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Historia Iuris Romani, Tabulis Synopticus Secundum Bachium...
53 Tables Outlining the History of Roman Law Haubold, Christian Gottlieb [1766-1824]. [Bach, Johann August (1721-1758)]. Historia Iuris Romani. Tabulis Synopticus Secundum Bachium Concinnatis Illustrata. Leipzig: Sumptibus Io. Ambrosii Barthii, 1790. [44] ff. 53 tables. Quarto (9-3/4" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary patterned paper-covered boards, early hand-lettered title label to spine. Some..... More
His Majesties Speach in the Starre-Chamber, The XX of June, Anno 1616.
"As Kings Borrow Their Power from God, So Judges from Kings" James I [1566-1625], King of England. His Majesties Speach in the Starre-Chamber, The XX. of June. Anno 1616. London: Imprinted...By Robert Barker, [1616]. [62] pp. Quarto (7" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet, disbound and recently resewn, marbled edges. Light toning..... More
Opere Diverse del Marchese Cesare Beccaria Bonesana Patrizio Milanese
Early Collected-Works Edition of Beccaria Beccaria, Cesare Bonesana, Marchese de [1738-1794]. [Voltaire (Arouet, Francois-Marie) (1694-1778)]. Opere Diverse del Marchese Cesare Beccaria Bonesana Patrizio Milanese. Naples: Nella Stamperia di Giovanni Gravier, 1770. Three parts in two volumes. [xii], 316, [4]; [iv], 128, [4], 178, [2] pp. 6 folding tables. Volume I...... More
Ponderazioni in Risposta della Nuova Allegazione data Fuori a Pro...
Settling the Debts of the Prince of Roccella [Creditors]. [Calabria]. Ponderazioni in Risposta della Nuova Allegazione data Fuori a Pro di Alcuna Creditori de' Passati Principi della Roccella. [Naples?]: S.n, [1715]. [26] pp. Folio (11-1/4" x 8-1/4"). Stitched pamphlet, spine reinforced with patterned paper, title page features a woodcut device..... More
Defensa Legal por Don Bartholome dez-Clapes, Puydorfila, y Suner....
Rare Statement Concerning a Land Dispute in Mallarca [Land Law]. [Mallorca (Majorca)]. Defensa Legal por Don Bartholome dez-Clapes, Puydorfila, y Suner de Num. 31. Contra Don Pedro Gual de Num. 28. Sobre Vidicasion del Predio son Berga, Sito en el Termino de Esta Ciudad. Mallorca: Por Salvador Savall Impresor, [1798]..... More
Lex Londinensis; Or, The City Law. Shewing the Powers, Customs and...
The City Law [City of London]. [Court of Common Council]. Lex Londinensis; Or, The City Law. Shewing the Powers, Customs and Practice of All the Several Courts Belonging to the Famous City of London: viz. The Lord Majors Court. The Orphans Court. The Court of Hustings. The Court of Common..... More
The Case of the Late Election for the County of Middlesex...
Blackstone's Remarks on the Wilkes Cause [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780), Attributed]. The Case of the Late Election for the County of Middlesex, Considered on the Principles of the Constitution, And the Authorities of Law. London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1769. [iv], 48 pp. With a half-title. Quarto (10-1/4" x 7-3/4")..... More
The Law of Charitable Uses, Revised and Much Enlarged; With Many...
An Important Early Treatise on Charitable Uses Duke, George. Moore, Sir Francis [1558-1621]. The Law of Charitable Uses, Revised and Much Enlarged; With Many Cases in Law both Antient and Modern: Whereunto is Now Added, The Learned Reading of Sr Francis Moor, Kt. Sergeant at Law. 4 Jacobi, In the..... More
Foreigners in Chinese Law (Chinese Law Social, Political, Historical..
Lee, Tahirih V. Foreigners in Chinese Law. (Series: Chinese Law. Social, Political, Historical, and Economic Perspectives. Volume 4). New York; London: Garland Pub., 1997. xxiv, 460 pp. Publisher's red cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spine. Fine. $65. More
Contract, Guanxi, and Dispute Resolution in China (Chinese Law Social,
Lee, Tahirih V. Contract, Guanxi, and Dispute Resolution in China. (Series: Chinese Law. Social, Political, Historical, and Economic Perspectives. Volume 3). New York; London: Garland Pub., 1997. xix, 422 pp. Publisher's red cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spine. Fine. $195. More
Copy of Testimony Given at the Trial of Thomas Walcot, July 12, 1683.
Testimony Given at the Trial of a Rye House Plotter [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Rye House Plot]. Walcot, Thomas [1625-1683], Defendant. [Indenture of Testimony Given at the Trial of Thomas Walcot]. London, July 27, [1683]. 2 pp. 21" x 16-1/2" sheet with text in single neat hand to recto and verso, top..... More
Law, the State, and Society in China (Chinese Law Social, Political...
Lee, Tahirih V. Law, the State, and Society in China. (Series: Chinese Law. Social, Political, Historical, and Economic Perspectives. Volume 2). New York; London: Garland Pub., 1997. xxi, 408 pp. Publisher's red cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spine. Fine. $125. More
Petition to the Mayor of Rochester Respecting the Slave Trade, 1814.
"An Immediate and Universal Abolition of that Abominable Traffic the African Slave-Trade" [Manuscript]. [Slavery]. [Great Britain]. Requisition to the Mayor for Common Hall Respecting Slave Trade [Docket Title]. Rochester, Kent, July 4, 1814. 2 pp. 8-3/4" x 7-1/4" bifolium, text in copperplate script to first page followed by 28 autograph..... More
A Charge to the Grand Jury of the Court Leet for the Manor of...
A Scarce History of Courts Leet Delivered to a Manchester Grand Jury Roberts, William [1767-1849]. A Charge to the Grand Jury of the Court Leet for the Manor of Manchester. Containing an Account of the Internal Government of that Town; And of the Nature, Jurisdiction, And Duties of Courts Leet..... More
La Graunde Abridgement, Collecte par le Iudge Tresreverend Monsieur...
Early Tottel Edition of Fitzherbert's Abridgment, Jefferson Owned a Copy Fitzherbert, Anthony [1470-1538]. La Graunde Abridgement Collecte par le Iudge Tresreverend Monsieur Anthony Fitzherbert, Dernierment Conferre Ouesque la Copye Escript et per ceo Correcte, Ouesque le Nombre del Sueil, Per Quel Facilement Poies Trover les Cases cy Abrydges en les..... More
An Exact Abridgment of All the Publick Printed Irish Statutes...
The First Comprehensive Abridgment of Irish Statutes Meriton, G[eorge] [1634-1711]. An Exact Abridgment of All the Publick Printed Irish Statutes Now in Force, From the Third Year of the Reign of King Edward the Second, To the End of the Last Session of Parliament, In the Tenth Year of His..... More
Ars Clericalis: The Art of Conveyancing Explained, Being a Collection.
"Intended for a Help to Young Clerks" G[ardiner], R[obert]. Ars Clericalis: The Art of Conveyancing Explained. Being a Collection Gathered with Great Care and Industry, Out of the Many Books of the Law. Wherein the Nature and Effect of Such Deeds and Instruments, By Which Lands are Conveyed from One..... More
Placita Latine Rediviva: A Book of Entries; Containing Perfect and...
Pleading During the Commonwealth and Restoration A[ston], R[obert]. Placita Latine Rediviva: A Book of Entries; Containing Perfect and Approved Precedents of Counts, Declarations, Barrs, Avowries, Replications, Pleas in Abatement, Issues, Judgments, As Well in Actions Real as Personal, And Sundry Other Entries; Useful for All Clerks, Attorneys, And Practisers in..... More
Anno Regni Caroli II Decimo Quinto, 1663.
Includes an Important Navigation Act [Great Britain]. Charles II [1630-1685], King of England. Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae, Decimo Quinto. At the Parliament Begun at Westminster the Eighth Day of the Reign of Our Most Gracious Soveraign Lord Charles, By the Grace of God, of..... More
The Duke of Newcastle's Letter, By His Majesty's Order, to Monsieur...
A Significant Report in the History of Prize Law [Great Britain]. [Prize Law]. The Duke of Newcastle's Letter, By His Majesty's Order, to Monsieur Michell, The King of Prussia's Secretary of the Embassy, In Answer to the Memorial, And Other Papers, Deliver'd, By Monsieur Michell, To the Duke of Newcastle..... More
A Practical Treatise on Fines and Recoveries in the Court of Common...
Securing Certainty in Land Titles Hands, William. A Practical Treatise on Fines and Recoveries in the Court of Common Pleas; With Precedents. London: J. Butterworth & Son, 1817. xiii, 432 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, rebacked retaining existing spine with blind fillets and lettering..... More
The Grand Concern of England Explained; In Several Proposals Offered..
Thirteen Proposals for the Reform of English Law [Great Britain]. A Lover of His Countrey.... The Grand Concern of England Explained; In Several Proposals Offered to the Consideration of the Parliament. 1. For Payment of Publick Debts. 2. For Advancement and Encouragement of Trade. 3. For Raising the Rents of..... More
Essays on the Spirit of Legislation, In the Encouragement...
Social and Economic Reforms Informed by the Ideals of the Enlightenment Societe Oeconomique de Berne. Essays on the Spirit of Legislation, In the Encouragement of Agriculture, Population, Manufactures, And Commerce. Containing Observations on the Political Systems at Present Pursued in Various Countries of Europe, For the Advancement of Those Essential..... More
The Pleader's Assistant, Containing a Select Collection of Precedents.
"Drawn and Settled by the Most Eminent Counsel of the Time" [Pleading]. [Great Britain]. The Pleader's Assistant; Containing a Select Collection of Precedents of Modern Pleadings, In the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, &c. Viz. Declaration, Avowries, Pleas, Replications, Rejoinders, Demurrers, &c. In a Variety of Actions: Including..... More
The Justice of the Peace, And Parish Officer, London, 1756, 2nd ed.
Early Edition of Burn's Justice Burn, Richard [1709-1785]. The Justice of the Peace, And Parish Officer With the Statutes and Adjudged Cases Continued to the Present Time. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot, 1756. Two volumes. xxiv, 576; 615, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 51/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards..... More