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Arguments, And Decisions, In Remarkable Cases, Before the High Court.
Annotated Collection of Scottish Criminal Cases from 1536 to 1730 Dreghorn, John Maclaurin, Lord [1734-1796]. Arguments, And Decisions, In Remarkable Cases, Before the High Court of Justiciary, And Other Supreme Courts, in Scotland. Collected by Mr. Maclaurin. Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell, 1774. xv, [iv], xviii-xl, 776, [8] pp. Quarto..... More
Conductor Generalis: Or, the Office, Duty and Authority of Justices...
"Adapted to These United States" Parker, James [1714-1770], Compiler. Conductor Generalis: Or, the Office, Duty and Authority of Justices of the Peace, High-Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, Gaolers, Jury-Men, And Overseers of the Poor. As Also the Office of Clerks of Assize, and of the Peace, &c. To Which Are Added..... More
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces, First Edition, Inscribed by Frankfurter.
A First Edition Inscribed by Frankfurter Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: An Intimate Portrait as Recorded in Talks with Dr. Harlan B. Phillips. New York: Reynal & Company. [1960]. [ix], 310 pp. Cloth in lighly rubbed, price-clipped dust jacket with some edgewear to extremities. Light toning to interior, presentation..... More
The Nature of the Judicial Process, First Edition, Third Printing.
Cardozo Most Influential Work Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. The Nature of the Judicial Process. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1922. 180 pp. Original publisher cloth, gilt title to spine, untrimmed edges. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, which are lightly bumped, bookseller ticket to front pastedown, signature of Kingman..... More
Remarks on the Trial of John-Peter Zenger, Printer of the New-York...
Two Attacks on the Legal Arguments for Freedom of the Press Presented by Zenger's Lawyer [Zenger, John Peter (1697-1746)]. [Hamilton, Andrew (c.1676-1741)]. Remarks on the Trial of John-Peter Zenger, Printer of the New-York Weekly Journal, Who was Lately Try'd and Acquitted for Printing and Publishing Two Libels Against the Government..... More
The Bishops Courts Dissolved: Or, The Law of England Touching...
An Outspoken Critic of the Ecclesiastical Courts [Whitaker, Edward]. The Bishops Courts Dissolved: Or, The Law of England Touching Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Stated. Wherein it Appears that the Spiritual Courts Want Both Power and Might to Execute Their Wills upon His Majesties Good Subjects At This Day. Being a Short and..... More
Miranda v Arizona, 348 US 436 (1966), A Landmark Decision.
"You Have the Right to Remain Silent..." [Supreme Court, United States]. Miranda v. Arizona, Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Arizona in United States Reports 384 (October Term 1965), pp. 536-543. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1967. Publisher's original tan buckram, blind frames to boards, red and black lettering pieces..... More
A Report from the Lords Committees to Whom the Report and Original...
The Investigation of a Jacobite Conspirator [Great Britain]. Layer, Christopher [1683-1723]. A Report from the Lords Committees to Whom the Report and Original Papers Delivered by the House of Commons at Several Conferences were Referred, And who were Impowered by the House of Lords to Examine Christopher Layer, And Such..... More
The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, For the...
"Duelling, That Absurd Relic of Gothic Barbarism; Which Still Compels Every Man to Risk His Life at Demand" [Trial]. Byron, William, Lord [1722-1798], Defendant. The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, For the Murder of William Chaworth, Esq; Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In..... More
The Statutes at Large, From Magna Charta to the Seventh Year of King..
"This Collection of Statutes is Much Esteemed" Hawkins, William [1673-1746], Compiler. The Statutes at Large, From Magna Charta to the Seventh Year of King George the Second, Inclusive. In Six Volumes. London: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty; And by E. and R. Nutt, and..... More
A Full Account of the Case of John Sayer, Esq; From the Time of His...
"The Consequences of Town Gallantry Are Always Fatal" [Trial]. [Great Britain]. Noble, Richard, Defendant [1684-1713]. A Full Account of the Case of John Sayer, Esq; From the Time of His Unhappy Marriage with his Wife, To His Death. Including the Whole Intrigue Between Mrs. Sayer and Mr. Noble; With Several..... More
Concilia Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae, A Synodo Verolamiensi...
A Landmark Study of the Medieval English Church, One of 500 Copies Wilkins, David [1685-1745]. Concilia Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae, A Synodo Verolamiensi A.D. CCCC XLVI. Ad Londinensem A.D. M DCCXVII. Accedunt Constitutiones et Alia ad Historiam Ecclesiae Anglicanae Spectantia: A Davide Wilkins, S. T. P. Archidiacono Suffolciensi, Et Canonico..... More
Gideon v Wainright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), A Landmark Decision.
"If You Cannot Afford an Attorney..." [Supreme Court, United States]. Gideon v. Wainright, Corrections Director, Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida in United States Reports 372 (October Term 1962), pp. 335-352. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1963. Publisher's original tan buckram, blind frames to boards, red and black lettering..... More
A Brief Account of the Powers Given to, And Exercised by, The...
A Rare Work on London's Burgess Court [Great Britain]. [Westminster Court of Burgesses]. A Brief Account of the Powers Given to, And Exercised by, The Burgess-Court of Westminster. And Some Reasons for Continuing and Enlarging those Powers, By Amending the Act of the 27th of Queen Elizabeth. [London]: [s.l.], c.1720..... More
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Lettres Patentes Du Roi [Bound with] Lois, Constitution Francoise...
Early Printings of Two Foundational Documents of French Democracy [France]. [Constitution]. Lettres Patentes Du Roi Qui Ordonne l'Envoi aux Tribunaux, Municipalites et Autres Corps Administratifs, Des Decrets de l'Assemblee Nationale, Qui ont ete Acceptes ou Sanctionnes par Sa Majeste. Du 3 Novembre 1789 [Drop-Head Title]. [Lyon: De l'Imprimerie d'Aime de..... More
Decretales cum Glossa, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 10 June 1496.
1496 Koberger Imprint With a Striking Initial and Elaborate Contemporary Binding [Gregory IX, Pope (c.1170-1241)]. [Bottoni, Bernardo (d.1266), Glosses]. [Clarius, Hieronymus, Additions]. [Decretales cum Glossa]. [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 10 June 1496]. [iv], 382 ff. Index to first 4 leaves. Collation: [*4], a-z8, A-Z8, AA6, BB8. Complete. Folio (13" x 9";..... More
An Examination of the Rules of Law Respecting the Admission...
Wills and Extrinsic Evidence Wigram, Sir James [1793-1866]; Wigram, W[illiam] Knox [1825-1885], Editor. An Examination of the Rules of Law Respecting the Admission of Extrinsic Evidence in Aid of the Interpretation of Wills. London: Butterworths, 1858. xxxv, 202 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Later pebbled cloth, blind frames to boards..... More
The History of Women, From the Earliest Antiquity, To the Present...
"Almost Every Interesting Particular Concerning That Sex" Alexander, William [d.1783]. The History of Women, From the Earliest Antiquity, To the Present Time; Giving an Account of Almost Every Interesting Particular Concerning that Sex, Among All Nations, Ancient and Modern. With a Complete Index. Philadelphia: Published by J.H. Dobelbower, 1796. Two..... More
A Catalogue of American and British Law Publications, Including...
Law Books Available for Sale in Cincinnati in 1871 [Legal Publishing]. Robert Clarke & Co. A Catalogue of American and British Law Publications, Including Treatises, Text Books, Reports, Etc., with An Index of Subjects. Cincinnati: 65 West Fourth Street, 1871. 209 pp. Octavo (7-1/2 x 5-1/8"). Printed wrappers, soiled, faint..... More
The Trial of Andrew McKinley, Before The High Court of Justiciary...
"For Administering Unlawful Oaths" [Trial]. McKinley, Andrew [1799-1817], Defendant. The Trial of Andrew McKinley, Before The High Court of Justiciary, At Edinburgh, On the 18th Day of July, 1817, For Administering Unlawful Oaths. Edinburgh: Printed for Manners and Miller, 1818. [iv], 70 pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in..... More
Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery...
Large-Paper Copy With Twenty-Four Steel-Plate Engravings Herbert, W[illiam] [1771-1851]. Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery; Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches Relative to Their Original Foundation, Customs, Ceremonies, Buildings, Government, &c. &c. With a Concise History of the English Law. London: Printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Storer and..... More
An Explication of the XXXIX Chapter of the Statutes of King William...
Protecting the Property Rights of Minors Seton, Sir Alexander [1639?-1719]. Bruce, Alexander, Notes. An Explication of the XXXIX Chapter of the Statutes of King William; Containing Divers Questions upon the Said Statute, Useful in Practice. With Notes, Containing Such Additions and Alterations, As Have been Made on that Subject Since..... More
An Essay Towards the Further Elucidation of the Law of Descents.
"A Very Valuable Treatise on that Very Intricate and Important Subject" Watkins, Charles [d.1808]. An Essay Towards the Further Elucidation of the Law of Descents. London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1793. viii, 192, [16] pp. Folding copperplate Table of Descents. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Recent period-style quarter..... More
The Common Law of Kent: Or, The Customs of Gavelkind. With an...
An Interesting Form of Partible Inheritance Robinson, Thomas [d. 1747]. The Common Law of Kent: Or, The Customs of Gavelkind. With an Appendix Concerning Borough-English. [London]: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers, 1788. xx, 300, [16] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards by Philip..... More
An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution...
"The Subtle Distinctions of Powers" Powell, John Joseph [1755-1801]. An Essay on the Learning Respecting the Creation and Execution of Powers; And also Respecting the Nature and Effect of Leasing Powers in Which the Doctrine of the Judgment Delivered by the Court of King's Bench, In the Case of Pugh..... More