"The Parties in this Cause Have Chosen You Referees..." [Pennsylvania]. [Summons to Appear as Referees in a Debt Dispute]. Horsham, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1846. 6-3/4" x 8" part-printed document completed in manuscript and signed by justice of the peace Charles Palmer, summary of judgement and autograph signatures of four men..... More
A Pastor Defends His Congregant Clark, Benjamin Franklin [1809-1879]. The Perjury Case! Further Developments. Mr. Clark's Replies to the Letters of George F. Farley, And Ashael Huntington, Esq's. Boston: Printed for the Publisher, 1848. 16 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, bottom edge untrimmed, last signature unopened. Moderate..... More
A Quaker Insane Asylum Sued for Wrongful Detention Brown, David Paul [1795-1872]. Speech of David Paul Brown, In the Case of Hinchman vs. Richie, Et al. Delivered on the Sixth of April, (Good Friday,) 1849. Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1849. 66 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in..... More
"Fourteen Mollies Hanged!" Kehoe, John [1837-1878]. [Molly (Mollie) Maguires]. The Life and Execution of Jack Kehoe, King of the "Mollie Maguires," Together with a Full Account of the Crimes and Executions of the Other Principals in that Terrible Organization. Fourteen Mollies Hanged! Philadelphia: Barclay & Co., [copyright 1883]. [ii], [19]-100..... More
"The Present Embarrassment of the Commerce of the United States" [Hathorne, John (1749-1834)]. [Story, Joseph (1779-1835)]. Memorial of the Inhabitants of the Town of Salem, In the State of Massachusetts. January 30, 1806. Read, And Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, On the State of the Union. Washington..... More
A Standard Treatise on Bankruptcy During the Gilded Age Bump, Orlando [1841-1884]. Law and Practice in Bankruptcy: With the Bankrupt Law of the United States as Amended, And the Rules and Forms; Together with Notes Referring to All Decisions Reported to May 1, 1873. New York: Baker, Voorhis, & Co...... More
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
Wharton on Homicide Wharton, Francis [1820-1889]. A Treatise on the Law of Homicide in the United States: To Which is Appended a Series of Leading Cases. Philadelphia: Kay and Brother, 1875. xli, [1], 794 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands and lettering piece..... 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
Kinney's Law Dictionary Kinney, J. Kinderick. A Law Dictionary and Glossary: Primarily for the Use of Students, But Adapted Also to the Use of the Profession at Large. Chicago: Callaghan and Co., 1893. iv, 706 pp. Octavo (5-3/4" x 9"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands and lettering..... 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
An Important Nineteenth-Century Commentary on the U.S. Constitution Curtis, George Ticknor [1812-1894]. History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States; With Notices of Its Principal Framers. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1861. Two volumes. xxxvi, 518; xvi, 663 Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Original textured..... 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
The First Law Dictionary Printed in America Jacob, Giles [1686-1744]. [Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne (1762-1841)]. The Law-Dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the English Law; Defining and Interpreting the Terms or Words of Art; And Comprising Copious Information on the Subjects of Law, Trade, and Government. Corrected and..... 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
![Item #73829 Documents Touching the Trial of the Bishop of New York [Spine Title]. Benjamin T....](/pictures/thumb/73829.JPG?v=1657919542)
21 Pamphlets Documenting the Aftermath of a Church Scandal [Onderdonk, Benjamin T. (1791-1861)]. Documents Touching the Trial of the Bishop of New York [Spine Title]. 22 titles. Various imprints, most New York, 1842-1848. Various paginations. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, blind fillets to calf edges..... More
![Item #73825 The Commissioners of the Alms-House vs ... [With 3 Other Titles]. Alexander Whistelo](/pictures/thumb/73825.JPG?v=1657021319)
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
Account of an Adultery Trial Published to Block an Academic Appointment [Trial]. Ure, Andrew [1778-1857], Plaintiff. [Chapman, Nathaniel, Editor]. The Whole of the Proceedings, Duly Authenticated, In the Case of Divorce of Andrew Ure, M.D. v. Catharine Ure, For Adultery with Granville Sharpe Pattison. Tried in the Consistory Court at..... 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
"The Law Relative to the Mineral Lands of the United States," 1866-1877 Weeks, Edward P. A Commentary on the Mining Legislation of Congress, With a Preliminary Review of the Repealed Sections of the Mining Act of 1866, The Whole Constituting a Complete Statement of the Law and Practice Relative to..... 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
An Entertaining Book on Wills Proffatt, John. The Curiosities and Law of Wills. San Francisco: Sumner, Whitney & Co., 1876. 216 pp. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Original cloth, gilt title to front board and spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities with light wear to joints, spine ends and corners, owner bookplate..... 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
A Classic Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors Russell, William Oldnall [1785-1833]. Greaves, Charles Sprengel [1801-1881]. Sharswood, George [1810-1883], Editor. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors. With the Notes and References Contained in the Former American Editions by Daniel Davis and Theron Metcalf, Esqrs. And With Additional Notes and References, by..... 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