A Female Slave in New York City is Tried for Stealing Money from Her Master [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Slavery]. [New York]. [Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft]. [New York City, 1799]. Part-printed jury true bill, 13" x 8," dated October 1, 1799, content to recto... More about Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft
Account Book of a Distinguished Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Jurist [Manuscript]. Vredenburgh, Peter [1805-1873]. [Account Book]. Freehold, NJ, 1829-1839. 231, [13] pp. Oblong octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2"). Reversed calf, black-stamped frames to boards. Light rubbing and some scuffs and scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges with wear to corners... More about Account Book, Freehold, New Jersey, 1805-1873
1821 Edition of North Carolina Laws Potter, Henry [1766-1857], Editor. Taylor, J[ohn] L[ewis] [1769-1829], Editor. Yancey, Bart[lett] [1785-1828], Editor. Laws of the State of North-Carolina, Including the Titles of Such Statutes and Parts of Statutes of Great Britain as are in Force in Said State; Together with the Second Charter..... More about Laws of the State of North-Carolina, Including the Titles of such
Nineteenth-Century Digest of New York Charity and Insanity Laws Cumming, Robert C. Gilbert, Frank B. The Poor, Insanity and State Charities Laws: Containing the Poor Law; The Insanity Law; The State Charities Law; The Support of Bastards and Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Relative to Bastardy Proceedings, Abandonment... More about The Poor, Insanity and State Charities Laws, Containing the Poor
1884 Digest of Laws Concerning the Insane Harrison, George L. [1811-1885]. Legislation on Insanity: A Collection of All the Lunacy Laws of the States and Territories of the United States to the Year 1883, Inclusive. Also the Laws of England on Insanity, Legislation in Canada on Private Houses, And Important... More about Legislation on Insanity, A Collection of all the Lunacy Laws of the
New York City at the End of the Civil War Hoffman, Murray [1791-1878]. A Digest of the Charters, Statutes and Ordinances of, and Relating to, the Corporation of the City of New York, the Organization of the County, and to Other Bodies or Officers Connected with the Government of Such... More about A Digest of the Charters, Statutes and Ordinances of, and Relating
The Most Comprehensive Attack on the Dred Scott Decision Published Before the Civil War [Benton, Thomas Hart (1782-1858)]. Historical and Legal Examination of That Part of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott Case, Which Declares the Unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act... More about Historical and Legal Examination of that Part of the Decision of
Pennsylvania Fees for Justices and Constables in 1814 [Broadside]. [Pennsylvania]. Justices' Fee Bill, According to Act of Assembly, Of March, 1814. Williamsport, PA: Printed by Simpson & Gale, [1814]. 10" x 8" broadside, text in parallel columns. Moderate toning, light foxing, vertical and horizontal fold lines, light edgewear. $450. *... More about Justices' Fee Bill, According to Act of Assembly, Of March, 1814
The Only Digest of Indian Territory Statutes Carter, Dorset, Compiler. Annotated Statutes of the Indian Territory: Embracing All Laws of a General and Permanent Character in Force at the Close of the Second Session of the Fifty-Fifth Congress. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1899. lxxxiv, 1149 pp. Octavo (10" x.... More about Annotated Statutes of the Indian Territory, Embracing all Laws of a
The First Annotated Edition of the Louisiana Civil Code [Louisiana]. Upton, Wheelock S., Annotator Jennings, Needler R., Annotator Civil Code of the State of Louisiana; With Annotations. By Authority. New Orleans: E. Johns & Co., 1838. [vi], [v]-xl, 536, [2], 51 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Contemporary sheep, blind fillets... More about Civil Code of The State of Louisiana; With Annotations. By Authority
The First Annotated Louisiana Civil Code [Louisiana]. Upton, Wheelock S., Annotator. Jenning, Needler R., Annotator. Civil Code of the State of Louisiana; With Annotations. New Orleans: E. Johns & Co., 1838. xl, xl, 536, 536, [v], 48 pp. French translation on facing pages. Octavo (10" x 6-1/2"). Later library cloth... More about Civil Code of the State of Louisiana/Code Civil de L'Etat de la
Holmes's Edition of Kent's Commentaries, Volume III Kent, James [1763-1847]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935], Editor. Commentaries on American Law. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company/ London: Stevens and Hanes, 1873. Volume III only. Octavo (9" x 6"). Later buckram, black-stamped fillets and volume numbers and red and black lettering pieces... More about Commentaries on American Law, 12th Edition, Boston, 1873, Vol 3
Holmes's Edition of Kent's Commentaries, Volume II ONLY Kent, James [1763-1847]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935], Editor. Commentaries on American Law. Twelfth edition. Volume II ONLY. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company/ London: Stevens and Hanes, 1873. Octavo (9" x 6"). Later buckram, black-stamped fillets and volume numbers and red and... More about Commentaries on American Law, 12th Edition, Boston, 1873, Vol 2
Trial of One of John Wilkes Booth's Co-Conspirators [Trial]. Surratt, John H. [1844-1916], Defendant. Trial of John H. Surratt in the Criminal Court for the District of Columbia, Hon. George P. Fisher, Presiding. Washington: French & Richardson; Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1867. Two volumes. [iv], 728; [iv], iii, [i]... More about Trial of John H Surratt in the Criminal Court for the District of
Rare 1845 Essay Condemning Capital Punishment Burleigh, Charles C. [1810-1878]. Thoughts on the Death Penalty. Philadelphia: Printed by Merrihew and Thompson, 1845. 144 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Later library cloth, red and black calf lettering pieces and paper library shelf label to spine, endpapers renewed. Light soiling, front joint... More about Thoughts on the Death Penalty, Philadelphia, 1845
Scrapbook with Many Clippings About Court Chief Justice Morrison Waite [Manuscript]. Waite, Edward Tinker [1846-1889]. Waite, Morrison [1816-1888]. [Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings, Most Concerning Morrison Waite]. Toledo, OH, c.1871-c.1874. [64] ff. Quarto (8-1/4" x 7"). Later library buckram, gilt title and shelf number to spine. Negligible light shelfwear, "Mr. E.T.... More about Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings, Most Concerning Morrison Waite
[Richardson, William M. (1774-1838)]. Life of William M. Richardson LL.D, Late Chief Justice of the Superior Court in New Hamshire. Concord: Israel S. Boyd and William White, 1839. vi, 90 pp. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 4"). Original blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to front board, paper shelf label to spine. Light shelfwear... More about Life of William M Richardson, LL D, Late Chief Justice of the
Inscribed by Parsons Parsons, Theophilus [1797-1882]. Essays. Boston: Otis Clapp, 1845. 227 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/2"). Original blind-stamped cloth, light rubbing to boards, fading to spine, wear to spine ends, corners bumped, rear hinge starting, author inscription to front free endpaper, light toning to text, light foxing to a.... More about Essays, Boston, 1845, Inscribed by Parsons
Field, Henry M. The Life of David Dudley Field. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. xv, 361 pp. Frontispiece. Octavo (9" x 6"). Original cloth, top-edge sgilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Light rubbing to extremities, front hinge cracked, light toning to text. $20. * Field [1805-1894] was an American... More about The Life of David Dudley Field, New York, 1898
A Scarce 1824 New Jersey Layman's Guide [Layman's Guide]. [New Jersey]. The Law Instructor: Or, Farmer's & Mechanic's Guide: Containing a Commentary on the Act Entitled "An Act Constituting Courts for the Trial of Small Causes," With its Supplements, Together with Concise and Correct Precedents or Statements of Demands in... More about The Law Instructor, Or, Farmer's & Mechanic's Guide, Containing
American Edition of Taylor's Law Glossary Tayler, Thomas [fl. 1833-1843]. The Law Glossary: Being a Selection of the Greek, Latin, Saxon, French, Norman and Italian Sentences, Phrases, And Maxims, Found in the Leading English and American Reports, And Elementary Works with Historical and Explanatory Notes. Alphabetically Arranged, And Translated into... More about The Law Glossary, Being a Selection of the Greek, Latin, Saxon
Celebrating Harvard's "New Law Library" [Manuscript]. Williams, J[ohn] M. [Parker, Francis E.]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Accepting an Invitation to Attend the Opening of Harvard's "New Law Library," Boston, June 28, 1845]. Single leaf folded to form 13" x 8" bifolium with integral address leaf, franked on verso of second leaf... More about Autograph Letter Signed, by J M Williams, Accepting an Invitation
First Edition of a Landmark American Treatise on Patents Walker, Albert H. [1844-1915]. Text-Book of the Patent Laws of the United States of America. New York: L.K. Strouse & Co., 1883. lvii, 724 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands, lettering piece and two... More about Text-Book of the Patent Laws of the United States of America, 1st Ed
Nineteenth-Century Docket Book with Unusually Detailed Entries [Manuscript]. [Arkansas]. [Justice's Docket Book]. Stone County, Arkansas, 1873-1911. [xxvi], 412 pp. Thumb-tabbed index. Folio (13-3/4" x 8-3/4"). Reversed calf, raised bands to spine, black-stamped panels and calf panels to boards. Rubbed with considerable wear to spine and corners, a few sections lacking... More about Justice's Docket Book, Stone County, Arkansas, 1873-1911. 412 pp
Salesman's Sample Book for a Popular Account of a Sensational Trial [Salesman's Sample Book]. Breckinridge, William C.P. [1837-1904], Defendant. The Celebrated Trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge, The Most Noted Breach of Promise Suit in the History of Court Records. Containing a Graphic Story of the Sensational Incidents in the Joint..... More about The Celebrated Trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge