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Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and..
Nicholas St. John Green's Edition of Story on Agency Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Green, Nicholas St. John [1830-1876], Editor. Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Law. With Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1874. xl, 706 pp..... More
Scrapbook Concerning the Murder of Joseph Hedley, c 1826-1843.
A Unique Collection of Items Relating to the Unsolved Murder of "Joe the Quilter" [Manuscript]. Bell, John [1783-1864], Compiler. [Hedley, Joseph (1749/50-1826)]. Account of the Murder of Joseph Hedley Commonly Called Joe the Quilter at Homers Lane Near Warden in the County of Northumberland 3d. January 1826. [6] ff. Disassembled..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, Portland, ME, August 3, 1837.
Letter From a Former Student to Story With Extensive Notes by Story [Manuscript]. Fox, Edward [1815-1881]. [Story, Joseph (1779-1845)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Portland, ME, August 3, 1837]. Single leaf folded to form 10" x 8" bifolium, franked and docketed on verso of second page, which has a bit of sealing..... More
Five Autograph Letters, Signed, From Story to his Brother-in-Law.
Story Discusses the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson and the Aftermath of a Landmark Case [Manuscript Archive]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [White, Stephen]. [Five Autograph Letters, Signed, From Story to his Brother-in-Law, Washington, DC, 1814-1826]. Five autograph letters on 10" x 8" bifolia with integral address leaves and wax seals or..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, Cambridge, MA, April 22, 1837.
Story Praises a Colleague's Essay on Usury [Manuscript]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Whipple, John (1784-1866)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Cambridge, MA, April 22, 1837]. Single leaf folded to form 9-3/4" x 8" bifolium, franked and docketed on verso of second page, which has a bit of sealing wax. Vertical and horizontal fold..... More
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, During the...
A Copy Owned by Joseph Story, Benjamin Butler and Henry Fowle Durant Shower, Bartholomew. Leach, Thomas, Editor. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, During the Reigns of Charles the Second; James the Second; And William the Third. By Sir Bartholomew Shower, Knt. In Two Volumes. Volume..... More
Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, 4th ed.
Antebellum Edition of Story on the Conflict of Laws Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Bennett, Edmund Hastings [1824-1898], Editor. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Revised, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged. Boston..... More
Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, 4th ed.
Antebellum Edition of Story on the Conflict of Laws Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Bennett, Edmund Hastings [1824-1898], Editor. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Revised, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged. Boston..... More
The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, At the Sessions House...
The Most Extensive Account of an Important Trial Inspired by Fear of the French Revolution [Trial]. Hardy, Thomas [1752-1832], Defendant. Gurney, Joseph [1744-1815], Reporter. The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, At the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, On Tuesday the Twenty-Eighth, Wednesday the Twenty-Ninth, Thursday the Thirtieth..... More
Commentaries on Equity Pleadings, And the Incidents Thereof....
The Standard Nineteenth-Century American Treatise on Equity Pleading Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Bennett, Edmund Hastings, Editor]. Commentaries on Equity Pleadings, And the Incidents Thereof, According to the Practice of the Courts of Equity, Of England and America. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1857. xxxiii, [1], 871 pp. Octavo (9" x 6")..... More
The Law of Foreign Corporations and Taxation of Corporations....
Beale on Foreign Corporations and the Taxation of Corporations Beale, Joseph Henry [1861-1943]. The Law of Foreign Corporations and Taxation of Corporations Both Foreign and Domestic. Boston: W.J. Nagel, 1904. xxvi, 1149 pp. Later library cloth, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine, endpapers renewed, light toning to interior. $350..... More
Arnould on the Law of Marine Insurance and Average, 14th ed. 2 vols.
Chorley, Lord of Kendal (1895-1978). Arnould, Joseph; Sir (1814-1886). Arnould on the Law of Marine Insurance and Average. Fourteenth edition. London: Stevens & Sons, 1954. 2 volumes. The Library of Shipping Law. Publisher's black cloth hardcover with green gilt lettered spine labels, lightly faded, binding slightly cocked. Light shelf wear..... More
A Treatise of the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen, Fifth Ed.
Classic Maritime Treatise with Notes by Joseph Story Abbott, Charles, Lord Tenterden [1762-1832]. Shee, William [1804-1868], Editor. Perkins, J[onathan] C[ogswell] [1809-1877], Editor. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. A Treatise of the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen. In Five Parts. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846. lxiii, [1], 1004..... More
A Treatise On The Limitations Of Actions At Law And Suits In Equity...
Angell's Notable Treatise on Limitation of Actions Angell, J[oseph] K. [1794-1857]. May, John Wilder [1819-1883]. A Treatise On The Limitations Of Actions At Law And Suits In Equity And Admiralty; With an Appendix Containing the American and English Statutes of Limitations. Fourth Edition: Revised and Greatly Enlarged. Boston: Little, Brown..... More
Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees...
Hemard's Illustrated French Tax Code Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees. Texte Inegral des Lois, Decrets, Decrets-Lois, Decret de Codification, Suivi d'un Formulaire Administratif. Paris: Editions Litteraires et Artistiques/Librairie "Le Triptyque", [1944]. x, 330, [1] pp. 183 illustrations, 62 of them in color. 8..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, To Thomas S Grimke, Salem, June 27, 1827.
"I Shall Be the Last to Cling to an Error, When I Perceive It" [Manuscript]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Grimke, Thomas Smith (1786-1834)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Thomas S. Grimke, Salem, June 27, 1827]. Single 13" x 8" sheet with text to recto and verso. Moderate toning, negligible light foxing, faint..... More
The Acts 6 and 7 Will IV c 71, and 1 Vict c 69, For the...
A New System of Tithes for Great Britain Schomberg, Joseph Trigge [1805-1878]. The Acts 6 and 7 Will. IV. c. 71, and 1 Vict. c. 69, For the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales: With Notes, Observations, and an Epitome of the Law of Tithes, Embracing All the Latest..... More
Reflections on the Natural and Acquired Endowments Requisite for...
Guidance for Young Lawyers A Barrister At Law. [Simpson, Joseph]. Reflections on the Natural and Acquired Endowments Requisite for the Study of the Law, And the Means to be Used in the Pursuit of It. London: Printed for J. Worrall; T. Waller; And B. Tovey, 1764. xi, [1], 54, [2]..... More
Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence. First English Edition
Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence. First English Edition by W.E. Grigsby. London: Stevens and Haynes, 1884. lxxiii, 1093 pp. Reprint. Birmingham: The Legal Classics Library, [1988]. lxxiii, 1093 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $45. * "Probably the decisive factor in..... More
A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States...
Story, Joseph A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States: Containing a Brief Commentary on Every Clause, Explaining the True Nature, Reasons, and Objects Thereof; Designed for the Use of School Libraries and General Readers. With an Appendix, Containing Important Public Documents, Illustrative of the Constitution. New York..... More
The Effects of Infidel Principles Illustrated, In Some Account of...
"The Effects of Infidel Principles" [Gurney, Joseph John (1788-1847)]. [Stratford, John (d.1829)]. The Effects of Infidel Principles Illustrated, In Some Account of John Stratford, Who was Executed at Norwich for the Crime of Murder. London: Printed by Edward Couchman: For the Tract Association of the Society of Friends, 1842. 12..... More
The Trial of Joseph Wall, Esq, Late Governor of Goree, For the...
The Consequences of Overzealous Flogging [Trial]. Wall, Joseph, Defendant [1737-1802]. The Trial of Joseph Wall, Esq. Late Governor of Goree, For the Wilful Murder of Benjamin Armstrong, A Serjeant of the African Corps, At the Old Bailey, On Wednesday, January 20, 1802. London: Printed by A. Macpherson for J. Lee..... More
An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution...
"The Subtle Distinctions of Powers" Powell, John Joseph [1755-1801]. An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution of Powers; And also Respecting the Nature and Effect of Leasing Powers in Which the Doctrine of the Judgment Delivered by the Court of King's Bench, In the Case of Pugh..... More
An Index to the Records, With Directions to the Several Places Where..
Strachey's Records [Strachey, William, Attributed]. [Ayloffe, Sir Joseph, Attributed]. An Index to the Records, With Directions to the Several Places Where They are to be Found. And Short Explanations of the Different Kinds of Rolls, Writs, &c. To Which is Added, A List of the Latin Sir-Names, And Names of..... More
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A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature... [And 3 Other Titles]
Four Interesting Titles on Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy Mackintosh, Sir James [1765-1832]. Marvin, J[ohn] G[age] [1815-1855], Editor. A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations, Together with a Collected List of Works Upon International Law, A Sketch of the Author's Life, Etc. Boston: Pratt and Company..... More