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Typed Correspondence and Testimonials on Behalf of Tom Mooney, 1918-29
Testimonials on Behalf of a Wrongfully Convicted Bomber [Manuscript]. [Mooney, Thomas (1882-1942)]. [Typed Correspondence and Testimonials on Behalf of Tom Mooney]. California, c.1929? [10] ff. 11" x 8-1/2" typed sheets stapled together at upper left corner (5 copies of letters from Franklin A. Griffin, signed in type, 2 quotations from..... More
Autograph Letter, Washington, January 14, 1952.
Hugo Black Mentions His Recently Deceased Wife [Manuscript]. Black, Hugo L. [1886-1971]. [Kogan, Herman (1914-1989)]. [Kogan, Merilew (1919-2007)]. [Autograph Letter, Washington, January 14, 1952]. 9" x 5-3/4" United States Supreme Court letterhead, content to recto. Light toning, two light horizontal fold lines. With transmittal envelope postmarked January 15, 1952, small..... More
Account Book, Stephentown, NY, 1813-1857.
Nineteenth-Century Account Book of a Hudson Valley Justice of the Peace [Manuscript]. [Sweet, Rufus (1774-1860)]. [Account Book]. [Stephenville, NY, 1813-1857]. [288] pp. Quarto (7-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Considerable wear, lower section of spine lacking, front board and first two signatures detached. Main text in neat hand..... More
Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968.
Abba Eban Discusses Hamilton Fish's Forthcoming Visit to Israel [Manuscript]. Eban, Abba [1915-2002]. [Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968]. Single-sided letter on 10-3/4" x 8-1/2" letterhead ("Minister for Foreign Affairs), signed "Abba Eban." Moderate toning, two horizontal fold lines, small abrasion to verso from adhesive removal..... More
Constable Ledger, Cumberland County, PA, 1826-1840.
An Interesting Docket Book from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania [Manuscript]. [Pennsylvania]. Lusk, Robert. [Docket Book]. Cumberland County, PA, 1826-1840. [iv], 111, [1], 66 pp. With two indexes. Folio (12-1/2" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards. Moderate rubbing, light wear to extremities, portion of spine abraded near foot, corners bumped..... More
Hartford Attorney's Account Book, 1801-1837.
Account Book of a Connecticut Attorney with Many Eminent and Wealthy Clients [Manuscript]. [Connecticut]. [Account Book]. [Hartford, CT, 1801-1837]. 25-60; [2], [191], [32 blank], [2], [1 blank] pp. Lacking pp. 1-24. Account book entries numbered 1-100. Octavo (7-3/4" x 6-1/2"). Main text in single neat hand (two different neat hands..... More
The Proceedings of the Lords Commissioners Appointed by His Ma'tye...
Reports of Trials Concerning the Stuart Kings, One a Manuscript Version that Differs from the Printed Account [Trials]. [Manuscript]. Compton, Henry [c.1632-1712], Defendant. The Proceedings of the Lords Commissioners Appointed by His Ma'tye to Inspect All Ecc'tiall Affyrs and Persons &c Against Henry Lord Bishop of London [caption title]. [London..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, to Frank T. Benner, Jr, June 25, 1920.
"I Believe in Panaceas As Little As You Do" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," on Personal Beverly Farms Letterhead, to Frank T. Benner, Jr., Washington, DC, June 25, 1920]. 2 pp. With transmittal envelope and portrait of Holmes. Light toning, horizontal fold line..... More
Corrected Typescript of Constitutional Science: Being the English...
An Unpublished English Translation of an Important Spanish-Language Work on Constitutional Law [Manuscript]. Hostos, Eugenia Maria de [1839-1903]. Hunt, A[lbert]. F[rancis]., Jr. [1872-1947], Translator. Constitutional Science: Being the English Version of a Work Entitled "Lecciones De Derecho Constitucional" by Eugenio M. de Hostas. Nahant, Massachusetts and Mt. Holly Springs, Pennsylvania..... More
Memorandum and Account Book, London, January-March 1771.
A Charming Slice of London Legal Life [Manuscript]. [Memorandum and Account Book]. [London], January 1-March 23, 1771. [28] pp. 5" x 4" untrimmed, unsewn bifolia, text in single neat hand. Light toning, light soiling to exterior, small holes or tears to a few leaves affecting text on final leaf only..... More
Commonplace Book and Parliamentary Notebook, c 1762-1775.
Private Records of Eighteenth-Century Parliamentary Proceedings [Manuscript]. Gray, Charles [1696-1782]. [Commonplace Book and Parliamentary Notebook]. Great Britain [London?], c.1762-1775. [i], a-d, 81, [147 blank], A-Y, a-p, [13] pp. With a 12-pp. index. Octavo (8" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary paneled reverse calf with blind fillets and corner fleurons, raised bands to spine..... More
Account Book of Joseph and William Burgess, Chester, 1778-1846.
Account Book and Client Ledger of a Chester Lawyer [Manuscript]. [Burgess, Joseph]. [Burgess, William]. [Account Book of Joseph and William Burgess]. Chester, UK, 1778-1846. [xiii], 151, [1] ff. Final leaf numbered 251, 100 ff. neatly removed after fol. 151. With an index. Folio (12-3/4" x 8"). Contemporary green laced vellum..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, From James Kent to Thomas Isaac Wharton.
A Warm Letter from Chancellor Kent [Manuscript]. Kent, James [1763-1847]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, From James Kent to Thomas Isaac Wharton, New York, May 3, 1828 (?)]. 2 pp. 10" x 8" bifolium, addressed and docketed (Ch. Kent Nov: 3d. 38) on verso with postmark and wax seal. Light toning, fold..... More
Typed Letter, Signed, On U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, 1980.
Justice Powell Declines an Invitation [Manuscript]. Powell, Lewis F. [1907-1998]. [Typed Letter, Signed, To Conrad Valanos, On U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead]. Washington, DC, May 14, 1980. Single-sided letter on 9-3/4" x 8" sheet, signed "Lewis Powell." Moderate toning, two faint horizontal fold lines. $100. * In this warm letter, Powell..... More
Eviction Order and Notice to Quit, Cornwall, England, September, 1830.
"Deliver and Yield Up to Me" [Manuscript]. [Real Property]. [Great Britain]. [Eviction Order and Notice to Quit, Cornwall, England, September 27, 1830]. 8-3/4" x 7-1/4" sheet. Light toning, horizontal fold lines. Content in neat hand, docketed on verso. $250. * A fine example of of an early eighteenth-century eviction order..... More
List Of Subscribers To The Association Established in the Town...
Leading Citizens of a Midland Town Establish a Fund to Fight Crime [Manuscript]. [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. List Of Subscribers To The Association Established in the Town And Neighbourhood Of Stourbridge For The Prosecution Of Felons. [Stourbridge, Warwickshire, England, c.1811]. 15-3/4" x 12-1/2" sheet, written on both sides, with a watermark..... More
Einleitung ins Rechtsstudium, Germany, c1800.
Handsome German Manuscript on the Sources of Civil Law [Manuscript]. [Germany]. [Einleitung ins Rechtsstudium]. [Germany, c.1790]. [194] pp. Quarto (7-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary quarter cloth over marbled boards with cloth-reinforced corners, blind, apparently once gilded, fillets, volume number (2) and illegible title to spine, speckled edges. Light rubbing to boards..... More
Legal Thesis on Women and Marriage in Roman and French Law.
1847 French Legal Thesis on Women and Marriage [Manuscript]. [Dossat, Jacques-Jean-Baptiste Alphonse (b.1823)]. [Legal Thesis on Women and Marriage in Roman and French Law]. [Grenoble?], 1847. 202 pp. Quarto (10" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary quarter morocco over pebbled cloth, raised bands, gilt ornaments and gilt title (Condition des Femmes) to spine..... More
Witness Testimony in Commonwealth v Hartman et al, August 20, 1874.
A Lethal Barroom Brawl in Pennsylvania [Manuscript]. [Pennsylvania]. [Witness Testimony in Commonwealth v. Hartman et al.]. Berks County, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1874. [30] ff. 12-1/2" x 7-3/4" ruled sheets held together with brass tabs at top-edge, text in single neat hand to rectos. Light toning, slight creasing near top-edge, occasional..... More
Standing Orders for the House of Lords, 1660-1767.
Standing Orders for the House of Lords [Manuscript]. [Parliament]. [GreatBritain]. Remembrances for Order and Decency to be Kept in the Upper House of Parliament by the Lords when His Majesty is Not There Leaving the Solemnity Belonging to His Majesty's Coming to be Marshall'd by Those Lords to Whom it..... More
Commonplace Book on Land and Estate Law, Law French, 17th century.
Commonplace Book on Land and Estate Law [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Commonplace Book]. Great Britain, 17th century. 455 ff [with intermittent blanks]. Quarto (8" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary reversed calf, blind rules to boards, rebacked retaining existing spine with raised bands and hand-lettered title ("IRSTVW"?), blind tooling to board edges, metal clasps..... More
Billings Trial, Beach's Argument, Ballston Spa, NY, 1890.
Manuscript Relating to a Sensational Murder Case in Ballston Spa, NY [Manuscript]. [Billings, Jesse, Jr.] [Beach, William A.]. Billings Trial, Beach's Argument [Spine Title]. [Ballston Spa, NY, 1880]. [v], 252 ff. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title and fillets to spine..... More
Conviction for Rioting, Queens County, New York, January 11, 1828.
Three "Colored People" Convicted for Rioting [Manuscript]. [New York]. [Conviction for Rioting]. Queens County, New York, January 11, 1828. 2 pp. 12-1/2" x 8" leaf, wax seals to recto, docketed on verso. Moderate toning, light foxing, three horizontal fold lines with short tears at ends affecting text without loss. Content..... More
Precedent (Style) Book, Edinburgh, 1763-1764.
A Carefully Organized Scottish Manuscript Precedent Book [Manuscript]. [Scotland]. [Precedent (Style) Book]. Edinburgh?, 1763-1764. 171 pp. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Contemporary wallet binding, quarter sheep over marbled paper-covered stiff wrappers, fastener lacking, silk ribbon bookmarks. Rubbing and light wear, marble detaching from wrappers in places, fore-edge of wrappers torn and..... More
Court Document in Taney's Hand, Signed by Taney, February 1, 1817.
A Court Document in Taney's Hand, Signed by Taney [Manuscript]. Taney, Roger B. [1777-1864]. [Court Document in Taney's Hand, Signed by Taney, Frederick County, MD, February 1, 1817]. 2 pp. 13-1/4" x 8" leaf, docketed on verso. Moderate toning, untrimmed edges, three horizontal fold lines with short tears at ends..... More