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The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio.
Middleton, Stephen. The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio. Athens: Ohio University Press, [2005]. xi, 363 pp. Softbound, wih very light soiling to bottom page edge, else fine. $20. * Beginning in 1803, the Ohio legislature enacted what came to be known as the Black Laws..... More
Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local...
Herman, Susan N.; Finkelman, Paul. Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2008. viii, 219 pp. Blue hardcover, fine, as new. $25. More
The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio.
Middleton, Stephen. The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio. Athens: Ohio University Press, [2005]. xi, 363 pp. Original red cloth hardcover, with gilt stamped spine and front cover, in a lightly worn dust jacket, else fine. $35. * Beginning in 1803, the Ohio legislature enacted what..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland...
One of the Standard American Texts of the Nineteenth Century Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland, As Administered in England and America; With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1853. xxx..... More
The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials. 3 Volumes.
Moriarty, Jane Campbell; Finkelman, Paul. The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials. New York: Routledge, 2001. 3 volumes. Original cloth, with stamped spines. As new, fine. $75. More
The Case Against BDS. Why Singling Out Israel for Boycott...2 copies.
Dershowitz, Alan. The Case Against BDS. Why Singling Out Israel for Boycott is Anti-Semitic and Anti-Peace. New York: Post Hill Press, 2018. Signed by Alan Dersshowitz on the title page. Softcover. Fine, as new. $25. * "In a never-ending attempt to destroy Israel, Muslim countries, the international Left, and anti-Semites..... More
The Life of Chief Justice Ellis Lewis, 1798-1871: of the First...
Konkle, Burton Alva. The Life of Chief Justice Ellis Lewis, 1798-1871: of the First Elective Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Campion, 1907. 285 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn. $20. More
Warranty Deed Signed by Holmes, Boston, March 9, 1869.
Signed by Holmes at the Beginning of His Legal Career Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Warranty Deed Signed by Holmes]. Boston: March 9, 1869. 10-1/2" X 8-1/4" part-printed bifolium completed in manuscript, small seals next to signatures of parties in document, revenue stamps (for $3.50 and $5.00) below. Light toning..... More
An Act to Abolish Imprisonment for Debt [Bound with] Speech of Col...
Two Nineteenth-Century American Pamphlets Concerning the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt Stilwell, Silas M. [1800-1881]. An Act to Abolish Imprisonment for Debt, And to Punish Fraudulent Debtors. Passed April 26, 1831. Also, A Synopsis of the Same. New York: Printed and Published by Elliott and Palmer, 1832. 24 pp. [Bound..... More
Summa Azonis, Locuples Iuris Civilis Thesaurus... Venice, 1566.
Scarce 1566 Edition of Azo's Deeply Influential Summae Azo, Portius [fl. c.1150-c.1230]. Draesius, Heinrich, Editor. Summa Azonis, Locuples Iuris Civilis Thesaurus. Hactenus Depravatissima, Nunc Autem Iugi Sedulitate & Exquisito Studio D. Henrici Draesii LL. Licentiati, In Octies Mille, & Amplius, Locis ex Fide Emendata, Ac Suo Pristino Nitori Recens Restituta..... More
An Authentic and Genuine Narrative of the Life and Surprizing...
The "Monarch of Highwaymen" [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. [Hawke, William (d.1774)]. An Authentic and Genuine Narrative of the Life and Surprizing Exploits, Of William Hawke, The Famous Highwayman, Who Was Executed at Tyburn, July 1, 1774, For Robbing Mr. Charles Hart, On the Highway, Of 1s. 8d. Containing I. An Account..... More
"Costumes Americains." From: Galerie Royale de Costumes. Paris... 1848
[Costume. Americas]. Caption title: "Costumes Americains." From: Galerie Royale de Costumes. Paris: Chez Aubert, c.1842-1848. 10 lithographed plates with hand-coloring. One part only (of 14), folio (549 x 360 mm). 10 lithographed plates with hand-coloring by Comte after drawings b A. d'Hastrel. (5 sheets with toning to over plate and..... More
Constitutional Law: Comprising the Declaration of Independence...
The First Compilation of United States Constitutions Since 1787 [United States]. [Constitutions]. Constitutional Law: Comprising the Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; The Constitution of the United States; And the Constitutions of the Several States Composing the Union, viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New..... More
Trial of Albert John Tirrell for the Murder of Mary Ann Bickford,...
An Early (and Successful) Sleepwalking Defense: McDade 991 [Trial]. Tirrell, Albert John, Defendant. Trial of Albert John Tirrell for the Murder of Mary Ann Bickford. In the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Holden at Boston, Tuesday, March 24th, 1846. Together with the Lives of Albert J. Tirrell and Mary Ann..... More
Notarized Copy of an Agreement to Sell a Law Library, Charleston 1873.
A South Carolina Lawyer Agrees to Sell His Extensive Library [Manuscript]. Whaley, William [1817-1879]. [Notarized Copy of an Agreement to Sell a Law Library]. Charleston, SC, November 21, 1873. 2 ff. 10" x 8" ruled bifolium, text to rectos, embossed notary stamp to foot of second leaf. Light toning, horizontal..... More
Judge Irving's Address, Previous, to Passage of Sentence of Death....
Manuscript With a Copy of the Death Sentence from a Notable New York City Murder Case [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Johnson, Richard (d.1829)], Defendant. Judge Irving's Address, Previous, [to] Passage [of Sentence] of Death on Richard Johnson, For the Murder of Ursula New[man] (all) of the City of New York, March 21th..... More
English Liberties: Or, The Free-born Subject's Inheritance...
First Edition of a Classic Guide to English Law and Government that Inspired the American Founding Fathers [Care, Henry (1646-1688)]. English Liberties: Or, The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance, Containing I. Magna Charta, The Petition of Right, The Habeas Corpus Act; And Divers Other Most Useful Statutes: With Large Comments Upon Each..... More
The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes. Arranged, With Introductory Notes, by Alfred Lief. With a Foreword by Dr. George W. Kirchwey. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1929]. Frontispiece. xviii, 314 pp. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover, light wear and soiling..... More
Representative Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Representative Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes. Arranged, with Introductory Notes, by Alfred Lief. With a Foreword by Harold J. Laski. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1931]. v, 319 pp. Frontispiece. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover, light shelfwear, internally clean, in a...... More
An Apology for the Freedom of the Press, And for General Liberty..
First Edition of "A Landmark in the Development of the Idea of Press Freedom" Hall, Robert [1764-1831]. An Apology for the Freedom of the Press, And for General Liberty. To Which are Prefixed Remarks on Bishop Horsley's Sermon, Preached on the Thirtieth of January Last. London: Printed for G.G.J. And..... More
Report of the Trial of Eunice Hall Vs Robert Grant, For Slander...
A Schoolteacher Sues to Redeem Her Reputation and Save Her School [Trial]. Hall, Eunice, Plaintiff. Rogers, Daniel, Reporter. Report of the Trial of Eunice Hall vs. Robert Grant, For Slander. Tried Before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Essex, In New-Jersey, And a Special Jury, In June..... More
A Report from the Committee Appointed to Enquire into the State...
Report of the Landmark 1729 Investigation of Britain's Prisons by a Committee Chaired by the Founder of Georgia [Prisons]. [Great Britain]. [House of Commons]. A Report from the Committee Appointed to Enquire Into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Marshalsea Prison; And Farther Relating to..... More
Report of the Trial of William Palmer [with] The Great Lunacy Case...
Poisoning and Lunacy [Trial]. Palmer, William [1824-1856], Defendant. Illustrated and Unabridged Edition of The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer for Poisoning John Parsons Cook, At Rugeley. From the Short-Hand Notes Taken in the Central Court from Day to Day. London: Ward and Lock, 1856. 184 pp. With..... More
The Life of Sir Michael Foster, Knt, Sometime One of the Judges...
A Nephew Remembers Sir Michael Foster Dodson, Michael [1732-1799]. Disney, John [1746-1816], Editor. The Life of Sir Michael Foster, Knt. Sometime One of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, And Recorder of Bristol. By His Nephew, The Late Michael Dodson, Esq. London: Printed for J. Johnson and Co...... More
The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, 1776.
The Colorful Duchess of Kingston [Trial]. Kingston, Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey, Duchess of [1720-1788], Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In Westminster-Hall, In Full-Parliament, On Monday the 15th, Tuesday the 16th, Friday the 19th, Saturday the 20th, and..... More