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Law Without Values, The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice Holmes.
Alschuler, Albert W. Law Without Values: The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice Holmes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [2000]. x, 325 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine. $45. * Alschuler paints a dark picture of Justice Holmes as a distasteful man who, among other things, espoused Social Darwinism, favored..... 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
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
President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine
President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Buffalo, N.Y.: W.S. Hein, 1998. 6 volumes. Hardcover. Ex-library, with location labels at foot of spines, prpperty stamps on page edges, and small barcode label on rear inside cover, else very good. $150. * Contents..... 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
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. $3,500. * 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
Proceedings of International Conference. (1910-1916) 6 vols.
American Society for Judicial Settlement of International Disputes. Proceedings of International Conference [1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916]. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1910-1916. ISBN 157588786x. Reprint. Buffalo: W.S. Hein, 2003. 6 volumes. Hardcover. Ex-library with location labels at foot of spines, property stamps on page edges, and small bar code..... 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
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
Proposals Humbly Offered to the Parliament for Remedying the Great...
Proposals for Chancery Reform An Attorney. Proposals Humbly Offered to the Parliament for Remedying the Great Charge and Delay of Suits at Law and in Equity. London: Printed for J. Reason and W. Reeve, [1730?]. [ii], iv, 42 pp. Octavo (8" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent plain wrappers, ink..... 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
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
The Lawyer in History, Literature, And Humour, In a signed binding
In a Handsome Zaehnsdorf Binding Andrews, William, Editor. The Lawyer in History, Literature, And Humour. London: William Andrews & Co., 1896. 276, [2] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt spine, top-edge gilt, marbled endpapers. A signed binding, bound by Zaehnsdorf for A.C. McClurg &..... More
A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Goods and Passengers, by Land...
Angell, Joseph K. A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Goods and Passengers, by Land and Water. Originally published: Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1849. xxiv, 791 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772927; ISBN-10: 1584772921. Cloth. Hardcover. New. $95. * The first legal..... More
A Treatise on the Right of Property in Tide Waters, and in the Soil...
Angell, Joseph K[innicut] [1794-1857]. A Treatise on the Right of Property in Tide Waters, and in the Soil and Shores Thereof. Originally published: Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1847. xvi, 295, [1], cxlvi, [1], [463]-475 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775577; ISBN-10: 1584775572. Hardcover..... More
Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations Aggregate
Angell, Joseph K., and Samuel Ames. [Lathrop, John, Editor]. Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations Aggregate. Revised, Corrected and Enlarged. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1861. lvi, 810 pp. Reprinted 2005 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774730; ISBN-10: 1584774738. Hardcover cloth. New. $31.95 * Reprint of..... More
A Treatise On The Limitations Of Actions At Law And Suits In Equity...
Angell's Notable Treatise on Limitation of Actions Angell, J[oseph] K. [1794-1857]. May, John Wilder [1819-1883]. A Treatise On The Limitations Of Actions At Law And Suits In Equity And Admiralty; With an Appendix Containing the American and English Statutes of Limitations. Fourth Edition: Revised and Greatly Enlarged. Boston: Little, Brown..... More
Cotejo de la Conducta de S M Con la de el Rey Britanico, Assi...
Relates to Events in the Americas [Anglo-Spanish War]. Cotejo de la Conducta de S.M. Con la de el Rey Britanico, Assi en la Acaecido Antes de la Convencion de 14. de Enero de Este Anno de 1739 Como en lo Obrado Despues, Hasta la Publicacion de Represalias, y Declaracion de..... More
A Dictionary of Crimes and Offences According to the Law of Scotland.
A Rare Scottish Dictionary on Criminal Law Angus, John W. Shearer, R.B., Editor. A Dictionary of Crimes and Offences According to the Law of Scotland, with appendix relating to criminal Jurisdiction. Edinburgh: William Green & Sons, 1895. 538, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Publisher's blue cloth, blind rules to..... More