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The Maritime Law of Europe, Translated from the French. 2 Volumes.
An Influential Work on European Maritime Law Azuni, D[omenico] A[lberto] [1749-1827]. Johnson, William, Translator. The Maritime Law of Europe. Translated from the French. New York: Printed by George Forman for I. Riley & Co., 1806. Two volumes. xxxii, 424; viii, 430, [1] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary mottled calf..... More
Advice to Grand Jurors in Cases of Blood: Asserting from Law and...
Grand Juries Must Indict in All "Cases of Blood" Babington, Zachary. Advice to Grand Jurors in Cases of Blood. Asserting from Law and Reason that at the King's Suit in All Cases (Where a Person by Law is to be Indicted for Killing of Another Person) That the Indictment Ought..... More
Advice to Grand Jurors in Cases of Blood: Asserting from Law and...
Grand Juries Must Indict in All "Cases of Blood" Babington, Zachary. Advice to Grand Jurors in Cases of Blood. Asserting from Law and Reason that at the King's Suit in All Cases (Where a Person by Law is to be Indicted for Killing of Another Person) That the Indictment Ought..... More
Elementos De La Filosofia Del Derecho O Curso De Derecho Natural
A Scarce Cuban Textbook on the Philosophy of Law Bachiller y Morales, Antonio [1812-1889]. Elementos De La Filosofia Del Derecho O Curso De Derecho Natural. Havana: Imprenta del Tiempo, 1857. xiii, 164, [2] pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Contemporary tree sheep, raised bands, gilt ornaments and red and black lettering..... More
Das Nexum, Die Nexi und die Lex Petillia.
The Roman Law of Parent and Child Bachofen, Johann Jakob [1815-1887]. Das Nexum, die Nexi und die Lex Petillia: Eine Rechtshistorische Abhandlung. Basel: Verlag von J.G. Neukirch, 1843. [ii], 160 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Original printed publisher wrappers, unopened signatures. Some rubbing to edges, light soiling and faint dampspotting..... More
Carnal Crimes: Sexual Assault Law in Canada, 1900-1975.
Backhouse, Constance. Carnal Crimes: Sexual Assault Law in Canada, 1900-1975. Toronto: Irwin Law, [2008]. xi, 442 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $25. More
Colour-Coded: a Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950.
Backhouse, Constance. Colour-Coded: a Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1999]. xiii, 485 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $75. More
Petticoats and Prejudice, Women and Law in Nineteenth-Century Canada.
Backhouse, Constance. Petticoats and Prejudice: Women and Law in Nineteenth-Century Canada. [Toronto]: Published for the Osgoode Society by Women's Press, [1991]. xiv, 467 pp. Publisher's cloth in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
An Historicall Discourse Of The Uniformity Of The Government...
A Controversial Work that Opposed Claims of Royal Prerogative [Bacon, Nathaniel (1593-1660), Attributed]. [Selden, John (1584-1654), Attributed]. An Historicall Discourse Of The Uniformity Of The Government Of England. The First Part. From the First Times Till the Reigne of Edward the Third. London: Printed for Mathew Walbancke at Grays-Inn-Gate, 1647..... More
The Elements of the Common Lawes of England, Branched into a Double...
First Edition of Bacon's Elements of the Common Laws of England Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. The Elements of the Common Lawes of England, Branched Into a Double Tract: The One Contayning a Collection of Some Principall Rules and Maximes of the Common Law, With Their Latitude and Extent. Explicated for..... More
Law Tracts, Containing 1. A Proposition for Compiling and Amendment...
"A More Complete Lawyer Than Any of His Contemporaries" Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Law Tracts, Containing 1. A Proposition for Compiling and Amendment of Our Laws. 2. An Offer of a Digest of the Laws. 3. The Elements of the Common Laws of England, Containing a Collection of Some Principal..... More
The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon, One of Her Majesties...
Bacon's "Profound" Reading on Conveyancing Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon, One of Her Majesties Learned Counsell at Law, Upon the Statute of Uses: Being His Double Reading to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inne. Published for the Common Good. London: Printed for Mathew Walbancke..... More
A Speech Delivered by Sir Francis Bacon, In the Lower House of...
The Union of England and Scotland Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. A Speech Delivered by Sir Francis Bacon, In the Lower House of Parliament Quinto Iacobi, Concerning the Article of Naturalization of the Scottish Nation. London: [S.n.], Printed Anno 1641. [iv], 34, [2] pp. First and final leaves are blank. Quarto..... More
Three Speeches of the Right Honorable, Sir Francis Bacon Knight...
The Union of England and Scotland Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Three Speeches of the Right Honorable, Sir Francis Bacon Knight, Then His Majesties Sollicitor Generall, After Lord Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. Concerning the Post-Nati Naturalization of the Scotch in England Union of the Lawes of the Kingdomes of England and..... More
Three Speeches of the Right Honorable, Sir Francis Bacon Knight...
The Union of England and Scotland Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Three Speeches of the Right Honorable, Sir Francis Bacon Knight, Then His Majesties Sollicitor Generall, After Lord Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. Concerning the Post-Nati Naturalization of the Scotch in England Union of the Lawes of the Kingdomes of England and..... More
The First Hundred Eight Justices.
Bader, William D. and Roy M. Mersky. The First Hundred Eight Justices. Buffalo: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2004. xvi, 173 pp. Cloth. New. $69.95. * Coverage from Jay to Breyer, exploring a variety of the Justices' own characteristics, including their scholarship, legal learning and analytical abilities, craftsmanship and..... More
The First One Hundred Eight Justices.
Bader, William D. Merksy, Roy. The First One Hundred Eight Justices. With a Preface by Judge Richard S. Arnold. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2004. xvi, 173 pp. Cloth. Near-Fine. Presentation inscription from Bader to title page. $50. More
The English Constitution.
Bagehot, Walter [1826-1877]. The English Constitution. Hartford: The Travelers Insurance Company, 1891. Reprint. New York: Gryphon Editions [The Legal Classics Library], 1995. 289, [1] pp. Full calf, decorative gilt, gilt edges, raised bands, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. As new, excellent condition. $35. * Reprinted from The Works of Walter Bagehot..... More
The House of Forgery in Eighteenth-Century Britain.
Baines, Paul. The House of Forgery in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Aldershot, [UK]: Ashgate, [1999]. viii, 195 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $45. * Contents: 1. An Age of Forgery; 2. Script and Scripture; 3. Ward, Crook and Company; 4. 'Man's First Disobedience': Lauder, Johnson, and Literary Crime; 5..... More
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume VIII, In Honour of...
Baker, G. Blaine, Editor. Phillips, Jim, Editor. Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume VIII: In Honour of R.C.B. Risk. Toronto: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by the University of Toronto Press, [1999]. 606 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $35. More
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XI, Quebec and the...
Baker, G. Blaine, Editor. Fyson, Donald, Editor. Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XI: Quebec and the Canadas. Toronto: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian legal history by the University of Toronto Press, 2013. 606 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $35. More
The Notebook of Sir John Port.
Baker, J.H., Editor. The Notebook of Sir John Port. The Publications of the Selden Society Series, volume 102 for 1986. London: Selden Society, 1986. lvii, 217 pp. Hardcover, publisher's blue cloth. Ex-library with shelf location label at foot of spine and property stamps. Light wear. $10. * Selden Society Volume..... More
Conflicting Law and Politics in the Attorney General's Office...
Baker, Nancy V. Conflicting Law and Politics in the Attorney General's Office, 1789-1990. [Lawrence]: University Press of Kanses, [1992]. vii, 248 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Light fading to spine of dust jacket. $20. More
Embracing Risk. The Changing Culture of Insurance and Responsibility.
Baker, Tom. Embracing Risk. The Changing Culture of Insurance and Responsibility. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [2002]. ix, 318 pp. Gilt stamped cloth. New. $54. More
The Development of Law on the Rocky Mountain Frontier: Civil Law...
Bakken, Gordon Morris. The Development of Law on the Rocky Mountain Frontier: Civil Law and Society, 1850-1912. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, [1983]. 200 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $35. More