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Select Cases In B R 22, 23, & 24 Car I Regis, Reported by John Aleyn.
Includes a Landmark Contract Case Aleyn, John. Select Cases In B.R. 22, 23, & 24. Car. I. Regis, Reported by John Aleyn Late of Greys Inn Esq; With Tables of the Names of the Cases and of the Matters Therein Contained: Also of the Names of the Learned Councel Who..... More
Modern Economic Warfare (Law and the Naval Participant).
Alford, Jr., Neil H. Modern Economic Warfare (Law and the Naval Participant). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1967. xii, 426 pp. Ex-library. Gilt stamped cloth, some shelfwear. Stamp to front free endpaper. Internally clean. 35. * International Law Studies series vol. 56. More
The Legal Code of Aelfred the Great
Alfred, King of Wessex. The Legal Code of Aelfred the Great. Edited With an Introduction by Milton Haight Turk. Originally published: Boston: Published by Ginn and Company, 1893. viii, 147 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773924; ISBN-10: 1584773928. Hardcover. New. $24.95 * A legendary figure in..... More
Law in the Making.
Allen, Carleton Kemp. Law in the Making. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1927. Reprint. [New York: The Legal Classics Library, 1992]. xxiii, 388 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $45. * "While the book does not profess to be a history..... More
Corrections in America: An Introduction.
Allen, Harry E. and Clifford E. Simonsen. Corrections in America: An Introduction. Beverly Hills, CA: Glencoe Press, [1975]. xx, 555 pp. Ex-library, card pocket on rear pastedown page and location label on lower spine. Illustrated. Cloth, internally clean. $5. More
Tratado Pratico e Compendiario das Aguas dos Rios Publicos...
Rare Portuguese Treatise on Water Law Almeida e Sousa de Lobao, Manuel de. Tratado Pratico e Compendiario das Aguas dos Rios Publicos, Fontes Publicas, Ribeiros e Nascentes d'Ellas: Obra Apurada, Em que se Adopta o Mais Racionavel da Legislacao Romana, Cortado o que Hoje e Reprovado Pelo uso Moderno das..... More
Victima Real Legal, Discurso Unico Juridico-Historico-Politico...
An Influential Spanish Work Addressing the Relationship Between Church and State Alvarez de Abreu, Antonio [1683-1756]. Victima Real Legal, Discurso Unico Juridico-Historico-Politico, Sobre que las Vacantes Mayores, Y Menores de las Iglesias de las Indias Occidentales, Pertenecen a la Corona de Castilla, Y Leon, Con Pleno, Y Absoluto Dominio. Madrid..... More
Some French Contemporary Opinions of the Russian Revolution of 1905.
Alzona, Encarnacion. Some French Contemporary Opinions of the Russian Revolution of 1905. New York: Columbia University Press, 1921. 117, [14] pp. Includes fourteen pages of publisher. advertisements. Newly rebound in blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine. Ex-library. Perforated stamp to title page. $6. * A title in the Studies in History..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery..
Ambler's Chancery Reports Ambler, Charles [d. 1794]. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, With Some Few in Other Courts. London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1795. viii, [12], 783, [29] pp. Folio (12-1/4" x 7-3/4"). Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, blind..... More
Select Essays in Anglo-American Legal History. Compiled and edited...
[American Association of Law Schools]. Select Essays in Anglo-American Legal History. Compiled and edited by a Committee of the Association of American Law Schools. Wigmore, John Henry (editor); Freund, Ernst; (joint ed.); Mikell, William Ephraim; (joint ed.). Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1907. 3 Vols. 847; 823; 862..... More
Centennial. A Century of Service.
American Bar Association. Centennial. A Century of Service. [Chicago: American Bar Association, 1979]. Photo illustrations. 48 pp. Cloth. Gilt stamped binding very lightly rubbed, faded, soiled. Good. $15. * This souvenir album has been produced by the American Bar Association as a permanent record of the Centennial Annual Meeting and..... More
Section of Labor Relations Law. 1964 Proceedings New York, New York...
[American Bar Association]. Section of Labor Relations Law. 1964 Proceedings New York, New York Officers Committees Roster 1964-1965. Labor Law Decisions of the Supreme Court , 1963 Term Committee Reports. Chicago, IL: American Bar Center, [1965]. xix, 468 pp. Internally clean. $5. More
An Address to the People of the United States in Behalf of the...
An Early Effort to Promote Copyright in the United States American Copyright Club. An Address to the People of the United States in Behalf of the American Copyright Club, Adopted at New-York, October 18th, 1843. New York: Published by the Club, 1843. 2 pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched..... More
Rapport du Commissaire du Bureau General des Terres Publiques pour
[American Land Report of 1867]. Rapport du Commissaire du Bureau General des Terres Publiques pour L'Annee 1867. Washington: Imprimerie du Gouvernment, 1869.[1], 201 pp. Nineteenth century publisher's cloth, gilt stamped. Owner's signature on first endpaper. Hinges starting, else very good. $100. * French translation of an American land report. More
Restatement of the Law. Employment Law.
Restatement of the Law. Employment Law. American Law Institute Publishers, July 2015. 674 pages. 1 Volume. Hardcover. New. $211.00 * This single volume released July 2015 constitutes a comprehensive treatment of employment law, addressing various aspects of the employment relationship. It is the Institute's first publication focusing on this area..... More
Portrait of William L. Hirst, Oil on Canvas, framed.
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia Lawyer and Democratic Politician [American School, 19th Century]. [Hirst, William L. (1804-1876)]. [Portrait of William L. Hirst]. 31-1/4" x 39-1/2" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise fine. $3,750. * Hirst..... More
Portrait of John Meredith Read, 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. $3,000. * Read was..... More
Portrait of Lewis Waln Smith, Oil on Canvas, framed.
A Philadelphia Lawyer Who Served as Pennsylvania's Deputy Attorney General [American School, 19th Century]. [Smith, Lewis Waln (1846-1881)]. [Portrait of Lewis Waln Smith]. Philadelphia, c.1870. 24" x 30" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise..... More
Portrait of Francis Joseph Troubat, 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
Law and History Review. Vols. 1 to 7 no. 1 (1983-1989), in 6 books
Law and History Review. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press for the American Society for Legal History. Volume 1 no. 1 (Spring 1983) to Volume 7 no. 1 (Spring 1989), complete in 6 books. Imprint varies with Volumes. 1 to 5 published by Cornell Law School. Volumes bound in blue..... More
State Documents on Federal Relations: The States and the United States
Ames, Herman V., Editor. State Documents on Federal Relations: The States and the United States. Originally published: Philadelphia: Department of History of the University of Pennsylvania, 1906. 320 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775584; ISBN-10: 1584775580. Hardcover. New. $24.95 * This work, focusing on the years..... More
The History and Principles of the Civil Law of Rome. An Aid to the...
Amos, Sheldon. The History and Principles of the Civil Law of Rome. An Aid to the Study of Scientific and Comparative Jurisprudence. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1883. Reprinted Littleton, CO: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1987. xv, 475 pp. Cloth. New. $55. More
Les Reports du Treserudite Edmund Anderon Chivalier, Nadgairs...
Highly Regarded by Wallace and Sugden Anderson, Sir Edmund [1530-1605]. Les Reports du Treserudite Edmund Anderson Chivalier, Nadgairs, Seigniour Chief Justice del Common-Bank. Des Mults Principals Cases Argues & Adjuges en le Temps del Jadis Roign Elizabeth Cibien en le Common-Bank Come Devant Touts les Juges de Cest Roialme, Colligees..... More
A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and...
Anderson, William C. A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases, and Maxims, and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence. Originally published: Chicago: T.H. Flood and Company, 1889. viii, 1140 pp. Reprinted 1996, 2019..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench...
"Very Much Esteemed by the Profession" Andrews, George. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench, In the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of King George the Second. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot, 1754. [x], 397, [37] pp. Lacking initial advertisement leaf. Folio (12-1/4"..... More