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By the Protector, A Proclamation Signifying His Highness Pleasure...
"All Men Being in Office of Government...Shall So Continue Till His Highness Further Direction" [Broadside]. Cromwell, Richard [1626-1712], Lord Protector. By the Protector. A Proclamation Signifying His Highness Pleasure, That All Men Being in Office of Government, At the Decease of His Most Dear Father, Oliver Late Lord Protector, Shall..... More
The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session... 2 vols. 1759
Fountainhall's Decisions Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord [1646-1722]. The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, From June 6th, 1678, To July 30th, 1712. Collected by the Honourable Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, One of the Senators of the College of Justice. Containing also the Transactions of the Privy Council..... More
The Practical and Academic Characteristics of English Law.
Evershed, The Rt. Hon. Lord. The Practical and Academic Characteristics of English Law. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 1956. 51 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. More
Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered
Campbell, John Lord. Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered. London: John Murray, 1859. vi, 117, [32] pp. Ex-library, with property stamps, bookplate on front pastedown. Publisher's maroon cloth boards rebacked preserving original spine. $20. * First edition. Originally composed as a letter to J. Payne Collier, Campbell analyzes legal allusions in a...... More
Select Decisions Of The Court Of Session, From the Year 1752 to the...
Kames's "Select Decisions" [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Select Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1752 to the Year 1768. Collected by a Member of the Court. Edinburgh: Printed by Neill and Company, For John Bell, 1780. xvii, [1], 251 [i.e.351], [1] pp. Folio (12" x 7-1/2")..... More
Remarkable Decisions Of The Court Of Session, From 1716, To 1728...
First Edition of Lord Kames's First Publication [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Remarkable Decisions Of The Court Of Session, From 1716, to 1728. Edinburgh: Printed by Mr. Tho. Ruddiman, 1728. iii-iv, 287, [1], xx pp. Recent library buckram, gilt institution name to boards, red and black lettering pieces and gilt..... More
Remarkable Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1730...
"Advancing Law to a Vigorous Maturity" [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Remarkable Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1730 to the Year 1752. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Kincaid and J. Bell, 1766. Folio (12" x 7-1/2"). Recent library buckram, gilt institution name to boards, red and black..... More
Decisions of the Court of Session, From 1681 to 1691.
Sir Roger Hog's Collection of Decisions of the Court of Session, 1681-1791 Hog, Sir Roger, Lord Harcarse [1735-1700]. Decisions of the Court of Session, Collected by Sir Roger Hog of Harcarse, One of the Senators of the College of Justice, From 1681 to 1691. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute..... More
Decisions of the Court of Session, From M,DC,XCVIII, To M,DCC,XVIII.
Hew Dalrymple's Collection of Decisions of the Court of Session, 1698-1718 Dalrymple, Sir Hew, Lord North Berwick [1652-1737]. Decisions of the Court of Session, From M,DC,XCVIII, to M,DCC,XVIII. Collected by The Right Honourable Sir Hew Dalrymple of North-Berwick, President of that Court. Edinburgh: Printed for Gavin Hamilton & John Balfour..... More
Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland.
First Edition of an Uncommon Study by Lord Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. xvi, 421, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher list of other titles by Kames. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, lettering piece..... More
The Maine Townsman, or Laws for the Regulation of Towns.
A Popular Legal Manual for Local Government in Maine Lord, John P. [1786-1877]. The Maine Townsman, Or Laws for the Regulation of Towns; With Forms and Judicial Decisions, Adapted to the Revised Statutes of Maine. Portland, ME: Published by Sanborn & Carter, 1845. viii, [13]-300 pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2")..... 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
John Marshall in Diplomacy and in Law.
[Shaw, Thomas Baron]. The Lord Craigmyle [1850-1937]. John Marshall in Diplomacy and in Law. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. viii, 145 pp. Reprinted Legal Classics Library, [2001]. Decorative gilt stamped calf, raised bands, ribbon marker, decorative endpapers, all edges gilt. Fine. $25. * The life and work of Marshall..... More
Arguments, And Decisions, In Remarkable Cases, Before the High Court.
Annotated Collection of Scottish Criminal Cases from 1536 to 1730 Dreghorn, John Maclaurin, Lord [1734-1796]. Arguments, And Decisions, In Remarkable Cases, Before the High Court of Justiciary, And Other Supreme Courts, in Scotland. Collected by Mr. Maclaurin. Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell, 1774. xv, [iv], xviii-xl, 776, [8] pp. Quarto..... More
The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, For the...
"That Absurd Relic of Gothic Barbarism" [Trial]. Byron, William, Lord [1722-1798], Defendant. The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, For the Murder of William Chaworth, Esq; Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In Westminster-Hall, In Full Parliament. On Tuesday the 16th, And Wednesday the 17th..... More
List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Spring Circuit, May, 1827...
A Compilation of Scottish Justiciary Records Annotated by Lord Alloway Cathcart, David, Lord Alloway [1763-1829]. List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Spring Circuit, May, 1827. Right Honourable Lord Gillies and Lord Alloway. A. Wood, Esq. Advocate Depute [Drop-Head Title]. [Glasgow]: Printed by John Graham and Co., [1827]. [788]..... More
Leges Marchiarum, Or Border-Laws, Containing Several Original...
The Union of Scotland and England Nicolson, William, Lord Bishop of Carlisle [1665-1727]. Leges Marchiarum, Or Border-Laws: Containing Several Original Articles and Treaties, Made and Agreed upon by the Commissioners of the Respective Kings of England and Scotland, For the Better Preservation of Peace and Commerce upon the Marches of..... More
Lord Redesdale's Opinion, London, c 1829.
The Authoritative Opinion of Lord Redesdale [Manuscript]. Freeman-Mitford, John, 1st Baron Redesdale [1748-1830]. Lord Redesdale's Opinion. London?, c.1829. 9" x 7-1/4" leaf, content to recto. Light toning, single horizontal fold, text in neat hand. $200. * The authoritative opinion of Lord Redesdale, discussing whether the dignity of the Earl of..... More
John Marshall in Diplomacy and in Law.
[Shaw, Thomas Baron]. The Lord Craigmyle [1850-1937]. John Marshall in Diplomacy and in Law. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. viii, 145 pp. Reprinted Legal Classics Library, [2001]. Decorative gilt stamped calf, raised bands, ribbon marker, decorative endpapers, all edges gilt. As new, excellent condition. $25. * The life and..... More
An Essay on Military Law, And the Practice of Courts Martial. 1st ed.
First Edition of an Important Treatise on Military Law Tytler, Alexander Fraser, Lord Woodhouselee [1747-1813]. An Essay on Military Law, And the Practice of Courts Martial. Edinburgh: Printed by Murray & Cochrane, Craig's Close; For T. Egerton, at the Military Library, Near Whitehall, London, 1800. [iii], vi-xi, [3], 428 pp..... More
Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1733 to the Year...
Digested Decisions of the Court of Session, 1733-1754 Elchies, Patrick Grant, Lord [1690-1754]. Morison, William M. [b. 1821], Editor. Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1733 to the Year 1754. Collected and Digested into the Form of a Dictionary, by Patrick Grant of Elchies, Esq. One of..... More
Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1738 to the Year...
"A Model for the Most Useful Form of Law Reports" Fergusson, James, Sir, Lord Kilkerran [1688-1759]. [Fergusson, George (1743-1827), Lord Hermand, Editor]. Decisions of the Court of Session, From the Year 1738 to the Year 1752. Collected and Digested into the Form of a Dictionary. By Sir James Fergusson of..... More
The Decisions of the Court of Session, From its First Institution...
Kames's Decisions in "Form of a Dictionary" [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. The Decisions of the Court of Session, From Its First Institution to the Present Time. Abridged, And Digested Under the Proper Heads, In Form of a Dictionary. Collected from a Great Number of Manuscripts, Never Before Published, As..... More
Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland.
First Edition of an Uncommon Study by Lord Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. xvi, 421, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher list of other titles by Kames. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style quarter calf..... More
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, In the...
With an Interesting Tract on Law Reform [Cunningham, Timothy (d. 1789)]. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, In the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Years, Of His Late Majesty King George the Second. During which Time The Right Honourable the Earl of Hardwicke was..... More