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Crime And The Law In English Satirical Prints 1600-1832.
Sharpe, J.A. Crime and the Law In English Satirical Prints 1600-1832. Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, [1986]. 318 pp. 133 black and white plates. Publisher's green cloth, with gilt stamped spine and front cover, very good, in lightly worn dust jacket. Fine. $50. More
A Letter to Lord Ellenborough from Lord Cochrane, London, 1815.
Annotated by Ellenborough's Descendant Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of [1775-1860]. A Letter to Lord Ellenborough from Lord Cochrane. London: Sold by T. Hughes, 1815. 138, [38] pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Later quarter pebbled cloth over plain boards, handwritten title ("Letter to Lord Ellenborough") to front board, fragments of paper..... More
Quadragesimale de Filio Prodigo, 1497. With 18 full page woodcuts.
A Quirky Collection of Illustrated Lenten Sermons [Meder, Johannes]. [Brant, Sebastian (1458-1521)]. Quadragesimale Novum Editum ac Predicatum a Quoda[m] Fratre Minore de Observantia in Inclita Civitate Basilien[si]. De Filio Prodigo et de Angelo Ipsius Ammonitione Saliburi Per Sermones Divisum. Basel: Michael Furter, 1497. [232] ff. With an index and 18..... More
An Act for the Further Punishment of Persons who Shall Aid or Assist..
Penal Transportation to America [Great Britain]. [Transportation]. An Act for the Further Punishment of Persons who Shall Aid or Assist Prisoners to Attempt to Escape out of Lawful Custody [Drop-Head Title]. At head: Anno Decimo Sexto Georgii II. Regis. London: Printed by Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett, 1743. [ii], 579..... More
An Act for Better Preventing the Horrid Crime of Murder, 1752.
First Printing of the Act that Introduced Anatomization [Great Britain]. [Murder Act 1751]. An Act for Better Preventing the Horrid Crime of Murder [Drop-Head Title]. At head: Anno Vicesimo Quinto Georgii II. Regis. London: Printed by Thomas Baskett and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1752. [ii], 739-742 pp. Folio..... More
The Mirroure of the Worlde, MS Bodley 283 (England c 1470-1480)...
Handsome Roxburghe Club Facsimile of a Notable 13th-Century Moral Treatise Scott, Kathleen L., Introduction. The Mirroure of the Worlde, MS Bodley 283 (England c.1470-1480): The Physical Composition, Decoration, And Illustration. Oxford: Printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1980. xiii, 68 pp., 21 color facsimile leaves, two with gilding, 8 pp. of..... More
A Commentary on the Mining Legislation of Congress, With...
"The Law Relative to the Mineral Lands of the United States," 1866-1877 Weeks, Edward P. A Commentary on the Mining Legislation of Congress, With a Preliminary Review of the Repealed Sections of the Mining Act of 1866, The Whole Constituting a Complete Statement of the Law and Practice Relative to..... More
A Treatise on the Public Land System of the United States, With...
Written During the Final Years of American Westward Expansion Spaulding, George W. A Treatise on the Public Land System of the United States. With References to the Land Laws, Rulings of the Departments at Washington, and Decisions of Courts, And an Appendix of Forms in United States Land and Mining..... More
Maxims and Rules of Pleading, In Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt...
"A Work of Great Authority" for Special Pleaders Heath, Sir Robert [1575-1649]. Maxims and Rules of Pleading, In Actions Real, Personal and Mixt, Popular and Penal: Describing the Nature of Declarations, Pleas, Replications, Rejoynders, And All Other Parts of Pleading; Shewing Their Validity and Defects, And in What Cases They..... More
On the Administration of Criminal Justice in England; And the Spirit..
Cottu's Classic Work on the English Criminal Courts Cottu, [Charles] [b.1777?]. On the Administration of Criminal Justice in England; And the Spirit of the English Government. London: Printed for R. Stevens and Charles Reader, 1822. xii, 312 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, blind rules..... More
The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England.
"Students Still Turn to Its Pages for Enlightenment and Guidance" Madox, Thomas [1666-1727]. The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England, in Two Periods: To Wit, From the Norman Conquest, To the End of the Reign of K. John; And from the End of the Reign..... More
Report of Proceedings Under Commission of Oyer & Terminer and Gaol
An Early Trial of Luddites [C] [Trials]. [Luddites]. Gurney, Joseph [1744-1815], Reporter. Report of Proceedings Under Commissions of Oyer & Terminer and Goal Delivery, for the County of York, Held at the Castle of York, Before Sir Alexander Thomson, Knight, One of the Barons of the Exchequer; And Sir Simon..... More
Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It, First Ed...
First Edition of Brandeis's Scathing Critique of the Financial-Services Industry 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. Moderate rubbing to extremities with light wear..... More
The Curiosities and Law of Wills, San Francisco, 1876.
An Entertaining Book on Wills Proffatt, John. The Curiosities and Law of Wills. San Francisco: Sumner, Whitney & Co., 1876. 216 pp. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Original cloth, gilt title to front board and spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities with light wear to joints, spine ends and corners, owner bookplate..... More
Statement Under Examination of Susanna Langbridge, London, May 1751.
"Susanna Langbridge, Rogue and Vagabond" [Manuscript]. Langbridge, Susanna. Nash, Richard. [Statement Under Examination of Susanna Langbridge]. London, May 9, 1751. 10-1/4" x 8-1/2" part-printed document completed in manuscript with ms docket to verso. Moderate toning, light foxing and edgewear, two horizontal fold lines, large dampstain to top half of sheet..... More
A Disquisition on the Right of Jurisdiction in Peerage Successions...
Published in Support of a Fraudulent Peerage Claim [Banks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854)]. [Lockhart, Ephraim]. A Disquisition on the Right of Jurisdiction in Peerage Successions, Particularly the Peerage of Scotland; Contained in Letters to the Right Honourable the Lord K-----: With An Appendix. London: James Ridgway, 1830. [ii], 118 pp. Octavo..... More
The High Commission: Notices of the Court and its Proceedings, 1865.
A History of the Court of High Commission Burn, John Southerden [1798-1870]. The High Commission. Notices of the Court, And its Proceedings. London: J. Russell Smith, 1865. vi [i.e. viii], 92 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Later three-quarter morocco over pebbled boards, gilt institutional name and seal to boards, gilt..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, To Cephas Brainerd, London, Dec 28, 1905.
Phillimore Discusses an "Extraordinary Trial" [Manuscript]. Phillimore, Sir Walter [1845-1929]. [Brainerd, Cephas (1831-1910)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Cephas Brainerd, London, December 28, 1905]. 4 pp. letter on 7" x 4-1/2" bifolium stationery ("The Coppice, Henley on Thames"). Light toning, single horizontal fold line. $250. * Phillimore was an eminent British..... More
Marriage Certificate [With] Woodcut of Joseph Paisley, c 1803-1811.
The Gretna Green Marriage [Great Britain]. [Blank Marriage Certificate]. Carlisle: F. Jollie, Printer, [c.1803]. 5-1/4" x 6-3/4" printed marriage certificate with small woodcut thistle at head. Light toning, horizontal and vertical fold lines, negligible small holes along vertical fold line without loss to text. An appealing, well-preserved item. [With] [Paisley..... More
Five Handbills for Performances at Canterbury Music Hall, c1858.
Performances at Canterbury Music Hall [Handbills]. [Canterbury Music Hall]. [Five Handbills for Performances at Canterbury Music Hall, London]. London: W.Smith, (printer of four bills), Jas. Wade (printer of two bills), c.1858-1860. 7-1/4" x 3-1/2" handbills, one in duplicate, mounted in pairs on three 10-1/2" x 8" sheets. Light toning to..... More
The Arguments of Sir Richard Hutton Knight, One of the Judges of the..
Hutton and Croke Rule Against the King Hutton, Sir Richard [1561?-1639]. Croke, Sir George [1560-1642]. Denham, Sir John [1559-1639]. The Arguments of Sir Richard Hutton Knight, One of the Judges of the Common Pleas: And Sir George Croke Knight, One of the Judges of the Kings Bench: Together with the..... More
The Pauper's Christmas Day, England, c1850
"Rate-Payers View Them With Much Delight" [Broadside]. [Poor Laws]. [Great Britain]. The Pauper's Christmas Day. [England: S.n., 1872?]. 10" x 8" broadside, text in two columns below headline, woodcut arms of the Prince of Wales above headline, column separated by rule, text enclosed by woodcut typographical border. Moderate toning, a...... More
Death of the Fox/I Saw Her at the Fancy Fair/The Thorn.
A Trio of Broadside Ballads [Broadside]. [Ballads]. [Great Britain]. Death of the Fox/I Saw Her at the Fancy Fair/The Thorn. [England, S.n., c.1840]. 9-3/4" x 7-1/2" triple-text broadside in two columns, backed onto 10-1/2" x 7-1/2" sheet, verse texts, each below headline, woodcut image of a fox hunter on horseback..... More
Miss Lucy Long/Travelling Tinker, London, c1845.
Blackface Minstrels and Tinkers [Broadside]. [Minstrels]. [Tinkers]. [Great Britain]. Miss Lucy Long/Travelling Tinker. [London]: Sharp, Printer Kent Street, Borough, [c.1845]. 10" x 7-1/2" dual-text broadside in two columns, upper half backed onto thin paper, verse texts, each below headline, woodcut image of a woman at head of Miss Lucy Long..... More
The Cottager's Daughter/The Sailor's Courtship, Northampton, c1850.
Weavers, Shepherdesses and Sailors [Broadside]. [Shepherds]. [Sailors]. [Great Britain]. The Cottager's Daughter/The Sailor's Courtship. Northampton, England: Henson, Printer and Publisher, 81 Bridge Street-Sold Also by J. Taylor, Town Crier, Aylesbury, Bucks, [c.1850]. 9-3/4" x 7-1/2" dual-text broadside in two columns mounted on 10-1/4" x 7-3/4" sheet, verse texts, each below..... More