American Law - 19th Century
A Presentation Copy from Dolley Madison [Madison, Dolley (1768-1849)]. Madison, James [1751-1836]. Gilpin, Henry [1801-1860], Editor. The Papers of James Madison: Purchased by Order of Congress; Being His Correspondence and Reports of Debates During the Congress of the Confederation, and His Reports of Debates in the Federal Convention; Now Published..... More
"One of the Notable Early American Law Books" Stearns, Asahel [1774-1839]. A Summary of the Law and Practice of Real Actions; With an Appendix of Practical Forms. Boston: Published by Cummings, Hilliard, & Co., 1824. xxx, [2], 528 pp. Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards, raised bands and lettering piece..... More
First Edition of the First Standard American Treatise on Railway Law, Inscribed by the Author Redfield, Isaac F. [1804-1876]. A Practical Treatise Upon the Law of Railways. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1858. 8, lxxxviii, 736 pp. Main text preceded by 8 pp. publisher catalogue. Octavo (9-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary..... More
The First California Law Compilation [California]. Garfielde, S., Compiler. Snyder, F.A., Compiler. Compiled Laws of the State of California: Containing all the Acts of the Legislature of a Public and General Nature, Now in Force, Passed at the Sessions of 1850-51-52-53. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence, The..... More
First Edition of One of America's "Great Textbooks" on Bankruptcy Collier, W[illia]m. Miller [1867-1956]. The Law of Bankruptcy and the National Bankruptcy Act of 1898. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of the Law of Bankruptcy as Embodied in the New National Bankruptcy Act. With Citations to All Applicable..... 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
"It is Held in the Highest Estimation" Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw [1781-1875]. Ingraham, Edward D. [1793-1854], Editor. A Practical Treatise on Powers. With Notes and References to American Decisions. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Abraham Small, 1823. xxxii, 703 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style calf, blind fillets to boards..... 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
Presentation Copy Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speeches. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1891. [v], 55 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Original cloth, title in gilt to front board, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom-edges. Light soiling and some discoloration to boards, spine darkened, rubbing to extremities..... More
The Final Edition of Kent's Commentaries Kent, James [1763-1847]. Gould, John M. [1848-1909], Editor. Holmes, Oliver Wendell [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 spines..... More
The Preparation of Voters Brinley, Charles A. [1847-1919]. Citizenship: Some Suggestions as to the Obligations, The Difficulties and the Preparation of Voters. Philadelphia, Porter & Coates, 1893. 44 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Printed stiff wrappers, deckle edges. Light soiling, a few chips to edges of wrappers, heavier chipping 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
Written to Clear the Names of Suspected Nantucket Bank Robbers Coffin, William. Gardner, Albert. A Narrative of the Robbery of the Nantucket Bank. Compiled from Original Documents. Nantucket, MA: Printed by Henry Clapp, 1816. 69 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into nineteenth-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards..... More
A Man of the Border States Proposes Constitution Amendments to End the Civil War [Broadside]. "Curtius" Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, With Reasons Why They Should be Adopted. [Np: S.n., 1861]. 17" x 11" broadside, untrimmed left-hand margin, text in three columns below headline. Signed in..... More
First-Edition Copy of a Report of Dred Scott v. Sandford with a Notable Association [Trial]. [Dred Scott]. 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 John..... More
Raped Under Anesthesia by Her Dentist [Trial]. Beale, Stephen T., Defendant. Trial and Conviction of Dr. Stephen T. Beale; With the Letters of Chief Justice Lewis, And Judges Black and Woodward, On His Case. Interesting Ether Cases, And the Letters of Prof. Gibson, Prof. Wiltbank, Wm. Badger, Esq., W.L. Hirst..... More
Du Ponceau's Translation of De Rebus Bellicus Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen [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
A New York Lawyer Re-Establishes His Practice in Ohio [Manuscript Archive]. [Scott, Lyman, Jr.]. [Documents Concerning Scott's Application to Practice Law in Ohio]. Coshocton County, OH and Cattaraugus County, NY, 1832-1836. Six documents, one franked on verso, sizes ranging from 4-1/2" x 8" to 12-1/2" x 7-1/2." Moderate toning, fold..... 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
First Edition of a Standard American Treatise on Admiralty Law Benedict, Erastus C. [1800-1880]. The American Admiralty: Its Jurisdiction and Practice with Practical Forms and Directions. New York: Banks, Gould & Co., 1850. xiii, 651 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Recent period-style calf (by Phil Dusel), red and black lettering..... 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
Landmark Textbook on Contracts Parsons, Theophilus [1797-1882]. Kellen, William V. [1852-1942], Editor. The Law of Contracts. With Additions by William V. Kellen. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1883. Three volumes. ccxxii, 609; xx, 945; x, 722 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Contemporary sheep, blind frames to boards, raised bands and..... 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
An Indispensable Work for Busy Lawyers Jones, Leonard A. [1832-1909]. Forms in Conveyancing, Comprising Precedents for Ordinary Use, And Clauses Adapted to Special and Unusual Cases. With Practical Notes. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1886. v, [1], 826, [4] pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind..... 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