Antiquarian & Scholarly
Our comprehensive inventory includes antiquarian books, scholarly books, manuscripts, artwork, pamphlets and ephemera.
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Dark Speech, The Performance of Law in Early Ireland.
Stacey, Robin Chapman. Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, [2007]. 354 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine. $45. More
Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His Era.
Dorsen, David M. Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His Era. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012. xiii, 498 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $20. More
W S Gilbert, A Classic Victorian and His Theatre.
Stedman, Jane W. W.S. Gilbert: A Classic Victorian and His Theatre. [Oxford and New York]: Oxford University Press, 1996. xviii, 374 pp. Plates. Illustrations. Cloth bound hardcover, in lightly worn dust jacket. $10. More
The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony, Law and Power in Early New South...
Neal, David. The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony, Law and Power in Early New South Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. 280 pp. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine. $20. More
The Fatal Shore, A History of the Transportation of Convicts...
Hughes, Robert. The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868. London: Collins Harvill, 1987. 680 pp. Plates. Illustrations. Facsimiles. Portraits. Hardbound in dust jacket. Light fading to spine, early owner inscription in tiny hand to front free endpaper, otherwise fine. $15. More
The Great Shame, And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking.
Keneally, Thomas. The Great Shame, And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World. New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1999 (c.1998). Hardback in near-fine dust jacket. $10. More
Law and Disorder in Thirteenth-Century Ireland, The Dublin Parliament.
Lydon, James. Law and Disorder in Thirteenth-Century Ireland, The Dublin Parliament of 1297. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press, [1997]. 171 pp. Illustrations. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine. $45. More
Politics, Law and Order in 19th-Century Ireland.
Crossman, Virginia. Politics, Law and Order in 19th-Century Ireland. Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, [1996]. 290 pp. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine. $35. More
Appeasement or Resistance, And Other Essays on New Testament Judaism.
Daube, David. Appeasement or Resistance, And Other Essays on New Testament Judaism. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. 128 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, author inscription to front free endpaper. $65. More
A Discovery of the True Causes why Ireland was Never Entirely Subdued.
Davies, Sir John [1569-1626]. Myers, James P., Jr., Editor. A Discovery of the True Causes Why Ireland was Never Entirely Subdued and Brought Under Obedience of the Crown of England Until the Beginning of His Majesty's Happy Reign (1612). Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, [1988]. xi, 242 pp..... More
Irish Parliamentary Politics in the Eighteenth Century, 2 Vols.
Burns, Robert E. Irish Parliamentary Politics in the Eighteenth Century. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, [1989-1990]. Two volumes. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $25. More
Brehons, Serjeants, And Attorneys, Studies in the History of the...
Hogan, Daire, Editor Osborough, W.N., Editor. Brehons, Serjeants, And Attorneys: Studies in the History of the Irish Legal Profession. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [1990]. xix, 287 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $65. More
Dublin Hanged, Crime, Law Enforcement and Punishment in Late....
Henry, Brian. Dublin Hanged: Crime, Law Enforcement, And Punishment in Late Eighteenth-Century Dublin. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press, [1995]. 222 pp. Map. Hardcover in dust jacket. Faint stain to half-title, otherwise fine. $20. More
John FitzGibbon, Earl of Clare, Protestant Reaction and English...
Kavanaugh, Ann C. John FitzGibbon, Earl of Clare: Protestant Reaction and English Authority in Late Eighteenth-Century Ireland. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press, [1997]. x, 461 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $45. More
The Pamphlet Debate on the Union Between Great Britain and Ireland...
McCormack, W.J. The Pamphlet Debate on the Union Between Great Britain and Ireland, 1797-1800. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press, [1996]. 116 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $30. More
Law and the Emergence of Modern Dublin, A Litigation Topography for...
Osborough, W.N. Law and the Emergence of Modern Dublin: A Litigation Topography for a Capital City. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [1996]. xxii, 225 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in dust jacket. Head of spine bumped, otherwise fine. $20. More
Explorations in Law and History, Irish Legal History Society...
Osborough, W.N., Editor. Explorations in Law and History: Irish Legal History Society Discourses, 1988-1994. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [1995]. xiv, 193 pp. Illustrations (some color). Map. Hardcover in dust jacket. Head of spine bumped, otherwise fine. $35. More
King's Inns and the Kingdom of Ireland, The Irish 'Inn of Court'....
Kenny, Colum. King's Inns and the Kingdom of Ireland: The Irish "Inn of Court," 1541-1800. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [1992]. xiii, 352 pp. Color illustrations. Hardcover in dust jacket. Head of spine bumped, otherwise fine. $30. More
Changes in Practice and Law, A Selection of Essays by Members...
Hogan, Daire, Editor. Kenny, Colum, Editor. Changes in Practice and Law: A Selection of Essays by Members of the Legal Profession to Mark Twenty-Five Years of the Irish Legal History Society. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [2013]. xxi, 175 pp. Illustrations (some color)..... More
Tristram Kennedy and the Revival of Irish Legal Training, 1835-1885.
Kenny, Colum. Tristram Kennedy and the Revival of Irish Legal Training, 1835-1885. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [1996]. xviii, 270 pp. Plates. Illustrations. Portraits. Hardcover in dust jacket. Corners bumped, otherwise fine. $20. More
Irish Law and Lawyers in Modern Folk Tradition.
Hickey, Eanna. Irish law and Lawyers in Modern Folk Tradition. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [1999]. xv, 198 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $45. More
A History of the King's Serjeants at Law in Ireland, Honour Rather...
Hart, A.R. A History of the King's Serjeants at Law in Ireland: Honour Rather Than Advantage?. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [2000]. xvi, 213 pp. Plates. Hardcover in dust jacket. Bump to head of spine, otherwise fine. $25. More
King's Inns and the Battle of the Books, 1972, Cultural Controversy...
Kenny, Colum. King's Inns and the Battle of the Books, 1972, Cultural Controversy at a Dublin Library. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [2002]. xvii, 192 pp. Plates. Illustrations. Portraits. Hardcover in dust jacket. Corners bumped, otherwise fine. $45. More
Poynings' Law and the Making of Law in Ireland, 1660-1800.
Kelly, James. Poynings' Law and the Making of Law in Ireland, 1660-1800. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [2007]. xi, 401 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $25. More
Lawyers, The Law and History, Irish Legal History Society Disourses...
Larkin, Felix M., Editor. Dawson, N.M., Editor. Lawyers, The Law and History: Irish Legal History Society Discourses and Other Papers, 2005-2011. [Dublin]: Four Courts Press in Association with The Irish Legal History Society, [2013]. xxi, 321 pp. Plates. Illustrations (some color). Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine. $20. More