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Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees, Limited Edition`
The French Tax Code with Illustrations by Hemard Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961]], Illustrator. 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]. x, 332 pp. Color pochoir caption and text illustrations..... More
Three Learned Readings [With] A Little Treatise [And] Cases of Treason
An Attractive Collection of Legal Tracts Dyer, Sir James [1512-1582]. Brograve, Sir John [d.1613]. Risden, Thomas. Three Learned Readings Made Upon Three Very Usefull Statutes: The First [...] Upon the Statute of 32.H.8.Chap.I. Of Wills, [...] The Second, [...] Upon the Statute of 27.H.8.Chap.10. Concerning Jointures. The Third, [...] Upon..... More
Collection of Forms and Cases, Great Britain, 1777. Folio.
An Eighteenth-Century English Manuscript Compilation of Forms and Cases [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Collection of Forms and Cases]. [Great Britain, 1777]. [iv], 177 pp. Folio (12-1/4" x 8"). Disbound, light soiling to exterior, light rubbing to corners of text block, first signature partially detached but secure, leaf containing pp. 21-22 detched..... More
The Tryal of Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Before the...
An Infamous Earl Gets Away with Murder Herbert, Philip, 7th Earl of Pembroke [1653-1683], Defendant. The Tryal of Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Before the Peers in Westminster-Hall, On Thursday the 4th. Of April 1678. [London: s.n.], Printed in the Year 1679. [2], 28 pp. Folio (12" x 7-3/4")..... More
The Lawes and Acts of Parliament Made be the Most Excellent and...
Scottish Acts from 1600-1609 [Scotland]. Skene, John [1543?-1617], Compiler. The Lawes and Acts of Parliament Made be the Most Excellent and Mightie King and Monarch James be the Grace of God, King of Great Britane, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Since His Maiesties XV. Parliament the XIX..... More
Josiah Willard Esqr Judge of the Probate of Wills and for Granting...
"I Do Hereby Ordain, Constitute and Appoint You Administrators..." [Probate]. [Massachusetts]. [Josiah Willard Esqr...] Judge of the Probate of Wills and for Granting Letters of Administration on the Estate of Persons Deceased, Having Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County of Suffolk, Within the Province Aforesaid To [Sarah White..... More
Two Acts Dealing with the Abolition of the Slave Trade in Britain.
Payouts for Former British Enslavers [Great Britain]. [Slavery]. William IV [1765-1837], King of Great Britain. An Act for Carrying into Further Execution Two Acts of His Present Majesty, Relating to the Compensation for Slaves Upon the Abolition of Slavery, And for Facilitating the Distribution and Payment of Such Compensation. London..... More
A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies, 2nd ed.
Jones, S. Walter. A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies, Including Electric Law. Second Edition. Kansas City, MO: Vernon Law Book Company, 1916. xxiv, 1065 pp. Later library buckram, endpapers renewed, location label to foot of spine, piece of cellotape to head, library stamps and markings to..... More
Radio Law, Practice and Procedure.
Dill, Clarence C. Radio Law: Practice and Procedure. Washington, DC: Published for C.C. Dill, By National Law Book Company, [1938]. [ii], x, 353 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear, location label to spine, library stamps to edges and endleaves, "Law Library" stamped in gilt to center of rear board, moderate toning..... More
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation.
Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1907. xxxii, 378 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear and soiling, owner inscription to front free endpaper. $10. * Reprint of 1823 edition. More
What Do You Think Bob, Wisdom Humor and Gumption from Robert S Strauss
An Influential Figure in American Politics, Diplomacy and Law Strauss, Robert S. [1918-2014]. Strauss, Staci, Editor. McCord, Craig, Editor. What Do You Think, Bob: Wisdom, Humor and Gumption from Robert S. Strauss. [New York: Brand New Shoes, 2004]. 31 pp. Illustrations. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, contents printed on..... More
A Tribute to Albert A Ehrenzweig, California Law Review.
[Ehrenzweig, Albert A. [1906-1974]. A Tribute to Albert A Ehrenzweig [Binding Title], California Law Review, Volume 54, Number 4 (October 1966). [viii], 1419-1866 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth, negligible light rubbing to spine ends and corners, "From A. Ehrenzweig's Library 6/74" and bookplate (of F.R. Goetzl) to front pastedown. $95. * A...... More
De Legationibus Libri Tres, Facsimile of 1594 Edition.
Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. De Legationibus Libri Tres. Volume One: A Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1594, with an Introduction by Ernest Nys, And a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1924. 38a, [16], 231, [3] pp. Original cloth hardcover, some soiling and light shelfwear, spine darkened, small..... More
De Foro Legatorum Liber Singularis, A Monograph on the Jurisdiction...
Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Laing, Gordon J., Translator. De Foro Legatorum Liber Singularis: A Monograph on the Jurisdiction over Ambassadors in Both Civil and Criminal Cases. A Photographic Reproduction of the Text of 1744, With an English Translation by Gordon J. Laing and an Introduction by the Late Jan de..... More
De Dominio Maris Dissertatio: A Photographic Reproduction of the...
Bynkershoek, Cornelius Van [1673-1743]. Van Deman Magoffin, Ralph, Translator. De Dominio Maris Dissertatio. A Photographic Reproduction of the Second Edition With an English Translation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1923. 105, [352-429] pp. Original cloth, soiling, light shelfwear, spine darkened, internally clean. $45. * Part of the Carnegie Classics of..... More
Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo, A Translation of the Text...
Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. Abbott, Frank Frost, Translator. Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo. Volume Two. A Translation of the Text, By Frank Frost Abbott, With an Index of Authors Prepared by Arthur Williams. New York: Oxford University Press, 1921. 12a, x, 282, [2] pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear and soiling, darkening to..... More
Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo, The Photographic Reproduction...
Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. Abbott, Frank Frost, Introduction. Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo. Volume One. The Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1661, With an Introduction by Frank Frost Abbott, and a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1921. 44a, [16], 274, 2 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear and soiling..... More
Juris [Iuris] et Judicii Fecialis.... Vol. II: Translation.
Zouche, Richard [1590-1661]. Juris et Judicii Fecialis, Sive Juris Intergentes, et Quaestionum de Eodem Explicatio. Vol. II. A Translation of the Text, by J.L. Brierly. Washington: Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1911. xvii, 186 pp. Original cloth, some shelfwear, soiling, internally clean. Ex-library. $45. * A title in..... More
Juris [Iuris] et Judicii Fecialis.... Vol. I: A Reproduction of the...
Zouche, Richard [1590-1661]. Juris et Judicii Fecialis, Sive Juris Intergentes, et Quaestionum de Eodem Explicatio. Vol. I. A Reproduction of the First Edition (1650), With Introduction, List of Errata, And Table of Authors. Washington: Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1911. [x], xvi, 204 pp. Frontispiece. Original cloth, some..... More
An Answer to the Severall Petitions of Late Exhibited to the High...
In Support of Tithes [Great Britain]. An Answer to the Severall Petitions of Late Exhibited to the High Court of Parliament, And to His Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell, By the Poor Husband-Men, Farmers, And Tenants in Severall Counties of England, For the Taking Away of Tithes, Paid to Priests..... More
The Country-Solicitor's Practice in the High Court of Chancery...
A Well-Regarded Guide to Chancery Practice Gray, John [1807-1875]. The Country-Solicitor's Practice in the High Court of Chancery; To Which is Added the Country Practice in Matters Conducted in the Crown Office of the Court of King's Bench; Also the Practice on Issuing a Country Fiat in Bankruptcy; The Practice..... More
Sir Charles Cooper, First Chief Justice of South Australia 1856-1861.
Bennett, J.M. Sir Charles Cooper: First Chief Justice of South Australia 1856-1861. [Sydney]: The Federation Press, 2002. xiv, 136 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Light fading to spine, otherwise fine. $65. * A title in the Lives of Australian Chief Justices series. More
The Genesis of Parliamentary Reform.
Veitch, George Stead. The Genesis of Parliamentary Reform. London: Constable, 1913. Reprint. London: Constable and Company, 1964. xxxv, 397 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. $15. More
Family and the Law in Eighteenth-Century Fiction, The Public...
Zomchick, John P. Family and the Law in Eighteenth-Century Fiction. The Public Conscience in the Private Sphere. [Cambridge]: Cambridge University Press, 1993. xviii, 210 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine. $10. More
Crime and Defoe, A New Kind of Writing.
Faller, Lincoln B. Crime and Defoe: A New Kind of Writing. Cambridge University Press, 1993. xix, 263 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. $5. More