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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
Dissertatio Juridica Inauguralis de Beneficiis, Iure Romano et Nostro
1823 Study of Women's Rights in Roman Law and the Code Napoleon Swellengrebel, Hendrik Willem [1800-1824]. Dissertatio Juridica Inauguralis, De Beneficiis, Iure Romano et Nostro Codicis Feminis Concessis, Quam, Favente Deo, Ex Auctoritate Rectoris Magnifici, J.F.L. Schroder (...) Nec non Amplissimi Senatus Academici Conswensu, Et Nobilissimae Facultatis Iuridicae Decreto, Pro..... More
Trusts. The Recent Combinations in Trade, Their Character, Legality...
Cook, William W. (1858-1930). "Trusts." The Recent Combinations in Trade, Their Character, Legality and Mode of Organization, and the Rights, Duties and Liabilities of Their Managers and Certificate Holders. New York: L.K. Strouse & Co., 1888. First edition. [3], 63 pp. Mustard alligator patterned covers, light wear, private library label..... More
Minor Practicks, Or, a Treatise of the Scottish Law...
A Handy Guide to Scots Civil Law Circa 1726 Hope, Sir Thomas [1580?-1646]. Minor Practicks, Or, a Treatise of the Scottish Law. To Which is Subjoined, A Discourse On the Rite and Progress of the Law of Scotland: And an Alphabetical Abridgment of the Acts of Sederunt, From the Restoration..... More
What Caused the Crime Decline?
Roeder, Oliver. Eisen, Lauren-Brooke. Bowling, Julia. Stiglitz, Joseph E., Writer of Forward. Chettiar, Inimai, Writer of Executive Summary. What Caused the Crime Decline? New York: New York University School of Law, [2015]. 134 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. $5. * Contents: Foreword, by Dr. Joseph E. Stiglitz; Executive Summary, by Inimai..... More
A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Goods and Passengers by Land...
An English Supplement to Angell's Classic Treatise Browne, J.H. Balfour. A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Goods and Passengers by Land and Water. With Reference to the Most Recent American Decisions. London: Stevens and Sons, 1873. xxxii, 656 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Recent buckram, gilt fillets and..... More
History of a Suit in Equity...in the Virginia State Courts and...
1854 Treatise on Equity in the Virginia Courts Sands, Alexander H. History of a Suit in Equity, As Prosecuted and Defended in the Virginia State Courts and in the United States Circuit Courts. Richmond: Published by A. Morris, 1854. xi, [1], 510, [2] pp. Octavo (8" x 4-1/2"). Recent buckram..... More
Principles of the Law of Real Property, Intended as a First Book...
Williams, Joshua [1813-1881]. Principles of the Law of Real Property, Intended as a First Book for the Use of Students in Conveyancing. Second Edition. London: S. Sweet, 1849. xix, [1], 432 pp. Fold-out table. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Recent cloth, blind fillets, black-stamped date and lettering piece to spine, endpapers..... More
The Redbook: a Manual on Legal Style.
Garner, Bryan A. Newman, Jeff. Jackson, Tiger. The Redbook: a Manual on Legal Style. St. Paul, [Minn.]: West Group, [2002]. xi, 399 pp. Spiral-bound softcover. Light shelfwear. $5. * Contents: Part 1: mechanics; Punctuation; Capitalization; Italics, boldface and underlining; Document design; Numbers; Typographic symbols; Spelling; Citations; Footnotes; Part 2: grammar..... More
Impeachable Offenses: a Documentary History from 1787 to the Present.
Van Tassel, Emily Field. Finkelman, Paul. Impeachable Offenses: a Documentary History from 1787 to the Present. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, [1999]. x, 326 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $10. * Contents: Selected Provisions of the Constitution; James Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention; The Federalist Papers, Nos. 65 and 66; Alexander Hamilton..... More
Treatise on the Local Nomenclature of the Anglo-Saxons as Exhibited...
Place Names in Anglo-Saxon Law Leo, Heinrich. [Williams, B., Translator]. Treatise on the Local Nomenclature of the Anglo-Saxons as Exhibited in the "Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici," Translated from the German with Additional Examples and Explanatory Notes. London: Edward Lumley, 1852. xviii, [iv], 131 pp. Lacking twenty-page publisher catalogue. 12mo. (7-3/4"..... More
The Second Part of the Trial of the Hon Mrs Catherine Newton...
A Prolific Adulteress [Trial]. Newton, Catherine, Defendant. The Second Part of the Trial of the Hon. Mrs. Catherine Newton, Wife of John Newton, Esq; And Daughter of the Right Honourable and Reverend Lord Francis Seymour; At the Consistory Court of Doctor's Commons; Upon a Libel and Allegations, Charging Her with..... More
Cases of Treason, London, 1641.
"A More Complete Lawyer Than Any of His Contemporaries" Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Cases of Treason. London: Printed by the Assignes of John More, and are sold by Matthew Walbancke, and William Coke, 1641. [iv], 35, [1] pp. Quarto (6-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning, light soiling to..... More