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Autograph Letter Signed ("OWH") to Lady Clare Castletown, 1897.
"Don't you Feel a Sort of Settled Intimacy as the Result of Time and our Writing and Every Thing?" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr [1841-1935]. [Castletown, Lady Clare (1853-1927)]. [Autograph Letter Signed "OWH" to Lady Clare Castletown, Boston (?), April 10, 1897]. 10" x 8" bifolium, content filling rectos and..... More
Brevia Parliamentaria Rediviva, In XIII Sections, Conteining...
Prynne Reviews the History of Parliamentary Writs and Practice, A Copy in an English Royal Binding Prynne, William [1600-1669]. Brevia Parliamentaria Rediviva. In XIII Sections Conteining Several Catalogues of the Numbers, Dates of All Bundles of Original Writs of Summons and Elections Newly Found, Or Formerly Extant in the Tower..... More
A Letter and Lamentation of John Moreton, 9-3/4" x 6-3/4" Broadside.
A Warning to "All Young Men" [Broadside]. [Execution]. A Letter and Lamentation of John Moreton, Now Under Sentence of Death in Stafford Goal, For House-Breaking, At Shelton, And Ordered for Execution on Saturday, The 3rd. Day of April, 1819. [Stafford]: S.n., 1819. 9-3/4" x 6-3/4" broadside, bottom edge not trimmed..... More
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Liber Sextus Decretalium [Bound with] Clementinae [and] Extravagantes.
Pre-Tridentine Editions of Three Primary Volumes of Canon Law Boniface VIII [1235-1303], Pope. [d'Andrea, Giovanni [c.1270-1348], Glosses]. Sextus Liber Decretalium: Cum Epitomis, Divisionibus Et Glossa Ordinaria Do. Io. Andraeae, Una cum Utilibus Additionibus Novissime Recognitus, & Infinitis prope Mendis Purgatus Studio & Industria Cuiusdam Clarissimi Iurecons. Parisien. VV. Docto. Celeberrimi..... More
Whitechapel Murder, A Lament for Harriet Lane, 9-3/4" x 6" Broadside.
Unrecorded Verse Broadside Describing the Murder of a Young Woman in Whitechapel [Broadside]. [Murder]. Whitechapel Murder. A Lament for Harriet Lane. Leicester: S.n., 1875. 9-3/4" x 6" broadside printed on thick paper, main text printed in single column below headline, text enclosed by thick black border. Light browning and edgewear..... More
Die Konigl Sachsischen Medizinal-Gesetze Alterer und neuerer Zeit...
Scarce 1819 Saxon Compilation of Laws Concerning Public Health Schmalz, Karl Gustav. Die Konigl. Sachsischen Medizinal-Gesetze Alterer und neuerer Zeit; Nebst den Offiziellen Belehrungen fur das Publicum Uber Ansteckende Krankheiten unter Menschen und Vieh, Uber Nahrungsmittel und Gifte. Dresden: In der Arnoldischen Buchhandlung, 1819. xx, 561 pp. Folding table. Octavo..... More
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Elements of Jurisprudence [Bound with] Maxims and Rules of Pleading...
"The Complement of Sir W. Blackstone's Commentaries" Bound With "A Work of Great Authority" for Special Pleaders Wooddeson, Richard [1745-1822]. Elements of Jurisprudence, Treated of in the Preliminary Part of a Course of Lectures on the Laws of England. London: Printed for T. Payne and Son, 1783. [iv], 118 pp..... More
View of The Land Laws of Pennsylvania, With Notices of Its Early...
By a Distinguished Pennsylvania Jurist and Politician Sergeant, Thomas [1782-1860]. View of The Land Laws of Pennsylvania. With Notices of Its Early History and Legislation. Philadelphia: James Kay, 1838. xvi, [17]-203, [1] pp. Page 303 incorrectly numbered 203. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, blind frames to boards, lettering piece..... More
De Sortilegio et Magia, Liber Singularis, Venice, 1792.
Decriminalizing Witchcraft and Magic in Italy Renazzi, Filippo Maria [1745-1808]. De Sortilegio et Magia. Liber Singularis. Venice: Excudebant Fratres Coletii, 1792. [ii], 44 pp. Quarto (9" x 6-1/4"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards, gilt ornaments and lettering piece to spine, speckled edges. Light rubbing to boards, some rubbing to..... More
Document Concerning Payment for the Purchase of Law Books, 1762.
Concerns Payment for a Purchase of Law Books [Manuscript]. [Law Books]. [Massachusetts]. [Document Concerning Payment for the Purchase of Law Books, Huntstown (Ashfield), MA, January 23, 1762]. 3-1/2" x 6-3/4" sheet, moderate toning, light toning and soiling, vertical and horizontal folds with cellotape reinforcements to verso. Content in neat hand..... More
The Trial at Large of Robert Hitchcock, At the Lent Assizes Held...
"For the Wilful Murder...Of His Own Father" [Trial]. Hitchcock, Robert, Defendant. The Trial at Large of Robert Hitchcock, At the Lent Assizes Held at Oxford, On the 4th Day of March, 1778, Before Sir George Nares, Knt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, For the..... More
An Essay on the Law of Dignities, Or Titles of Honour.
William Cruise on Dignities and Titles of Honor [C] Cruise, William [d.1824]. An Essay on the Law of Dignities, Or Titles of Honour. [London: Printed by A. Strahan, 1804]. 109 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary calf, rebacked retaining existing spine with lettering piece, hinges reinforced. A few minor nicks..... More
Genuensis Reipublicae Leges Anni MCLXXVI, Cum Declarationibus...
The "Reformed" Genoa Statutes of 1616 Genoa (Republic of). Genuensis Reipublicae Leges Anni MCLXXVI. Cum Declarationibus, Additionibus, Et Reformationibus ab Eo Anno in MDCXVI. Factis, Sub Suis Capitibus Relatis, Ex S.C. Noviter Impressae. Cum Indice, Et Privilegio. Genoa: Apud Iosephum Pavonem, 1617. [iv], 164, 10, [12] pp. Final two sections..... More
Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess!...
"The Female Murderess!": Driven by the Culture of Slavery (Two Full-Page Woodcut Illustrations) [Murder]. [Walters, Ann Smith (1812-1844)]. [Dudley, Enos G. (d.1849)]. [Runkle, Mary]. Life and Confession of Ann Walters, The Female Murderess! Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, At Haverhill, N.H., May 23d, 1849. To Which is Added..... More
Report of the Trial of Samuel M. Andrews, Indicted for the Murder...
Sodomy, "Transitory Insanity" and Murder: McDade 13 [Trial]. Andrews, Samuel M. [b.1830], Defendant. Davis, Charles G. [1820-1903], Reporter. Report of the Trial of Samuel M. Andrews, Indicted for the Murder of Cornelius Holmes, Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, December 11, 1868. Including the Rulings of the Court upon..... More
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A General Instructer [sic]; Or the Office, Duty and Authority...
An Interesting Blackstone-Related Title, The Unrecorded Ohio Version Bradford, John [1747-1830]. [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780)]. A General Instructer [sic]; Or the Office, Duty and Authority of Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, Jailors, And Jurymen, With Precedents, Suited to Every Case that Can Possibly Arise, In the Discharge of..... More
The Plea of Insanity, In Criminal Cases. First Edition.
A Landmark in the Evolution of Insanity Jurisprudence Winslow, Forbes [1810-1874]. The Plea of Insanity, In Criminal Cases. London: H. Renshaw, 1843. viii, 78, [2] pp. Tipped-in errata sheet. Final leaf of publisher advertisements (for other books by Winslow). Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Original textured cloth with decorative blind stamping..... More
The Plea of Insanity, In Criminal Cases. First American Edition.
Landmark in the Evolution of Insanity Jurisprudence Winslow, Forbes [1810-1874]. The Plea of Insanity, In Criminal Cases. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1843. viii, 111 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Original textured cloth with decorative blind stamping, gilt title to front board. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing..... More
Commentaries on American Law, First Edition, 4 Volumes. A Superb set
An Exceptional First-Edition Set of Kent's Commentaries in Contemporary Bindings Kent, James [1763-1847]. Commentaries on American Law. New York: Published by O. Halsted, 1826-1830. Four volumes. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, red and black lettering pieces and blind fillets to spines. Some minor nicks, scuffs..... More
Catalogue of Modern Law Books, April 1937 w/Supplement to August 1938.
An Important Canadian Law Publisher and Bookseller [Legal Publishing]. Carswell Company, Ltd. Catalogue of Modern Law Books, April 1937, With Supplement to August 1st, 1938. Toronto: The Carswell Company, Ltd, 1938. 180 pp. Includes 58 page index. 14 pp. supplement bound before main catalogue. Publisher stiff card wrappers. Negligible light..... More
Regentenbuch Auffs Fleissigst und Herrlichst Jtzt von Newem Ubersehen.
Guidance for German Rulers (And Their Advisors) Lauterbeck, Georg [1505?-1578]. Regentenbuch Auffs Fleissigst und Herrlichst Jtzt von Newem Ubersehen, Und Durchaus an Vielen Orten Corrigiert, Gemehret, und Gebessert. Allen Regenten und Oberkeit zu Anrichtung und Besserung Erbarer und Guter Policey, Christlich und Notig zu wissen. Es ist Auch uber die..... More
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Processus Iuridicus [Juridicus] Contra Sagas Et Veneficos, Das ist...
A Handbook for Trying Witches and Sorcerers Laymann, Paul [1574-1635], Attributed. [Rotter, Quirinus, Translator, Attributed]. Processus Iuridicus Contra Sagas Et Veneficos. Das ist ein Rechtlicher Process Gegen die Unholden vnd Zauberische Personen: In Welchem Ordentlich Docirt und auss Furnehmen beyder Rechten Doctoren und Berumbten Scribenten Vorgetragen Wird: Was Gestalt Geistliche..... More
Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees, Limited Edition`
Hemard's Illustrated French Tax Code, An Issue with Two Original Drawings Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961]. Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees. Texte Inegral des Lois, Decrets, Decrets-Lois, Decret de Codification, Suivi d'un Formulaire Administratif. Paris: Editions Litteraires et Artistiques/Librairie "Le Triptyque", [1944]. 332 pp. 183 humorous illustrations including 62..... More
The Case of John Hamilton, Against Joseph Hickey, Attorney, Wherein..
Legal Malpractice? [Trial]. Hamilton, John, Plaintiff. The Case of John Hamilton, Against Joseph Hickey, Attorney: Wherein the Abuses of the Law, Occasionally Hinted at in a Pamphlet Lately Publish'd, Are More Amply Set Forth. [London]: Sold by John Hamilton, at His Lodgings at the Glove and Breeches, The Middle of..... More
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Institutiones Iuris [Juris], D Iustiniani Sacratis Principis...
1547 Aldobrandini Edition of the Institutes With Extensive Early Annotations Justinian I [483-565 CE], Emperor of the East. Aldobrandini, Sylvestro [1499-1558], Editor. Holoander, Gregor [1501-1531], Editor. Perrino, Egidio [fl. 1508-1533], Editor] Institutiones Iuris D. Iustiniani Sacratis Principis Primalegum Cunabula: A Clarissimo Iuriscon. D. Sylvestro Aldobrandino Florentino Annotationibus Illustrata: Sed Ita..... More