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Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It, Inscribed by Felix...
The First Edition Inscribed by Frankfurter to a Protege Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. Other People's Money And How the Bankers Use It. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, [1914]. xiv, [2], 223 pp. Original cloth, gilt titles to front board and spine. Small stain to front board, light wear to..... More
The Man From Kinsman, Signed, Limited Edition, 143 of 1000.
A Charming Appreciation of Darrow Crandall, Allen [1896-1973]. [Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938)]. The Man From Kinsman. Sterling, Colorado: Published by the Author, 1933. 86 pp. With a portrait frontispiece of Clarence Darrow and a facsimile letter from him. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers, main title page and chapter title pages printed..... More
A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger...
The Landmark Trial that Helped Established Freedom of the Press in America [Trial]. Zenger, John Peter [1697-1746], Defendant. A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger, Printer of the New-York Weekly Journal. [Drop-Head Title]. [London, 1738?]. 32 pp. Text in parallel columns. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6-3/4")..... More
A Letter from John Cartwright, Esq to a Friend at Boston, In the...
A Reformer Inspired by the American Revolution Cartwright, John [1740-1824]. A Letter from John Cartwright, Esq. to a Friend at Boston, In the County of Lincoln; And to All Other Commoners who have Associated in Support of the Constitution. London: Printed for James Ridgway, 1793. 68 pp. Octavo (8" x...... More
Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution.
The Report that Led to the Decriminalization of Homosexuality [Wolfenden Report]. Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution. Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for Scotland by Command of Her Majesty. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1957..... More
The Trials of Arthur Thistlewood, And Others, For High Treason...
An Account of the Cato Street Conspiracy Trial with Nine Plates [Trials]. [Cato Street Conspiracy]. Thistlewood, Arthur [1774-1820], Primary Defendant. The Trials of Arthur Thistlewood, And Others, For High Treason, At the Old Bailey Sessions-House, Commencing on Saturday, The 15th, And Ending on Thursday, the 27th of April, 1820. Taken..... More
The Irenarch: Or, Justice Of The Peace's Manual. Addressed to...
With a 75-Page Dedication to Lord Mansfield [Heathcote, Ralph (1721-1795)]. The Irenarch: Or, Justice Of The Peace's Manual. Addressed to the Gentlemen in the Commission of the Peace for the County of Leicester. By a Gentleman of the Commission. To Which is Prefixed, A Dedication to Lord Mansfield, By Another..... More
The Speech of Denzil Holles Esquire: Delivered at the Lords Barr...
The Beginning of the English Civil Wars Holles, Denzil [1599-1680]. The Speech of Denzil Holles Esquire. Delivered at the Lords Barr, Wednesday the 15th of Iune. Upon the Impeachment of the Earles of North-hampton, Devon-shire, Monmouth, And Dover, And of the Lords Rich, Andover, Grey of Ruthen, Coventry and Capell..... More
The Case of the Sheriffs, For the Year 1682: Or, The Third Years...
Criticism of the Test Acts [Sheriffs]. [Great Britain]. The Case of the Sheriffs, For the Year 1682. Or, The Third Years Paper in Regard to the Act for Corporations. Being the Case Also of the Dissenting Ministers, In Regard to the Act of Oxford. In a Second and Third Sheet..... More
The Trial at Large on an Action for Damages, Brought in His Majesty...
With Interesting Commentary on Irish and English Morals [Trial]. Cavendish Bradshaw, Augustus [1768-1832], Defendant. The Trial at Large on an Action for Damages, Brought in His Majesty's Court of Exchequer, Before the Right Hon. Lord Chief Baron Yelverton and a Jury of Citizens, On Saturday the 20th of February, 1796;..... More
Jewish Rights and the Congress, 1916.
Brandeis Makes the Case for an American Jewish Congress Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. Jewish Rights and the Congress. Address Delivered at Carnegie Hall, New York City, January 24, 1916. New York: Issued by the Jewish Congress Organization Committee, [1916]. 11 pp. Stapled pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, small..... More
Popish Cruelty Exemplified, In the Various Sufferings of Mr Serres...
"Shewing the True Spirit of That Persecuting Religion" [Serres, Etienne (fl.1685-1688)]. D'Assas, Claude, Translator. Popish Cruelty Exemplified, In the Various Sufferings of Mr. Serres, And Several Other French Gentlemen, For the Sake of Conscience. Shewing the True Spirit of that Persecuting Religion, And What May be Expected from It, If..... More
Docket Book, Grafton County, New Hampshire, 1839-1877.
Nineteenth-Century Ledger from Rural New Hampshire [Manuscript]. [New Hampshire]. [Docket Book]. Grafton County, New Hampshire, 1839-1877. [360] pp. Folio (13-1/2" x 8"). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, gilt fillets and title to spine. Moderate rubbing, a few scuffs and stains and faint dampstaining to boards, which are slightly bowed..... More
Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature. 4 Vols.
Law and Economics Canney, Margaret; Knott, David (Compiliers). Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature. with an introduction by J.H.P. Pafford. London: Athlone Press, 1982-1983. 4 volumes. Hardcover with lightly worn dust jackets. Very good. $250. * Contents: vol. 1. Printed books to 1800; vol. 2. Printed books 1801-1850;..... More
La Huictme Part des Reports de Sr Edw Coke Chevalier, Chiefe Iustice..
First Edition of the Eighth Part of Coke's Reports Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1634]. La Huictme Part des Reports de Sr. Edw. Coke Chevalier, Chiefe Iustice del Common Banke: Des Divers Resolutions & Iugements Donez sur Solennes Arguments & Avec Grand Deliberation & Conference des Tresreverends Iuges & Sages de la..... More
The Cabinet Lawyer, Or, Popular Digest of the Laws of England...
Includes a "Dictionary of Law-Terms, Maxims, Acts of Parliament, And Judicial Antiquities" Wade, John [1788-1875]. The Cabinet Lawyer; Or, A Popular Digest of the Laws of England... With the Criminal Law of England: Also a Dictionary of Law Terms, Maxims, Acts of Parliament, And Judicial Antiquities; Correct Tables of Assessed..... More
The Influences of the Game Laws [with] The Anatomy of the Navigation..
The Abolition of Game and Navigation Laws Welford, Richard Griffiths. Bright, John. The Influences of the Game Laws; Being Classified Extracts from the Evidence Taken Before a Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Game Laws, And Some Introductory Remarks. With an Appendix, And an Address to the..... More
A Treatise on the Law of Evidence, Second Edition, 1815.
A Popular Practitioner's Guide to Evidence Phillipps, S[amuel] M[arch]. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence. London: Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth and Son, 1815. xxxvi, 520 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Original plain publisher's boards, rebacked in paper retaining existing spine label, edges untrimmed. Moderate rubbing and..... More
Provinciale Vetus Provinciae Cantuariensis, Cum Selectioribus...
Seventeenth-Century Edition of Lyndwood's Provinciale Lyndwood, William [1375?-1446], Glosses. [Acton, John (d.1350), Commentaries]. Sharrock, Robert [1630-1684], Editor. Provinciale Vetus Provinciae Cantuariensis, Cum Selectioribus Lindwodi Annotationibus. Quibus Subnexae sunt Constitutiones Othonis & Othoboni. Cardinalium & Sedis Romani in Anglia Legatorum. Revisa Omnia, & Cum Veteribus Comparata. Oxford: Excudebat Hen: Hall, Academiae..... More
The Counties Police Acts, (2 & 3 Vict c 93; 3 & 4 Vict c 88; And...
Inscribed by the Author Saunders, Thomas William [1841-1890]. The Counties Police Acts, (2 & 3 Vict. c. 93; 3 & 4 Vict. c. 88; And 19 & 20 Vict. c. 69) Together with An Analysis of the Statutes; The Rules and Regulations of the Secretary of State, &c. &c. London..... More
Americanization of the Common Law: The Impact of Legal Change on...
Nelson, William E. Americanization of the Common Law: The Impact of Legal Change on Massachusetts Society, 1760-1830. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, [1976]. Second printing. viii, 269 pp. Publisher's cloth hardcover, very good in moderately worn dust jacket. $20. * Americanization of the Common Law remains one of the standard works..... More
Reports and Cases of Practice [With] Rules and Orders of the Court...
Two Titles on the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer [Cooke, Sir George]. Reports and Cases of Practice in the Court of Common Pleas, in the Reigns of Queen Anne, King George I and King George II. By a late Eminent Hand. With Two Tables; One of the Names of..... More
Institutiones Iuris [Juris] Anglicani Ad Methodum Et Serium....
"The Most Learned Civilian of His Time" Cowell, John [1554-1611]. Institutiones Iuris Anglicani, Ad Methodum Et Serium Institutionum Imperialium Compositae & Digestae. Opus non Solum Iuris Anglicani Romanique in hoc Regno Studiosis, Sed Omnibus qui Politeian & Consuetudines Inclyti Nostri Imperii Penitius Scire Cupiunt, Utile & Accommodatum. Cum Duplici Indice..... More
In Usus Feudorum Commentarius [With] Feudorum Declaratio [And 1 Other]
Three Scarce Works on Roman Law Loriot, Pierre [d.1573]. In Usus Feudorum Commentarius. Cologne: Apud Iohannem Brickmannum, 1566. [viii], 110 ff. [Bound with] Rebuffi, Pierre. Feudorum Declaratio in Qua Multae Ponuntur Correctiones, Quae Contraria Consuetudine Invaluerunt. Cologne: Apud Ioannem Birckmanum, 1561. 127, [1] pp. [And] Soares da Ribeira, Manuel [16th..... More
The Awful Execution and Confession of James Bloomfield Rush...
The Execution of the Stanfield Hall Murderer [Broadside]. [Execution]. Rush, James Bloomfield [1800-1849]. The Awful Execution and Confession of James Bloomfield Rush, Who was Executed on Saturday Morning at Norwich. Exeter: W. Cooper, Printer, [1849]. 19-1/2" x 14-3/4" broadside, text in three columns below headline and woodcut vignette. Moderate toning..... More