Church, William S. A Treatise of the Writ of Habeas Corpus including Jurisdiction, False Imprisonment, Writ of Error, Extradition, Mandamus, Certiorari, Judgments, etc. with Practice and Forms. Originally published: San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1886. lx, [ii], 702 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194031; ISBN-10: 1616194030. Paperback... More
Commons, John R. Legal Foundations of Capitalism. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. x, [ii], 394 pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616193034; ISBN-10: 1616193034. Paperback. New. $26.95 * One of his most important American studies of labor economics published in the twentieth century, this... More
"An Excellent Statutory History of the English Law" Dwarris, Sir Fortunatus [1786-1860]. A General Treatise on Statutes. Their Rules of Construction, and the Proper Boundaries of Legislation and of Judicial Interpretation. With American Notes and Additions, and with Notes and Maxims of Constitutional and of Statute Construction. Also a Treatise... More
[Field Codes]. The Code of Civil Procedure of the State of New-York, Reported Complete by the Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings. 1850. Originally published: Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1850. [ii], x (i-x new introduction), xcvi, 791 pp. With a new General Introduction to the Series by Michael Weber. Reprinted... More
Black on Legal Construction and Interpretation Black, Henry Campbell. Handbook on the Construction and Interpretation of the Laws With a Chapter on the Interpretation of Judicial Decisions and the Doctrine of Precedents. Originally published: St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1896. xi, 499, [32] pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange... More
Public Offices and Officers Mechem, Floyd R. A Treatise on the Law of Public Offices and Officers. Originally published: Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1890. cxvii, 751 pp. Reprinted 2009 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584779735; ISBN-10: 158477973X. Hardcover. New. $175. * Reprint of the only edition. "He has endeavoured... More
The Principal Legal Work of Johann Gottlieb Fichte Fichte, Johann Gottlieb [1762-1814]. The Science of Rights. Translated by A.E. Kroeger. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1869. viii, [9]-505 pp. Octavo. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584779339; ISBN-10: 1584779330. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint of the first edition... More
"An Excellent Statutory History of the English Law" Dwarris, Sir Fortunatus [1786-1860]. A General Treatise on Statutes. Their Rules of Construction, and the Proper Boundaries of Legislation and of Judicial Interpretation. With American Notes and Additions, and with Notes and Maxims of Constitutional and of Statute Construction. Also a Treatise... More
Black on Legal Construction and Interpretation Black, Henry Campbell. Handbook on the Construction and Interpretation of the Laws: With a Chapter on the Interpretation of Judicial Decisions and the Doctrine of Precedents. Originally published: St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1896. xi, 499, [32] pp. Reprinted 2008, 2011 by The Lawbook... More
Ilbert, Sir Courtenay. Legislative Methods and Forms. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1901. xxxi, 372 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778899. ISBN-10: 158477889X. Cloth. New. $95. * Reprint of the sole edition. "The author's position, as Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury, is a sufficient guaranty of... More
Sanders, Francis Williams; John Warner, Editor. An Essay on Uses and Trusts, and on the Nature and Operation of Conveyances at Common Law, and of Those Which Derive Their Effect from the Statute of Uses. The Second American Edition, From the Last London Edition. With References to Later English and... More
A Primer on the Law of Liens Montagu, Basil [1770-1851]. A Summary of the Law of Lien. Originally published: Exeter [N.H.]: Published by George Lamson, 1822. 226 [i.e.244] pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777748; ISBN-10: 1584777745. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint of the first American edition... More
A Progressive Attack on the Judiciary Roe, Gilbert E. Our Judicial Oligarchy. With an Introduction by Robert M. LaFollette. Originally published: New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1912. xiv, 239 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777724. ISBN-10: 1584777729. Hardcover. $85. * Reprint of the first edition. Infused with... More
1848 Treatise on Constitutional and Statute Law Smith, E. Fitch. Commentaries on Statute and Constitutional Law and Statutory and Constitutional Construction, Containing an Examination of Adjudged Cases on Constitutional Law Under the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the Respective States Concerning Legislative Power, and Also the... More
The First American Treatise on the Law of Contracts Chipman, Daniel. An Essay on the Law of Contracts, for the Payment of Specifick Articles. Originally published: Middlebury [Vt.]: Published by the Author, 1822. xvi, [17]-224 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776369. ISBN-10: 1584776366. Cloth. New. $65... More
Brown, W[illiam] Jethro. The Underlying Principles of Modern Legislation. Originally published: London: John Murray, 1920. xvi, 319 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776529. ISBN-10: 1584776528. Hardcover. New. $29.95 * Reprint of the sixth and final edition. Brown [1868-1930] outlines the principles underlying the course of English... More
One of the Most Significant Studies of Political and Legal Theory Ever Written Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de. The Spirit of Laws. Translated from the French. With Corrections and Additions Communicated by the Author. Originally published: Dublin: Printed for G. and A. Ewing and G. Faulkner, 1751. 2 Vols... More
Story, Joseph; Grigsby, W.E., Editor. Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence. Originally published: London: Stevens and Haynes, 1884. lxxiii, 1093 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775942; ISBN-10: 1584775947. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint of the first English edition, based on the 12th American edition with notes on... More
Lefroy, A.H.F. Canada's Federal System: Being a Treatise on Canadian Constitutional Law. Toronto: Carswell Co., 1913. lxvii, 898 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13 9781584775911. ISBN-10: 1584775912. Hardcover. New. $59.95 * This is a detailed commentary on the constitution that governed present-day Canada from its creation in... More
Commons, John R. Legal Foundations of Capitalism. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. x, [ii], 394 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775973; ISBN-10: 1584775971. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * One of his most important American studies of labor economics published in the twentieth century... More
Endlich, G[ustav] A[dolf]. A Commentary on the Interpretation of Statutes. Founded on the Treatise of Sir Peter Benson Maxwell. Originally published: Jersey City: Frederick D. Linn & Company, 1888. lxviii, 871 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775980; ISBN-10: 158477598X. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Reprint of the... More
Luce, Robert. Legislative Problems: Development, Status, and Trend of the Treatment and Exercise of Lawmaking Powers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915. vi, 762 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775447; ISBN-10: 1584775440. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Recommended by James Willard Hurst in The Growth of American Law, this... More
Luce, Robert. Legislative Principles: The History and Theory of Lawmaking by Representative Government. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. vi, 667 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775430; ISBN-10: 1584775432. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * In this remarkable work Luce [1862-1946] elucidates the often complex relations between legislatures and... More
"The Austin of the Jurisprudence of Administrative Law" Freund, Ernst. Standards of American Legislation: An Estimate of Restrictive and Constructive Factors. Originally published: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1917. xx, 327 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775522; ISBN-10: 1584775521. Hardcover. New. $26.95 * This book... More
Bliss, Philemon. Of Sovereignty. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1885. xv, 180 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774914; ISBN-10: 1584774916. Hardcover. New. $85. * After serving on the benches of the Dakota Territory and the Missouri Supreme Court, Bliss [1814-1889] finished his career as... More