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Charles Dickens and the Law.
Fyfe, Thomas Alexander. Charles Dickens and the Law. Originally published: Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co., 1910. 79 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776666; ISBN-10: 1584776668. Smythe sewn, cloth bound hardcover with black spine lettering and decorative front cover. Bar code label on back cover. Fine. $35..... More
Police Court Pictures at Richmond, Virginia.
"The Lighted Candle of Crime" Burton, Peter J. Police Court Pictures at Richmond, Virginia. Richmond: C.N. Williams, 1892. [iv], 84, [4] pp. Includes eleven pages of advertisements. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light soiling, some rubbing to spine with wear to ends, light browning to interior..... More
A Compleat Journal of the Votes, Speeches and Debates, Both of the...
Valuable Source on Queen Elizabeth's Parliaments D'Ewes, Sir Simonds [1602-1650], Compiler. Bowes, Paul [d. 1702], Editor. A Compleat Journal of the Votes, Speeches and Debates, Both of the House of Lords and House of Commons Throughout the Whole Reign of Queen Elizabeth, Of Glorious Memory. Collected by that Eminent Member..... More
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Les Reports de Gulielme Benloe [With] Les Reports des Divers Special..
Two Well-Respected Reporters Benloe, William [1516-1584], Reporter. Les Reports de Gulielme Benloe Serjeant del Ley, Des Divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del Common-Bank, En le Several Roignes de les tres Hault & Excellent Princes, Le Roy Henry VII. Henry VIII. Edw. VI. & le Roignes Mary & Elizabeth..... More
Les Reports de Sir John Savile, Second and final edition.
Final Edition of Savile's Exchequer Court Reports Savile, Sir John [1545-1607]. Les Reports de Sir John Savile Chevalier, Nadgairis Baron de l'Excequer, De Divers Special Cases Cybien en le Court de Common Bank, Come l'Exchequer en le Temps de Royne Elizabeth. Ovesque Deux Tables; l'un des Nosmes des Cases, l'Auter..... More
The Trial of Katherine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie For the Crimes of
Incest and Murder in Edinburgh [Trial]. Nairn, Katherine, Defendant. Ogilvie, Patrick [d.1765], Defendant. The Trial of Katherine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie, For the Crimes of Incest and Murder. Containing the Whole Procedure of the High Court of Judiciary, Upon the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, And 16th Days of August..... More
An Account of the Shocking Murder, Committed on the Body of John...
A Murder Related to Labor Unrest in the Newcastle Mines [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Great Britain]. An Account of the Shocking Murder, Committed on the Body of John Errington, A Bound Pitman, At Hetton Colliery, In the County of Durham, On Saturday April 19, 1832, By Receiving Two Shots, One of Them..... More
Ministry of Justice: Its Necessity as an Instrument of Law Reform.
"Law Reform is Universally Demanded" Fane, [Robert George] C[ecil] [1796-1864]. Ministry of Justice: Its Necessity as an Instrument of Law Reform. London: [Spottiswoode and Shaw], 1848. 23, [1] pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Recent stiff wrappers, printed paper title panel to front. Light toning, light foxing to a few leaves..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court... 24 Vols..
Howard's Supreme Court Reports: The Series that Includes the Dred Scott Case [Supreme Court, United States]. Howard, Benjamin C[hew] [1791-1872], Reporter. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States. Volumes 1-3: Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1854, 1845; Volumes 4-18: Boston: Charles C. Little..... More
Canton's Great Tragedy, the Murder of George D. Saxton, together with
Murder in Canton, Ohio: McDade 334 [Murder]. [Albaugh, Thurlow K. (1868-1937)]. George, Annie, E. [b.1859]. Saxton, George D. [1848-1898]. Canton's Great Tragedy: The Murder of George D. Saxton, Together with a History of the Arrest and Trial of Annie E. George, Charged with the Murder. With Biographical Sketches of George..... More
Flos Testamentorum cum Additionibus Petri de Unzola.
C.1490 Venice Printing of a Renowned Guide to Drafting Wills and Contracts Passaggeri, Rolandino de' [d. 1300]. [Unzola, Pietro Da (d. 1312)], Additions. Flos Testamentorum cum Additionibus Petri de Unzola. [Venice: S.n., c.1490]. 46 ff. Collation: [*2], a-f8.4, g8. Quarto (8" x 6-3/4"; 20.3 x 17.2 cm). Later three-quarter sheep..... More
The Law of Property in Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Drama.
Clarkson, Paul S. Warren, Clyde T. The Law of Property in Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Drama. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1942. xxvii, 346 pp. Original cloth, light shelfwear, light fading to edges of boards, library shelf number to spine, library marks to endleaves, interior bright and clean. $45..... More
The Trials of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, And Charles White...
Fratricide on the HMS Ruby [Trial]. Goodere, Sir Samuel [1687-1741], Principal Defendant. The Trials of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, And Charles White, For the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere Bart. (Brother to the Said Samuel Goodere,) On Board His Majesty's Ship the Ruby: At the Sessions of the..... More
Of the Rights of War and Peace, In Three Volumes; In Which are...
Early English Translation of De Jure Belli ac Pacis Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. [Morrice, John, Translator and Editor]. Of the Rights of War and Peace, In Three Volumes; In Which are Explain'd the Laws and Claims of Nature and Nations, And the Principal Points that Relate Either to Publick Government, Or..... More
Five Pounds Reward, Stolen. Ely, England, 1836.
"Five Pounds Reward" [Broadside]. Great Britain. Five Pounds Reward. Stolen. Ely, England, January 4, 1836. 11-1/2" x 8" broadside. Text printed in single column below headline. Moderate toning, light foxing, a few minor creases, some rubbing, minor tears and chips to edges. Light toning, a few small spots near lower..... More
The Woburn Mystery, Or the Trial of Mrs Myra Fisher and John A...
Did She Hire Him to Murder Her Husband? [Trial]. Lear, Walter E., Editor. Fisher, Myra, Defendant. Vaughan, John A., Defendant. The Woburn Mystery, Or the Trial of Mrs. Myra Fisher and John A. Vaughan for the Murder of Albert Fisher. Toronto: Law Book Publishers, 1927. 139 pp. Two illustrations. Sewn..... More
The Paradoxes of Legal Science. Second Printing, in dust jacket.
One of Cardozo's Most Important Books Cardozo, Benjamin [1870-1938]. The Paradoxes of Legal Science. New York: Columbia University Press, [1930]. v, 142, [1] pp. Publisher's maroon cloth, very good, in lightly edgeworn dust jacket, light toning to interior. $200. * First edition, second printing. One of Cardozo's most important books..... More
The Paradoxes of Legal Science. First Edition, 1928.
First Edition of One of Cardozo's Most Important Books Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. The Paradoxes of Legal Science. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. v, 142, [1] pp. Cloth in somewhat edgeworn dust jacket with chipping at spine ends and corners, light toning to interior, ink inscription "RWS Nov 14..... More
The Federal Government, Its True Nature and Character, Being a Review
A Refutation of Story's Commentaries on the Constitution Upshur, Abel Parker [1791-1844]. A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature and Character of the Federal Government: Being a Review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States. Philadelphia: John Campbell, Publisher, 1863. [ii], iv, 132 pp. Star-paged. Octavo..... More
Scrapbook Compiled by FBI Agent and Lawyer Ralph M Whitticar, 1941...
Scrapbook Compiled by a Lawyer Who Served as F.B.I. Agent in the Early 1940s [Scrapbook]. [Whitticar, Ralph M.]. [Scrapbook Compiled by FBI Agent and Lawyer Ralph M Whitticar]. Richmond and Fredericksburg, VA, 1941-1947, 1982-1983. [100] pp. Folio (14-1/2" x 11-1/2"). Padded imitation calf with ties, large hearth scene stamped to..... More
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Office Scraps II [Spine Title], Providence, RI, 1883-1902.
Compiled by an Eminent Rhode Island Lawyer and Man of Letters [Scrapbook]. [Green, Arnold (1838-1903)]. Office Scraps II. [Spine Title]. Providence, RI, October 23, 1883-January 29, 1902. 154 pp. Folio (14" x 10"). Three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, gilt title and fillets to spine. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing..... More
Life, Trial and Conviction of Edward Stokes, For the Assassination...
A Love Triangle, Allegations of Financial Misconduct and Murder [Trial]. Stokes, Edward [1841-1901], Defendant. Life, Trial and Conviction of Edward Stokes, For the Assassination of Jas. Fisk, Jr. To Which is Added, The Life and Eventful Career of Josephine Mansfield. The Interesting Trial. Many Secrets Now for the First Time..... More
Shall We Suffocate Ed Green?
The First Person to Rob an American Bank. Not in McDade. [Trial]. Green, Edward W. [d.1866], Defendant. A Citizen of Malden. Shall We Suffocate Ed. Green?. Boston: James Redpath, 1864. 61, [3] pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling, staining and edgewear to wrappers and..... More
Report of the Trial of William F Comings, On an Indictment for the...
He Tried to Make the Murder Look Like a Suicide [Trial]. Comings, William F., Defendant. Report of the Trial of William F. Comings: On an Indictment for the Murder of His Wife, Mrs. Adeline T. Comings. At the September Term of the Court of Common Pleas Holden at Haverhill, In..... More
The Illustrated Police News, Law-Courts and Weekly Record. 1869.
The Underbelly of the Gilded Age [Crime]. [Vice]. [United States]. The Illustrated Police News, Law-Courts and Weekly Record, For the Week Ending September 16, 1869. Vol. 7. No. 151. 8 pp. [Boston, MA]: Police News Pub. House, 1869. Engraved woodcut illustrations. 20-1/2" x 14-1/2." Moderate toning, edgewear and creases, a...... More