Mangum, Charles. The Legal Status of the Negro. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1940. viii, [iv], 436 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194017; ISBN-10: 1616194014. Paperback. Small tear to front cover, else very good. $15. * Originally published in 1940, this..... More
Finkelman, Paul. Slavery in the Courtroom: An Annotated Bibliography of American Cases. Originally published: Washington: Library of Congress, 1985. xxvii, 312 pp. 45 illustrations. Reprinted 1998, 2020 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616196431 ISBN-10: 1616196432. Paperback New. $39.95 * Slavery in the Courtroom was first published in 1985 and..... More
Gordan, John D., III. "This Practice Against Law": Cuban Slave Trade Cases in the Southern District of New York, 1839-1841. xv, 117 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2016. ISBN-13: 9781616195458. ISBN-10: 1616195452. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * "This Practice Against Law" reconstructs the..... More
Gordan, John D., III. The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris: Benjamin Robbins Curtis on the Road to Dred Scott. xix, 120 pp. 19 illustrations. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616194055. ISBN-10: 1616194057. Paperback. New. $29.95 * Relying on extensive surviving original records, this book analyzes the..... More
Mangum, Charles. The Legal Status of the Negro. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1940. viii, [iv], 436 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194017; ISBN-10: 1616194014. Paperback. New. $29.95 * Originally published in 1940, this was the first comprehensive treatise on the..... More
Gordan, John D., III. The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris: Benjamin Robbins Curtis on the Road to Dred Scott. xix, 120 pp. 19 illustrations. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616193928. ISBN-10: 1616193921. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Relying on extensive surviving original records, this book analyzes the..... More
Palmer, Vernon Valentine. Through the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana. xvi, 196 pp. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2012. ISBN-13: 9781616193263. ISBN-10: 1616193263. Paperback. New. $49.95 * A path-breaking and masterly study of Louisiana slave law, this fascinating study offers: - an examination of..... More
Palmer, Vernon Valentine. Through the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana. xvi, 196 pp. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2012. ISBN-13: 9781616193119. ISBN-10: 1616193115. Hardcover. New. $69.95 * A path-breaking and masterly study of Louisiana slave law, this fascinating study offers: - an examination of..... More
1918 Study of Legislation Concerning the "Free Negro" Johnson, Franklin. The Development of State Legislation Concerning the Free Negro. Originally published: New York: Arbor Press, 1918. v (iii-v new Introduction), vi, 207, [1] pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman, President William..... More
Morris, Thomas D. Free Men All: The Personal Liberty Laws of the North 1780-1861. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974. xii, 253 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190972. ISBN-10: 1616190973. Paperback. New. $39.95 * The personal liberty laws expressed a commitment to abolition and personal..... More
Hurd, Rollin C. A Treatise on the Right of Personal Liberty, and of the Writ of Habeas Corpus and the Practice Connected with It: With a View of the Law of Extradition of Fugitives. Originally published: Albany: W.C. Little & Co., 1858. xxvii, 677 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook..... More
National Association For The Advancement of Colored People. Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States 1889-1918. Originally published: New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Office, 1919. [ii], (iii-viii new introduction), 105 pp. Ill., maps. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2012 with a New..... More
An Interesting Contribution to Jewish Law Zucrow, Solomon. Women, Slaves and the Ignorant in Rabbinic Literature and Also The Dignity of Man. Originally published: Boston: The Stratford Company Publishers, [1932]. ix, 253 pp. Frontispiece. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778837. ISBN-10: 1584778830. Hardcover. New. $29.95 * Reprint..... More
An Influential Treatise on Lynching Chadbourn, James Harmon. Lynching and the Law. Originally published: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1933. xiv (iii-xiv new Introduction), iii-xi, 221 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman, President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law..... More
Invaluable Series of Source Documents Dealing With Slavery and Race Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Slavery, Race and the American Legal System: 1700-1872. A Sixteen Volume Facsimile Series Reproducing Over One Hundred and Seventy Rare and Important Pamphlets. Originally published: New York: Garland, 1988. 16 Volumes. 8,118 pp. With a new Preface..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Free Blacks, Slaves, and Slaveowners in Civil and Criminal Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 642 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777427; ISBN-10: 1584777427. Hardcover. New. $150..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Statutes on Slavery: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 794 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777410; ISBN-10: 1584777419. Hardcover. New. $150. * 19 Pamphlets reprinted in facsimile, in..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. The African Slave Trade and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 832 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777434; ISBN-10: 1584777435. Hardcover. New. $150. * 13 Pamphlets..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Slave Rebels, Abolitionists, and Southern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 1,184 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 97811584777441. ISBN-10: 1584777443. Hardcover. New. $195. * 24 Pamphlets reprinted..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Abolitionists in Northern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. [9], 524 pp. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777397; ISBN-10: 1584777397. Hardcover. New. $85. * 13 Pamphlets reprinted in fascimile, in..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Fugitive Slaves and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. Edited with a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. New York: Garland Publishers, 1988. 4 Vols. 2,428 pp. Illustrated. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Set ISBN-13: 9781584777403. Set ISBN-10: 1584777400. Hardcover. New. $395. * 56 Pamphlets reprinted..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Southern Slaves in Free State Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York: Garland, 1988. 3 Volumes. 1,704 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Set ISBN-13: 9781584777380. Set ISBN-10: 1584777389. Hardcover. New. $250. * 34 Pamphlets reprinted in fascimile..... More
1918 Study of Legislation Concerning the "Free Negro" Johnson, Franklin. The Development of State Legislation Concerning the Free Negro. Originally published: New York: Arbor Press, 1918. v (iii-v new Introduction), vi, 207, [1] pp. Reprinted 2007, 2012 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman, President..... More
Hurd, John Codman. The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1858. 2 vols. [ii], (iii-v new introduction), xlvii, 617; xliii, 800 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman, President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy and..... More
Wheaton, Henry. Enquiry Into the Validity of the British Claim to a Right of Visitation and Search of American Vessels Suspected to be Engaged in the African Slave-Trade. Originally published: Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1842. 151 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2015 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774075. ISBN-10: 158477407X. Hardcover..... More