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Report of the Trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, One of the Associate...
The Only Impeachment of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Trial]. Chase, Samuel [1741-1811], Defendant. Evans, Charles, Reporter. Report of the Trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, One of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Before the High Court of Impeachment, Composed of the Senate of..... More
The Practice and Representation of Reading in England.
Raven, James, Editor. Small, Helen, Editor. Tadmor, Naomi, Editor. The Practice and Representation of Reading in England. Cambridge, [Eng.]: Cambridge University Press, [1996]. xvii, 313 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. * Contents: Introduction: the Practice and Representation of Reading in England, James Raven..... More
An Answer to Father Coughlin's Critics.
Father Coughlin's Friends. [Coughlin, Charles (1891-1979)]. An Answer to Father Coughlin's Critics. Michigan: The Radio League of the Little Flower, 1940. 164 pp. Printed wrappers, light soiling to exterior, a few tiny tears to spine, internally clean. Housed in 7-3/4" x 5-1/2" x 1/2" cloth slipcase. $100. * Coughlin was..... More
Jehovah's Witnesses and the War.
Against the Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses American Civil Liberties Union. Jehovah's Witnesses and the War. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, 1943. 36 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers. Moderate toning, pencil annotations (shelfmarks) to first leaf, which has a small clean tear to its fore-edge not affecting text, ink stamps..... More
Harvard College Class Day, June 21, 1861.
Program for Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s Harvard Commencement [Harvard College]. Harvard College. Class Day, June 21, 1861. 3, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Bifolium leaflet, very light toning, a few negligible small stains. Housed in handsome 8" x 5" folder, three-quarter calf over paper, gilt title to spine. $350..... More
Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649.
Smith, David L. Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1994]. xvi, 371 pp. Hardcover in near-fine, lightly soiled dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $40. * Contents: Themes, Debates, Sources; Context: the Early Stuarts and the Early Stuart Constitution; Early Careers of the..... More
Secret Rites and Secret Writing: Royalist Literature, 1641-1660.
Potter, Lois. Secret Rites and Secret Writing: Royalist Literature, 1641-1660. Cambridge, [UK]: Cambridge University Press, [1989]. xvi, 242 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Internally clean. $55. * Contents: Machine Derived Contents Note: List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. 'Secrecy's Now Published': Royalists and the Press, 1641-60; 2. 'Our Cabbalistical Adversaries': Secret Language; 3..... More
The English Navigation Laws: a Seventeenth-Century Experiment in...
Harper, Lawrence A. The English Navigation Laws: a Seventeenth-Century Experiment in Social Engineering. New York: Columbia University Press, 1939. xiv, 503 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Pencil annotation to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. $95. More
The Making of English Law: King Alfred to the Twelfth Century. Vol. 1,
Wormald, Patrick. The Making of English Law: King Alfred to the Twelfth Century. Vol. 1, Legislation and its Limits. Oxford, [UK]: Blackwell Publishers, [1999]. xviii, 574 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Slight water damage to top edge of text block, otherwise good. $55. More
The House of Forgery in Eighteenth-Century Britain.
Baines, Paul. The House of Forgery in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Aldershot, [UK]: Ashgate, [1999]. viii, 195 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $45. * Contents: 1. An Age of Forgery; 2. Script and Scripture; 3. Ward, Crook and Company; 4. 'Man's First Disobedience': Lauder, Johnson, and Literary Crime; 5..... More
Legal Systems in Conflict: Property and Sovereignty in Missouri...
Banner, Stuart. Legal Systems in Conflict: Property and Sovereignty in Missouri, 1750-1860. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [2000]. xiii, 206 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $20. More
Reports of the Trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (Late Vice President...
Early Report of the Trial of Aaron Burr [Trial]. Burr, Aaron [1756-1836], et al., Defendants. Robertson, David, Reporter. Reports of the Trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (Late Vice President of the United States), for Treason, And for a Misdemeanor, In Preparing the Means of a Military Expedition Against Mexico, A...... More
Lawyers, Legislators, and Theorists: Developments in English...
Smith, K.J.M. Lawyers, Legislators, and Theorists: Developments in English Criminal Jurisprudence 1800-1957. Oxford, [UK]: Clarendon Press, 1998. xxvi, 394 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $150. * Contents: Ch. 1. Introductory Observations: Objectives and Limitations; Pt. I. 1800-1832. Ch. 2. Legal Theory and Legal Culture. Ch..... More
The Spirit of Despotism: Invasions of Privacy in the 1790s.
Barrell, John. The Spirit of Despotism: Invasions of Privacy in the 1790s. Oxford, [Eng.]: Oxford University Press, [2006]. xiii, 278 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $50. * Contents: 1.; Charing Cross and the City; 2.; Coffee-House Politicians; 3.; Weymouth Amusements; 4.; Hair Powder; 5.; Cottage..... More
Village Communities in the East and West, Signed Binding.
Maine's Village Communities in an Attractive Signed Binding Maine, Henry Sumner [1822-1888]. Village Communities in the East and West. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1876. xii, 413, [3] pp. Main text followed by 2 pp. publisher catalogue.Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter morocco over cloth by Stikeman & Co...... More
The Law of Libel, In Which is Contained a General History...
First American Edition of an Important English Treatise on Slander and Libel Holt, Francis Ludlow [1780-1844]. [Bleecker, Anthony, Editor]. The Law of Libel: In Which is Contained a General History of This Law in the Ancient Codes, and of Its Introduction, and Successive Alterations, In the Law of England. Comprehending..... More
A Handy Book on the Law and Practice of Public Meetings... 3rd ed.
Smith, James Walter. A Handy Book on the Law and Practice of Public Meetings, from Parliament Downwards: Including the Rules of Debate Used in Parliament, Tables of Motions and Amendments, Rules of Debate for Public Meetings, &c., Hints to Shareholders, Hints to Vestrymen, and Other Matters. London: Effingham Wilson, Royal..... More
The Spirit of Laws, Translated from the French of M de Secondat...
Superb Copy of An Early English Edition of a Landmark Work in Political Science Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de [1689-1755]. [Nugent, Thomas (c.1700-1772), Translator]. The Spirit of Laws. Translated from the French of M. de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. The Fifth Edition. Carefully Revised and Improved with Considerable Additions..... More
The Laws of Indiana Territory, 1809-1816.
Ewbank, Louis B. Riker, Dorothy. The Laws of Indiana Territory, 1809-1816. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1934. xiv, 923 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $85. * A reproduction in modern type of text and title pages of originals of the Indiana laws., Appendix III. Roster of territorial officers, delegates to..... More
Constitution Making in Indiana; a Source Book of Constitutional...
Kettleborough, Charles. Bremer, John A. Oddi, Marcia J. Constitution Making in Indiana; a Source Book of Constitutional Documents, with Historical Introduction and Critical Notes, by Charles Kettleborough. Indianapolis: Historical Commission, 1916. 2 volumes. Original cloth. Moderate shelfwear. Small stamps to front pastedown, otherwise good. $60. * Contents: v. 1. 1780-1851.;..... More
Studies in the History of the United States Courts... Third Circuit.
Presser, Stephen B. Studies in the History of the United States Courts of the Third Circuit. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., [1982]. xiv, 294 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. Internally clean. $15. * "A bicentennial project, published under the auspices of the Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.", Includes..... More
Crime and Punishment in New Hampshire, 1812-1914.
Dodge, Timothy. Crime and Punishment in New Hampshire, 1812-1914. New York: P. Lang, [1995]. xiv, 406 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear, soiling. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: I. Crime According to New Hampshire Laws, 1641-1914; II. Structure of Criminal Justice in New Hampshire, 1641-1914 and the Establishment of the State Prison;..... More
Corporate Reorganization and the Federal Court.
Rosenberg, James N. Swaine, Robert T. Walker, Roberts. Corporate Reorganization and the Federal Court. New York: Baker, Voorhis, 1924. xxviii, 148 pp. Original cloth. Light shelfwear. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper, otherwise clean. $65. * Contents: A new scheme of reorganization, by James N. Rosenberg; Reorganization by decree: recent..... More
Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania A History, 1623-1923, 3 vols.
The Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania Eastman, Frank M. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923. New York: The American Historical Society, 1922. Three volumes with continuous pagination. 878 pp. Frontispieces. Plates. Three-quarto morocco stamped cloth over plain cloth, gilt titles to spines. Light shelfwear, a few minor nicks..... More
Legal Executions in New York State: a Comprehensive Reference...
Hearn, Daniel Allen. Legal Executions in New York State: a Comprehensive Reference, 1639-1963. Jefferson, [N.C.]: McFarland, [1997]. vii, 365 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn with small scuffs to rear board. Internally clean and bright. $95. More