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Super Feudis [and] Consilia [and] Rubrica de Differentiis Inter...
Handsome 1498 Printing of an Important Commentary on Feudal Law Alvarotus, Jacobus [1385-1453]. [Corbinellus, Matthaeus de, Additions]. [Mascarellus, Montorius, Additions]. [Baptista de Sancto Blasio, Johannes]. [Super Feudis (and) Consilia (and, by Baptista de Sancto Blasio,) Rubrica de Differentiis Inter Decisiones Feudales et Decisiones Civilis. Consilium ad Materiam l.i (sec) Praeterea..... 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
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
Jehovah's Witnesses and the War.
Against the Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses American Civil Liberties Union. Jehovah's Witnesses and the War. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, 1943. 36 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers. Moderate toning, pencil annotations (shelfmarks) to first leaf, which has a small clean tear to its fore-edge not affecting text, ink stamps..... 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. Abrege et publie par ordre du Senat des Etats-Unis. Washington: Imprimerie du Gouvernment, 1869.[1], 201 pp. Complete. Nineteenth century publisher's cloth, gilt stamped front cover. Presentation inscription on front pastedown. Hinges cracked but..... More
Model Penal Code: Sentencing. 1 Volume. 2023.
Model Penal Code: Sentencing. Reporter: Kevin R. Reitz, University of Minnesota Law School; Associate Reporter: Cecelia Klingele, University of Wisconsin Law School. Philadelphia, Pa.: The American Law Institute, 2023. xix, 1071 pages. 1 volume. Hardcover. New. $165. * This work revisits the sentencing provisions of the Model Penal Code in..... 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
Restatement of the Law. The Law of American Indians. 2022.
Restatement of the Law. The Law of American Indians. Reporter: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, University of Michigan School of Law. Associate Reporters: Wenona T. Singel, Michigan State University College of Law; Kaighn Smith, Jr., Drummond Woodsum, Portland ME. St. Paul, MN: American Law Institute Publishers, 2022. Sections 1-end, Tables, Index. 664..... 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 American Zion Commonwealth (Inc) Affiliated with the Zionist...
The Construction of "A Jewish Commonwealth" in Palestine American Zion Commonwealth. The American Zion Commonwealth (Inc.) Affiliated with the Zionist Organization of America. [New York: American Zion Commonwealth?], 1920. 15 pp. Pamphlet in printed wrappers, formerly stapled and recently resewn. Light toning, soiling and a few small chips to wrappers..... More
Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama, Savery Library [And]...
Two Scarce Pamphlets About the Amistad Case in a Handsome Case [Amistad Case]. Talladega College. [Woodruff, Hale (1900-1980)]. Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama, Savery Library. [Talladega, AL, c.1990]. 8 pp. Color illustrations. Negligible light shelfwear. [And] [United Church of Christ]. The Amistad Event. [Cleveland, OH?: United Church of Christ, c.1990]. 8..... 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
Systematic View of the Science of Jurisprudence.
Amos, Sheldon. Systematic View of the Science of Jurisprudence. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1872. Reprinted 1982 by William S. Hein & Company, Buffalo, NY. 545 pp. Cloth. New. $50. More
Some Reasons Against a Bill to be Proposed in the House of Commons...
A Scarce Argument Against Speeches for the Defense An Admirer. Some Reasons Against a Bill to be Proposed in the House of Commons, On the 8th of May, 1828, "To Enable Persons Charged with Felony to Make their Full Defence by Counsel:" Or in Other Words, "To Authorise the Counsel..... 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
The Attorney and Agent's New Table of Costs in the Courts of King's...
A Rare Guide to Preparing a Bill of Costs An Attorney and Solicitor. [Palmer, John]. The Attorney and Agent's New Table of Costs in the Courts of King's-Bench and Common-Pleas: Containing the Fees and Disbursements on the Part of the Plaintiff and Defendant, In the Prosecution and Defence of Actions..... More
Tom Bingham and the Transformation of the Law. A Liber Amicorum.
Andenas, M. and D. Fairgrieve (Editors). Tom Bingham and the Transformation of the Law. A Liber Amicorum. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Reprinted 2009. lxxii, 892 pp. Publisher's laminate hardcover, very good. $45. * Tom Bingham is among the most influential judges of the 20th century. This volume collects..... 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
Eisenhower, Brownell, and the Congress. The Tangled Origins of the...
Anderson, J.W. Eisenhower, Brownell, and the Congress: The Tangled Origins of the Civil Rights Bill of 1956-1957. University, AL: Published for the Inter-University Case Program by University of Alabama Press, 1964. viii, 139 pp. Cloth, light shelwear, light fading to spine and upper portions of boards, author presntation inscription to..... More