 pp. 12mo. (7" x 4"). Recent cloth, printed paper title label to..... More
Codigo de Procedimientos Civiles para el Distrito Federal y el...
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Histoire du Tribunal Revolutionnaire de Paris. 6 vols. Complete set.
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Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland.
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An Authentic Account of the Proceedings Under a Writ of Enquiry of...
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A Catalogue of Modern Law Works Published During the Years 1865-1882.
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A Catalogue of Modern Law Works Published During the Years 1865-1877.
Rare 1878 Catalogue of Stevens & Sons [Bookseller Catalogue] Stevens & Haynes. A Catalogue of Modern Law Works, Published During the Years 1865-1877. Being a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Legum of Henry G. Stevens and Robert W. Haynes, Law Publishers, Booksellers and Exporters of Law and Miscellaneous Literature. London: Stevens..... More
Tractatus Non Minus Utilissimus Quam Necessarius de Inventarii...
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Proceedings at the Assizes... [And] Supplementary to the Trial...
Scarce Perjury and Malicious Prosecution Trials [Trials]. Hurry, William, Defendant. Watson, John, Defendant. Proceedings at the Assizes at Thetford, On the 8th of March, 1786, And the 24th of March, 1787, In the Trial of William Hurry, Merchant, Of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, On an Indictment Preferred Against Him..... More
Inherit the Wind, First Edition, Inscribed by Both Authors.
"To the Granddaughter of One of America's Most Inspiring Thinkers" Lawrence, Jerome [1915-2004]. Lee, Robert E. [1918-1994]. Inherit the Wind. New York: Random House, Inc., [1955]. Photo illustrations. vi, 162 pp. Original publisher's cloth in lightly edgeworn and toned dust jacket, top-edge rouged. Faint offsetting to endleaves, author signatures and..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed "L.H.", New York, NY, April 16, 1959.
"Of Course it is Pleasant to Have Folks Gather and Tell You That You are a Hot Potato..." [Manuscript]. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. [Ely, Gertrude Sumner (1876-1970)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "L.H.", On Hand's U.S. Court House Letterhead, New York, NY, April 16, 1959]. 6-3/4" x 5-3/4" bifolium, text to recto of..... More
The New Instructor Clericalis, Stating the Authority, Jurisdiction...
Scarce First Edition of the First Systematic Account of the Court of Common Pleas Impey, John [d. 1829]. The New Instructor Clericalis, Stating the Authority, Jurisdiction, And Modern Practice of the Court of Common Pleas. With Directions for Commencing and Defending Actions, Entring up Judgments, Suing Out Executions, And Proceeding..... More
Group Portrait of the Waite Court, 20" x 24" in 24" x 27-1/2" Matte.
A Portrait of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices in 1882 [Supreme Court, United States]. Bell, C[harles] M[ilton] [1848-1893], Photographer. [Group Portrait of the Waite Court (1874-1888)]. Washington, DC: C.M. Bell, 1882. 15" x 20-1/2" albumen silver print mounted on illustration board with border and printed caption, tipped onto 27-1/2" x...... More
The Proceedings in the Arches-Court of Canterbury in a Cause Between..
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The Jury in the Trial of Jacob Van Arsdale for the Murder of Jasper...
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Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P Knowlton, January 22, 1903.
Holmes Warmly Congratulates His Successor on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Knowlton, Marcus Perrin (1839-1918)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P. Knowlton, Washington, DC, January 22, 1903]. Content to first 2 pp. of 7-3/4" x 5" U.S. Supreme Court bifolium letterhead. Moderate toning, single..... More
Discharge of Debt and Land Grant, York County, Massachusetts, 1741/2.
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Commentaries on American Law. Eleventh Edition, 1867. 4 Volumes.
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Commentaries on American Law. Seventh Edition, 1851. 4 Volumes.
Probably the Single Most Important Interpretation of American Law Kent, James [1763-1847]. [Kent, William (1802-1861), Editor]. [Eaton, Dorman Bridgeman (1823-1899), Editor]. Commentaries on American Law. New York: Published by William Kent, 1851. Four volumes. Star-paged to the second edition (1832). Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards..... More
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Report of Trial of Issues, In the Action of Damages for Libel in the..
Represented by Two Distinguished Scottish Jurists [Trial]. Stevenson, Duncan [1776?-1867], Defendant. Report of Trial of Issues, In the Action of Damages for Libel in the Beacon, James Gibson of Ingliston, Esq. Clerk to the Signet - Pursuer, Against Duncan Stevenson, Printer in Edinburgh - Defender. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh..... More
The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, At the Sessions House...
The Most Extensive Account of an Important Trial Inspired by Fear of the French Revolution [Trial]. Hardy, Thomas [1752-1832], Defendant. Gurney, Joseph [1744-1815], Reporter. The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, At the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, On Tuesday the Twenty-Eighth, Wednesday the Twenty-Ninth, Thursday the Thirtieth..... More
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