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A Case of Witchcraft: The Trial of Urbain Grandier.
Rapley, Robert. A Case of Witchcraft: The Trial of Urbain Grandier. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, [1998]. 277 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Twelve Good Years; Disaster; Grandier and His Bishop; Destruction and Plague; Possession; Grandier the Accused; Bishop Versus Archbishop; Arrest; Appeal of Innocence;..... More
Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates.
Johns, Adrian. Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [2009]. 626 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket with small bar code label on back cover. Internally clean. $35. * Contents: A General History of the Pirates; The Invention of Piracy;..... More
Somerset, 1625-1640, A County's Government During the "Personal Rule."
Barnes, Thomas G. Somerset, 1625-1640, A County's Government During the "Personal Rule." Cambridge, [MA]: Harvard University Press, 1961. xiii, 369 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket with price clip. Internally celan. $25. * Contents: The County; The Local Governors; Magistracy; Lieutenancy; Shrievalty; Other Tasks; The Book of Orders; Ship..... More
A Century of Legal Education.
Wettach, Robert Hasley, Editor. A Century of Legal Education. Chapel Hill, [N.C.]: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. ix, 146 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: A Century of Legal Education [by] Albert Coates. History of the Law Library [by] Lucile Elliott.; Early days..... More
Justice is Waiting.
[Mooney, Thomas (1882-1942)]. Justice is Waiting. [Los Angeles]: Mooney Defense of Southern California, 1930. 31 pp. Pictorial front wrapper with cartoon of Lady Justice. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers. Light toning, light soiling to exterior, very light edgewear to wrappers, "Tom Mooney Molders' Defense Committee" inkstamp to foot of rear wrapper..... More
Tom Mooney Betrayed by Labor Leaders.
"One of the Foulest Conspiracies Ever Perpetrated in This Country" [Mooney, Thomas (1882-1942)]. Tom Mooney A Member of the International Molder's Union for 29 Years Betrayed by Labor Leaders. [San Francisco: Tom Mooney Molders Defense Committee], 1931. 65, [3] pp. Stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light toning and moderate edgewear..... More
The Scandal of Mooney and Billings: The Decisions of The California...
The Story of Two Wrongfully Convicted Labor Activists [Mooney, Thomas (1882-1942)]. [Billings, Warren (1893-1972)]. The Scandal of Mooney and Billings: The Decisions of The California Supreme Court, The Advisory Pardon Board, Governor Young Denying Pardons to Mooney and Billings. New York: Published by the National Mooney-Billings Committee (Organized by the..... More
A Study of Homosexuality Among Women Inmates At Two State Prisons.
An Interesting Dissertation on Homosexuality in Women's Prisons Nelson, Catherine I. [b.1944]. A Study Of Homsexuality [sic] Among Women Inmates At Two State Prisons. Philadelphia, January 1974. [vii], 171, [45] ff. Photocopied typescript in textured-paper binder, plastic label to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear, spine ends and corners bumped and..... More
Autograph Letter, Washington, January 14, 1952.
Hugo Black Mentions His Recently Deceased Wife [Manuscript]. Black, Hugo L. [1886-1971]. [Kogan, Herman (1914-1989)]. [Kogan, Merilew (1919-2007)]. [Autograph Letter, Washington, January 14, 1952]. 9" x 5-3/4" United States Supreme Court letterhead, content to recto. Light toning, two light horizontal fold lines. With transmittal envelope postmarked January 15, 1952, small..... More
Justice Hugo L Black: A Symposium, Southwestern University Law Review.
Southwestern University Law Review. "Justice Hugo L. Black: A Symposium" in Southwestern University Law Review, Volume 9, Number 4. Los Angeles: Southwestern University School of Law, 1977. [iv], iv, 845-1285, i pp. Softbound, moderate shelfwear, lower outside corner bumped, internally clean. $50. * Contents: - "Foreword: Mr. Justice Black as..... More
Fear, New York, Distributed by Sacco-Vanzetti National League, 1927.
[Sacco-Vanzetti Case]. Millay, Edna St. Vincent. [1892-1950]. Fear. New York: Distributed by Sacco-Vanzetti National League, [1927]. 4 pp. Double-column text. Folded sheet, negligible light soiling to exterior, leaves separated at fold line, a few small tears and chips to edges. $50. * Only separate edition of a piece first published..... More
Limitation of Appellate Jurisdiction of the United States Supreme....
[Warren, Earl (1891-1974)]. Senate, United States, Internal Security Subcommittee. Limitation of Appellate Jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court--The "Suppressed" Report--Hearing Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration on the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, 85th Congress. Belmont, MA: American Opinion/[The Movement to Impeach Earl Warren], [1958]..... More
Variations on a Liberal Theme, Mr Justice Brandeis.
Mason, Alpheus Thomas [1899-1989]. Variations on a Liberal Theme: Mr. Justice Brandeis. [Philadelphia: Brandeis Lawyers' Society, 1947]. 14 pp. Stapled pamphlet, spine reinforced with cloth. Light soiling and a few light finge smudges to exterior, internally clean. $95. * Published version of a presentation to the Brandeis Lawyers' Society. More
Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice...
"A More Powerful, Eloquent and Convincing Address Was Never Made" Hichborn, Charles S. [1856-1941]. Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice Before the Governor and Council. Augusta, ME: [S.n.], 1923. [iv], 43, [5] pp. Softbound in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning, soiling and shelfwear to exterior..... More
An die Stimmgeber von Libanon Caunty.
Unrecorded Broadside Mobilizing the Pennsylvania-Germans of Lebanon County to Vote For Polk [Broadside]. [Pennsylvania Germans]. [Presidential Election of 1844]. An die Stimmgeber von Libanon Caunty. [Lebanon County, PA?: S.n., 1844]. 14-1/2" x 11" Broadside, text in two columns below headline. Light toning, light soiling and wear to edges, a few..... More
An die Unabhangigen Wahler vom Staate Pennsylvania.
Unrecorded Broadside Urging Pennsylvania Germans to Reject a Prohibition Law [Broadside]. [Pennsylvania Germans]. Miller, Andrew [1811-1880]. An die Unabahngigen Whaler vom Staate Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Andrew Miller, September 2, 1854. 22-1/2" x 13-1/4" broadside, text in four columns below headline, untrimmed edges. Light toning, light foxing in a few places, vertical..... More
Why Prepaid Medical Insurance! An Analysis of Governor Earl Warren's..
Pre-Paid Medical Insurance for Californians [Swackhamer, Gladys V (1893-1988)]. Why Prepaid Medical Insurance! An Analysis of Governor Earl Warren's Recommendations for California. [S.n.: c.1945]. 16 pp. Stapled pamphlet in self-wrappers. Moderate toning, a few faint creases. $125. * Swackhamer was a social worker and left-wing political activist. More
Thomas Walter Swan, Reprinted from the Yale law Journal Issue...
Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. Thomas Walter Swan. Reprinted from the Yale Law Journal Issue of December 1947. [Volume 57:167]. pp. [167]-172. Portrait frontispiece. Stapled pamphlet in stiff wrappers. A few faint creases, light rubbing to extremities, discoloration to sections of wrappers, internally clean. $75. * Swan [1877-1975] was a circuit judge..... More
Africans Taken in the Amistad: Message from the President of the...
Documents Relating to the Amistad Case [Amistad Case]. Africans Taken in the Amistad. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting the Information Required by the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 23d Ultimo, In Relation to the Africans Taken in the Vessel Called the Amistad, &c..... More
Holmes and the Common Law, A Century Later, Three Lectures.
Kaplan, Benjamin. Atiyah, Patrick. Vetter, Jan. Holmes and the Common Law: A Century Later. Three Lectures. Occasional Pamphlet Number 10. Cambridge: Harvard Law School, 1965. 101 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling, internally clean. $10. More
Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama, Savery Library [And]...
Two Scarce Pamphlets About the Amistad Case in a Handsome Case [Amistad Case]. Talladega College. [Woodruff, Hale (1900-1980)]. Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama, Savery Library. [Talladega, AL, c.1990]. 8 pp. Color illustrations. Negligible light shelfwear. [And] [United Church of Christ]. The Amistad Event. [Cleveland, OH?: United Church of Christ, c.1990]. 8..... More
Interpretations of Legal History [and] The Phytogeology of Nebraska.
The Two Phases of Pound's Professional Life Pound, Roscoe [1870-1964]. Interpretations of Legal History. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. xvii, 171 pp. Cloth, negligible light shelfwear, underlining and marks in pencil to a few leaves. "With my best regards,/ Roscoe Pound/ October 17, 1927" to front free endpaper, embossed..... More
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue, Series I, Phase I, 1801-1815
Jolliffe, John W. Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue, Series I, Phase I, 1801-1815. Extracted from the catalogues of the Bodleian Library, the British Library, the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, the National Library of Scotland, and the University Libraries of Cambridge and Newcastle. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Avero, 1984-1986. 6 volumes. 11-1/2" x...... More
A Bibliography of Eighteenth Century Legal Literature...
Adams, J.N. and G. Averley. A Bibliography of Eighteenth Century Legal Literature. A Subject and Author Catalogue of Law Treatises and All Law Related Literature Held in the Main Legal Collections in England. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Avero (Eighteenth-Century) Publications Ltd., 1982. xvi, 900 pp.; with 6 microfiches in pocket..... More
Year, The Annual Picture-History, 1954.
Ward, Baldwin H. Editor. Warren, Earl, Foreword. Year: The Annual Picture-History, The Complete Exciting Record of the Year's News [1954]. [Los Angeles and New York: Year Incorporated/Simon and Shuster, 1954]. 192 pp. "1,000 photographs, 75,000 words, 3,000 subjects. Fully indexed." Folio (14" x 10-1/2"). Moderately edgeworn hardcover in moderately edgeworn..... More