Inscribed by Kent Kent, James [1763-1847]. Commentaries on American Law. New York: O. Halsted, 1832. Volume I of a four-volume set. xvi, 559 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and blind fillets to spines, lower lettering piece lacking. Moderate rubbing and a few..... More
A Choice Signed Limited First Edition of Darrow's Story of My Life Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. The Story of My Life. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. viii, [iv], 465 pp. Color portrait frontispiece with tissue overlay. Seventeen plates (with 2- illustrations), text illustrations to pp. 283 and 429. Publisher's quarter..... More
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Cardozo Can't Recall Any Memories Worth Sharing [Manuscript]. Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. [Shapiro, Harold Roland]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Shapiro On Supreme Court Letterhead, March 26, 1937]. Single 7-3/4" x 5" sheet. Horizontal fold line though center, tiny inkspot above letterhead, otherwise fine. [With] Cardozo, Benjamin N. [6-1/2" x 8-1/2"..... More
Signed By Benjamin Cardozo Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. What Medicine Can Do For Law. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. Original three-quarter cloth over paper boards, deckle edges. Negligible light shelfwear, corners and spine ends lightly bumped, faint residue from small label to front board near foot of spine. "Benjamin..... More
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Cardozo ALS on U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead with Photo [Manuscript]. Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. [Shapiro, Harold]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Harold Shapiro on U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, October 8, 1934]. Two 5" x 7-3/4" leaves. Light soiling, horizontal fold lines, otherwise fine. [With] Cardozo, Benjamin N. [7" x 9" Black-and-White..... More
Inscribed by Mason Mason, Alpheus T. [1899-1989]. "The Legal Justification for Injunctions in Labor Disputes." Offprint from the South Atlantic Quarterly, Volume XXIII, Number 1 (January, 1924) 40-49 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff wrappers. Lightly soiled, minor wear to spine ends, author inscription to head of front wrappers, internally clean..... More
The Essence of the Law... Cheesebrough, G.R. [1936-1993]. Obedientia Est Legis Essentia (Obedience is the Essence of the Law). N.p.: Circa, 1980. 18" x 24" color lithograph, glazed and matted in a handsome 20" x 26" frame. Signed and numbered by artist. A few minor scratches and nicks to frame..... More
The Nature of Equity Cheesebrough, G.R. [1936-1993]. Equitas Sequitur Legem (Equity Follows the Law). N.p.: Circa, 1980. 18" x 24" color lithograph, glazed and matted in a handsome 20" x 26" frame. Signed and numbered by artist. A few minor nicks to frame, otherwise fine. $200. * From a series..... More
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A Warm Thank-You Note from Cardozo to the Wife of a Notable New York Judge Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. [Seabury, Mrs. Samuel (Richey, Maude) (d. 1952)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Seabury On Personal Letterhead, March 1, 1928]. Single sheet folded to form two 6-1/2" x 4-1/2" leaves and 5" x...... More
Dershowitz, Alan M. The Genesis of Justice: Ten Stories of Biblical Injustice that Led to Ten Commandments and Modern Law. New York: Warner Books, [2000]. viii, 273 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. $20. * First edition. Signed by the author on half-title. More
McCarry, Charles. Citizen Nader. New York: Saturday Review Press, 1972. 335 pp. Hardcover in moderately edgeworn dust jacket, inscribed: "For justice/ Ralph Nader" on half-title. $50. * First edition, first printing of the author's first book. More
McCarry, Charles. Citizen Nader. New York: Saturday Review Press, 1972. 335 pp. Hardcover in moderately edgeworn, price-clipped dust jacket, inscribed: "For justice/ Ralph Nader" on half-title. $25. * First edition, first printing, of McCarry's first book. More
Grisham, John. The King of Torts. New York: Doubleday, 2003. 376 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket, author signature on half-title. $15. More
Dershowitz, Alan M. Just Revenge. [New York]: Warner Books, [1999]. viii, 322 pp. Paper boards over gilt stamped cloth. Dust jacket. Fine. $10. * Author's signature on title page. More
Nader, Ralph and Wesley J. Smith. Collision Course. The Truth About Airline Safety. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, [1993]. xxii, 378 pp. Softcover, some shelfwear, cover detached, internally clean. $10. * Uncorrected proof signed by both authors. More
Pan American Peace Plans, Signed by Hughes Hughes, Charles Evans [1862-1948]. Pan American Peace Plans. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1929. [iv], 68 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Light edgewear to dust jacket, some fading to spine, chipping to ends. "Charles E. Hughes" in bold hand to front free endpaper..... More
[Manuscript]. Lewis, Edwin O. [1879-1974]. [Here Lies an Honest Lawyer]. [Philadelphia, c.1969] 125 pp. [And] The Papers of Judge Edwin O. Lewis: Table of Contents. [Philadelphia, n.d.] 21 pp. Photocopied typescripts in bound in calf-stamped cloth dissertation binder, light shelfwear. "Here Lies an Honest Lawyer/ Edwin O Lewis retired/ former..... More
Cardozo Does Not Use Bookplates [Manuscript]. Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. [Typewritten Letter, Signed, on Supreme Court Stationary]. Washington, DC: April 2, 1936. Single 8" x 10-1/2" sheet. Light toning to letter, faint vertical and horizontal fold lines, minor short tear near center of right-hand margin along fold. An interesting letter..... More
Inscribed by Darrow to British Actress Rosalinde Fuller Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. A Persian Pearl and Other Essays. Chicago: C.L. Ricketts (Lakeside Press colophon), 1902. 160, [1] pp. Quarter cloth over patterned paper boards, gilt title to spine, top edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Light soiling, some wear to..... More
Frankfurter Quotes Holmes [Manuscript]. Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. [Typed Letter, Signed, On Harvard Law School Letterhead, November 5, 1932]. Single 8" x 5-1/2" sheet and 6" x 3-1/2" envelope. Some toning, two horizontal fold lines to letter, which has a full signature. Items housed in handsome recent cloth solander case with..... More
A Comical Courtroom Scene Cheesebrough, G.R. [1936-1993]. Res Ipsa Loquitur. N.p.: Circa, 1980. 18" x 24" color lithograph. Fine. $200. * From a series limited to 500, this number 210. Cheesebrough was highly regarded for his whimsical caricatures of celebrities, professionals and amateur sportsmen. More
Stein, Jacob A. (1925-2019). Legal Spectator and More. Washington: The Magazine Group, [2003]. xii, 320 pp. Softbound. Signed by the author on the title page. New. $35. * A compilation of the notable Washington, D.C., attorney's essays about lawyers, judges, clients, literature and popular culture. It is a long-awaited sequel..... More
Military Land Bounty for a Veteran of the War of 1812. [United States]. [Land Bounty]. [Signed Document Reassigning Bounty Land Originally Granted for Military Service]. Washington: General Land Office, April 1, 1854. Single folded 9-3/4" x 15-3/4" vellum leaf with red wax seal, annotations to verso. Very good. $150. *..... More
Burdick, William L. The Bench and Bar of Other Lands. Brooklyn: Metropolitan Law Book Company, [1939]. xii, 652pp. Original blue gilt stamped cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. $5. More
Nizer, Louis. Recent Radio Law in Review. [n.p., n.d.]. 24pp. Reprint from the 1940 radio annual. Stiff wrap. Inscribed by author on front cover. Excellent condition. $35. More