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$100 Reward, Stolen, on the Night of Sept 20th or 21st, From...
"$100 Reward!" [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [New York]. $100 Reward! Stolen, On the Night of Sept 20th or 21st, From the Office of Lucian Moses, In the Village of Skaneateles, About $100 in National Bank Bills, $10 in Gold, And One Gold Open-Faced English Lever Watch, Made by "M.J. Tobias & Co...... More
Opinions of the Committees on Professional Ethics of the Association..
Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Opinions of the Committees on Professional Ethics of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York County Lawyers' Association. New York: Columbia University Press, [1958]. 905 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Ink stamps to..... More
Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen...
1812 Laws of New York City [New York City]. Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen, And Commonalty of the City of New-York, In Common Council Convened, For the Good Rule and Government of the Inhabitants and Residents of the Said City, Passed During the Mayoralty of..... 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
Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen...
New York City in 1817 [New York City]. Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen, And Commonalty of the City of New-York, By Common Council Convened, During the Mayoralty of Jacob Radcliff. To Which is Added, The Law of the State of New-York Relative to the Transportation..... More
Laus Deo: East-Hampton Book of Laws, June ye 24th 1665.
[New-York Historical Society]. [The Duke of York's Laws]. "East-Hampton Book of Laws, June ye 24th 1665." Removed from Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1809, Volume 1. [New York: Printed and published by I. Riley, 1811]. [305]-428 pp. Recent buckram, gilt title to spine. Light browning to..... More
$100 Reward, Groton Village, Tomkins County, New York, 1879.
Highway Robbery, Tomkins County, New York, 1879 [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [New York (State)]. $100.00 Reward!! Dated Oct. 8, 1879. Tomkins County, NY, October 8, 1879. 9-1/2" x 9" broadside, text in single column below headline. Light browning, horizontal fold line through center, a few chips and clean short tears to left-hand..... More
A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and...
A Rare Guide to the 1841 Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [Bicknell, George Augustus]. A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and Effect. By a Member of the Bar of New-York. To Which is Annexed, An Authentic Copy of the Bankruptcy Act. New York: H. Anstice, Stationer, 1841..... More
Laws of the State of New-York... 1816 to 1865, in 42 books
[New York Laws]. Laws of the State of New-York, Passed at the Thirty-Ninth to [Eighty-Eight Session of the Legislature... From January 1816 to [April 1865]. Albany: William Gould, 1818-1865. 42 books. Eight linear feet of shelf space. Early 20th-century tan cloth with upper and lower black spine labels. Worn, many..... More
Charter of the City of Buffalo, With the Several Amendments, To Which.
Buffalo, New York, in 1839 [Buffalo, New York]. Charter of the City of Buffalo: With the Several Amendments: To Which are Added the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Buffalo. Revised, Jan. 1839. Published by Order of the Common Council. Buffalo: Press of Thomas & Co., 1839. 93, 112..... More
Harrison & Morton Club of New York, New York, 1888.
Elite Members of the New York City Bar Establish a Club to Promote Benjamin Harrison's Presidential Campaign [Manuscript]. Harrison & Morton Club of New York. [Harrison & Morton Club of New York (Cover Title)]. [New York, 1888]. 61, [4] pp. Quarto (9-1/2" x 7"). Limp calf, club name gilt-stamped to..... More
The Charter of the City of Albany; And the Laws and Ordinances...
Albany, New York in 1800 [Albany]. [New York]. The Charter of the City of Albany; And the Laws and Ordinances, Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the Said City, In Common Council Convened. Albany: Printed by Barber & Southwick, For the Corporation, 1800. 158, [2] pp..... More
Laws of the State of New-York, Comprising the Constitution, And the...
Handsome 1789 Folio Edition of New York Laws with Two Interesting Laid-In Manuscript Notes [New York]. [Jones, Samuel (1734-1819), Compiler]. [Varick, Richard (1753-1819), Compiler]. Laws of the State of New York, Comprising the Constitution, And the Acts of the Legislature Since the Revolution, From The First to the Twelfth Session..... More
Acts of Assembly Passed in the Province of New-York, from 1691 to 1718
1719 Compilation of New York Laws Printed in London by John Baskett [New York (Colony)]. Acts of Assembly Passed in the Province of New-York, From 1691, To 1718. London: Printed for John Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1719. xv, 292 pp. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Contemporary calf..... More
An Act Apportioning the Members of Assembly of this State...
Rare 1815 New York Broadside Concerning Representation in the State Assembly [Broadside]. [New York]. An Act Apportioning the Members of Assembly of this State According to the Rule Prescribed by the Constitution. [Albany]: April 8, 1815. 13" x 8" broadside. Lightly browned, light foxing and a few faint dampstains, fold..... More
Laws of the State of New-York, Comprising the Constitution, And Acts..
Early Post-Revolutionary Compilation of New York Laws [New York]. Laws of the State of New York, Comprising the Constitution, And the Acts of the Legislature, Since the Revolution, From the First to the Fifteenth Session, Inclusive. New York: Printed by Thomas Greenleaf, 1792. Two volumes. [iv], 511, [1] pp.; [iv]..... More
Directions to Executors and Administrators on Taking Inventory.
Preparing to File with the Surrogate's Office Surrogate's Office, Hudson, New York. Directions to Executors and Administrators on Taking Inventory. Hudson: [Surrogate's Office], 1872. 13 pp. 12mo. (5-3/4" x 3-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and minor edgewear, early owner signature to front wrapper. Light browning to text..... More
A Law in Addition to a Law, Entitled "Of the Public Market Houses."...
1836 Broadside of Laws Regulating Albany's Public Markets [Broadside]. [Albany, New York]. A Law in Addition to a Law, Entitled "Of the Public Market Houses." Passed February 1, 1836. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Albany, in Common Council Convened, do Ordain as Follows:... Erastus Corning, Mayor..... More
Disaster to The New York Central Railroad: Decisions of the General...
Analysis of Litigation Between The New York Central and One of Its Vendors [New York Central Railroad Company]. Disaster to the New York Central Railroad: Decisions of the General Term of the Supreme Court, In Third Judicial District, September, 1859. 37 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed..... More
Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York...
The 1938 New York Constitutional Convention [New York State]. Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, April Fifth to August Twenty-Sixth, 1938. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1938. [1190] pp. Original cloth, light shelfwear, internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine, bookplate and shelf label to front..... More