Three Charming Portraits of Holmes and his Siblings Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Holmes, Amelia Jackson [1843-1889]. Holmes, Edward Jackson [1846-1884]. [Three Portraits of the Holmes Children]. Boston, c.1856-1863. Three 3-1/2" x 2-1/4" black-and-white prints, each mounted on 4" x 2-1/2 card, ink photo studio stamps and penciled captions to..... More

One of the "Great Textbooks" Wharton, Francis [1820-1889]. A Treatise on the Criminal Law of the United States: Comprising a Digest of the Penal Statutes of the General Government, And of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia; With the Decisions on Cases Arising upon Those Statutes, And a General View..... More

Dana Calls for the Removal of a Pro-Slavery Judge Dana, Richard Henry, Jr. [1815-1882]. Remarks of Richard H. Dana, Jr. Esq. Before the Committee on Federal Relations, On the Proposed Removal of Edward G. Loring, Esq. From the Office of Judge of Probate. March 5, 1855. Boston: Printed by Alfred..... More

First English Edition of the Standard American Evidence Treatise Before Wigmore Greenleaf, Simon. [1783-1853]. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence. London: A. Maxwell/Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown, 1842. xlviii, 658 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and raised bands to..... More

Life Behind Bars in Joliet, Illinois Elgar, Thomas [b.1842]. Convict Life, Or Penitentiary Citizenship, In the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Ill. Written in Prison by Thomas Elgar, 6197, 1885. Rochester, NY: Published and Sold by Thomas Elgar, 1886. 48 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers. Moderate..... More

Includes "A Remarkable Case of Bastardy" with a Black Defendant Whistelo, Alexander, Defendant. The Commissioners of the Alms-House, vs. Alexander Whistelo, A Black Man; Being a Remarkable Case of Bastardy, Tried and Adjudged by the Mayor, Recorder, And Several Aldermen, Of the City of New-York, Under the Act Passed 6th..... More

One of the Standard American Texts of the Nineteenth Century Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland, as Administered in England and America; with Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown/London..... More

Written During the Final Years of American Westward Expansion Spaulding, George W. A Treatise on the Public Land System of the United States. With References to the Land Laws, Rulings of the Departments at Washington, and Decisions of Courts, And an Appendix of Forms in United States Land and Mining..... More

With a Warm Inscription by the Author Pomeroy, John Norton [1828-1885]. An Introduction to Municipal Law: Designed for General Readers and for Students in Colleges and Higher Schools. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1864. xxxviii, 544 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Original textured cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt..... More

Miscellaneous Writings of Joseph Story Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Story, William W. [1819-1895], Editor. The Miscellaneous Writings of Joseph Story, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Dane Professor of Law at Harvard University, Edited by his Son. Boston: Charles C. Little and J. Brown, 1852. 4..... More

The First Treatise on California Practice and Procedure Hart, J[esse] B. A Treatise on the Practice of the Courts of the State of California, Carefully Adapted to the Existing Law. New York: Banks, Gould & Co./Albany: Gould, Banks & Co., 1853. lxviii, 253 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Contemporary sheep..... More

Political Maneuvering at the Massachusetts Bible Society [Manuscript]. Greenleaf, Simon [1783-1853]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Charles Theodore Russell, Andover, MA, February 6, 1850]. 1 pp. letter to 10" x 8" bifolium on blue paper with integral address leaf and residue from wax seal, docketed "Simon Greenleaf Feby 6 1850" on..... More

Early South Carolina Appellate Reports [South Carolina]. Reports of Judicial Decisions in the Constitutional Court, Of the State of South-Carolina; Held at Charleston and Columbia, During the Years 1812, 13, 14, 15, And 16. To Which is Added, Two Cases Determined in the Court of Equity in the Year Eighteen..... More

A Conspiracy to Prevent Services in English in Two Lutheran Churches in Philadelphia [Trials]. Eberle, Frederick, Primary Defendant. Carson, James, Reporter. Trial of Frederick Eberle and Others, At a Nisi Prius Court, Held at Philadelphia, July 1816, Before the Honorable Jasper Yeates, Justice, For Illegally Conspiring Together by All Means..... More

The First Federal Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by T.L. Plowman, 1801. 28 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, a few minor spots to title page. Rare..... More

A Scarce Early Treatise on Insolvency in California Cowdery, Jabez F. [1834-1914]. The Law of Insolvency. Being the Voluntary Insolvency Law of California and Nevada, And the Involuntary Insolvency Law of California; With Full Annotations and References to the Decisions of the Supreme Court of California, And of Other Decisions..... More

Holmes Warmly Congratulates His Successor on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Knowlton, Marcus Perrin (1839-1918)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P. Knowlton, Washington, DC, January 22, 1903]. Content to first 2 pp. of 7-3/4" x 5" U.S. Supreme Court bifolium letterhead. Moderate toning, single..... More

Antebellum Edition of Story on the Conflict of Laws Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Bennett, Edmund Hastings [1824-1898], Editor. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Revised, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged. Boston..... More

Three Famous Murders of the Early 1890s [Murder]. Graves, Thomas Thatcher [1841-1893]. Sawtell, Isaac [d.1891]. Almy, Frank C. [1857-1892]. Three of a Kind: Dr. Graves, Isaac Sawtell, Frank C. Almy. Laconia, NH: John J. Lane, c.1893. 48 pp. Woodcut text illustrations. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers..... More

Antebellum Edition of Story on the Conflict of Laws Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Bennett, Edmund Hastings [1824-1898], Editor. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, In Regard to Contracts, Rights, And Remedies, And Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, And Judgments. Revised, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged. Boston..... More

A Leading Authority on Commercial and Maritime Law Parsons, Theophilus [1797-1882]. A Treatise on the Law of Shipping and the Law and Practice of Admiralty. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1869. Two volumes. lxv, [1], 647; xii, 931 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Later cloth, raised bands, gilt titles, publication..... More

"Reliable and Responsible Practising Lawyers" Merchants' Protective Union. [Solicitation for Membership]. New York, 1868. 10-3/4" x 8-1/4" bifolium, text to rectos and versos of both leaves. Light toning, vertical and horizontal fold lines, a few minor stains, a few short tears along folds, "August 15th" to date-line at head of..... More

Four Certificates Appointing a Distinguished Litchfield Judge [Manuscript Archive]. [Woodruff, Morris (1777-1840)]. [4 Judicial Appointment Certificates]. Litchfield, CT, 1829-1839. 12-1/2" x 7-3/4" part-printed bifolia, text running parallel to fold line, blind-embossed seal to 3 certificates and residue from removed seal to 1 certificate. Light toning, negligible light soiling, a few..... More

An Interesting Case of Fraud against Native American Soldiers [United States Congress]. [House Committee on Indian Affairs]. Alleged Frauds against Certain Indian Soldiers. House of Representatives, 42d Congress, 2d Session, Report No. 96. [Washington, D.C.: s.n.], 1872. 590 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, blind..... More

"Extraordinary Cases" of a Notable Nineteenth-Century Lawyer Clinton, Henry Lauren [1820-1899]. Extraordinary Cases. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. ix, 403 pp. With a tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece of Clinton. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4). Contemporary three-quarter morocco over cloth boards, gilt rules to morocco edges, gilt-edge raised bands, gilt fillets and..... More

"A Classic of American Criminal History": McDade 276 [Trial]. Durrant, William Henry Theodore [1871-1898], Defendant. Peixotto, Edgar D., Reporter. Report of the Trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant: Indicted for the Murder of Blanche Lamont, Before the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Including a Full..... More

"A Complete and Satisfactory Work" Gresley, Richard Newcombe [1804-1837]. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence in the Courts of Equity. Philadelphia: P.H. Nicklin & T. Johnson, 1837. [iii], [ix]-xl, 564 (i.e. 464) pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and blind fillets to..... More

Holmes Thanks an Editor [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [King, Moses (1853-1909)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Boston (?), July 4, 1880]. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2" sheet, content to recto. Faint horizontal fold line, negligible offsetting to upper-right corner. Letter accompanied by typed transcription. $950. * Holmes's letter dates..... More

Signed by the Author [Philadelphia]. Gibbons, Charles [1814-1884]. The Charges Against the Collector and Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia. Reply of Charles Gibbons to the Argument of David Paul Brown, Esq. With an Appendix, Containing the Statement of the Hon. James Cooper, In Answer to the Narrative of William..... More

Four Interesting Titles on Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy Mackintosh, Sir James [1765-1832]. Marvin, J[ohn] G[age] [1815-1855], Editor. A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations, Together with a Collected List of Works Upon International Law, A Sketch of the Author's Life, Etc. Boston: Pratt and Company..... More

Signed by Learned Hand [Hand, Learned (1872-1961)]. [Annotated Copy of a Marriage Service with Witness Signature of Learned Hand]. October 21, 1896. In The Marriage Service of the Book of Common Prayer. Our Marriage Vow---The Service and Minister's Certificate. New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1877. [x], 16, [19] pp. Octavo (6-1/2"..... More

Five New Titles from W.C. Little [Legal Publishing]. [List of Books Recently Issued by W.C. Little & Co]. Albany, NY, c.1882. 11" x 8-1/2" sheet with text to both sides. Light toning, light soiling and two small spots, horizontal fold line with minor tears to either side, four holes punched..... More

Discusses New York's Courts and Penal Institutions Pell, Ferris. A Review of the Administration and Civil Police of the State of New York, From the Year 1807, To the Year 1819. New York: Printed by E. Conrad, 1819. 184 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Sewn pamphlet, spine reinforced with contrasting..... More

The Role of Lawyers in "National Reconstruction" Washburn, Emory [1800-1877]. National Reconstruction and the Duty of the Profession: Reprinted from the "Law Reporter." Boston: Published by William Guild and Company, [1864]. 10 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Unsewn self-wrappers, moderate toning, faint vertical crease through center, minor wear to spine..... More

The Wentworths Kill the Tax Collector: McDade 1075 [Trials]. Wentworth, Asa, Defendant. Wentworth, Henry, Defendant. Wentworth, Horace, Defendant. The Parker Murder. Manchester's Great Mystery. The Story of the Murder of Jonas L. Parker, March 26, 1845, With an Account of the Efforts to Discover his Murderers, And a Report of..... More

An Interesting Piece of California Legal History [Manuscript]. Freeman, Abraham Clark [1843-1911]. Register of Actions and Proceedings. Sacramento County, CA, 1877-1880. 244 pp. Folio (13" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, gilt fillets to spine, marbled edges. Light rubbing to boards, dampstain to rear board, heavier rubbing to..... More

American Prize Cases From the War of 1812 [Trials]. [Fisher's Prize Cases]. United States, Circuit Court (Third District). Cases Decided in the District and Circuit Court of the United States for the Pennsylvania District, And Also a Case Decided in the District Court of Massachusetts, Relative to the Employment of..... More

A Condensed Edition of Story on the Constitution for Students in Secondary Schools and Lay Readers Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States: Containing a Brief Commentary on Every Clause, Explaining the True Nature, Reasons, and Objects Thereof; Designed for the Use of School..... More

"Have You Made Your Will?" A Retired Solicitor. Testamentary Counsels, And Hints to Christians on the Right Distribution of Their Property by Will. Carefully Revised by a Member of the American Bar. Troy, NY: W. And H. Merriam, 1845. xii, 13-108 pp. 12mo. (6-1/4" x 4"). Contemporary cloth, blind panels..... More

Thorough Records from a Nineteenth-Century Missouri Court [Manuscript]. [Docket Book]. [Missouri, c.1880]. 289 pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, gilt fillets to boards, gilt-edged raised bands and gilt title to spine (reading "Record"), marbled edges. Light rubbing, a few scuffs and nicks, some soiling to boards, illegible signature to..... More

Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1900. [vi], 86 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Original printed paper-covered boards, deckle edges. Moderate rubbing with some wear to joints, spine ends and corners, which are bumped, tiny stain to front board, rear free endpaper..... More

Signed by Greenleaf Greenleaf, Simon [1783-1853]. A Discourse Pronounced at the Inauguration of the Author as Royall Professor of Law in Harvard University, August 26, 1834. Cambridge: James Munroe and Co., 1834. 28 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet sumptuously bound into recent period-style calf, gilt and blind panels..... More

The Final Edition of Kent's Commentaries Kent, James [1763-1847]. Gould, John M. [1848-1909], Editor. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935], Editor. Commentaries on American Law. Fourteenth Edition. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1896. Four volumes. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Original cloth, blind frames to boards, red and black lettering pieces to..... More

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

First-Edition Copy of a Report of Dred Scott v. Sandford with a Notable Association [Trial]. [Dred Scott (c.1799-1858]. Howard, Benjamin C. [1791-1872], Reporter. A Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, And the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, In the Case of Dred Scott Versus..... More

Du Ponceau's Translation of De Rebus Bellicus Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Du Ponceau, Peter S. [1760-1844], Editor and Translator. A Treatise on the Law of War: Being the First Book of His Quaestiones Juris Publici. Translated From the Original Latin with Notes, by Peter Stephen du Ponceau. Philadelphia: Published by..... More

The Wentworths Kill the Tax Collector: McDade 1075 [Trials]. Wentworth, Asa, Defendant. Wentworth, Henry, Defendant. Wentworth, Horace, Defendant. The Parker Murder. Manchester's Great Mystery. The Story of the Murder of Jonas L. Parker, March 26, 1845, With an Account of the Efforts to Discover his Murderers, And a Report of..... More

Beach on Contributory Negligence Beach, Charles Fisk, Jr. [1854-1934]. Counter Negligence: A Treatise on the Law of Contributory Negligence or Negligence as a Defense. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Company, 1892. cxiv, 638 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands and red and black..... More

Thompson on Negligence Thompson, Seymour D. [1842-1904]. The Law of Negligence in Relations Not Resting in Contract. Illustrated by Leading Cases and Notes. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1886. Two volumes. clxxviii, 624; iv, [625]-1394 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands and red and..... More

The "Best English Treatise on the Subject" Collyer, John [1801-1870]. Collyer, John [1801-1870], Notes. Phillips, Willard [1784-1873], Notes. Pickering, Edward [d.1876], Notes. Barbour, Oliver L. [1811-1889], Notes. A Practical Treatise on the Law of Partnership. From the Last London Edition, Containing the American Notes of the Former Edition by Willard..... More