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Fate and Freedom, A Philosophy for Free Americans, New York, 1945.
Frank, Jerome [1889-1957]. Fate and Freedom: A Philosophy for Free Americans. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. viii, 375 pp. Cloth in moderately edgeworn dust jacket, internally clean. $95. More
Full and Correct Account of the Trial, Henry Blackburn, Edward Moore.
Unrecorded Account the Murder "Of an Aged Couple, Near Stafford" [Trial]. Blackburn, Henry, Defendant. Moore, Edward, Defendant. Walsh, Charles, Defendant. Full and Correct Account of the Trial, Henry Blackburn, Edward Moore, And Charles Walsh, For the Murder of an Aged Couple Near Stafford. Stafford [England]: Buxton, Printer, [1853]. 8 pp..... More
God's Revenge Against Duelling, The Duellist's Looking Glass...
Parson Weems on Dueling Weems, M[ason] L[ocke] [1759-1825]. God's Revenge Against Duelling: Or, The Duellist's Looking-Glass; Exhibiting that Gentlemanly Mode of Turning the Corner, In Features Altogether Novel, And Admirably Calculated to Entertain and Instruct the American Youth. Revised and Greatly Improved. Philadelphia: Published by Joseph Allen, 1827. [iii], 4-96..... More
The Mail Robbers: Report of the Trials of Michael Mellon...
Mail Robbery in Pennsylvania [Trials]. Mellon, Michael, Defendant Wilson, George, Defendant. Porter, James, Defendant. Mortimer, John, Reporter. The Mail Robbers: Report of the Trials of Michael Mellon, The Lancaster Mail Robber, And George Wilson and James Porter Alias May, the Reading Mail Robbers, Before the Honourable Judges Baldwin and Hopkinson..... More
Nomographie ou Tableaux Analytiques de Legislation... Paris, 1799.
Tables Used to Describe the Law to Revolutionary Citoyens Sedillez, Mathurin-Louis-Etienne [1745-1820]. Nomographie ou Tableaux Analytiques de Legislation, Accompagnes d'une Explication Sommaire, Pour Servir de Suite aux Vues Generales sur la Composition du Code Civil, Presentees au Conseil des Anciens le 23 Pluviose an 7, Par M.L.E. Sedillez (de Nemours)..... More
Elementorum Jurisprudentiae Universalis Libri II, Hague, 1660.
First Edition of Pufendorf's First Major Treatise Pufendorf, Samuel von [1632-1694]. Elementorum Jurisprudentiae Universalis Libri II. The Hague: Ex typographia Adriani Vlacq, 1660. [xiv], 384 pp. Octavo (6" x 3-3/4"). Contemporary vellum, faint early hand-lettered title to spine and rear board, large hand-lettered nineteenth-century owner name ("S.M. Hopkins") to front..... More
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De Mari Libero [Mare Liberum] et Merula de Maribus...
Attractive Copy of Mare Liberum with a Handsome Pictorial Title Page Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. De Mari Libero. [With] Merula (Merel) Paulus van [1558-1607]. De Maribus. [And] Boxhorn, Marcus Zuerius [1612-1663]. Apologia Pro Navigationibus Hollandorum, Adversus Pontum Heuterum. [And] Boxhorn, Marcus Zuerius. Tractatus Pacis, Mutui Commercii, Sive Intercursus Navigationum, Confirmatus Londino..... More
A Thrilling Story of James Hanahan Alias James D Burton, Auctioneer
A Late-Life Confession Hanahan, James. A Thrilling Story of James Hanahan Alias James D. Burton, Auctioneer. Fifty Years a Fugitive. [Chicago: Lindon Bros., c.1912]. 32 pp. 5 halftone photo portraits. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Some soiling and a few minor stains, moderate rubbing to extremities, covers beginning to..... More
Red Nosed Mike!, Confession of a Terrible Crime, Assassination...
A Rare McDade Item with an Early Discussion of the Mafia [Trial]. Rezzolo, Michael, Defendant. Red Nosed Mike! Confession of a Terrible Crime, Assassination and Robbery of Paymaster McClure! And Hugh Flannaghan, On Wilkes-Barre Mountain. A History of the Crime! As Exposed by Pinkerton's Men. Wilkes-Barre, PA: Hart and Co...... More
Address of His Excellency Alexander H Bullock to the Honorable...
The First Bank Robbery in the United States [Trial]. Bullock, Alexander H. [1816-1882]. Green, Edward W. [d.1866], Defendant. Address of His Excellency Alexander H. Bullock to the Honorable Council on the Occasion of Presenting the Case of Edward W. Green, A Convict Under the Sentence of Death for the Crime..... More
A Compendious Library of the Law, Necessary for Persons of All...
A Compact Gentleman's Law Library [Great Britain]. A Compendious Library of the Law: Necessary for Persons of All Degrees and Professions. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing, I. The Laws Relating to Parish-Officers, Viz. Church-Wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Constables, Scavengers, Surveyors of the Highways, &c. II. The Laws Relating..... More
Diary of Norman L Bassett, Augusta, Maine, 1916, 1919, 1923.
Detailed Diaries of a Prominent Maine, Lawyer, Judge and Businessman [Manuscript]. Bassett, Norman L. [1869-1931]. [Diary of Norman L. Bassett]. [Augusta, ME, January 1-December 31, 1916, January 1-December 31, 1919, January 1-December 31, 1923]. 400; 400; 400 pp. Several manuscript notes, newspaper clippings and other printed items tipped in or..... More
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Ars Notariatus Sive Tabellionum [Bound with] De Iure Sistendi...
A Rare Treatise on Notaries Bound to a Classic Study of Debtor and Creditor in Roman Law [Notaries]. [Holy Roman Empire]. Ars Notariatus Sive Tabellionum Libri Duo. His Accesserunt Tractatus Clausularum, Cum Aliis Utilissimis, Qui de Iuris Apicibus Esse Dicuntur (Quos Sequens Pagella Indicabit) Summa Studio Post Omnes Omnium Editiones..... More
Expositiones Sive Declarationes Omnium Titulorum Iuris tam Civilis...
Rare 1514 Basel Imprint of Brant's Classic Guide to Legal Study Brant, Sebastian [1458-1521]. Caccialupi, Giovanni Battista [c. 1420-1496]. [Graf, Urs (c.1485-c. 1513), Title Page Border]. Expositiones Sive Declaratio[n]es Omnium Titulo[r]um Iuris tam Civilis Q[uam] Canonici per Sebastianum B[r]ant Collecte et Revise. De Modo Studendi in Utroq[ue] Jure. Cum Nominibus..... More
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Expositiones Sive Declarationes Omniu[m] Tituloru[m] Iuris [With]...
A Classic Fifteenth-Century Textbook Bound with an Anthology of Writings for Law Students, Two Rare Basel Imprints I. Brant, Sebastian [1458-1521]. Caccialupi, Giovanni Battista [c. 1420-1496]. Expositio[n]es Sive Declarationes Omniu[m] Tituloru[m] Iuris tam Civilis Q[uam] Canonici per Sebastianum Brant Collecte [et] Revise. De Modo Studendi in Utroq[ue] Iure: Cu[m] No[v]ibus..... More
La Nouvelle Jurisprudence sur le Fait des Chasses, Contenant...
Manuscript Copy of a Rare 1685 French Treatise on Hunting Laws [Manuscript]. [Laisne, Antoine (active 1685-1737)]. [Novion, Nicolas Potier de (1618-1693)]. La Nouvelle Jurisprudence sur le Fait des Chasses: Contenant l'Explication de l'Ordonnance de 1669, Avec les Arrests & Jugemens Rendus sur Chaque Article, & Plusiers Autres Arrests & Jugemens..... More
The Charters of Crediton, To Which Are Annexed Certain Decrees, c1800.
The Distribution of Tithes in a Small Town in Devon, England [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. The Charters of Crediton, To Which Are Annexed Certain Decrees. Crediton, c.1800. [90] ff. Folio (14-1/2" x 9-1/2"). Contemporary diced and mottled calf, gilt frames to boards, gilt spine, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. A few light..... More
Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate in Reply to the...
One of the Judges in the Lincoln Assassination Trial Bingham, John A. [1815-1900]. [Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy]. Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate in Reply to the Arguments of the Several Counsel for Mary E. Surratt, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, George A. Atzerodt, Michael O'Laughlin, Samuel A. Mudd..... More
Precis des Ordonnances, Edits, Declarations, Lettres-Patentes...
Alphabetical 1754 Digest of Royal Legislation Relating to Provence Barrigue de Montvalon, Andre [1678-1779]. Precis des Ordonnances: Edits, Declarations, Lettres-Patentes, Statuts et Reglemens, Dont les Dispositions Sont le Plus Souvent en Usage dans le Ressort du Parlement de Provence: Dispose par Ordre Alphabetique: Avec une Table ou Toutes les Citations..... More
The Roman Law of Damage to Property. Being a Commentary on Title of...
Grueber, Erwin. The Roman Law of Damage to Property, Being a Commentary on the Title of the Digest Ad Legem Aquiliam (IX. 2) with an Introduction to the Study of the Corpus Iuris Civilis. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1886. xxv, 288 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2020 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More
Ashby and White, Or, The Great Question, Whether an Action Lies at...
Contemporary Report of a Fundamental Case in English Constitutional and Tort Law Regarding the Right to Vote [Trial]. [Needham, Culverwell (b.1656), Reporter]. [Ashby, Matthew, Plaintiff]. [White, William, Defendant]. Ashby and White: Or, The Great Question, Whether an Action Lies at Common Law for an Elector, Who Is Deny'd His Vote..... More
Document Appointing A Notary Public for the Central District...
Document Appointing a Notary Public in Oklahoma Indian Territory [Manuscript]. [Oklahoma]. [Indian Territory]. [Document Appointing A Notary Public for the Central District of the Indian Territory]. Atoka, Oklahoma, October 13, 1899. Single 12-1/2" x 8" leaf, embossed seal of the United States District Court in the Central District, Indian Territory..... More
No 23, V 1 2, Domesday Book for Devonshire, 18th C, 15-1/2" x 10-1/2."
Pre-Publication Manuscript Copy of the Devonshire Chapter of the Domesday Book [Manuscript]. [Domesday Book]. No. 23. V 1.2. Domesday Book for Devonshire. London?, c.1714-1783. 73 ff. Folio (15-1/2" x 10-1/2"). Marbled paper-covered limp boards, raised bands to spine, hand-lettered title panel to front cover. Rubbing and soiling to boards, spine..... More
Code d'Instruction Criminelle, Edition Originale et Seule Officielle.
Attractive Scarce Pocket-Sized 1810 Printing of the French Code of Criminal Procedure [France]. [Criminal Law]. Code d'Instruction Criminelle. Edition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1810. [iv], 323 pp. 16mo. (3-3/4" x 2-1/4") 9.5 cm x 5.7 cm. Contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt fillets to boards, gilt spine with..... More
Archive of Letters Addressed to David Robinson, Jr, Attorney-at-Law...
The Daily Business of a Prominent Vermont Lawyer [Manuscript Archive]. [Lawyers]. [Robinson, David, Jr. (1777-1858)]. [Archive of Letters Sent to David Robinson, Jr., Attorney-at-Law, Bennington, Vermont]. Vermont and New York, 1820-1842. 27 single-leaf and bifolia comprising 88 pages, sizes range from 8-1/4" x 6-1/4" to 12-1/2" x 7-1/2." Manuscript in..... More