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The New Vade Mecum, Or Young Clerk's Magazine Digested and Improved...
1794 New York Legal Manual [Spencer, Thomas (1752-1840)]. The New Vade Mecum; or Young Clerk's Magazine: Digested and Improved to Correspond with the Laws of the State of New-York in Particular, and the United States in General: Containing a Variety of the Most Useful Precedents, Adapted to Almost Every Transaction..... More
A List of Books Printed in Scotland Before 1700: Including those...
Aldis, Harry Gidney. A List of Books Printed in Scotland Before 1700: Including those Printed furth of the Realm for Scottish Booksellers with Brief Notes on the Printers and Stationers. Edinburgh, [Scot.]: National Library of Scotland, 1970. xxviii, 189 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Internally clean..... More
Title-Page Borders used in England & Scotland, 1485-1640.
McKerrow, R.B. Ferguson, F.S. Title-Page Borders used in England & Scotland, 1485-1640. London: Oxford University Press, 1932. xlvii, 234 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear with chip to upper fore-edge of board. Deckle edges. Some foxing to endleaves, otherwise internally clean. $75. * Illustrated monographs. More
A Digest of the Revenue Laws of the United States [with] Supplement.
1804 Digest of United States Revenue Laws Addington, L. A Digest of the Revenue Laws of the United States: Wherein are Arranged, Under Distinct Heads, The Duties of Collectors, Naval Officers, Surveyors, Masters of Vessels, And All Other Persons Connected with the Imposts. To Which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing..... More
A View of the Life, Travels, And Philanthropic Labours of the Late...
A Biography of an Important Reformer Aikin, John [1747-1822]. Hayley, William [1745-1820]. A View of the Life, Travels, And Philanthropic Labours of the Late John Howard, Esq. L.L.D. F.R.S. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring for J. White [et al.], 1794. vii, [2], 10-178, [2] pp. Ode Inscribed to John..... More
The Scandal of Sophie Dawes ... With Portrait Frontispiece.
Bowen, Marjorie. The Scandal of Sophie Dawes... With Portrait Frontispiece. London: John Lane, [1934]. 312 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Some foxing to endleaves, otherwise internally clean. $150. * It was positively reviewed in the New York Times on its 1935 American publication. (Wikipedia.). More
Virginia Decisions, A Collection of Virginia Cases Not Officially... (
"Not Officially Reported" The Michie Company. Virginia Decisions. A Collection of Virginia Cases Not Officially Reported. Charlottesville, VA: The Michie Company, 1902. Two Volumes. Contemporary buckram, blind frames to boards, raised bands red and black lettering pieces and black owner labels to spines. Some soiling and moderate shelfwear, hinges cracked..... More
The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum, Or, Compleat Law-Tutor, Being a Useful..
Revolution-Era New York Edition of a Popular JP Manual [Justice of the Peace Manual]. The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum: Or, Compleat Law-Tutor. Being a Useful Collection of a Great Variety of the Most Approved Precedents in the Law, And Adapted to Almost Every Transaction in Life Wherein an Attention to..... More
Abimelech Pott: the Don Quixote of the Bar, a Novel.
Jessup, Henry Wynans. Abimelech Pott: the Don Quixote of the Bar, a Novel. New York: Walter Neale, 1928. 187 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear and soiling. Ink location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. $45. More
An Essay on the Growth of Law.
Cohn, Morris M. An Essay on the Growth of Law. Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1882. ix, 181 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Ex-library ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplates to front pastedown. Some foxing. Previous owner's inscriptions to rear endleaves. $120. More
The Pageant of Parliament. Vol. II.
MacDonagh, Michael. The Pageant of Parliament. Vol. II. London: T.F. Unwin, Ltd., [1921]. 241 pp. Cloth. Light shelfwear. Ex-library with ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Library stamp to title page, otherwise good. Deckle edges. $45. More
The Legal System. A Social Science Perspective
Friedman, Lawrence M. The Legal System: A Social Science Perspective. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, [1975]. viii, 338 pp. Cloth. Ex-library with light shelfwear. Shelf location label to foot of spine. Library stamps to bottom of text block and front pastedown. Author Biography clipping to front free endpaper. Library card..... More
Peter and His Enemies, 1859.
An Acerbic Call for Law Reform With a Dedicatory Preface to Sir Walter Scott Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey [1773-1850]. Peter and His Enemies. Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1859. 31, [1] pp. Two woodcut vignettes. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/2"). Disbound pamphlet. Moderate toning, internally clean. Rare. $450. * First edition. Jeffrey..... More
The Framework of Grotius' Book De Iure Belli ac Pacis (1625).
Vollenhoven, Cornelis van. The Framework of Grotius' Book De Iure Belli ac Pacis (1625). Amsterdam: Noord-Hollandsche Uitgeversmaatschappij, [1932]. viii, 174 pp. Softcover. Worn. Some pencil markings to leaves. $150. * Translation by University of Michigan with footnotes from De Iure Praedae, Hague Ed. (1868), and De Iure Belli ac Pacis..... More
A Handbook of English Law Reports from the Last Quarter of the...
Fox, John Charles. A Handbook of English Law Reports from the Last Quarter of the Eighteenth Century to the year 1865, with Biographical Notes of Judges and Reporters. Part 1, House of Lords, Privy Council, and Chancery Reports. London: Butterworth, 1913. ix, 107 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Bookplate to front..... More
Hugo Grotius: a Great European 1583-1645; Contributions Concerning...
Grotius, Hugo. Feenstra, Robert; Editor. Hugo Grotius: a Great European 1583-1645; Contributions Concerning his Activities as Humanist Scholar; Complete Translation of his Dutch Articles Abridged for the Exhibition Catalogue Het Delft Orakel, Hugo de Groot 1583-1645. Delft, [NL]: Meinema, [1983]. 103 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. Previous owner's annotations to front..... More
Iconographie van Hugo Grotius.
Beresteyn, E.A. van. Iconographie van Hugo Grotius. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1929. 136 pp. 65 plates. Softbound, deckle edges. Previous owner's signature to front cover, newspaper clipping to front free endpaper. Light soiling and rubbing to exterior, minor wear to spine ends, small scuff to front joints, moderate toning to..... More
American Attitudes Towards Catholic Church-State Relation, 1870-1891.
Trimble, William Raleigh. American Attitudes Towards Catholic Church-State Relation, 1870-1891. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944. 155 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $125. * Thesis/dissertation; Manuscript. More
Elements of Western Water Law.
Chandler, A.E. Elements of Western Water Law. San Francisco: Technical Pub. Co., 1913. 150 pp. Cloth. Moderate shelfwear. Previous owner's annotations to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Underlining and annotations throughout. $150. * First "published as separate articles for the Journal of electricity." cf. Pref. More
An Abridgment of Penal Statutes [With] An Appendix to Addington's...
A Tabular Guide to Crime and Punishment from Eighteenth-Century England Addington, Sir William [d.1811]. An Abridgment of Penal Statutes, Which Exhibits at One View The Offences, And the Punishment or Penalties, In Consequence of Those Offences, The Mode of Recovering, And Application of the Penalties, The Number of Witnesses, And..... More
Francis Bacon: A Bibliography of His Works and of Baconiana to...1750.
Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon: A Bibliography of His Works and of Baconiana to the Year 1750. Oxford: At the Scrivener Press, 1950. xvii, 369 pp. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth over paper boards. Small bookplate of the legendary Boston antiquarian bookseller, Goodspeed's Book Shop, to front pastedown. Light soiling, spine ends..... More
Memorandum and Account Book, London, January-March 1771.
A Charming Slice of London Legal Life [Manuscript]. [Memorandum and Account Book]. [London], January 1-March 23, 1771. [28] pp. 5" x 4" untrimmed, unsewn bifolia, text in single neat hand. Light toning, light soiling to exterior, small holes or tears to a few leaves affecting text on final leaf only..... More
Property, Piracy and Punishment: Hugo Grotius on War and Booty in...
Blom, H.W. Property, Piracy and Punishment: Hugo Grotius on War and Booty in De Iure Praedae: Concepts and Contexts. Leiden, [Neth.]: Brill, 2009. vi, 422 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine. Internally clean and bright. $150. * Contents: Hugo Grotius's political and scholarly activities in the light of his correspondence, Henk J.M. Nellen;..... More
The Trials of Patrick Maxwell Stewart Wallace, And Michael Shaw...
Transportation for Life [Trials]. Wallace, Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Defendant. Wallace, Michael Shaw Stewart, Defendant. The Trials of Patrick Maxwell Stewart Wallace, And Michael Shaw Stewart Wallace, For Wilfully Destroying the Brig Dryad, Off Cuba, With Intent to Defraud the Marine Assurance Companies and Underwriters. London: Printed and Published by Williams..... More
The Institutes of English Private Law: Embracing an Outline of the...
Nasmith, David. The Institutes of English Private Law: Embracing an Outline of the Substantive Branch of the Law of Persons and Things. London: Butterworths, 1875. 2 volumes. Contents: Book 1. Persons; Book 2. Things. Cloth bound hardcovers. Moderate shelfwear. Bookplate to front pastedown, library stamp to title Page, otherwise internally..... More