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Wharton's Law Lexicon, 14th edition, London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1949.
Wharton's Renowned Law Lexicon [Wharton, (J)ohn (J)ane S(mith) (1816 or 17-1867)]. Oppe, A[lbert] S[anvil] [1869-1953], Editor. Wharton's Law Lexicon Forming an Epitome of the Laws of England Under Statute and Case Law, and Containing Explanations of Technical Terms and Phrases Ancient, Modern, and Commercial, with selected Titles Relating to the..... More
The Magnificent Yankee, A Play in Three Acts, Signed by Author.
Lavery, Emmet. The Magnificent Yankee: A Play in Three Acts. New York: Samuel French, [1946]. 119 pp. cloth, light shelfwear, author presentation inscription to Kenneth MacKenna and later owner stamp to front free endpaper. $85. * A play about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. work and life at the time when..... More
Mr. Justice Brandeis and the University of Louisville.
In a Handsome Clamshell Box Flexner, Bernard. Mr. Justice Brandeis and the University of Louisville. Louisville: University of Louisville, 1938. 86 pp. Tipped-in portrait frontispiece. Original stiff printed wrappers with untrimmed edges, text block has deckle fore-edge. Light soiling, some darkening to spine, moderate wear to spine ends and edges..... More
Jus Gentium. Journal of International Legal History. Vol 9, No 1. 2024
Jus Gentium. Journal of International Legal History. William E. Butler, Editor. Talbot Publishing, 2024. Volume 9, No. 1. January 2024. 322 pp. Paperback. $50. * JUS GENTIUM Journal of International Legal History is the first dedicated journal in the United States addressing the history of international law. Much current scholarship..... More
Thomas Wakley: an Improbable Radical.
Hostettler, John. Thomas Wakley: an Improbable Radical. Chichester, [UK]: Barry Rose Law Publishers, [1993]. xi, 158 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $65. More
A History of Police in England and Wales, 900-1966.
Critchley, T.A. A History of Police in England and Wales, 900-1966. London: Constable, [1967]. xx, 347 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $65. More
Charles Evans Hughes, 2 Vols. In publisher's Slipcase
Pusey, Merlo J. Charles Evans Hughes. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951. Two volumes. xvi, 409; vii, 829 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrations. Cloth, moderate shelfwear, gift inscriptions, owner signatures and tipped-in and laid-in newspaper clippings (with light offsetting) and a few bits of cellotape to front endleaves, marks and brief..... More
The Mooney-Billings Report, Suppressed by the Wickersham Commission.
[Mooney, Thomas J]. [Billings, Warren K.]. The Mooney-Billings Report: Suppressed by the Wickersham Commission. New York: Gotham House, [1932]. [xii], ii, iv, 243 pp. Cloth in lightly soiled dust jacket with some chipping to spine ends and light wear to lower corners. $65. * First edition. Concerning labor leaders Thomas..... More
The Social and Economic Views of Mr. Justice Brandeis.
"The Work of a Great Lawyer" Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. Lief, Alfred [1901-1971], Editor. The Social and Economic Views of Mr. Justice Brandeis. With a Foreword by Charles A. Beard. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1930]. xxi, 419 pp. Cloth bound hardcover in dust jacket with some light staining to..... More
Early Canadian Court Houses.
Carter, Margaret, Compiler. Early Canadian Court Houses. Ottawa: National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Environment Canada, 1983. 258 pp. Softcover. Moderate shelfwear. Internally clean. $20. * Also published in French with title: Premiers Palais de Justice au Canada.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258). More
Colonizing Hawai'i: the Cultural Power of Law.
Merry, Sally Engle. Colonizing Hawai'i: the Cultural Power of Law. Princeton, [N.J.]: Princeton University Press, [2000]. xii, 371 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn. Marker to bottom of text block, othwise internally clean. $45. * Contents: A Note on Language and Terminology; Part 1:; Encounters in a Contact Zone: New England Missionaries..... More
Studies in International Law.
Holland, Thomas Erskine. Studies in International Law. Darmstadt, [Ger.]: Scientia Verlag Aalen, 1979. viii, 314 pp. Hardcover. Fine. Internally clean. $45. * Contents: pt. I. The Law of War.; pt. II. Illustrations of the System of International Law.; pt. III. The Eastern Question.; pt. IV. Biographical Sketches. More
Contested Empire: Peter Skene Ogden and the Snake River Expeditions.
Reid, John Phillip. Contested Empire: Peter Skene Ogden and the Snake River Expeditions. Norman, [OK]: University of Oklahoma Press, [2002]. xiii, 258 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * Contents: List of Maps; Foreword, by Martin Ridge; Chapter 1: To Prevent Disputes and Differences; Chapter..... More
Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'i.
Matsuda, Mari J. Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'i. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, [1992]. xvi, 344 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $45. * Contents: Almeda Eliza Hitchcock (Moore), by Suzanne Espenett Case; Marguerite Kamehaokalani Ashford, by Marguerite K. Ashford-Hirano; Carrick Hume Buck..... More
Political Persecution Today.
Political Persecution in the Twentieth Century International Committee for Political Prisoners. Political Persecution Today. [S.l. (New York?)]: The International Committee for Political Prisoners, 1925. 48 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers, staples lacking, recently resewn. Moderate toning, faint fold lines, light edgewear to first and final few leaves, faint pencil annotations..... More
A Report of the Activities of the War Department in the Field of...
Labor and the U.S. Government During World War I [United States]. [War Department]. [Frankfurter, Felix (1882-1965)]. A Report of the Activities of the War Department in the Field of Industrial Relations During the War. Washington [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1919. 90 pp. Stiff printed wrappers bound in three-quarter morocco over..... More
Policing and its Context, 1750-1870.
Emsley, Clive. Policing and its Context, 1750-1870. New York: Schocken Books, [1984]. 189 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. * Contents: Introduction; Systems and Practices Before the French Revolution; Through Revolution and War; Old Fears and a New Model; Mid-century Reforms; Alternative Developments: Prussia and the United..... More
The Province of Legislation Determined: Legal Theory in...
Lieberman, David. The Province of Legislation Determined: Legal Theory in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge, [Eng.]: Cambridge University Press, [1989]. xiii, 312 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. * Contents: Machine Derived Contents Note: Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Blackstone and the Commentaries: 1. The Law of England; 2..... More
Grundsatze des Teutschen Peinlichen Rechts [Bound With] Abhandlung...
Enlightened Penology in Eighteenth-Century Germany Quistorp, Johann Christian von [1737-1795]. Grundsatze des Teutschen Peinlichen Rechts. Rostock and Leipzig: In der Koppischen Buchhandlung, 1770. [xvi], 1087 pp. [Bound with] Risi, Paolo. Abhandlungen Uber Einige Gegenstande des Peinlichen Rechts. Jelgawa and Leipzig: Bey Steideln und Compagnie, 1771. [xvi], [17]-136 pp. Octavo (6-1/2"..... More
Slipping Backward: a History of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Hewitt, James W. Slipping Backward: a History of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Lincoln, [NE]: University of Nebraska Press, [2007]. x, 243 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: An Introduction to the Nebraska Supreme Court: the Past is Prologue; "The Judicial Mowing Machine thus Cuts a...... More
A Guide to Voet: Including the Life of Johannes Voet with Portraits,..
Roberts, A.A. A Guide to Voet: Including the Life of Johannes Voet with Portraits, Particulars of Translations, and Detailed Index to the Commentarius ad Pandectas. Pretoria, [ZA]: The Author, 1933. vii, 113 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $125. * Contents: Introductory and Explanatory; Life of Voet;..... More
Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints, 1764-1864.
Jumonville, Florence M. Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints, 1764-1864. New Orleans: Historic New Orleans Collection, [1989]. xxxix, 759 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $35. * "A descriptive bibliography of books, pamphlets, and broadsides and other ephemera issued during the first 100 years of printing in New Orleans. Organized by..... More
Gender and Petty Crime in Late Medieval England: the Local Courts in..
Jones, Karen. Gender and Petty Crime in Late Medieval England: the Local Courts in Kent, 1460-1560. Woodbridge, [UK]: Boydell Press, [2006]. ix, 242 pp. Hardcover. Fine. Internally clean. $95. * Contents: Map of Kent, c. 1500; 1.; Introduction; 2.; Offences Against Property; 3.; Physical Violence; 4.; Verbal Violence; 5.; Sexual..... More
Wharton's Law Lexicon. 14th. edition. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1949.
Wharton's Renowned Law Lexicon [Wharton, (J)ohn (J)ane S(mith) (1816 or 17-1867)]. Oppe, A.S., Editor. Wharton's Law Lexicon Forming an Epitome of the Laws of England Under Statute and Case Law, and Containing Explanations of Technical Terms and Phrases Ancient, Modern, and Commercial, with selected Titles Relating to the Civil, Scots..... More
On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E....
Thorne, Samuel E. Arnold, Morris S. On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne. Chapel Hill, [NC]: University of North Carolina Press, [1981]. xx, 426 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $75. * Contents: Simpson, A.W.B. The laws of 5, Ethelbert.;..... More