Contemporary Report of a Fundamental Case in English Constitutional and Tort Law Regarding the Right to Vote [Trial]. [Needham, Culverwell (b.1656), Reporter]. [Ashby, Matthew, Plaintiff]. [White, William, Defendant]. Ashby and White: Or, The Great Question, Whether an Action Lies at Common Law for an Elector, Who Is Deny'd His Vote..... More

Pre-Publication Manuscript Copy of the Devonshire Chapter of the Domesday Book [Manuscript]. [Domesday Book]. No. 23. V 1.2. Domesday Book for Devonshire. London?, c.1714-1783. 73 ff. Folio (15-1/2" x 10-1/2"). Marbled paper-covered limp boards, raised bands to spine, hand-lettered title panel to front cover. Rubbing and soiling to boards, spine..... More

"On Wicked Ways Her Heart Was Bent" [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Great Britain]. A Wonderful Judgment on a Cruel Daughter, Who Was Struck Apparently Dead, While in the Act of Murdering Her Tender Mother, Aged 73 years, &c. London: Evans, Printer, Long-Lane, May, 1821. 12-1/2" x 8" broadside, text, printed within ornamental..... More

The Daily Business of a Prominent Vermont Lawyer [Manuscript Archive]. [Lawyers]. [Robinson, David, Jr. (1777-1858)]. [Archive of Letters Sent to David Robinson, Jr., Attorney-at-Law, Bennington, Vermont]. Vermont and New York, 1820-1842. 27 single-leaf and bifolia comprising 88 pages, sizes range from 8-1/4" x 6-1/4" to 12-1/2" x 7-1/2." Manuscript in..... More

Study of the Civil Law Notable for Its Criticism of the Crown Duck, Arthur [1580-1648]. De Usu & Authoritate Juris Civilis Romanorum, Per Dominia Principum Christianorum. Libri Duo. London: Iimpensis Thomae Dring, & Venales Prostant Apud Johannem Dunmore, 1679. [xxxiv], 120, 97-120, 145-405, [33] pp. First page of text preceded..... More

The Deadliest Railroad Disaster of Its Day [Broadside]. McDevitt, John. Disastrous Calamity on the North Pennsylvania Rail Road. Philadelphia: John McDevitt, 1856. 14" x 10" broadside, verse text in four columns below headline with woodcut grave scene, text enclosed by woodcut decorative border. Light browning, a few small ink stains..... More

Put that Gun Away [Broadside]. [Arizona]. No Shooting on These Premises. Phoenix, AZ: G.G. Morgan Ptg. Co., c.1920. 12" x 8-3/4" broadside printed on linen cloth. Light soiling, light fraying to edges. A curious item. $250. * This broadside was issued in the early years of Arizona's statehood. Today, Arizona..... More

Rare Wide-Margined 1804 Edition of the Code Napoleon with Extensive Contemporary Annotations [Code Napoleon]. Code Civil des Francais, Entierement Conforme a l'Edition Originale Precede de la Table des Titres: Suivi des Lois Transitoires; Du Tableau des Distances de Paris aux Chefs-Lieux des Departements et d'une Table Alphabetique des Matieres. Paris..... More

Scarce 1837 Compilation of European and American Railroad Laws Smith, [Valentin]. Chevalier, Michel. Gervoy, M. Lois Europeennes et Americaines sur les Chemins de Fer, Par M. Smith, Conseiller a la Cour Royale de Riom et Membre du Conseil General de la Loire; Avec une Lettre Adressee a Directeur-General des Ponts-et-Chaussees..... More

Classroom Notes on the Codex Justinianus [Manuscript]. [Justinian I (483-565 CE), Emperor of the East]. Codicis Justiniani SS. Principis. [France, c.1830?]. 564, [11] pp. Folio (12" x 8"). Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, vellum-covered corners to boards. Moderate rubbing to boards, crease to upper corner of front board below..... More

"The Laws of the Ancient Hebrews" Dick, Robert Paine [1823-1898]. Introductory Lecture By Hon. Robert P. Dick, U.S. District Judge. Before The Law School, Greensboro, N.C. Before The Law School, Greensboro, N.C. At Second Session, 1880. Greensboro, NC: Jos. M. Reece, 1880. 20, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched..... More

Nassau County Reward Poster from 1901 [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Nassau County, New York]. $250 Reward. The Above Reward Will be Paid to the Person or Persons Who Will Deliver Into My Custody John Bausch the Alleged Murderer of Arthur Gschwind. Mineola, NY: S.n., May 18, 1901. 19-3/4" x 12" broadside, main..... More

Studies of Feudal Law by a Notable Humanist Scholar-Jurist Giffen, Hubert van [1534-1604]. Olemann, Konrad [Active 1578-1587]. Antinomiae Iuris Feudalis, Sive Disputationes XI. Ex Huberti Giphanii IC. Summi, Sacr. Caesar. Maiestat. Consiliarii, &c., Praelectionibus Desumptae. Quibus Artificiosa Methodo Medulla Totius Iuris Feudalis Continetur: Additis Ex Toto Iure Obiectionibus, Solutionibus &..... More