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Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber
Welsby, W.N.; E.T. Hurlstone & J. Gordon. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1847-56]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts by J.I. Clark Hare and H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-74. Eleven volumes. Contemporary law calf, worn. Ex-library. Rear covers of..... More
A Bibliography of Eighteenth Century Legal Literature...
Adams, J.N. and G. Averley. A Bibliography of Eighteenth Century Legal Literature. A Subject and Author Catalogue of Law Treatises and All Law Related Literature Held in the Main Legal Collections in England. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Avero (Eighteenth-Century) Publications Ltd., 1982. xvi, 900 pp.; with 6 microfiches in pocket..... More
Roger Brooke Taney: The Annual Address Delivered Before the American..
In Praise of Chief Justice Taney Potter, Clarkson N. [1825-1882]. [Taney, Roger B. (1777-1864)]. Roger Brooke Taney. The Annual Address Delivered Before the American Bar Association At its Fourth Annual Meeting, At Saratoga Springs, N.Y., August 18, 1881. Philadelphia: E.C. Markley & Son, Printers, 1881. 26 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x...... More
Corporate Reorganization and the Federal Court.
Rosenberg, James N. Swaine, Robert T. Walker, Roberts. Corporate Reorganization and the Federal Court. New York: Baker, Voorhis, 1924. xxviii, 148 pp. Original cloth. Light shelfwear. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $65. * Contents: A new scheme of reorganization, by James N. Rosenberg; Reorganization by decree: recent..... More
How Appellate Courts Decide Cases.
Llewellyn, Karl N. How Appellate Courts Decide Cases. Philadelphia: Brandeis Lawyers Society, [1951]. 63 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrapper. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $125. * Series: Publications of Brandeis Lawyers Society. More
Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials.
Shklar, Judith N. Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1986. xiv, 246 pp. Softbound, a very good copy. $25. * Contents. Introduction: Law and ideology: Definitions and ideologies: The differential characteristics: sin, immorality, and crime: Natural law and legal ideology: The ideology of agreement: Law..... More
Perspectives in Criminal Law: Essays in Honour of John Ll. J. Edwards.
Doob, Anthony N, Editor. Greenspan, Edward L, Editor. Edwards, Ll. J., Honouree. Perspectives in Criminal Law: Essays in Honour of John Ll. J. Edwards. Aurora, [Can.]: Canada Law Book, 1985. xviii, 349 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $75. * Contents: Directing the development of a university centre of..... More
Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local...
Herman, Susan N.; Finkelman, Paul. Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2008. viii, 219 pp. Blue hardcover, fine, as new. $25. More
A Soldier's Story, 1st Edition, Inscribed to Clarence Darrow's Niece.
Inscribed to Clarence Darrow's Niece Bradley, Omar N. A Soldier's Story. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1951. xix, 618 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Publisher's cloth, near-fine in worn dust jacket with light foxing and soiling, several chips and clean tears and large tear to back panel, illustrated endpapers (maps), internally..... More
The Paradoxes of Legal Science, First Edition.
First Edition of One of Cardozo's Most Important Books Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. The Paradoxes of Legal Science. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. v, 142, [1] pp. Original cloth, gilt title to spine, blind frames to boards, gilt Columbia University Press crest to center of front board. Light rubbing..... More
Law and Literature [with] Autograph Letter, Signed, February 20, 1931.
A First Edition of Cardozo's Law and Literature with a Related Cardozo Letter Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. Law and Literature and Other Essays and Addresses. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1931]. [ix], 190 pp. Cloth. Light rubbing, spine ends and corners bumped, lettering rubbed away from spine, light toning..... More
Law and Literature and Other Essays and Addresses. First Edition.
First Edition of One of the Most Important Legal Books of the 20th Century Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. Law and Literature and Other Essays and Addresses. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1931]. [ix], 190 pp. Cloth. Light rubbing, some fading to spine, small bookseller ticket and owner incription (Richard..... 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
The Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study.
Llewellyn, Karl N. The Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1960. 160 pp. Hardcover, ink underlining to several leaves. $20. * Contents: The bramble bush. 1. What law is about. 2. This case system: what lies behind the case. 3. This case system..... More
Blue Laws: The History, Economics, and Politics of Sunday-Closing...
Laband, David N. Heinbuch, Deborah Hendry. Blue Laws: The History, Economics, and Politics of Sunday-Closing Laws. Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books, 1987. vi, 232 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover, light shelfwear. $65. More
The History of the Iowa Law School, 1865-2010.
Hines, N. William. The History of the Iowa Law School, 1865-2010. Iowa City: The University of Iowa College of Law, 2011. xiii, 625 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $60. More
Origin and Development of Criminal Justice in India.
Dutta, N.K. Origin and Development of Criminal Justice in India. New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publications, 1990. 91 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $40. More
The Organs of Soviety Administration of Justice: Their History...
Kucherov, Samuel. Hazard, John N. The Organs of Soviety Administration of Justice: Their History and Operation. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1970. xxiii, 754 pp. Hardcover, lightly worn. $30. More
Wild Beasts and Idle Humours: The Insanity Defense from Antiquity to..
Robinson, Daniel N. Wild Beasts and Idle Humours: The Insanity Defense from Antiquity to the Present. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1996. vi, 299 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. More
Law and Lawyers in the United States: The Common Law Under Stress.
Grisworld, Erwin N. Law and Lawyers in the United States: The Common Law Under Stress. Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1965. viii, 152 pp. Hardcover in moderate dust jacket. Price clip. $20. More
Studies in Irish Legal History.
Osborough, W.N. Studies in Irish Legal History. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press, [1999]. ix, 340 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $60. More
The Irish Stage: A Legal History.
Osborough, W.N. The Irish Stage: A Legal History. Ireland: Four Courts Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society. x, 324 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $40. More
Reflections on Law and History: Irish Legal History Society...
Dawson, N.M. Reflections on Law and History: Irish Legal History Society Discourses and Other Paper, 2000-2005. [England]: Four Courts Press in association with The Irish Legal History Soceity, [2006]. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. More
Criminal Justice in the Old and the New.
Smith, Greg T. May, Allyson N. Devereaux, Simon. Criminal Justice in the Old and the New. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1998. xviii, 311 pp. Softbound. Lightly worn. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. $50. More
Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion American Democracy
Herman, Susan N. Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy.[New York]: Oxford University Press, 2011. ix, 276 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $30. More