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Early Canadian Court Houses.
Carter, Margaret, Compiler. Early Canadian Court Houses. Ottawa: National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Environment Canada, 1983. 258 pp. Softcover. Moderate shelfwear. Internally clean. $20. * Also published in French with title: Premiers Palais de Justice au Canada.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258). More
Colonizing Hawai'i: the Cultural Power of Law.
Merry, Sally Engle. Colonizing Hawai'i: the Cultural Power of Law. Princeton, [N.J.]: Princeton University Press, [2000]. xii, 371 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn. Marker to bottom of text block, othwise internally clean. $45. * Contents: A Note on Language and Terminology; Part 1:; Encounters in a Contact Zone: New England Missionaries..... More
Studies in International Law.
Holland, Thomas Erskine. Studies in International Law. Darmstadt, [Ger.]: Scientia Verlag Aalen, 1979. viii, 314 pp. Hardcover. Fine. Internally clean. $45. * Contents: pt. I. The Law of War.; pt. II. Illustrations of the System of International Law.; pt. III. The Eastern Question.; pt. IV. Biographical Sketches. More
Contested Empire: Peter Skene Ogden and the Snake River Expeditions.
Reid, John Phillip. Contested Empire: Peter Skene Ogden and the Snake River Expeditions. Norman, [OK]: University of Oklahoma Press, [2002]. xiii, 258 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * Contents: List of Maps; Foreword, by Martin Ridge; Chapter 1: To Prevent Disputes and Differences; Chapter..... More
Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'i.
Matsuda, Mari J. Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'i. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, [1992]. xvi, 344 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $45. * Contents: Almeda Eliza Hitchcock (Moore), by Suzanne Espenett Case; Marguerite Kamehaokalani Ashford, by Marguerite K. Ashford-Hirano; Carrick Hume Buck..... More
Political Persecution Today.
Political Persecution in the Twentieth Century International Committee for Political Prisoners. Political Persecution Today. [New York?]: The International Committee for Political Prisoners, 1925. 48 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers, staples lacking, recently resewn. Moderate toning, faint fold lines, light edgewear to first and final few leaves, faint pencil annotations to..... More
A Report of the Activities of the War Department in the Field of...
Labor and the U.S. Government During World War I [United States]. [War Department]. [Frankfurter, Felix (1882-1965)]. A Report of the Activities of the War Department in the Field of Industrial Relations During the War. Washington [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1919. 90 pp. Stiff printed wrappers bound in three-quarter morocco over..... More
Policing and its Context, 1750-1870.
Emsley, Clive. Policing and its Context, 1750-1870. New York: Schocken Books, [1984]. 189 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. * Contents: Introduction; Systems and Practices Before the French Revolution; Through Revolution and War; Old Fears and a New Model; Mid-century Reforms; Alternative Developments: Prussia and the United..... More
The Province of Legislation Determined: Legal Theory in...
Lieberman, David. The Province of Legislation Determined: Legal Theory in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge, [Eng.]: Cambridge University Press, [1989]. xiii, 312 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. * Contents: Machine Derived Contents Note: Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Blackstone and the Commentaries: 1. The Law of England; 2..... More
Grundsatze des Teutschen Peinlichen Rechts [Bound With] Abhandlung...
Enlightened Penology in Eighteenth-Century Germany Quistorp, Johann Christian von [1737-1795]. Grundsatze des Teutschen Peinlichen Rechts. Rostock and Leipzig: In der Koppischen Buchhandlung, 1770. [xvi], 1087 pp. [Bound with] Risi, Paolo. Abhandlungen Uber Einige Gegenstande des Peinlichen Rechts. Jelgawa and Leipzig: Bey Steideln und Compagnie, 1771. [xvi], [17]-136 pp. Octavo (6-1/2"..... More
Slipping Backward: a History of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Hewitt, James W. Slipping Backward: a History of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Lincoln, [NE]: University of Nebraska Press, [2007]. x, 243 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: An Introduction to the Nebraska Supreme Court: the Past is Prologue; "The Judicial Mowing Machine thus Cuts a...... More
A Guide to Voet: Including the Life of Johannes Voet with Portraits,..
Roberts, A.A. A Guide to Voet: Including the Life of Johannes Voet with Portraits, Particulars of Translations, and Detailed Index to the Commentarius ad Pandectas. Pretoria, [ZA]: The Author, 1933. vii, 113 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $125. * Contents: Introductory and Explanatory; Life of Voet;..... More
Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints, 1764-1864.
Jumonville, Florence M. Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints, 1764-1864. New Orleans: Historic New Orleans Collection, [1989]. xxxix, 759 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $35. * "A descriptive bibliography of books, pamphlets, and broadsides and other ephemera issued during the first 100 years of printing in New Orleans. Organized by..... More
Gender and Petty Crime in Late Medieval England: the Local Courts in..
Jones, Karen. Gender and Petty Crime in Late Medieval England: the Local Courts in Kent, 1460-1560. Woodbridge, [UK]: Boydell Press, [2006]. ix, 242 pp. Hardcover. Fine. Internally clean. $95. * Contents: Map of Kent, c. 1500; 1.; Introduction; 2.; Offences Against Property; 3.; Physical Violence; 4.; Verbal Violence; 5.; Sexual..... More
Wharton's Law Lexicon. 14th. edition. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1949.
Wharton's Renowned Law Lexicon [Wharton, (J)ohn (J)ane S(mith) (1816 or 17-1867)]. Oppe, A.S., Editor. Wharton's Law Lexicon Forming an Epitome of the Laws of England Under Statute and Case Law, and Containing Explanations of Technical Terms and Phrases Ancient, Modern, and Commercial, with selected Titles Relating to the Civil, Scots..... More
On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E....
Thorne, Samuel E. Arnold, Morris S. On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne. Chapel Hill, [NC]: University of North Carolina Press, [1981]. xx, 426 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $75. * Contents: Simpson, A.W.B. The laws of 5, Ethelbert.;..... More
The Sacco-Vanzetti Case, Transcript of the Record of the Trial...2d. e
With an Introduction by William O. Douglas [C] [Trials]. Sacco, Nicola [1891-1927], Defendant. Vanzetti, Bartolomeo [1888-1927], Defendant. Douglas, William O. [1898-1980], Introductory Essay. The Sacco-Vanzetti Case: Transcript of the Record of the Trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in the Courts of Massachusetts and Subsequent Proceedings 1920-1927. Mamaroneck: Paul..... More
Vernacular Bodies: the Politics of Reproduction in Early Modern...
Fissell, Mary Elizabeth. Vernacular Bodies: the Politics of Reproduction in Early Modern England. Oxford, [Eng.]: Oxford University Press, [2004]. viii, 283 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $25. * Contents: Introduction; Reforming the Body; The Womb Goes Bad; Protesting and Preaching; Henry Jessey, Sarah Wight, and..... More
The Missouri Supreme Court: from Dred Scott to Nancy Cruzan.
Dunne, Gerald T. The Missouri Supreme Court: from Dred Scott to Nancy Cruzan. Columbia, [MO]: University of Missouri Press, [1993]. xi, 222 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * Contents: Beginnings. 1. Headwaters. 2. Flawed Foundations; Growing Pains. 3. Funny Money. 4. Missouri Soil. 5..... More
The Supreme Court of Florida and its Predecessor Courts, 1821-1917.
Manley, Walter W. Brown, Canter. Rise, Eric W. The Supreme Court of Florida and its Predecessor Courts, 1821-1917. Gainesville, [Fla.]: University Press of Florida, [1997]. xvii, 454 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Price label on back board. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Forewords, Richard W. Ervin, Stephen C. O'Connell and Kenneth W...... More
The Christian Foundations of Criminal Responsibility: a ...
Crawford, J.M.B. Quinn, J.F. The Christian Foundations of Criminal Responsibility: a Philosophical Study of Legal Reasoning. Lewiston, [N.Y.]: Edwin Mellen Press, [1991]. vi, 504 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine with dent to corner of rear board. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally clean and bright. $125. * Toronto Studies in Theology..... More
McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York 7B:CPLR in 39 bks w/2024 supp
McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated. Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR): 1-end in 39 books. Complete set, current through 2024 supplements. Thomson Reuters West, 2009-2023. 39 books. Hardcover. Complete set with all revised volumes, with 2024 supplements. 7B CPLR 1 to 212-Commentaries by V. Alexander (2024 Supplementary Pamphlet)..... More
The American Zion Commonwealth (Inc) Affiliated with the Zionist...
The Construction of "A Jewish Commonwealth" in Palestine American Zion Commonwealth. The American Zion Commonwealth (Inc.) Affiliated with the Zionist Organization of America. [New York: American Zion Commonwealth?], 1920. 15 pp. Pamphlet in printed wrappers, formerly stapled and recently resewn. Light toning, soiling and a few small chips to wrappers..... More
The Trial of Jonathan Britain Capitally Convicted of Forgery... 1772.
A Confidence Man is Sent to the Gallows [Trial]. Britain, Jonathan [d. 1772], Defendant. The Trial of Jonathan Britain Capitally Convicted of Forgery, May the 2d, 1772, at the Guildhall in the City of Bristol, Before the Right Worshipful Henry Bright, Esq; Mayor; The Worshipful John Dunning, Esq; Recorder; And..... More
Some Table Talk of Mr Justice Holmes and "The Mrs."
Holmes and His Wife at Table Hale, Richard Walden [1871-1943]. [Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935)]. Some Table Talk of Mr. Justice Holmes and "The Mrs." [Boston: Addison C. Getchell & Son], 1935. 17 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light soiling to wrappers, light rubbing to extremities, small tear..... More