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Dictionnaire du Code Civil, Ou, Le Texte du Code Civil Range...
A Dictionary and Digest of the Code Napoleon Daubanton, A[ntoine]-G[regoire] [1752-1813]. Dictionnaire du Code Civil, Ou, Le Texte du Code Civil Range par Ordre Alphabetique, Et son Usage Rendu Beaucoup plus Facile, Par une Concordance de Tous les Mots sur Lesquels Chacun peut Avoir Besoin de Consulter le Code; Avec..... More
4 Free, 5 in Prison-On the Same Evidence: What the Nation's Press...
Press Statements Supporting the Cause of the Scottsboro Boys Scottsboro Defense Committee. 4 Free, 5 in Prison-On the Same Evidence: What the Nation's Press Says About the Scottsboro Case. New York: Scottsboro Defense Committee, [1937]. 16 pp. Stapled pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light soiling, moderate rubbing to extremities, wrappers beginning..... More
Scottsboro: A Record of a Broken Promise, New York, 1938.
An Appeal on Behalf of the Scottsboro Boys Scottsboro Defense Committee. Scottsboro: A Record of a Broken Promise. New York: Scottsboro Defense Committee, [1938]. 19 pp. Stapled pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Faint vertical crease through center, moderate rubbing to extremities, wrappers partially detached, light soiling to rear wrapper, staples lightly..... More
They Shall be Free. New York, 1951.
A Well-Regarded Account of the Scottsboro Trials Chalmers, Allan K. They Shall be Free. With an Introduction by Walter White. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1951. 255 pp. Cloth in worn dust jacket, light fading to spine. Early owner signature to front free endpaper, interior otherwise clean. $65. * First..... More
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Calendar of Prisoners, For the Session[s] Jan. 1924 to Dec. 1970
Cases on the Docket of the Old Bailey, 1924-1970 Central Criminal Court of England and Wales. Calendar of Prisoners, For the Session Commencing on Tuesday, The 8th of January, 1924 [complete through December 1970]. London: Printed by Merser & Sons, 1924-1970. Calendars through 1959 bound into 11 books in pebbled..... More
Shore Front Rights in the State of New York. Montclair, 1929.
Mershon, Stephen L. Shore Front Rights in the State of New York. Preface by Harry D. Slight. Montclair: Published by Stephen L. Mershon, 1929. 98 pp. with fold-out map at rear inside cover. Original blue cloth hardcover with gilt-stamped front cover, lettering faded. Good. $35. * Harry D. Sleight writes..... More
Coustumes de la Prevoste et Vicomte de Paris, Seconde Edition...
A Rare Edition of the Paris Coutume Tournet, Jean, Annotator. Coustumes de la Prevoste et Vicomte de Paris. Augmentee Outre ce qui Estoit en la Premiere de Nouvelles Observations & Arrests de la Cour sur Chaque Article. Paris: Chez Gervais Alliot, Proche la Chapelle S. Michel, 1627. [xxviii], 610, [56]..... More
Opera Tria Nunc Primum Aedita, De Legationibus Libri Quinque...
Works on Diplomacy and Church Customs by an Influential German Canonist Braun, Konrad [c.1491-1563]. [Cochlaeus, Johannes (1479-1552), Editor]. Opera Tria Nunc Primum Aedita. De Legationibus Libri Quinque: Cunctis in Repub. Versantibus, Aut Quolibet Magistratu Fungentibus Perutiles, & Lectu Iucundi. De Caeremonis Libri Sex, Ad Veram Pietatem Deique Cultum, Contra Errores..... More
The Jeff Davis Piracy Cases: Full Report of the Trial of William Smith
Privateer, Or Pirate? [Trial]. Smith, William, Defendant. Murphy, D.F., Reporter. The Jeff. Davis Piracy Cases. Full Report of the Trial of William Smith for Piracy, As One of the Crew of the Confederate Privateer, The Jeff Davis. Before Judges Grier and Cadwalader, In the Circuit Court of the United States..... More
Offprints, Addresses and Pamphlets, 3 of Them Signed by Pound, 1908...
Archive of Offprints, Addresses and Pamphlets by Roscoe Pound [Archive]. Roscoe Pound [1870-1964]. [Offprints, Addresses and Pamphlets, 3 of Them Signed by Pound]. Various places and publishers, 1908-1961. 27 items, comprising 19 offprints, three of them signed and dated by Pound, 6 addresses, a duplicate of a one address, and..... More
Poems of the Law. San Francisco, 1885.
Humorous Legal Poetry Croke, J. Greenbag. Poems of the Law. San Francisco: Sumner, Whitney & Co., 1885. [vi], 311 pp. Illustrations. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Original cloth, gilt title to front board and spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners,front hinge cracked, moderate toning..... More
The Curiosities and Law of Wills. San Francisco, 1876.
An Entertaining Book on Wills Proffatt, John. The Curiosities and Law of Wills. San Francisco: Sumner, Whitney & Co., 1876. 216 pp. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Original cloth, gilt title to front board and spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners, moderate toning to..... More
An Historical View of the Court of Exchequer, And of the King's...
Gilbert on the Court of Exchequer [Gilbert, Sir Geoffrey (1674-1726)]. An Historical View of the Court of Exchequer, And of the King's Revenues, There Answered. [London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, And R. Gosling, 1738. [xxiv], 151, [17] pp. Title page preceded by publisher advertisement. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4")..... More
The Declaration of the Independence of the United States... 1807.
For the Voters of Vermont Brown, Clark, Compiler. The Declaration of the Independence of the United States, And the Constitution, With its Several Amendments: And the Constitution of Vermont, With an Extract from the Laws of the State, Regulating Freeman's Meetings: To which is Added, The Valedictory Address of the..... More
The Life of John Marshall. 4 Vols. Boston, 1916-1919. Complete set.
Beveridge, Albert J. The Life of John Marshall. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916-1919. 4 volumes, each with color frontispiece portraits of Marshall. Publisher's original green cloth hardcover, with gilt spine lettered spines, very good. Three volumes have worn dust jackets. Moderate shelf wear, minor dampstaining. Internally clean..... More
City Lawyer: The Autobiography of a Law Practice.
Hayes, Arthur Garfield. City Lawyer: The Autobiography of a Law Practice. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. Third printing. xvi, 482 pp. Illustrations. Publisher's original cloth hardcover, faded spine. $10. More
Woe Unto You, Lawyers!
Rodell, Fred. Woe Unto You, Lawyers! New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1939]. xi, 274 pp. Publisher's original starched linen cloth with paper spine label and front cover label. Light soiling, internally clean. $65. * First edition. "Woe Unto You, Lawyers! is to lawspeak what Woodward and Bernstein's reporting was to..... More
Handbook for Judges. An Anthology of Inspirational Helpful Writings...
Carroll, Donald K. [Editor]. Handbook for Judges. An Anthology of Inspirational and other Helpful Writings for Members of the Judiciary. Chicago: American Judicature Society, 1961. vi, 195 pp. Original green cloth with gilt stamped spine and inlaid pictorial cover. Very good. $35. * Contents: Part I. Judicial ethics. Canons of..... More
Lawyers and Litigants in Ancient Athens. The Genesis of the Legal...
Bonner, Robert J. Lawyers and Litigants in Ancient Athens. The Genesis of the Legal Profession. New York: Barnes and Noble, [1969]. xi, 276 pp. Blue cloth hardcover with red gilt lettered spine label. Very good. $10. * Reprint 1969 of the first edition published 1927. Contents: The Attic orators; The..... More
The Alien and The Asiatic in American Law.
Konvitz, Milton R. The Alien and The Asiatic in American Law. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1946. vii, 299 pp. Publisher's light blue cloth hardcover, slightly worn, in a worn dust jaacket. Internally clean. $65. * Series: Cornell studies in civil liberty. Contents: The right to exclude aliens; The right..... More
The Awakening of Western Legal Thought.
Hamburger, Max. The Awakening of Western Legal Thought. Translated by Bernard Miall. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1942. xxiv, 167 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine, very good, in a very lightly worn dust jacket. $25. * First edition. A work based upon some 700 passages taken from..... More
Medieval French Literature and Law.
Bloch, Howard R. Medieval French Literature and Law. Berkeley: University of California Press, [1977]. [xii], 267 pp. Publisher's brown cloth with silver spine lettering, fine, in a fine dust jacket. $30. * First edition. This book explores the relation between Old French literature and the judicial transformation of the twelfth..... More
Law, Liberty and Morality.
Hart, H.L.A. Law, Liberty and Morality. London: Oxford University Press, 1963. 88 pp. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, fine, in the very good purple white and red dust jacket. $35. * First edition. This incisive book deals with the use of the criminal law to enforce morality, in..... More
Deeds, Receipts, Estate Inventories and Other Legal Documents, 1780...
Documents from the Settlement of a New Hampshire Estate [Manuscript Archive]. [New Hampshire]. [Wallace Family]. [Deeds, Receipts, Estate Inventories and Other Legal Documents]. Londonderry, NH, 1766, 1782-1801. 17 documents, 7 are 12" x 7-1/2" bifolia and single sheets, 1 is a 15" x 12" sheet, others range in size from..... More
Loi Relative Aux Colonies, Avec l'Expose des Motifs qui en Ont...
France Grants Suffrage to People of Color Born to Free Parents [France]. [Assemblee Nationale Constituante]. Loi Relative Aux Colonies, Avec l'Expose des Motifs qui en ont Determine les Dispositions. Donnee a Paris, Le 1.er Juin 1791. [Drop- Head Title]. [Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale, 1791]. [12] pp. Quarto (9-3/4" x 7-3/4")..... More