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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
Anno XXXVII Henrici Octavi: Statutes Made in the Parliament...
Acts of Henry VIII, 1545 [Great Britain]. [Statutes]. Henry VIII [1491-1547], King of England. Anno XXXVII. Henrici Octavi. Statutes Made in the Parliament, Holde[n] at Westminster in the XXXVII. Yere of the Most Renoumed Henry the Eyght, By the Grace of God Kinge of Engla[n]d Fraunce, And Irelande, Defender of..... More
A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, And...
Lambarde's Valuable Guide to Gavelkind and Other Legal Customs Lambarde, William [1536-1601]. A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, And Customes of that Shire. Written in the Yeere 1570. By William Lambarde of Lincolns Inne Gent. London: Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne, for D. Pakeman, [n.d., between 1634 and 1656?]..... More
Les Commentaries, Ou Reports [and] La Second Part de les Reports...
Early Edition of Plowden's Reports Plowden, Edmund [1518-1585]. Les Commentaries, Ou Reportes de Edmund Plowden Un Apprentice de le Common Ley, De Divers Cases Esteant Matters en Ley, & De les Arguments sur Yceux, En les Temps des Raigns le Roy Ed. le Size, le Roign Mary, le Roy &..... More
Cy Ensuont Ascuns Novel Cases, Collectes per le Iades Tresreverend...
An Authority Second Only to the Year Books Dyer, Sir James [1512-1582]. Cy Ensuont Ascuns Novel Cases, Collectes per le Iades Tresreverend Iudge, Mounsieur Iasques Dyer, Chiefe Iustice del Common Banke, Oue Divers Resolutions & Iudgements Dones sur Solempne Arguments & Avec Graund Deliberation, & Le Reasons & Causes des..... More
Reports and Cases, Taken in the Time of Queen Elizabeth, King James...
Held in High Regard by Lords Bacon and Hale Noy, William, Reporter. Reports and Cases, Taken In the Time of Queen Elizabeth, King James, And King Charles; Collected and Reported by that Learned Lawyer William Noy, Sometimes Reader of the Honourable Societie of Lincolnes-Inne, Since Attourney Generall to the Late..... More
A Practical Treatise on the Law of Principal and Surety.
"Very Sensible and Generally Accurate" Theobald, William [1798-1870]. A Practical Treatise on the Law of Principal and Surety, Particularly with Relation to Mercantile Guaranties, Bills of Exchange, And Bail Bonds. London: S. Sweet, 1832. [ii], xviii, 297 pp. With initial advertisement leaf. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Original paper-covered publisher's boards..... More
The Third Part of the Institutes [Bound with] The Fourth Part of the..
Second Editions of Coke's Third and Fourth Institutes Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1643]. The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, And Other Pleas of the Crown, And Criminall Causes. London: Printed...By M. Flesher, For W. Lee, and D. Pakeman, 1648. [xii], 243, [19] pp..... More
Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery, Containing Historical..
Handsome Large-Paper Copy With Twenty-Four Steel-Plate Engravings Herbert, W[illiam] [1771-1851]. Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery; Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches Relative to Their Original Foundation, Customs, Ceremonies, Buildings, Government, &c. &c. With a Concise History of the English Law. London: Printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Storer..... More
A Collection from The Legal Classics Library of 19 titles in 20 books
[Legal Classics Library]. A Collection of 19 titles, in 20 books. Gryphon Editions. The Legal Classics Library, 1982-1999. All volumes full calf, with all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, and ribbon page markers. Bookplates on front pastedowns, else fine. $400. Titles in this collection: 1. Goebel, Jr., Julius. Felony and Misdemeanor..... More
North from Malaya [with] Draft Press Release.
With Interesting Laid-In Material Douglas, William O. North from Malaya. Adventure on Five Fronts. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. Photo illustrations. 352 pp. Original green cloth, very good in edgeworn and lightly faded dust jacket with a few small tears, maps on front and rear endpapers, owner bookplate..... More
A Treatise of the Law of Partnership. To Which Also Are Added Many...
Important Treatise on Partnership Watson, William. A Treatise of the Law of Partnership. London: Printed for J. Butterworth and J. Cooke, 1807. xxvii, [1], 519, [23] pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine, speckled edges, colored endpapers..... More
Precedent (Style) Book, Edinburgh, 1763-1764.
A Carefully Organized Scottish Manuscript Precedent Book [Manuscript]. [Scotland]. [Precedent (Style) Book]. Edinburgh?, 1763-1764. 171 pp. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Contemporary wallet binding, quarter sheep over marbled paper-covered stiff wrappers, fastener lacking, silk ribbon bookmarks. Rubbing and light wear, marble detaching from wrappers in places, fore-edge of wrappers torn and..... More
A Treatise on the Law of Libel and Liberty of the Press...
First Edition of One of the First Important American Books on Freedom of the Press Cooper, Thomas [1759-1835]. A Treatise on the Law of Libel and the Liberty of the Press; Showing the Origin, Use, and Abuse of the Law of Libel: With Copious Notes and References to Authorities in..... More
Catalogue of the Extraordinary Collection of Law Trials Made....
[Auction Catalogue]. [Wynne, Edmund B.] Catalogue of the Extraordinary Collection of Law Trials Made by the Late Edmund B. Wynn, of Watertown, N.Y. Comprising a Great Number of the Rarest, Most Interesting and Instructive Trials in the Courts of Great Britain and America.... New York: Bangs and Co., 1893. 208..... More
A Catalogue of Pamphlets, Tracts, Proclamations, Speeches, Sermons....
[Library Catalogue]. [Lincoln's Inn]. A Catalogue of Pamphlets, Tracts, Proclamations, Speeches, Sermons, Trials, Petitions from 1506 to 1700 in the Library of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. London: Printed at the Chiswick Press for teh Honourable Society of Lincoln's inn, 1908. xii, 482 pp. Cloth, top-edge gilt, deckle for..... More
A History of the English Bar and Attornatus to 1450, Reprint, 1967.
Cohen, Herman. A History of the English Bar and Attornatus to 1450. London: Sweet & Maxwell, Limited, 1929. Reprint. London: Wildy & Sons, Limited, 1967. x, 622 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear. Early owner signature to front free endpaper, interior otherwise clean. $75. * "Mr. Cohen has made a very complete..... More
A History of the Inns of Court, With Special Reference to the...
Richardson, W[alter] C[ecil]. A History of the Inns of Court: With Special Reference to the Period of the Renaissance. Baton Rouge, LA: Claitor's Publishing Division, 1975. xix, 560 pp. Plates. Hardcover, light shelfwaer, faint stain to fore-edge of text block, internally clean. $30. More
Doctor and Student; or, Dialogues Between a Doctor of Divinity and...
Saint Germain, Christopher [1460?-1540]. Doctor and Student; or, Dialogues Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws of England: Containing the Grounds of Those Laws; Together with Questions and Cases Concerning the Equity Thereof. Corrected and Improved by William Muchall. London: Printed by A. Strahan, 1787. Reprint..... More
Courtroom Scenes of the Joseph Hines Racketeering Trials, 1938-1939.
A Visual Chronicle of an Important New York City Racketeering Case [Trial Art]. [Kidd, Steven R. "Joe" (1911-1987)]. [Woolf, Samuel Johnson (1880-1948)]. [Courtroom Scenes of the Hines Racketeering Trials, New York, 1938-1939]. 65 pastel and pencil images, mostly 20" x 16," others ranging in size from 12-1/2" x 10/12" to..... More
On Legal Realism. The Bramble Bush and three other titles.
Llewellyn, K.N. [1893-1962]. Karl Nickerson Llewellyn on Legal Realism. Including The Bramble Bush; "Legal Tradition and Social Science Method--A Realist's Critique" (1931), "Some Realism About Realism - Responding to Dean Pound" (1931) and "On Reading and Using the Newer Jurisprudence" (1940). The Legal Classics Library, 1986. ix, 158; 89-120; 1222;..... More
Consuetudo, Vel, Lex Mercatoria, Or, The Ancient Law-Merchant...
The Final and Vastly Expanded Edition Malynes, Gerard [fl. 1586-1641], Principal Author. Consuetudo, Vel, Lex Mercatoria: Or, The Ancient Law-Merchant. In Three Parts, According to the Essentials of Traffick. Necessary for Statesmen, Judges, Magistrates, Temporal and Civil Lawyers, Mint-Men, Merchants, Mariners, And All Others Negotiating in Any Parts of the..... More
The Magistrate's Pocket-Book, Or, An Epitome of the Duties and...
Guidance for Magistrates Robinson, William [1777-1848]. The Magistrate's Pocket-Book, Or, An Epitome of the Duties and Practice of a Justice of the Peace, Out of Sessions, Alphabetically Arranged: To Which is Added, A Copious and General Index. London: Charles Hunter, 1825. xvi, 446 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/4"). Later cloth..... More
A Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Settlement of the Poor.
A Principal Source for Research on the British Poor Law of the Early Nineteenth Century Nolan, Michael [d. 1827]. A Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Settlement of the Poor. With Considerable Additions. London: Printed by A. Strahan, for J. Butterworth, 1808. Two volumes. lv, [1], 582; xxiv..... More
A Description of the Close Rolls in the Tower of London, With an...
An Early Account of The English Close Rolls Hardy, Sir Thomas Duffus [1804-1878]. A Description of the Close Rolls in the Tower of London; With an Account of the Early Courts of Law and Equity. [London]: Printed for Private Circulation, 1833. xii, 191 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Later cloth..... More
Land-Lords Law, A Treatise Very Fit for the Perusal Both of Land-Lord.
Final Edition of the First English Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant Meriton, George [1634-1711]. Land-Lords Law. A Treatise Very Fit for the Perusal Both of Land-Lord and Tenant. Being a Collection of Several Cases in the Law Concerning Leases, And the Covenants, Conditions, Grants, Proviso's Exceptions, Surrenders..... More
The Spanish Origin of International Law. Fracisco De Vitoria and His
Scott, James Brown. The Spanish Origin of International Law. Francisco De Vitoria and His Law of Nations. London: Humphrey Milford, 1934. Reprint:[Delran]: [The Legal Classics Library], [1999]. 19a, 288, clviii pp. Frontispiece and portrait. Full leather, hardcover. Decorative extra gilt stamped cover and spine. Raised bands, all edges gilt. Bookplate..... More
Synopsis of the Law of Nations.
Textor, Johann Wolfgang [1693-1771]. Synopsis of the Law of Nations. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1916. Reprint. Birmingham: The Legal Classics Library, 1985. 26a, v, [1], 349, [1] pp. Full calf, extra decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown else, fine..... More
The Elements of the Common Lawes of England...
Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. The Elements of the Common Laws of England, Branched into a Double Tract: The One Contayning A Collection of Some Principal Rules and Maxims of the Common Law, With Their Latitude and Extent. Explicated for the More Facile Introduction of Such as are Studiously Addicted to..... More
Famous Cases of Circumstantial Evidence.
Phillips, S. Famous Cases of Circumstantial Evidence With an Introduction on the Theory of Presumptive Proof. [Delanco]: Legal Classics Library, [2000]. Reprint edition. Originally published Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1873. xxxix, 153 pp. Decorative gilt stamped leather. All edges gilt. Ribbon marker. Marble endpapers. Bookplate on front pastedown, else fine..... More
Narrative of the Cardross Case, 1861.
Thorny Issues Concerning Governance and the Role of Civil Law in Ecclesiastical Affairs [Macmillan, John]. Narrative of the Cardross Case [Caption Title]. [London, Edinburgh, & New York: T. Nelson & Sons, 1861]. 16 pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2"). Unstitched pamphlet in self-wrappers, light edgewear, moderate toning and foxing throughout. $350..... More
The American Law Directory, Giving the Name of at Least One Lawyer...
Civil War-Era Chicago Imprint Haines, Elijah M. [1822-1889], Editor. The American Law Directory, Giving the Name of at Least One Lawyer or Law Firm in Each City, County-Town or Village of Importance Throughout the United States and Canadas. Revised, Corrected, And Published Quarterly on the First of January, April, July..... More
Catalogue of Law Books in the Library at Hartwell, London, 1855.
An Impressive Private Library [Library Catalogue]. [Lee, Sir William (1688-1754)]. [Lee, Sir George (c.1700-1758)]. Catalogue of Law Books in the Library at Hartwell. London: [Printed by W. Watts], 1855. [iv], 122 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary textured cloth, decorative frames to boards gilt title to front board, all edges..... More
Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Law Library, 1912.
1912 Catalogue of the LA County Law Library [Library Catalogue] [Los Angeles County Law Library]. Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Law Library. [Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Law Library, 1912]. 338 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling, owner signature and inscription, "Personal Property Walter W. Dwyer" to head of..... More
An Essay on the Amendment, And Reduction, Of the Laws of England.
Rare Eighteenth-Century English Tract on Law Reform [Law Reform]. [Great Britain]. An Essay on the Amendment, And Reduction, Of the Laws of England. For the Ease of the Subject, The Advancement of Justice, And Regulating the Profession of the Law. [London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, And R. Gosling..... More
Un Abridgment des Plusiers Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley.
"Long a Model to Future Makers of Abridgments" Rolle, Sir Henry [1589-1656]. [Hale, Sir Matthew (1609-1676), Editor]. Un Abridgment des Plusiers Cases et Resolutions del Common Ley: Alphabeticalment Digest Desouth Severall Titles. Ouesque un Table des General Titles Contenus en Ceo. London: Printed for A. Crooke, W. Leake, [et al.]..... More
An Essay on the Law; Being a Summary View of the Profession of a...
An Unrecorded Defense of the Legal Profession from "Prejudice and Misconception" [Lawyers]. [Great Britain]. An Essay on the Law; Being a Summary View of the Profession of a Solicitor, In Opposition to Prejudice and Misconception. London: Printed by A.J. Valpy for W. Reed, 1811. [ii], 40 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x...... More
Opinions of Mr Justice Stewart October Term 1969, Inscribed to a Clerk
Inscribed by Potter Stewart to a Clerk Stewart, Potter [1915-1985]. Opinions of Mr. Justice Stewart Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. October Term, 1969. [Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, c.1969]. XVII ff., 761 pp. Red buckram, gilt fillets, title and date to spine, edges speckled..... More
La Sept Part des Reports Sr Edw Coke Chivaler, Chiefe Iustice del...
Coke's Reports, Part Seven, Which Includes Calvin's Case Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1634]. La Sept Part des Reports Sr. Edw. Coke Chivaler, Chiefe Iustice del Common Banke: Des Divers Resolutions & Iudgements Done sur Solemne Arguments, & Avec Grand Deliberation & Conference des Tresreverend Iudges & Sages de la Ley, De..... More
The First Part Though Last Publish't of the Reports of Sr George Croke
"A Work of Credit and Celebrity" Croke, Sir George [1560-1642]. The First Part Though Last Publish't of the Reports of Sr George Croke Kt. Late One of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, And Formerly One of the Justices of the Court of Common-Bench; Of Such Select Cases, As..... More
Anno XXI, Henrici VIII, Statuta ad Remp Spectantia, Edita in Prima...
King Henry VIII Makes Some of His First Moves Against the Catholic Church [Great Britain]. [Statutes]. [Henry VIII (1491-1547), King of England]. Anno XXI. Henrici VIII. Statvta ad Remp. Spectantia, Edita in Prima Sessione Parliamenti, Primo Inchoati in Ciuitate Londin. Tertio die Noue[m]bris, Anno Regni Inuictissimi Principis Henrici Octaui, Anglie..... More
Collectanea Juridica, Consisting of Tracts Relative to the Law 2 vols.
Highly Regarded by Holdsworth [Hargrave, Francis (1741?-1821), Editor]. Collectanea Juridica. Consisting of Tracts Relative to the Law and Constitution of England. London: Printed for E. and R. Brooke, 1791. Two volumes. [viii], 485, 32; [iv], 470, [26] pp. Both volumes conclude with "A Register of Law Publications." Octavo (8" x...... More
A Speech Delivered by Sir Francis Bacon, In the Lower House of...
The Union of England and Scotland Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. A Speech Delivered by Sir Francis Bacon, In the Lower House of Parliament Quinto Iacobi, Concerning the Article of Naturalization of the Scottish Nation. London: [S.n.], Printed Anno 1641. [iv], 34, [2] pp. First and final leaves are blank. Quarto..... More
Receipts and Documents Related to the Gosling Family, 1706-1875.
An Interesting Collection of Ephemera from Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century London [Scrapbook]. [Gosling, Sir Francis (1719-1768)]. [Receipts and Documents Related to the Gosling Family]. [London], 1706-1875. [51] ff. Small folio (10-1/2" x 8-1/4"). Later (twentieth-century?) three-quarter sheep over pebbled cloth, 14-1/2" x 17-1/4" (unfolded, 5" x 6-1/4" folded) indenture with wax..... More
The Life of William Late Earl of Mansfield, London, 1797.
The First Biography of Lord Mansfield Holliday, John [1730?-1801]. The Life of William Late Earl of Mansfield. London: Printed for P. Elmsly and D. Bremner, T. Cadell, Junior, and W. Davies, [et al.], 1797. [ii], xi, [3], 515, [1] pp. Two copperplate portraits, one mis-bound as frontispiece, the other mis-bound..... More
The Law of Mortgage, As Applied to the Redemption, Foreclosure...
Uncommon First Edition of an Important Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Mortgages Fisher, William Richard [1824-1888]. The Law of Mortgage, As Applied to the Redemption, Foreclosure and Sale in Equity of Incumbered Property; With the Law of the Priority of Incumbrancers. London: Butterworths, 1856. xxvi, 770; 22, [2] pp. Main text followed..... More
Court Document in Taney's Hand, Signed by Taney, February 1, 1817.
A Court Document in Taney's Hand, Signed by Taney [Manuscript]. Taney, Roger B. [1777-1864]. [Court Document in Taney's Hand, Signed by Taney, Frederick County, MD, February 1, 1817]. 2 pp. 13-1/4" x 8" leaf, docketed on verso. Moderate toning, untrimmed edges, three horizontal fold lines with short tears at ends..... More
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Business Law, 1895-96.
A Course on Business Law Taught by Louis Brandeis Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Business Law, 1895-96. [Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1895-1896]. 390 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 6"). 15 stapled pamphlets in self-wrappers with continuous pagination, stab-tied at head and foot of spines and bound into..... More
A Collection in English, Of the Statutes Now in Force, Continued from.
1611 Edition of Rastell's Statutes Rastell, William [1508-1565], Compiler. A Collection in English, Of the Statutes Now in Force, Continued from the Beginning of Magna Charta, Made in the 9. Yeere of the Reigne of King H.3. Untill the Ende of the Parliament Holden in the 7. Yeare of Our..... More
The New Science of Giambattista Vico. Translated from 3rd edition 1744
Vico, Giambattista [1668-1744]. The New Science of Giambattista Vico. Translated from the Third Edition (1744) by Thomas Goddard Bergin and Max Harold Fisch. Ithaca: Cornell University, 1948. xv, 398 pp. Reprint. New York: The Legal Classics Library, [1996]. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon..... More
Commentaries on the Laws of England, 1st London Edition. 1774. 4 vols.
The First London Edition of Blackstone's Commentaries in an Attractive Contemporary Binding Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books. London: Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, In the Strand; And D. Prince, At Oxford, 1774. Four volumes. Copperplate Table of Consanguinity and folding Table..... More
The Common Law, First Edition, Boston, 1881, Law-Calf Binding.
First Edition of The Common Law in the Scarce Law-Calf Binding Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. The Common Law. Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1881. [i]-xvi, 422 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Original law calf, rebacked retaining existing spine with raised bands and lettering piece, blind frames to boards, hinges..... More
The Law of Carriers, Inn-Keepers, Warehousemen, And Other...
The Law of Carriers, Hotels, Bars and Warehouses Jeremy, Henry. The Law of Carriers, Inn-Keepers, Warehousemen, And Other Depositories of Goods for Hire. London, Printed: New York: Reprinted and Published by I. Riley, 1816. vii, 163 [i.e. 139], [5] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards..... More
A Collection of Select and Modern Entries of Declarations...
A Companion to the Reports of Sir Creswell Levinz Levinz, Sir Creswell [1627-1701]. A Collection of Select and Modern Entries of Declarations, Pleadings, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments, &c. Referring to the Cases in Sir Creswell Levinz's Reports; The Judgment of the Court Being Added to Each President. With Notes and References..... More
Codex Dn Iustiniani [Justiniani] Sacratissimi Principis, Annotated.
Extensively Annotated by an Eminent French Jurist Justinian I [483-565 CE], Emperor of the East. Le Conte, Antoine [1517-1586], Editor. Accursius [c.1182-c.1260], Glossator. Codex Dn. Iustiniani Sacratissimi Principis [...] Accesserunt His Fasti Consulares a Primis Romanis Consulibus usque ad Ultimum Imperii Iustiniani Annum: Quos Continentur Excipis Peculiaris Chronologia Annorum &..... More
The Constitution of Liberty.
Hayek, F. A. The Constitution of Liberty. [New York]: The Legal Classics Library, [1999]. x, 570 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Bookplate on front pastedown, else fine. $75. * Special reprint edition of the 1960 University of Chicago Press edition. Friedrich..... More
Signed Royal Warrant Permitting Search of Parliamentary Records, 1726.
Royal Permission to Search Parliamentary Records [Manuscript]. [Legal Publishing]. George II [1683-1760], King of Great Britain. [Signed Royal Warrant Permitting Search of Parliamentary Records]. London, Kensington Palace, 1726. 2 pp. 12" x 7-1/2" bifolium, edges gilt, embossed royal seal and autograph signature "George R" at head, docket to verso. Moderate..... More
Anno Mariae Primo, Actes Made in the Parliamente Begun and Holden...
Important 16th Century Acts Concerning Queen Mary I [Great Britain]. [Statutes]. [Mary I, Queen (1516-1558)]. Anno Mariae Primo. Actes Made in the Parliamente Begun and Holden at Westminster the Second Day of Aprill, In the First Yeere of the Raigne of Our Most Gratious Soveraigne Ladye Marie, by the Grace..... More
Laws of Trade and Commerce, Designed as a Book of Reference in...
With an Interesting Chapter on Commercial Politics Williams, John. Laws of Trade and Commerce, Designed as a Book of Reference in Mercantile Transactions. London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1812. viii, 584 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and blind fillets to..... More
The Practical Register, Or the Accomplish'd Attorney, Consisting of...
Style's Practical Register Style, William [1603-1679]. The Practical Register, Or the Accomplish'd Attorney: Consisting of Rules, Orders, And the Most Principal Observations Concerning the Practice of the Common Law in his Majesties Courts at Westminster. But More Particularly Applicable to the Proceedings in the Kings Bench as Well in Matters..... More
A Review of the Laws Against the Knowingly Receiving of Stolen Goods..
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Military Law and Precedents. Second edition, revised and enlarged.
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The Modern Corporation and Private Property.
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The Formal Bases of Law.
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The Trial of Katharine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie For the Crimes of
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Famous American Jury Speeches.
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Freedom of Speech.
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Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence. First English Edition
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The Principles of Judicial Proof.
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Cardozo on the Law: The Nature of Judicial Process; The Growth of...
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A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills, Fit to be Understood by All.
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The Man From Kinsman, Signed, Limited Edition, 143 of 1000.
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