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The Penal Code of the State of New York.
First Edition of Field's New York Penal Code [Field, David Dudley (1805-1894)]. The Penal Code of the State of New York. Reported Complete by the Commissioners of the Code. Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1865. lxiv, 406, clxvii pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary paneled cloth. Moderate rubbing to boards..... More
Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess!...
"The Female Murderess!": Driven by the Culture of Slavery (Two Full-Page Woodcut Illustrations) [Murder]. [Walters, Ann Smith (1812-1844)]. [Dudley, Enos G. (d.1849)]. [Runkle, Mary]. Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess! Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, At Haverhill, N.H., May 23d, 1849. To Which is Added..... More
Draft of a Penal Code for the State of New York; Prepared by the...
A Presentation Copy From Noyes [Field, David Dudley (1805-1894)]. [Noyes, William Curtis (1805-1864)]. [Bradford, Alexander W. (1815-1867)]. Draft of a Penal Code for the State of New York; Prepared by the Commissioners of the Code, and Submitted to the Judges and Others for Examination, Prior to Revision by the Commissioners..... More
What Shall be Done with the Practice of the Courts? Shall it be...
Field Campaigns for Court Reform Field, David Dudley [1805-1894]. What Shall be Done with the Practice of the Courts? Shall it be Wholly Reformed. New York: John S. Voorhies, 1847. 38 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent plain boards, endleaves added. Moderate toning, light foxing..... More
The Precedents and Supplement to the Law of a Justice of Peace...
A Companion to Cunningham's JP Manual Dudley and Ward, John Ward, Viscount [c.1700-1774]. Cunningham, Timothy [d. 1789]. The Precedents and Supplement to the Law of a Justice of Peace and Parish Officer; &c. Under the Title Appeal, In the Precedents, Are the Proceedings in Several Appeals of Murder, In the..... More
The Unlawfulnesse of Subjects, Taking up Armes Against Their...
An Artful Defense of King Charles I Diggs, Dudley [1613-1643]. The Unlawfulness of Subjects Taking up Arms Against Their Soveraigne, In What Case Soever. Together with Answers to All Objections. A Work Very Seasonable for These Times, And May Serve as a Curb to the Treasonable Practices of Jesuits and..... More