American Law - 19th Century
Nearly 15,000 Gathered to Witness the Execution [Murder]. [Piracy]. [Tully, Samuel]. The Life of Samuel Tully, Who Was Executed at South Boston, Dec. 10, 1812, For Piracy. Written by Himself. Boston: Published by Watson & Bangs, 1812. 36 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers, untrimmed edges... More about The Life of Samuel Tully, Who Was Executed at South Boston, Dec. 10
Confessions of Four Pirates Who Were Tried Before Joseph Story [Murder]. [Piracy]. [Williams, John (and Others), Defendants]. Lives and Confessions of John Williams, Francis Frederick, John P. Rog, And Peter Peterson, Who Were Tried at the United States Circuit Court in Boston for Murder & Piracy; Sentenced to be Executed... More about Lives and Confessions of John Williams, Francis Frederick, John P
African-Americans as Citizens and Voters Hancock, John [1824-1893]. The Great Question for the People! Essays on the Elective Franchise: Or, Who Has the Right to Vote?. Philadelphia: Merrihew & Son, Printers, 1866. 40, [4] pp. Text followed by 4 pp. of advertisements. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed... More about The Great Question for the People! Essays on the Elective Franchise
The Only Antebellum Treatise on Slavery Written by a Southerner [C] Cobb, Thomas R.R. An Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery in the United States of America. To Which is Prefixed, An Historical Sketch of Slavery. Vol. I [only volume published]. Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson & Co..... More about An Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery in the United States, 1858
A Libel Trial that Followed Accusations of Desertion in a Pro-Jackson Newspaper [Trial]. Berry, Ira, Defendant. The Liberty of the Press Vindicated, And Truth Triumphant! State Versus Ira Berry, For an Alleged Libel on Cyprus Weston, The Nominal Complainant in the Prosecution and the Nominal Mover of the "Belgrade Resolutions:"... More about The Liberty of the Press Vindicated, And Truth Triumphant! State V
First Edition of the First Record of the Constitutional Convention Yates, Robert [1738-1801]. Martin, Luther [1748-1826]. Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, in the Year 1787, for the Purpose of Forming the Constitution of the United States of America. From the Notes Taken by the Late... More about Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled
Only American Edition of Branch's Collection of Legal Maxims Branch, Thomas [fl. 1738-1753]. Hening, William Waller [1768-1828], Editor. Principia Legis et Aequitatis: Being an Alphabetical Collection of Maxims, Principles or Rules, Definitions, and Memorable Sayings in Law and Equity. First American, From the Fourth London Edition. With Additions and Corrections... More about Principia Legis et Aequitatis, Being an Alphabetical Collection
An Important American Essay on Codification Sampson, William [1764-1836]. Thompson, Pishey [1784-1862], Editor. Sampson's Discourse And Correspondence With Various Learned Jurists, Upon The History Of The Law, With the Addition of Several Essays, Tracts, And Documents Relating to the Subject. Washington, D.C.: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1826. viii, 202... More about Sampson's Discourse, And Correspondence With Various Learned Jurists
1801 Philadelphia Edition of the Conductor Generalis Parker, James [1714-1770]. The Conductor Generalis: Or, The Office, Duty and Authority of Justices of the Peace, High-Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, Gaolers, Jury-Men, And Overseers of the Poor: As Also, The Office of Clerks of Assize, And of the Peace, &c. Compiled Chiefly... More about The Conductor Generalis, Or the Office, Duty and Authority of
1804 Edition of a Standard Nineteenth-Century Evidence Treatise with Contemporary Annotations Peake, Thomas [1771-1838]. A Compendium of the Law of Evidence. Walpole, NH: Published by Thomas & Thomas, 1804. xvi (i.e. xiv), 199 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary sheep, lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Scratches and a.... More about A Compendium of the Law of Evidence, Walpole, NH, 1804
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 about A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States
First American Edition of Booth's Treatise on Real Actions Booth, George [1635-1719]. Anthon, John, Editor [1784-1863]. The Nature and Practice of Real Actions, in Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial. First American Edition: In Which the Ancient Writs and Records are Correctly Translated from the Latin, with the... More about The Nature and Practice of Real Actions, In Their Writs and Process
The Last Edition of The Federalist Published in Hamilton's Lifetime [Hamilton, Alexander (1755 or 1757-1804)]. [Madison, James (1751-1836)]. [Jay, John Jay (1745-1829)]. The Federalist, On the New Constitution. By Publius. Written in 1788. To Which is Added, Pacificus, On the Proclamation of Neutrality. Written in 1793. Likewise, The Federal Constitution... More about The Federalist, On the New Constitution, Second Edition
A Virginian Peer to Kent and Story Tucker, Henry St. George [1780-1848]. Commentaries on the Laws of Virginia, Comprising the Substance of a Course of Lectures Delivered to the Winchester Law School. Winchester: Printed at the Office of the Republican for the Author, 1836-1837. Two volumes. xx, 9, 165, 458... More about Commentaries on the Laws of Virginia, Comprising the Substance of
"The Jurists As Well as the Historians of this Commonwealth Stand in Need of a Complete Edition of the Statutes of Pennsylvania" [Manuscript]. Cadwalader, John [1805-1879]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Philadelphia, February 13, 1838]. Single leaf folded to form 9-3/4" x 8" bifolium, franked and docketed on verso of second page... More about Autograph Letter, Signed, Philadelphia, February 13, 1838
First Edition of the First Comprehensive American Treatise on Real Property Washburn, Emory [1800-1877]. A Treatise on the American Law of Real Property. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1860-1862. 2 volumes. Octavo (9" x 6"). Ex-library, later brown buckram with shelf location and bar code labels, light shelfwear, three leaves... More about A Treatise on the American Law of Real Property, 2 vols. 1st, ed
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
Spanish-Language Edition of the Colorado Constitution [Colorado]. Dyer, Celestino Dominguez y Alberto R., Translator La Constitucion del Estado de Colorado, Adoptada en Convencion General, Marzo 14, de 1876; Junto con la Dedicatoria de la Convencion al Pueblo de Colorado. Eleccion el Sabado, Julio 1, de 1876. Denver: Imprenta del Tribune... More about La Constitucion del Estado de Colorado, Adoptada en Convencion
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
Albany, New York in 1800 [Albany]. [New York]. The Charter of the City of Albany; And the Laws and Ordinances, Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the Said City, In Common Council Convened. Albany: Printed by Barber & Southwick, For the Corporation, 1800. 158, [2] pp... More about The Charter of the City of Albany; And the Laws and Ordinances
First Printing of the 1870 Louisiana Practice Code [Louisiana]. The Code of Practice of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: Printed at the Office of the Republican, 1870. 200 pp. Octavo, (9" x 6"). Later library cloth, red and black lettering pieces to spine, endpapers added. Some soiling and light... More about The Code of Practice of the State of Louisiana, New Orleans, 1870
A Christian Argument Against Retaliation and Capital Punishment [Whelpley, Samuel (1766-1817)]. Letters Addressed to Caleb Strong, Esq. Late Governor of Massachusetts, Showing, that Retaliation, Capital Punishments, And War, Are Prohibited by the Gospel; Justified by No Good Principle; Not Necessary to the Safety of Individuals or Nations: But, Incompatible with... More about Letters Addressed to Caleb Strong, Esq, Late Governor of
Louisiana's Reconstruction-Era Constitution [Louisiana]. Constitution Adopted by the State Constitutional Convention of the State of Louisiana, March 7, 1868. Printed by the New Orleans Republiean [sic], In Accordance with a Resolution of the Constitutional Convention, Adopted March 7th, 1868. New Orleans: Printed at the Republican Office, 1868. 22 pp. Octavo... More about Constitution Adopted by the State Constitutional Convention of the
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
[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
Wagstaff, A.E. Life of David S. Terry: Presenting an Authentic, Impartial and Vivid History of His Eventful Life and Tragic Death. San Francisco: Continental Publishing Company, 1892. xiv, 526 pp. Frontispiece. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Original cloth hardcover with decorative stamping, gilt titles to front board and spine, patterned endpapers... More about Life of David S Terry, Presenting an Authentic, Impartial and Vivid
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
First American Edition of Rastell's Termes de la Ley in a Well-Preserved Contemporary Binding [Rastell, John (d.1536)]. Les Termes de la Ley, Or Certain Difficult and Obscure Words and Terms of the Common and Statute Laws of England, Now in Use, Expounded and Explained. Faithfully Translated From the Norman French... More about Les Termes De La Ley, Or Certain Difficult and Obscure Words and
"A Constant Reminder that Innocent Persons Can Be Convicted" [Trial]. Boorn, Stephen, Defendant. Boorn, Jesse, Defendant. Trial of Stephen and Jesse Boorn, For the Murder of Russell Colvin, Before an Adjourned Term of the Supreme Court of Vermont, Begun and Holden in Manchester, In the County of Bennington, Oct. 26... More about Trial of Stephen and Jesse Boorn, For the Murder of Russell Colvin
Lewis, John. A Treatise on the Law of Eminent Domain in the United States. Second Edition. Chicago: Callaghan & Company, 1900. Two volumes. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Ex-library, later brown buckram, red and black calf lettering pieces to spine, some shelfwear, library markings to binding, edges of text block, endleaves... More about A Treatise on the Law of Eminent Domain in the United States, 2d Ed
Horr, Norton T. Bemis, Alton A. A Treatise on the Power to Enact, Passage, Validity and Enforcement of Municipal Police Ordinances, With Appendix of Forms and References to all the Decided Cases on the Subject in the United States, England and Canada. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1887. xxxi, 312... More about A Treatise on the Power to Enact, Passage, Validity and Enforcement
Paine, Halbert E. A Treatise on the Law of Elections to Public Offices: Exhibiting the Rules and Principles Applicable to Contests Before Judicial Tribunals and Parliamentary Bodies, including Proceedings by Quo Warranto, Information, Injunction, Mandamus, and Indictment, Based on the American, English, Scotch, Irish, and Canadian Authorities. Washington, D.C., Wm..... More about A Treatise on the Law of Elections to Public Offices: Exhibiting
Testimony of the Seven Medical Experts in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. The Parish Will Case Before the Surrogate of the City of New York. Medical Opinions upon the Medical Competency of Mr. Parish, by John Watson, M.D., D.T. Brown, M.D., M.H...... More about The Parish Will Case Before the Surrogate of the City of New York
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. The Parish Will Case, In the Court of Appeals. The Statement of Facts, And the Opinion of the Court. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1862. 123, 43 pp. Two parts, each with title page... More about The Parish Will Case, in the Court of Appeals, The Statement of Facts
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Earle, Pliny. [1809-1892]. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow, 1857. 69 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior, spine abraded, wrappers partially... More about Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case, New York, 1857
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Bell, Luther V. [1806-1862]. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow, 1857. 69 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers, spine reinforced with archival tape. Light soiling... More about Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case, New York, 1857
A Gruesome 1884 Murder in Chestnut Hill, PA Wilson, John M. [1858-1887]. Leopold, W.A., Editor. A Full History of the Eventful Life, Crimes, Confessions, Repentance and Death on the Gallows of John M. Wilson, Hanged Jan. 13th, 1887, For the Murder of Anthony W. Dealy, Jan. 26th, 1884, Whose Body... More about A Full History of the Eventful Life, Crimes, Confessions, Repentance
Expert Testimony in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Porter, John K [1819-1892]. Parish Will Case. Argument of John K. Porter, In Behalf of the Respondents in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, January 10, 1862. Albany... More about The Parish Will Case, Argument of John K Porter, In Behalf of the
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity [Trial]. [Parish Will Case]. Bell, Luther V. [1806-1862]. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow, 1857. 69 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior, wear to spine... More about Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case, New York, 1857
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 about Case of Divorce of Andrew Ure, M D v Catharine Ure, for Adultery
An Alleged Libel on Daniel Webster [Trial]. Lyman, Theodore, Jr. [1792-1849], Defendant. Whitman, John W. [1798-1833], Reporter. Report of a Trial in the Supreme Judicial Court, Holden at Boston, Dec. 16th and 17th, 1828, Of Theodore Lyman, Jr., For an Alleged Libel on Daniel Webster, A Senator of the United... More about Report of a Trial in the Supreme Judicial Court, Holden at Boston
"A Constant Reminder that Innocent Persons Can Be Convicted" [Trial]. Boorn, Stephen, Defendant. Boorn, Jesse, Defendant. Sargeant, Leonard [1793-1880], Reporter. The Trial, Confessions and Conviction of Jesse and Stephen Boorn for the Murder of Russell Colvin, And the Return of the Man Supposed to Have Been Murdered. Manchester, VT: Journal... More about The Trial, Confessions and Conviction of Jesse and Stephen Boorn for
He Beat Her to Death with a Shovel [Trial]. Farmer, Daniel Davis [1793-1822], Defendant. Rogers, Artemas, Reporter. Chase, Henry B., Reporter. Trial of Daniel Davis Farmer, For the Murder of the Widow Anna Ayer, At Goffstown, On the 4th of April, A.D. 1821. Concord [NH]: Published by Hill and Moore... More about Trial of Daniel Davis Farmer, For the Murder of the Widow Anna Ayer
Not in McDade [Trial]. Tirrell, Albert J, Defendant. The Trial of Albert J. Tirrell, Charged with the Murder of Mrs. Maria A. Bickford. Before the Suprteme Court in Boston. Boston: Daily Mail Report-Full and Complete, [1846]. 37 pp. Text in parallel columns. Portraits. Illustrations. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched... More about The Trial of Albert J Tirrell, Charged with the Murder of Mrs Maria
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 about Trial and Conviction of Dr Stephen T Beale; With the Letters
Providing the Financing for a Sacred Institution York, PA, Marriage Mutual Aid Association. Charter Perpetual. York, PA: Throne's Job Printing House, c. 1880. Single sheet folded to form 8 pages, 6-1/4" x 2-2/4." A few minor chips to edges, otherwise fine. $150. * Open to men and women, this organization... More about Charter Perpetual, c 1880
Gould on Water Rights [C] Gould, John M. A Treatise on the Law of Waters, Including Riparian Rights, and Public and Private Rights in Waters Tidal and Inland. Chicago: Callaghan & Company, 1891. cxxi, 932 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Contemporary law calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands and... More about A Treatise on the Law of Waters, Including Riparian Rights, and
Listed in the Bibliography of Black's Law Dictionary Burrill, Alexander M. [1807-1869]. Webb, James Avery [1868-1953], Editor. Bishop, James L. [1843-1924], Editor. A Treatise on the Law and Practice of Voluntary Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, Adapted to the Laws of Various States. Revised and Enlarged and an Appendix... More about A Treatise on the Law and Practice of Voluntary Assignments for the
Translated By the Father of Louisiana Jurisprudence Pothier, Robert Joseph [1699-1722]. [Martin, Francois-Xavier (1762-1846), Translator]. A Treatise on Obligations, Considered in a Moral and Legal View. Translated from the French of Pothier. Newbern, NC: Martin & Ogden, 1802. Two volumes bound as one. [xii], 364; [x], 315, [1] pp. Octavo... More about A Treatise on Obligations, Considered in a Moral and Legal View. 1802
An Important Early American Treatise on the Legal Rights of Married Women Cord, William H. A Treatise on the Legal and Equitable Rights of Married Women: As Well as in Respect to Their Property and Persons as to Their Children. With an Appendix of the Recent American Statutes and the... More about A Treatise on the Legal and Equitable Rights of Married Women
1837 Printing of The Federalist in a Handsome Period-Style Binding Hamilton, Alexander [1755-1804]. Madison, James [1751-1836]. Jay, John [1745-1829]. The Federalist, Or the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: With an Appendix, Containing the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the... More about The Federalist, Or The New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788
A Distinguished Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Jurist and Politician [Marchant, Edward D. (1806-1887)]. [Portrait of James Thompson]. 41" x 53-1/2" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise fine. $3,500 * Thompson was a jurist and politician serving... More about Portrait of James Thompson, Oil on Canvas, framed
Impressive Portrait of Chief Justice Taney [American School, 19th/20th Century]. [Healy, George P.A. (1813-1894), After]. [Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)]. [Portrait of Roger Brooke Taney]. 40-3/4" x 33" (image size). N.p., n.d. $6,500. Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, plaque reading "Rodger [sic] Brooke Taney/ Nat 1813-Ob 1864..... More about Portrait of Roger Brooke Taney, Oil on Canvas, framed
Portrait of a Prominent Philadelphia Lawyer-Politician by a Notable Female Artist Waugh,Ida [1846-1919]. [Haly, William Worthington (1805-1851)]. [Portrait of William Worthington Haly]. Philadelphia, n.d. 30" x 25" (image size), signed "Ida Waugh, 1889" in lower right corner. $5,000. Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, plaque reading "William... More about Portrait of William Worthington Haly, Oil on Canvas,framed
An Important Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Jurist [American School, 19th Century]. [Troubat, Francis Joseph (1802-1868)]. [Portrait of Francis Joseph Troubat]. Philadelphia?, c.1837. 29" x 24-1/4" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, small plaque reading "Francis J. Troubat/ Born 1802-Died 1868" to head of frame. Some minor nicks... More about Portrait of Francis Joseph Troubat, Oil on Canvas, Framed
A Great Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Jurist [American School, 19th Century]. [Read, John Meredith (1797-1874)]. [Portrait of John Meredith Read]. Philadelphia, c.1815. 25" x 20" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise fine. $3,500. * Read was... More about Portrait of John Meredith Read, Oil on Canvas, framed
A Distinguished Politician and Jurist in Maryland and Pennsylvania Neagle, John [1796-1865] [Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860), After]. [Tilghman, William (1756-1827)]. [Portrait of William Tilghman]. Philadelphia, c. 1815. 29" x 24" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, small plaque reading "William Tilghman/ Chief Justice of Penna. 1806-1827/... More about Portrait of William Tilghman (1756-1827). Oil on Canvas, framed
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
A Pair of Conjugate Broadsides [Broadside]. [Death]. [Murder]. [New York]. A Poem of the Distressing and Afflictive Death of the Rev. Josiah M. Muspratt, Who Was Killed in an Awful Manner; Being Caught in the Machinery of Whitesborough Factory, Carried up to the Floor Above by His Arm, Where it... More about A Poem of the Distressing and Afflictive Death of the Rev. Josiah M
Presentation Copy Inscribed by Story Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. A Discourse Pronounced at the Request of the Essex Historical Society, on the 18th of September, 1828, in Commemoration of the First Settlement of Salem, in the State of Massachusetts. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1828. 90 pp. Octavo (9" x.... More about A Discourse Pronounced at the Request of the Essex Historical Society
Early Mississippi Chancery Reports Smedes, W[illiam] C. Marshall, T[homas] A. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court of Chancery of the State of Mississippi. Volume I [all published]. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1844. [viii], [17]-731, [1], [8] pp. Complete. With an eight-page publisher catalogue... More about Reports of Cases Argued and Determined... Superior Court Mississippi
First Edition of Reeve's Baron and Femme, The First American Treatise on Family Law Reeve, Tapping [1744-1823]. The Law of Baron and Femme; Of Parent and Child; Of Guardian and Ward; Of Master and Servant; And of the Powers of Courts of Chancery. With an Essay on the Terms, Heir... More about The Law of Baron and Femme; Of Parent and Child; Of Guardian and Ward
Final American Edition of a Landmark Treatise on Evidence Gilbert, Sir Geoffrey [1674-1726]. Sedgwick, James [1775-1851], Editor. The Law of Evidence. With Notes and Additional References to Contemporary Writers and Later Cases, And a Complete Table to the Whole, By James Sedgwick. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1805. [viii], 246... More about The Law of Evidence, With Notes and Additional References to
An Uncommon Nineteenth-Century Law Dictionary English, Arthur. A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law. Washington, DC: Washington Law Book Co., 1899. [iv], 979 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Small folio (10" x 6-1/2"). Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, gilt-edged raised bands and lettering... More about A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law
"One of the Great Pleasures of the Legal Bibliophile" Jacobsen, Frederick J. [1774-1822]. Frick, William [1790-1855], Translator. Laws of the Sea, With Reference to Maritime Commerce, During Peace and War. From the German by William Frick. Baltimore: Published by Edward J. Coale, 1818. xxxv, 636 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4")... More about Laws of the Sea, With Reference to Maritime Commerce During Peace
An Uncommon Nineteenth-Century American Law Dictionary English, Arthur. A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law. Washington, DC: Washington Law Book Co., 1899. [iv], 979 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Small folio (10" x 6-1/2"). Later library cloth, red and black lettering pieces to spine... More about A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law
The First Compilation of the Laws of Maine, With the Uncommon Third Volume [Maine]. Laws Of The State Of Maine; To Which are Prefixed the Constitution of the U. States and of Said State, With an Appendix. Published According to a Resolve of the State, Passed March 9, 1821. Brunswick... More about Laws Of The State Of Maine, To Which are Prefixed the Constitution
1823 Docket Book from Plymouth, Massachusetts [Manuscript]. [Massachusetts]. [Docket Book, Court of Common Pleas, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1823]. [26], [110] pp. Includes 3 thumb-tabbed indexes. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Three-quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece reading "Dockets/ 1823" to spine. Worn, about 45% of marbled paper lacking from boards, lower... More about Docket Book, Court of Common Pleas, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1823
Settle your Accounts or Lose Your Credit [Broadside]. [Maine]. Notice! Persons Having Accounts at This Store, Are Requested to Settle Them Before the First Day of January Next. North Harpswell, [ME], Nov. 13th, 1868. 9" x 12" broadside. Light browning, foxing and faint dampstaining, vertical and horizontal fold lines, one... More about Notice, Persons Having Accounts at This Store, Are Requested to
"First" American Edition of Vattel's Classic Treatise Vattel, [Emmerich] de [1714-1767]. The Law of Nations: Or Principles of the Law of Nature; Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns. A Work Tending to Display the True Interest of Powers. First American Edition, Corrected and Revised From the... More about The Law of Nations: Or Principles of the Law of Nature; Applied
Self-Government Lieber, Francis [1798-1872]. On Civil Liberty and Self-Government. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo and Co., 1853. Two volumes. xvii, [3], [25]-355; [iv], [13]-371, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/2"). Later library cloth, red and black lettering pieces and paper shelf labels to spines, marbled edges. Light soiling and shelfwear, a few... More about On Civil Liberty and Self-Government. 2 Vols, 1st ed
An 1850 Handbook for Aspiring Lawyers Anthon, John [1784-1863]. The Law Student, Or Guides to the Study of the Law in Its Principles. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1850. [ii], [3]-384 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Later library cloth, red and black lettering pieces and paper shelf label to... More about The Law Student, Or Guides to the Study of the Law in Its Principles
Civil War-Era Printing of an Important American Treatise on Military Law De Hart, William C. [1800-1848]. Observations on Military Law, And the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial, With a Summary of the Law of Evidence, As Applicable to Military Trials; Adapted to the Laws, Regulations and Customs of the... More about Observations on Military Law, and the Constitution and Practice of
Landmark Case Concerning the Confessional and the Court [Trial]. Phillips, Daniel, Defendant. Sampson, William [1764-1836], Reporter. The Catholic Question in America: Whether a Roman Catholic Clergyman be in Any Case Compellable to Disclose the Secrets of Auricular Confession. Decided at the Court of General Sessions, In the City of New... More about The Catholic Question in America: Whether a Roman Catholic Clergyman
First Edition of a Popular Treatise on the U.S. Constitution That was Cited to Justify Secession Rawle, William [1759-1836]. A View of the Constitution of the United States of America. Philadelphia: Philip H. Nicklin, Law Bookseller, 1825. vii, [5]-347 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled... More about A View of the Constitution of the United States, First Edition
The First Judicial History of Massachusetts Washburn, Emory [1800-1877]. Sketches of the Judicial History of Massachusetts. From 1630 to the Revolution in 1775. Originally published: Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1840. 407 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Original cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title and blind fillets... More about Sketches of the Judicial History of Massachusetts From 1630 to the
First Edition of the First American Treatise on Patents Fessenden, Thomas G. [1771-1837]. An Essay on the Law of Patents for New Inventions. With an Appendix Containing the French Patent Law, Forms, &c. Boston: Published by D. Mallory & Co., 1810. [2], [ix]-xxxix, [41]-229, [1] pp. Complete. Octavo (8-1/4" x.... More about An Essay on the Law of Patents for New Inventions, With an Appendix
Scarce First Edition of "A Legal Classic of the Highest Order" Gould, James [1770-1838]. A Treatise on the Principles of Pleading, in Civil Actions. Boston: Published by Lilly and Wait, 1832. x, [11]-536 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Later library cloth, lettering piece and black fillets to spine. Light shelfwear... More about A Treatise on the Principles of Pleading, in Civil Actions, 1st Ed
Lieber Compares Systems of Penology Lieber, Francis [1800-1872]. A Popular Essay on Subjects of Penal Law, And on Uninterrupted Solitary Confinement at Labor, As Contradistinguished to Solitary Confinement at Night and Joint Labor by Day, In a Letter to John Bacon, Esquire. Philadelphia: [Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of... More about A Popular Essay on Subjects of Penal Law, And on Uninterrupted
Cooley, Thomas M. Angell, Alexis C., Editor. A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations which Rest upon the Legislative Power of the States of the American Union. Sixth Edition, With Large Additions, Giving the Results of the Recent Cases. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1890. xcviii, 885 pp. Octavo (9" x.... More about A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations which Rest upon the
A Legal Perspective on the Cherokee Nation in 1878 [Cherokee Nation]. Laws and Joint Resolutions of the National Council, Passed and Adopted at the Regular Sessions of the National Council of 1876, 1877 and Extra Session of 1878. [Tahlequah, OK]: Printed by the Authority of National Council, 1878. 52, 4... More about Laws and Joint Resolutions of the National Council, Passed and