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The Sovereignty of the Law: Selections from Blackstone's Commentaries.
Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Jones, Gareth, Editor. The Sovereignty of the Law: Selections from Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. [London]: MacMillan, [1973]. viii, 254 pp. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust jacket. $50. More
Institutes of Hindu Law: Or, the Ordinances of Menu, According to...
An Important Edition of Hindu Law Manu, Manavadharmasastra. Jones, Sir William [1746-1794], Translator and Editor. Institutes of Hindu Law: Or, the Ordinances of Manu, According to the Gloss of Culluca. Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil. Verbally Translated from the original Sanscrit. With a Preface. [London]: Calcutta..... More
An Essay on the Law of Bailments. Boston, 1796.
First American Edition of Jones on Bailments Jones, Sir William [1746-1794]. An Essay on the Law of Bailments. Boston: From the Press of Samuel Etheridge, For John West, 1796. 178, [1] pp. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 4"). Recent quarter cloth over marbled boards, gilt title and author name to spine, colored..... More
An Essay on the Law of Bailments, First Edition. London, 1781.
"One of the Most Remarkable Books of All Time" Jones, Sir William [1746-1794]. An Essay on the Law of Bailments. London: Printed by J. Nichols; For Charles Dilly, 1781. [iv], 130, [2] pp. With a half-title, errata leaf at rear of text. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets..... More
An Inquiry into the Legal Mode of Suppressing Riots,... London, 1782.
Sir William Jones's First Legal and Political Essay Jones, Sir William [1746-1794]. An Inquiry into the Legal Mode of Suppressing Riots, With a Constitutional Plan of Future Defence. Published in July 1780. By William Jones, Esq; Of the Middle Temple. The Second Edition, Corrected. To Which is Now Added A...... More
The Speeches of Isaeus in Causes Concerning the Law of Succession...
The Book That Established Sir William Jones's Reputation as a Legal Scholar Jones, Sir William [1746-1794]. The Speeches of Isaeus in Causes Concerning the Law of Succession to Property at Athens, With a Prefatory Discourse, Notes Critical and Historical, and a Commentary. London: Printed by J. Nichols, For E. and..... More
The Speeches of Isaeus in Causes Concerning the Law of Succession...
The Book That Established Sir William Jones's Reputation as a Legal Scholar Jones, Sir William [1746-1794]. The Speeches of Isaeus in Causes Concerning the Law of Succession to Property at Athens, With a Prefatory Discourse, Notes Critical and Historical, And a Commentary. London: Printed by J. Nichols, For E. and..... More
Les Reports de Sir William Jones Chevalier, Jades un des Justices...
"Quaint and Entertaining Memorials of Suits" Jones, Sir William [1566-1640], Reporter. Les Reports de Sir William Jones Chevalier. Jades un des Justices del' Banck le Roy. Et Devant un des Justices del' Court de Common-Banck. Et Devant Capital Justice d'Ireland. De Divers Special Cases cy Bien in le Court de..... More