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Memorials of the Essex Bar Association: and Brief Biographical...
Northend, William Dummer, Editor. George, Edward B, Editor. Memorials of the Essex Bar Association: and Brief Biographical Notices of Some of the Distinguished Members of the Essex Bar Prior to the Formation of the Association. Salem, [Mass.]: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1900. vi, 253 pp. Original cloth. Light shelfwear. Fading..... More
Bench and Bar of West Virginia.
Atkinson, George W. Bench and Bar of West Virginia. Charleston, [W.Va.]: Virginia Law Book Co., 1919. xxvii, 543 pp. Cloth. Lightly worn. Internally clean. Includes portraits. $75. * First edition. Bar histories are a valuable compendia of information that is often impossible to find in any other source. Atkinson says..... More
Lawyers and Laymen of Western Canada.
Stubbs, Roy St. George. Lawyers and Laymen of Western Canada. Toronto: Ryerson Press, [1939]. 197 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Library stamps to front and rear pastedowns, otherwise clean. $25. * Contents: Nicholas Flood Davin.; Nathaniel Francis Hagel.; Sir Hugh John Macdonald.; Samuel Larcombe.; Chief Justice Prendergast.; Robert Andrew Bonnar.; Patrick James..... More
Surgical Experiences in South Africa 1899-1900: Being Mainly...
Makins, George Henry. Surgical Experiences in South Africa 1899-1900: Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre. London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, Oxford University Press, 1913. Second edition. xvi, 504 pp., illustrations. Publisher's red cloth, with gilt stamped spine..... More
Narratives of State Trials in the Nineteenth Century... 2 Vols.
Browne, George Lathom. Narratives of State Trials in the Nineteenth Century: First Period. From the union with Ireland to the death of George the Fourth, 1801-1830. Two Volumes. Illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt stamped spine. Ex-Library, foxing at end of volume 1. Top of volume 1 spine taped. $75..... More
Hasty Recognition of Rebel Belligerency, And Our Right to Complain...
"The Most Gigantic and Immoral Sedition in History" Bemis, George [1816-1878]. Hasty Recognition of Rebel Belligerency, And Our Right to Complain of It. Boston: Published by A. Williams and Co., 1865. viii, [2], 57 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Disbound pamphlet, leaves separating at head. Moderate toning, faint vertical fold..... More
Criminal and Victim: Crime and Society in Early Nineteenth-Century...
Rude, George. Criminal and Victim: Crime and Society in Early Nineteenth-Century England. New York: Clarendon Press, [1986]. 146 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine with light soiling to front cover. Owner's signature to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. $35. * Contents: Part 1. Introduction; Women and Crime; Women and Punishment; Women in..... More
Trial by Combat. Boston, 1909.
Conflict Resolution--The Old-Fashioned Way Neilson, George [1858-1923]. Trial by Combat. Boston: G. A. Jackson, Law Publisher, 1909. xvi, 348 pp. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities, chipping to head of spine, corners bumped and worn, faint offsetting to endleaves..... More
The True Theory of Representation in a State; Or, The Leading...
A Cautious Perspective on Parliamentary Reform Harris, George [1809-1890]. The True Theory of Representation in a State; Or, The Leading Interests of the Nation, Not the Mere Predominance of Numbers, Proved to be its Proper Basis. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857. xii, 101, [1]; 2, 24 pp..... More
Crime and Punishment in Medieval Chinese Drama: Three Judge Pao Plays.
Tcheng, T'Ing-Yu. Hayden, George A., Editor. Crime and Punishment in Medieval Chinese Drama: Three Judge Pao Plays. Cambridge, [Mass.]: Harvard University Press, 1978. x, 238 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. $20. * Contents: Ch'en-chou t'iao mi, anonymous.; P'en erh kuei, anonymous.; Hou t'ing hua, by Cheng T'ing Yhu. More
The Queen's Story Book, Inscribed by Darrow to His Son Paul.
Inscribed by Clarence Darrow to His Son Paul Gomme, George Laurence [1853-1916]. Robinson, W[illiam]. H[eath]. [1872-1944]. The Queen's Story Book: Being Historical Stories Collected out of English Romantic Literature in Illustration of the Reigns of English Monarchs from the Conquest to Queen Victoria. New York: Longmans Green and Co., 1898..... More
The Compleat Practical Undersheriff, Comprehending the Duties...
The Role of Regency-Era Sheriffs and Undersheriffs Skirrow, George. The Compleat Practical Undersheriff. Comprehending the Duties of the Office as Exercised by the Sheriff in Person, Or by His Undersheriff, From His First Coming into the Office to the Passing of His Accounts, and Obtaining his Quietus, In a Regular..... More
A Liberal Attorney-General: Being the Life of Lord Robson of...
Keeton, George W. A Liberal Attorney-General: Being the Life of Lord Robson of Jesmond (1852-1918) with an Account of the Office of Attorney-General. London: Nisbet, 1949. vii, 241 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in moderately worn, price clipped dust jacket. $65. More
The Lord Advocates of Scotland: From the Close of the...
Omond, George W.T. The Lord Advocates of Scotland: From the Close of the Fifteenth Century to the Passing of the Reform Bill. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1883. Two Volumes. Hardcover, moderate shelfwear. $50. More
Lectures on Natural Right and Political Science: The First...
Stewart, Michael J. Hegel, George Wilhelm. Lectures on Natural Right and Political Science: The First Philosophy of Right. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1995. x, 356 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $45. More
A History of the Scotch Poor Law in Connexion with The Condition...
Nicholls, Sir George. A History of the Scotch Poor Law in Connexion with the Condition of the People. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1856. Reprint. New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1967. x, 288 pp. Hardcover, ligt shelfwear. $20. * Nicholls was a pioneering poor-law reformer and administrator. While Great Britain's..... More
The Jefferson Borden Mutiny, Trial of George Miller, John Glew...
Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas, McDade 679 [Trial]. Miller, George [d. 1876], Defendant. Glew, John, Defendant. Smith, William [d. 1876], Defendant. The Jefferson Borden Mutiny: Trial of George Miller, John Glew, And William Smith for Murder on the High Seas: Before Clifford & Lowell, JJ. Boston: Printed Under..... More
John J. Robinette: Peerless Mentor: an Appreciation.
Finlayson, George D. John J. Robinette: Peerless Mentor: an Appreciation. Toronto: Dundurn, [2003]. 420 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $65. More
From Status to Contract: A Biography of Sir Henry Maine.
Feaver, George. From Status to Contract: A Biography of Sir Henry Maine. [London]: Longmans, [1969]. xx, 366 pp. Plates. Illustrations. Hardcover in worn dust jacket. $30. More
A Practical Treatise on the Statutes of Limitations in England...
A Standard English Treatise on Statutes of Limitations Darby, J. George N. [1829-1870]. Bosanquet, Frederick Albert [1837-1923]. A Practical Treatise on the Statutes of Limitations in England and Ireland. London: William Maxwell & Son, 1867. xxiv, 508 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Recent buckram, retained lettering piece to spine, endpapers..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench...
"Very Much Esteemed by the Profession" Andrews, George. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, In the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of King George the Second. With Notes and Referenced Down to Michaelmas Term, 31. Geo. 3. And an Appendix Containing Some..... More
The Bermondsey Murder: A Full Report [with] The Only Correct...
Thomas McDade's Copy [Trial]. Manning, Frederick George [1820-1849], Defendant. Manning, Maria [1821-1849], Defendant. The Bermondsey Murder. A Full Report of the Trial of Frederick George Manning and Maria Manning, For the Murder of Patrick O'Connor, At Minver-Place, Bermondsey, On the 9th of August, 1849. Including Memoirs of Patrick O'Connor, Frederick..... More
The Crown Circuit Companion, First American Edition, Into Which...
Only American Edition [Stubbs, William]. [Talmash, George]. [Dogerty, Thomas]. The Crown Circuit Companion. First American Edition; Into Which Has Been Incorporated the Work Formerly Published Under the Name of the Crown Circuit Assistant. Both Works Have Also been Carefully Revised, And Such Additions Made Thereto, As Modern Statutes and Decisions..... More
Law, Political Thought, and the Ancient Constitution: A Case Study of
Kidwell, Erin Rahne. Law, Political Thought, and the Ancient Constitution: A Case Study of George Saltern's Of the Antient Lawes of Great Britaine. xviii, 330 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2016. ISBN-13: 9781616195397. ISBN-10: 1616195398. Hardcover. Fine. $30. * The blending of..... More
A Book About American Politics, Inscribed to Fred M. Vinson.
Inscribed to Fred M. Vinson Stimpson, George [1896-1952]. A Book About American Politics. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1952. xi, 554 pp. Publisher's cloth hardcover, very good in worn and lightly foxed and soiled dustjacket, light foxing to edges of text block, internally clean. Author inscription "To My Friend..... More