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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 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
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
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 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
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, The Unique and Final Holograph...
[Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: The Unique and Final Holograph MANUSCRIPT of LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, together with an Album of Other Manuscripts & Autographs, All Originally Written for & Brought Together by Colonel Alexander Bliss & John P. Kennedy, For Benefit of the Sanitary Commission Fair, Baltimore, Md., 1864..... More
Niles' Weekly Register, New Series No 14 Vol IV, May 29, 1819 Jew Bill
First Separate Printing of Brackenridge's Eloquent Defense of Religious Liberty for Maryland Jews [Brackenridge, Henry Marie (1786-1871)]. Niles' Weekly Register. New Series. No. 14-Vol. IV. Baltimore, May 29, 1819. [Baltimore]: Printed and Published by H. Niles, [1819]. 225-240 pp. Octavo (9-3/4" x 6-1/4"). Disbound, leaves starting to separate at ends..... More
The Late Excise Scheme Dissected, Or, An Exact Copy of the Late Bill..
"Designed as a New Year's Gift" [Taxation]. [Great Britain]. [Erskine, James, Lord Grange (1679-1754), Attributed]. The Late Excise Scheme Dissected, Or, An Exact Copy of the Late Bill for Repealing Several subsidies, And an Impost, Now payable on Tobacco, &c. With All the Blanks Filled Up, As They Probably Would..... More
Mormons & Cowboys, Moonshiners & Klansmen. Federal Law Enforcement...
Cresswell, Stephen. Mormons & Cowboys, Moonshiners & Klansmen. Federal Law Enforcement in the South & West, 1870-1893. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, [1991]. viii, 323 pp. Black & white illustrations. Publisher's black cloth hardcover, with stamped spine. A very good copy. $10. * The author draws on contemporary accounts..... More
Justice in the Wilderness: A Study of Frontier Courts in Canada...
Bakken, Larry A. Justice in the Wilderness: A Study of Frontier Courts in Canada and the United States 1670-1870. Littleton, Colorado: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1986. Illustrations. xii, 266 pp. Publisher's red cloth hardcover, with stamped spine and front cover. A very good copy. $35. More
Flooding the Courtrooms. Law and Water in the Far West.
Miller, Mary Catherine. Flooding the Courtrooms. Law and Water in the Far West. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1993. 255 pp., maps. Publisher's green cloth hardcover, with stamped spine and front cover. A very good copy. $65. * This legal biography of the California cattle company Miller & Lux illuminates..... More
Typed Letter on Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter Letterhead, Boston, 1909.
The Brandeis Firm Seeks Information from a Judge [Manuscript]. [Brandeis, Louis D. (1856-1941)]. [Typed Letter on Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter Letterhead, Boston, December 24, 1909]. 1 pp. typed letter on 10-1/4" x 8" sheet. Moderate toning, fold lines, some with browning. Letter signed, most likely by a secretary or clerk..... More
Floyd B Olson in the First Kidnapping Murder in "Gangster Ridden...
Was the Governor an Accessory to Murder? Birkeland, Harold. Floyd B. Olson in the First Kidnapping Murder in "Gangster Ridden Minnesota." [Minneapolis?]: Published by Harold Birkeland, [1934]. 32 pp. Stampled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light toning, light soiling to exterior. A well-preserved copy. $125. * Birkeland claims that Olson, the..... More
Liability for Animals. An Account of the Development and Present...
Williams, Glanville L. Liability for Animals. An Account of the Development and Present Law of Tortious Liability for Animals, Distress Damage Feasant And the Duty to Fence, In Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Common-Law Dominions. Cambridge: University Press, 1939. lxvi, 409 pp. Ex-library with property stamps to title page..... More
Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution.
Root, Elihu [1845-1937].Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1913. iv, [1], 83 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Top edges gilt. Light wear, internally clean. A very good copy. $35. More
Studies in Biblical Law.
With Two Notable UC-Berkeley Law School Associations Daube, David [1909-1999]. Studies in Biblical Law. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1947. viii, 328 pp. Original cloth, gilt title to spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities, light toning to interior, light browning to front free endpaper, which has pencilled signatures of Max Radin..... More
A Treatise on Aviation Law. Giving Authorities with Complete...
Hotchkiss, Henry G. A Treatise on Aviation Law. Giving Authorities with Complete Citations of Federal and State Decisions and Including Texts in Full of the International Covention of 1919, The Havana Convention, Air Commerce Act of 1926, Air Commerce Regulations, Air Commerce Forms for Pilots' Licenses, Etc., Other Federal Statutes..... More
The Life of the Late John Howard, Esq, With a Review of His Travels...
[Howard, John (1726-1790)]. The Life of the Late John Howard, Esq., With a Review of His Travels. To the Above Work, As Confirming Mr. Howard's Ideas of the Effects of Solitary Imprisonment, Is Annexed the Letter Which Appeared in the Paper of the World, On the Case of Saville, Tried..... More
Aviation Accident Law. A Complete Collection and Analysis of all.....
Rhyne, Charles S. Aviation Accident Law. A Complete collection and Analysis of all Reported Court Decisions involving Aircraft Accidents together with a reference to Legislation and International Conventions which have Application in this field. Washington, DC: Columbia Law Book Company, 1947. x, 315 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt stamped spine..... More
An Essay on the Law of Perpetuity, And on Trusts of Accumulation...
"We Confidently Recommend This Little Volume" Randell, Henry. An Essay on the Law of Perpetuity, And on Trusts of Accumulation: With an Introduction, Containing the History of Alienation. London: Printed for Thomas & George Underwood, 1822. viii, 250, [2] pp. 2 pp. publisher catalogue at rear of text. Octavo (10"..... More
An Eulogy on the Life and Character of John Marshall, Chief Justice of
Eulogy of John Marshall by an Eminent Pennsylvania Jurist Binney, Horace [1780-1875]. An Eulogy on the Life and Character of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Delivered at the Request of the Councils of Philadelphia, On the 24th September, 1835. Philadelphia: Printed by J...... More
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary Comprising the Terms and Phrases...
Shumaker, Walter A., and George Foster Longsdorf, Compilers. The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American Jurisprudence, Including Ancient and Modern Common Law, International Law, and Numerous Select Titles from the Civil Law, the French and the Spanish Law, Etc., Etc. with an Exhaustive Collection of Legal..... More
Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, From the..
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
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, With Preliminary...
PMM 224: Remarks on Prisons in England and Abroad Howard, John [1726-1790]. The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, With Preliminary Observations, And an Account of Some Foreign Prisons. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres, And Sold by T. Cadell in the Strand, And N. Conant in Fleet Street..... More
An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various...
A Notable Reformer Reports On Quarantine Conditions Howard, John [1726-1790]. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various Papers Relative to the Plague: Together with Further Observations on Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals; And Additional Remarks on the Present State of Those in Great Britain and Ireland. Warrington..... More
Institutes of International Law. London, 1849-1850. 2 vols. in 1.
Comprehensive Victorian-Era Treatise on International Law Wildman, Richard [1802-1881]. Institutes of International Law. London: William Benning & Co., 1849-1850. Two volumes in one. viii, 203; vi, 436 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Near-contemporary pebbled cloth, gilt-stamped library name to front board and foot of spine, gilt library insignia to rear..... More
Emancipation. The Making of the Black Lawyer 1844-1944.
Smith, J. Clay Jr. Emancipation. The Making of the Black Lawyer 1844-1944. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. xix, 703 pp., 32 pages of unnumbered plates: illustrations, portraits. Publisher's black cloth hardcover, very good, in a very good dust jacket. $35. * "Emancipation is the first truly comprehensive social and..... More
The Science of Legislation. Translated from the Italian...
Admired by Benjamin Franklin Filangieri, Gaetano [1752-1788]. Claton, Sir Richard [d.1828], Translator. The Science of Legislation. From the Italian of Gaetano Filangieri. London: Printed for T. Ostell, by Emery and Adams, 1806. Two volumes in one. xviii, 309, [2]; [vi], 292, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Near-contemporary pebbled cloth..... More
The Republic According to John Marshall Harlan.
Przybyszewski, Linda. The Republic According to John Marshall Harlan. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. xii, 286 pp., illustrations. Publisher's softcover, internally clean, a very good copy. $20. * "Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) is best known for condemning racial segregation in his dissent from Plessy..... More
The Conductor Generalis: Or the Office, Duty and Authority of Justices
1792 Philadelphia Edition of the Conductor Generalis "Revised and Adapted to the United States of America" Parker, James [1714-1770]. The Conductor Generalis: Or, the Office, Duty and Authority of Justices of the Peace, High-Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, Gaolers, Jury-Men, And Overseers of the Poor. As Also the Office of Clerks..... More
A Valuable Assistant to Every Man, Or, The American Clerk's Magazine..
Printed by Isaiah Thomas Freeman, Samuel [1743-1831]. A Valuable Assistant to Every Man: Or, The American Clerk's Magazine. Containing the Most Useful and Necessary Forms of Writings, Which Commonly Occur Between Man and Man, Under the Names of Acquittances, Agreements, Assignments, Awards, Bargains, Bills, Bonds, Complaints, Conveyances, Covenants, Deeds, Feoffments..... More
Code Civil, Livre Premier, Des Personnes, Titres V Du Mariage, VI....
Hemard's Witty View of French Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126..... More
De re Militari et Bello Tractatus; A Treatise on Military Matters...
Belli, Pierino [1502-1575]. De Re Militari et Bello Tractatus. Introduction by Arrigo Cavaglieri. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1936. Volume 1: Carnegie reprint of the 1563 Latin text. 29a, [15] pp., 150 fols., [28] pp. [with] Belli, Pierino. A Treatise on Military Matters and Warfare. Translated by Herbert C. Nutting. Oxford: Clarendon..... More
The March for Civil Rights, The Benjamin Hooks Story.
Inscribed to Jack Kemp Hooks, Benjamin L. [1925-2010]. Guess, Jerry. Archer, Dennis W., Foreword. The March for Civil Rights: The Benjamin Hooks Story. Chicago: American Bar Association, 2004. xi, 387 pp. Plates. Illustrations, portraits. Cloth in near-fine dust jacket, presentation inscription to Jack Kemp to front free endpaper, folds to..... More
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, With Preliminary...
PMM 224: A Landmark Study of Prisons Howard, John [1726-1790]. The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, With Preliminary Observations, And an Account of Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres; And Sold by T. Cadell, 1780. [viii], 449, [19] pp. 11 copperplates, 9 folding..... More
The Search for Truth, An Introduction to the Jury Trial Process.
Callahan, Cornelius P. The Search for Truth. An Introduction to the Jury Trial Process. Chicago: Sextant Press, 1997. xiii, 288 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, author presentation inscription to front free endpaper, publisher presentation card laid in. $125. * "This book removes the myth and mystery from the..... More
All Deliberate Speed, Reflections on the First Half Century of Brown..
Jack Kemp's Copy Ogletree, Charles J. All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half Century of Brown v. Board of Education. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2004. xv, 365 pp., Plates. Illustrations. Cloth in very lightly rubbed dust jacket, presentation inscription to Jack Kemp to front free endpaper, Kemp's..... More
Reflections of a Radical Moderate.
Richardson, Elliot [1920-1999]. Reflections of a Radical Moderate. New York: Pantheon Books, 1996. xvii, 285 pp. Cloth in near-fine dust jacket, author presentation inscription to front free endpaper. $75. * First edition. A distinguished public servant, Richardson, as U.S. Attorney General, was a prominent figure in the Watergate Scandal. He..... More
The Constitutional Law of the United States of America.
Von Holst, H. Translated by Alfred Bishop Mason. The Constitutional Law of the United States of America. Chicago, IL: Callaghan, Authorized edition, 1887. v, 369 pp. Contemporary pebbled cloth, with gilt stamped spine, internally clean. A very good copy. $40. More
The Law Relating to Electric Lighting: Being the Electric Lighting...
Bower, George Spencer and Walter Webb. The Law Relating to Electric Lighting: Being the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, with a Continious Commentary, Expository and Critical; Also, a General Introduction, Explaining its Scope and Probable Working, and Elucidating its Provisions, with Special Reference to the Evidence Given Before the Select Committee..... More
A General View of the Criminal Law of England.
Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames [1829-1894]. A General View of the Criminal Law of England. London: Macmillan and Co., 1890. ix, 399 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary pebbled cloth, black-stamped frames to boards, gilt title and black-stamped fillets to spines. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities with wear..... More
The History of Conspiracy and Abuse of Legal Procedure.
Winfield, Percy Henry. The History of Conspiracy and Abuse of Legal Procedure. Cambridge: The University Press, 1921. xxvii, 219 pp. (9-1/4", 6"). Publisher's hardcover, with gilt stamped spine and front cover, light wear, internally clean. $45. More
The Formal Bases of Law.
Del Vecchio, Giorgio. The Formal Bases of Law. Translated by John Lisle. With an editorial preface by Joseph H. Drake and with introductions by Sir John Macdonell and Shepard Barclay. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1921. lvii, 412 pp. Original blue cloth hardcover, with light shelfwear, internally clean. Ex-library with..... More
Philosophy in the Development of Law.
Tourtoulon, Pierre de [1867-1932]. Philosophy in the Development of Law. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1922. lxi, 653 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover, with light shelfwear, internally clean. Ex-library with white hand lettered shelf location to foot of spine, and bookplate on front pastedown. A good copy. $30. * Modern..... More
The Science of Jurisprudence. A Treatise in Which the Growth of...
A Presentation Copy From The Author Taylor, Hannis. The Science of Jurisprudence. A Treatise in Which the Growth of the Positive Law is Unfolded by the Historical Method, and Its Elements Classified and Defined by the Analytical. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1908. lxv, 676 pp. Original blue cloth hardcover..... More
An Account of the King's Court of Great Sessions in Wales.
Williams, W. Llewelyn. An Account of the King's Court of Great Sessions in Wales. London: Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1916. 87 pp. Publisher's boards with gilt lettering piece, light rubbing, internally clean. $45. More
John Howard's Winter's Journey.
Guy, William A. John Howard's Winter's Journey. London: Thos. de la Rue, 1882. viii, 78, [10] pp. Printed slip inserted before title "From the Author". Original cloth, with gilt stamped spine, moderate shelf wear, internally clean. $20. * A history of the remarkable man, John Howard, the Philanthropist. More
A Handbook on the Law of Traction Engines, With the Statutes...
Railways and Highways Cordeaux, William. A Handbook on the Law of Traction Engines, With the Statutes which Govern Their Use upon Highways. London: Printed by Shaw & Sons, 1883. xxxi, 61 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Flexible cloth, blind frames to covers, gilt title to front cover. A few minor..... More
Science of Legal Method. Select Essays by Various Authors.
Bruncken, Ernest, translator. Register, Layton B., translator. Sheldon, Henry N., introduction. Salmond, John W., introduction. Science of Legal Method. Select Essays by Various Authors. Translated by Ernest Bruncken and Layton B. Register. With Introductions by Henry N. Sheldon and John W. Salmond. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1921. lxxxvi, 593..... More
Mr. Justice Holmes.
Frankfurter, Felix (Editor). Mr. Justice Holmes. New York: Coward-McCann, 1931. frontispiece, viii, 241 pp. Publisher's cloth, with gilt stamped spine, very good, in a very worn dust jacket. $25. * Contents: Introduction: Mr. Justice Holmes; Benjamin N. Cardozo. Justice Holmes; Morris R. Cohen. Justice Holmes and the liberal mind; John..... More
75 Year History of National Association of Women Lawyers.
Zimmerman, Mary H. 75 Year History of National Association of Women Lawyers. 1899-1974. (The First Seventy-Five years). Lansing, MI: Printed by Wellman Press, 1975. 472 pp., illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth with title stamped to front cover and spine. Discreet ex-library stamp to front free endpaper, with presentation inscription from the..... More
Kakalog [i.e. Katalog] der Bibliothek von Wolfgang Kunkel.
Daigaku, Kyushu. Kakalog [i.e. Katalog] der Bibliothek von Wolfgang Kunkel. [Wolfgang Kunkel Library Catalog]. [Fukuoka: Kyushu University Library], 1988. xiv, 660 pp. Publisher's printed wraps, softbound. Preface in German and Japanese. Bibliographical items in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Polish and Spanish. A very good copy. $85. More
Reports of State Trials, New Series. 1820-1858, 8 Volumes.
Complete Set of MacDonnell's "Excellently Edited" Reports [Trials]. Macdonell, Sir John, Editor. Wallis, John E.P., Editor. Reports of State Trials: New Series, 1820-[1858]. Published Under the Direction of The State Trials Committee. London: Printed for H.M.S.O., by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen, 1888-1898. Eight volumes. Complete set. Main..... More
Law, Politics, and Birth Control.
Dienes, Thomas C. Law, Politics, and Birth Control. Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1972. vii, 374 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with stamped spine, internally clean, good. $25. More
The History of the Great Sessions in Wales...Lives...Welsh Judges...
Williams, William Retlaw. The History of the Great Sessions in Wales, 1542-1830, Together with the Lives of the Welsh Judges, And Annotated Lists of the Chamberlains and Chancellors, Attorney Generals, And Prothonotaries of the Four Circuits of Chester and Wales; The Lord President of Wales, And the Attorney Generals and..... More
The Ancient Laws of Wales Viewed Especially in Regard to the Light...
Lewis, Hubert. The Ancient Laws of Wales Viewed Especially in Regard to the Light They Throw upon The Origin of Some English Institutions. Edited by J.E. Lloyd. London: Elliot Stock, 1892. xvi, 558 pp. Publisher's orange cloth hardcover lightly rubbed, with gilt stamped spine. Bookplate on front pastedown and signature..... More
Case of Passmore Williamson, Report of the Proceedings on the Writ...
A Copy Presented to the Notable Female Abolitionist, Maria Weston Chapman, by the Defendant [Trial]. Williamson, Passmore [1822-1895], Defendant. Cannon, Arthur, Reporter. Case of Passmore Williamson: Report of the Proceedings on the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, Judge of the District Court of the..... More
Law in Literature: Legal Themes in Novellas.
Gemmette, Elizabeth Villiers. Law in Literature: Legal Themes in Novellas. Troy, NY: Whitson Pub Co., 1996. ix, 550 pp. Softbound, stamped spine, very light wear, internally clean and bright. $25. * This work brings together eight novellas which can be used to supplement and enhance the materials in Law in..... More
Speeches of Lord Erskine, When at the Bar, on Miscellaneous Subjects.
Courtroom Speeches of Lord Erskine, A Georgetown, DC Imprint Erskine, Thomas Henry, Lord [1750-1823]. [Ridgway, James, Editor]. Speeches of Lord Erskine, When at the Bar, On Miscellaneous Subjects. Georgetown, DC: Published by Joseph Milligan, 1813. 266 pp. 12mo. (6-3/4" x 4"). Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and..... More
The Wallace Stevens Case. Law and the Practice of Poetry.
Grey, Thomas C. The Wallace Stevens Case. Law and the Practice of Poetry. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1991. 155 pp. Publisher's hardcover, with stamped spine, very good, in a very good dust jacket. $25. * "Wallace Stevens was not only one of America's outstanding modernist poets but also a...... More
Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered
Campbell, John Lord. Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered. London: John Murray, 1859. vi, 117, [32] pp. Ex-library, with property stamps, bookplate on front pastedown. Publisher's maroon cloth boards rebacked preserving original spine. $20. * First edition. Originally composed as a letter to J. Payne Collier, Campbell analyzes legal allusions in a...... More
Abortion, Doctors and the Law. Some Aspects of the Legal Regulation...
Keown, John. Abortion, Doctors and the Law. Some Aspects of the Legal Regulation of Abortion in England from 1803 to 1982. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. x, 212 pp. Publisher's black cloth hardcover, with gilt stamped spine, very good, in a very good dust jacket. $45. * Ranging..... More
Full Particulars of the Trial and Sentence of T B Birkett (Farmer)...
"So Much for the Game Laws!" [Trial]. Birkett, Thomas B, Defendant. Full Particulars of the Trial and Sentence of T.B. Birkett (Farmer) For the Murder of William Watmore at Barnby-in-the-Willows. With a Copy of Verses and an Account of the Dreadful Murder of Will- Stevenson, At Sibsey, In Lincolnshire. [(London)..... More
The Lawyer in Literature.
Gest, John Marshall. The Lawyer in Literature. Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1913. xii, 249 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover, with gilt stamped lettering on spine. A very good copy. $20. * An elegant discourse on the law and lawyers found in Dickens, Balzac, Scott, Coke and others. A fascinating..... More
Plaidoyer de Mr Freydier, Avocat a Nismes, Contre l'Introduction...
A Chastity Belt and a Breach of Promise Freydier, M[onsier]. [Brunet, Gustave (1807-1896)]. Plaidoyer de Mr. Freydier, Avocat a Nismes, Contre l'Introduction de Cadenas, Ou Ceintures de Chastete. Reimpression Textuelle Faite sur l'Edition Originale de 1750 et Augmentee d'un Avant-Propos, Par Philomneste, Junior. Avec des Explications Nouvelles Edifantes et Curieuses..... More
Women Lawyers in the United States.
Thomas, Dorothy. Women Lawyers in the United States. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1957. xxx, 747 pp. Publisher's crimson cloth hardcover, somewhat worn, but a good copy. $25. More
Tom Bingham and the Transformation of the Law. A Liber Amicorum.
Andenas, M. and D. Fairgrieve (Editors). Tom Bingham and the Transformation of the Law. A Liber Amicorum. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Reprinted 2009. lxxii, 892 pp. Publisher's laminate hardcover, very good. $45. * Tom Bingham is among the most influential judges of the 20th century. This volume collects..... More
Harry A. Blackmun. The Outsider Justice.
Yarbrough, Tinsley E. Harry A. Blackmun. The Outsider Justice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. xiii, 397 pp., illustrations. Publisher's red cloth hardcover, with gilt stamped spine, very good, in a very good dust jacket. $20. * When appointed to the Supreme Court in 1970 by President Nixon, Harry A...... More
A Treatise of Feme Coverts: Or, The Lady's Law. Containing All the...
One of the Very First Treatises on Laws Concerning Women [Women]. [Great Britain]. A Treatise of Feme Coverts: Or, The Lady's Law. Containing All the Laws and Statutes Relating to Women, and Several Heads: I. Of Dissents of Lands to Females, Coparceners, Etc. II. Of Consummation of Marriage, Stealing of..... More
The Constitutions of the Several Independent States of America...
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