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An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, With a Commentary by M de...
Early American Edition of "One of the Most Influential Books in the Whole History of Criminology," PMM 209 Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese de] [1738-1794]. Voltaire (Arouet, Francois-Marie) [1694-1778]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments: By the Marquis Beccaria, Of Milan. With a Commentary by M. De Voltaire. A New Edition..... More
Mare Clausum, First Edition, London, 1635
First Edition of The First Major English Text on International Law Selden, John [1584-1654]. Mare Clausum Seu de Domino Maris Libri Duo. Primo, Mare, ex Jure Naturae Seu Gentium, Omnium Hominum non Esse Commune, Sed Dominii Privati seu Proprietatis Capax, Pariter ac Tellurem, Esse Demonstratur. Secundon, Serenissimum Magnae Britanniae Regem..... More
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Sibylla Tryg-Andriana: De Virginitate, Virginum Statu & Iure [With]...
"Historical" and "Legal" Studies of Virginity, Adultery and Prostitution Kornmann, Heinrich [c.1580-c.1640]. Sibylla Tryg-Andriana: De Virginitate, Virginum Statu & Iure Tractatus Novus & Incundus in Quo ex Iure Naturali, Divino, Canonico et Civili, Scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis & Prophanis. Frankfurt: Typis Matthiae Beckeri, Impensis Iacobi Fischeri, 1610. 281, [vii] pp. [Bound with]..... More
Tractatus de Haeresi, In Quo per Quaestiones, Regulas, Ampliationes...
Crimes of Heresy-And Their Punishment Farinacci, Prospero [1554-1618]. Tractatus de Haeresi. In Quo per Quaestiones, Regulas, Ampliationes, & Limitationes. Quid a Iure Civili, & Canonico. Quid a Sacris Conciliis, Summorumq[ue] Pontificum Constitutionibus Statutum. Quid Verius, & Magis Communiter in hac Materia Receptum Sit. Et Quid Demum in Practica Servetur, Solito..... More
The Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, History of the Supreme Court...
An Outstanding History of the United States Supreme Court Freund, Paul A. General Editor. Katz, Stanley N., General Editor. The Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise. History of the Supreme Court of the United States. New York and London: The Macmillan Company, [1971-2006]. Volumes I-XII, in 10 books. Complete set of all..... More
The Earliest English Law Reports. 4 vols. Complete. Selden Society
Critical Edition of the Earliest English Law Reports Brand, Paul A., Editor. The Earliest English Law Reports. London: Selden Society, 1996-2006. 4 volumes. Complete set. Selden Society Volumes 111, 112, 122, 123. Original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettered spines, negligible light shelfwear. A fine set. $250. * Volume I...... More
The Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise. History of the Supreme Court...
An Outstanding History of the United States Supreme Court Freund, Paul A. General Editor. Katz, Stanley N., General Editor. The Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise. History of the Supreme Court of the United States. New York and London: The Macmillan Company, [1971-1993]. Volumes I-IX, in 9 books. Complete set of all..... More
A Digest of the Statute Law of Kentucky, Being a Collection of All...
The First Digest of Kentucky Statutes Littell, William [1768-1824], Compiler. Swigert, Jacob [1793-1869], Compiler. A Digest of the Statute Law of Kentucky, Being a Collection of All the Acts of the General Assembly, Of a Public and Permanent Nature, From the Commencement of the Government to May Session, 1822, Also..... More
A Compendium of the Common Law in Force in Kentucky, To Which is...
A Kentucky Digest Based on Blackstone Humphreys, Charles [1775-1830]. [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780)]. A Compendium of the Common Law in Force in Kentucky, To Which is Prefixed a Brief Summary of the Laws of the United States. Lexington, KY: Printed by William Gibbes Hunt, 1822. xi, [1], 548, [1], 542-594..... More
Life and Trial of Dr Abner Baker, Jr, (A Monomaniac) Who Was...
"More a Struggle Between Two Families Than an Affair of the State" [Trial]. Baker, Abner, Defendant. Crozier, C.W. Life and Trial of Dr. Abner Baker, Jr., (A Monomaniac) Who Was Executed October 3, 1845, For the Alleged Murder of His Brother-In-Law, Daniel Bates; Including Letters and Petitions in Favor of..... More
A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Reprinted from...
Limited-Edition Printing of an Important Essay by Jefferson Jefferson, Thomas [1743-1826]. Ford, Paul Leicester [1865-1902], Editor. A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Reprinted from the Original Edition, With Additions and Corrections by the Author. Brooklyn, NY: Historical Printing Club, 1892. 31 pp. One full-page illustration. Octavo (8-1/2"..... More
The Proceedings at the Sessions of the Peace, And Oyer and Terminer..
A Rare Eighteenth-Century English Reporter [Great Britain]. [Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Middlesex]. The Proceedings at the Sessions of the Peace, And Oyer and Terminer for the City of London, And County of Middlesex, On Friday the 16th, Saturday the 17th, Monday the 19th, And Tuesday the 20th..... More
The Code of Virginia with the Declaration of Independence and the...
Copy of the Final Antebellum Edition of Virginia Statutes With a Document Concerning the Custody of a Slave [Virginia]. The Code of Virginia: With the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States; and the Declaration of Rights and Constitution of Virginia. Published Pursuant to an Act of the..... More
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Les Plees del Coron [with] An Exposition of the Kinges Prerogative...
Sixteenth-Century Editions of Staunford's Plees and Kinges Prerogative Staunford, Sir William [1509-1558]. Les Plees del Coron, Divisees in Plusors Titles & Comen Lieux. Per Queux Home Plus Redement & Plenairement Trovera Quelque Chose queil Quira, Touchant les Dits Plees. Dernierment Corrigee Avecques un Table Parfaicte des Choses Notables Contenues en..... More
The Genealogist's Legal Dictionary.
Rushen, Percy C. The Genealogist's Legal Dictionary. Walton-on-Thames, England: Chas. A. Burnau, 1909. 104 pp. Original purple cloth, gilt titles to front board and spine. Spine faded, else a very good copy. $65. * An aid for the interpretation of legal documents and records. More
Littleton's Tenures, In French and English, With an Alphabetical...
Copy of the First Edition of Littleton with Parallel Texts in English and Law-French with Interesting Associations Littleton, Sir Thomas [d. 1481]. Littleton's Tenures, In French and English. With an Alphabetical Table of the Principal Matters Therein Contained. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher and Henry Twyford, Assigns of..... More
A Panorama of the World's Legal Systems. Signed and Inscribed copy.
Signed Limited Edition of Wigmore's "Important Work on Comparative Law" Wigmore, John Henry [1863-1943]. A Panorama of the World's Legal Systems. St. Paul: West Publishing, [1928]. 3 volumes. Five hundred illustrations, many in color. Original cloth, gilt titles to front boards and spines. Moderate shelfwear, some wear to heads of..... More
Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic 1st ed 1834
Handsomely Bound First Edition of One of Story's Most Important Treatises Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Company, 1834. xxv, [1], 557..... More
Scrapbook Compiled by Columbia University Law Student and Lawyer...
A Woman Chronicles Her Life as a Law Student, Editor and Attorney from 1944 to 1950 [Scrapbook]. [Glenn, Beverly M]. [Scrapbook Compiled by Columbia University Law Student and Lawyer Beverly M. Glenn]. New York City and Providence, RI, 1944-1950. [84] pp. Quarto (12-1/2" x 10-1/2"). Three-quarter calf over patterned boards..... More
A Letter to His Grace the Duke of Grafton, First Commissioner of His..
Wilkes Seeks a Protector [Wilkes, John (1727-1797)]. A Letter to His Grace the Duke of Grafton, First Commissioner of His Majesty's Treasury. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767. 35, [3] pp. Main text followed by 2 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, "No. 9" at head of title..... More
Determinations of the Honourable House of Commons, Concerning...
A Durable Eighteenth-Century English Treatise on Elections [Elections]. [Great Britain]. Determinations of the Honourable House of Commons, Concerning Elections, And All Their Incidents; As the Issuing of the Writ, The Taking of the Poll, The Scrutiny, The Return, The Qualification of the Electors and Elected, Oaths to be Taken, Rights..... More
Sarah Whitman, Boston, 1904, Signed by Holmes.
Inscribed, Signed and Marked by Holmes [Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell (1841-1935)]. [Whitman, Sarah Wyman (1842-1904)]. Sarah Whitman. Boston: The Merrymount Press, 1904. [vi], 27, [2] pp. Specked paper boards with contrasting spine, title and image of wreath to front board, gilt title to spine, deckle edges. Light wear to spine..... More
Law and Literature and Other Essays and Addresses. First Edition.
First Edition of One of the Most Important Legal Books of the 20th Century Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan [1870-1938]. Law and Literature and Other Essays and Addresses. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1931]. [ix], 190 pp. Publisher's black cloth, spine faded, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. A very..... More
Anno Mariae Primo, Actes Made in the Parliamente Begonne and Holden...
Important 16th Century Acts Concerning Queen Mary I [Great Britain]. [Statutes]. [Mary I, Queen (1516-1558)]. Anno Mariae Primo Actes Made in the Parliamente Begonne and Holden at Westminster, The Seconde Daye of Apryll, In the Firste Yeare of the Reygne of Oure Moste Gratious Soveraygne Ladye, Marye by the Grace..... More
The Annals of Newgate; Or, Malefactors Register. 4 Vols. 1776. Plates.
Illustrated Accounts of "The Most Notorious Malefactors" of Eighteenth-Century Britain Villette, John, Primary Author. The Annals of Newgate; Or, Malefactors Register. Containing a Particular and Circumstantial Account of the Lives, Transactions, And Trials of the Most Notorious Malefactors, Who Have Suffered an Ignominious Death for Their Offences, viz. for Parricide..... More