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The Interpreter: Or Booke Containing the Signification of Words...
The Best English Law Dictionary of the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries Cowell, John [1554-1611]. The Interpreter: Or Booke Containing the Signification of Words: Wherein is Set Foorth the True Meaning of All, Or the Most Part of Such Words and Termes, as are Mentioned in the Lawe Writers, or..... More
Reports of Cases Adjudged in The Suprme Court of Pennsylvania, 6 vols.
Wharton's Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reports Wharton, Thomas I. [1791-1856]]. Reports of Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, In the Eastern District. Philadelphia: P.H. Nicklin & T. Johnson, 1836-1838 (Volumes I-III); T. & J.W. Johnson & Co., 1884 (Volume IV), 1840 (Volume V), 1885 (Volume VI). 6 volumes in..... More
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 9 vols
Watts and Sergeant's Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reports Watts, Frederick [1801-1889]. Sergeant, Henry J [1815?-1858]. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Kay & Brother, 1866 (Volumes I-V), 1854 (Volumes VI-VII), 1855 (Volumes VIII-IX). 9 volumes in all. Complete Set. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep with..... More
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 17 vols
Sergeant and Rawles's Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reports Sergeant, Thomas [1782-1860]. Rawle, William, Jr. [1759-1836]. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Revised and Corrected. Philadelphia: Robert H. Small (Volumes I-VIII), Thomas Davis (IX-XVII), 1844-1847. 17 volumes. Complete set. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep with early calf..... More
A History of the Jews in England, Third edition.
Roth, Cecil. A History of the Jews in England. Third Edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964. xiv, 311 pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettered spine, with very light wear. Internally clean and bright. $45. More
Trial by Jury: The Seventh Amendment and Anglo-American Special Juries
Oldham, James. Trial by Jury: The Seventh Amendment and Anglo-American Special Juries. New York: New York University Press, [2006]. ix, 355 pp. Publisher's black cloth over white boards, hardcover, very good, in a lighly worn dust jacket. Small number 9 on upper front cover of the dustjacket and at the..... More
Observations Upon the Administration of Justice in Bengal...
British Rule, Not British Rights [British Empire]. Observations Upon the Administration of Justice in Bengal; Occasioned by Some Late Proceedings at Dacca. [London, 1778]. 52; 68 pp. Quarto (9-3/4" x 7-3/4"). Recent marbled boards, endpapers renewed. Light toning to interior, light creasing or faint fold lines in a few places..... More
A Copious Report of the Trial of Thomas Dewey, For the Wilful...
A "Fatal Catastrophe" in Nottingham [Trial]. Dewey, Thomas [d.1825], Defendant. A Copious Report of the Trial of Thomas Dewey, For the Wilful Murder of Maria Austin, Before the Hon. James Allan Park, Knt. On Monday, July 25, 1825, At the Town Hall, Nottingham. To Which is Added, Some Particulars of..... More
The Confession of Percival Cooke and James Tomlinson, Who Were...
Victims of the "Bloody Code" [Criminals]. Cooke, Percival [1785?-1812]. Tomlinson, James [1784?-1812]. The Confession of Percival Cooke and James Tomlinson, Who Were Executed on Friday, April 10, 1812, On a Drop Newly Erected in the Front of Derby Gaol, For Robbing the Houses of Mr. S. Hunt, Of Ockbrook-Mill, And..... More
A Law Dictionary. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases..aw
Black, Henry Campbell. A Law Dictionary. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern, And Including the Principal Terms of International, Constitutional, Ecclesiastical and Commercial Law, and Medical Jurisprudence, with a Collection of Legal Maxims, Numerous Select Titles from the Roman, Modern Civil..... More
Lex Mercatoria Rediviva: Or, A Complete Code of Commercial Law:...
Beawes, Wyndham. Lex Mercatoria Rediviva; Or, A Complete Code of Commercial Law: Being a General Guide to All Men in Business; Whether as Traders, Remitters, Owners, Freighters, Captains, Insurers, Brokers, Factors, Supercargoes, or Agents. With an Account of Our Mercantile Companies; Our Colonies and Factories Abroad; Our Commercial Treaties with..... More
The Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted.
Stroud, F[rederick] The Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted. London: Sweet & Maxwell, Limited, 1890. cxvi, 916 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772637. ISBN-10: 1584772638. Hardcover cloth. New. $65. * Reprint of the first edition. This fascinating volume contains legal definitions of such commonplace..... More
The Struggle for Law. Second English edition
Jhering, Rudolf von. The Struggle for Law. Translated from the Fifth German Edition by John J. Lalor. Second Edition, with an Introduction by Albert Kocourek. Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1915. lii, 138 pp. Reprinted 1997 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363250. ISBN-10: 1886363250. Attractive smyth sewn cloth hardcover. New..... More
The Judicial Opinions of Oliver Wendell Holmes...
Shriver, Harry C. Editor. The Judicial Opinions of Oliver Wendell Holmes: Constitutional Opinions, Selected Excerpts and Epigrams as Given in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1883-1902). With a Foreword by Francis Biddle. Buffalo, N.Y.: Dennis & Co., 1940. First edition. Frontispiece, xvi, 360. pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover, very..... More
Verdict According to Conscience: Perspectives on the English...
Green, Thomas Andrew. Verdict According to Conscience: Perspectives on the English Criminal Trial Jury, 1200-1800. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. xx, 409 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover. Very light shelf wear, else very good. $20. More
Law as Logic and Experience. First edition, 1940.
Radin, Max. Law as Logic and Experience. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1940. ix, [1], 171 pp. Publisher's green cloth with gilt stamped spine. Light shelf wear, else very good. $25. * "The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. "Max..... More
A Treatise Upon the Law of Legacies. Dublin, 1800
Commended by Eldon, Story and Kent Roper, R.S. Donnison [1771-1823?]. A Treatise on the Law of Legacies. Dublin: Printed by John Exshaw, 1800. [ii], iv, [2], 236, [9] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary speckled calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and blind filets to spine. A few minor..... More
Statute Law Making in the United States. First edition. 1912.
Jones, Chester Lloyd. Statute Law Making in the United States. Boston: Boston Book Co., 1912. First edition. xii, 327 pp. Publisher's black cloth hardcover, light shelf wear, ex-private library with small property stamps on page edges (Dwight Williams), and inscription on front free endpaper. Occasional pencil marks to margins. $45..... More
Law is Justice: Notable Opinions of Mr. Justice Cardozo. 1st edition.
Cardozo, Benjamin N. Sainer, A.L., Editor. Law is Justice: Notable Opinions of Mr. Justice Cardozo. Foreword by Robert F. Wagner. New York: Ad Press Ltd., [1938]. xv, 441 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Cardozo. Publisher's black cloth, with gilt stamped spine and front cover. A very good copy. $65. * First..... More
A Treatise of the Law of Arbitration, With an Appendix of Precedents.
A Successor to Kyd's Law of Awards Caldwell, James Stamford [1786?-1858]. A Treatise of the Law of Arbitration; With an Appendix of Precedents. London: Joseph Butterworth and Son, 1825. xxiv, 310, [2] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and blind fillets to spine..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court... 10 vols
Watts's Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reports Watts, Frederick [1801-1889]. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1834-1841. 10 volumes. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep with later calf rebackings, blind fillets to boards, volume numbers, blind fillets and red and..... More
A Treatise on the Law of Mortgage..., London, 1821-1823.
First Edition of an Important Treatise on Mortgage Coote, Richard Holmes. A Treatise on the Law of Mortgage [with] Part the Second. London: Printed for Joseph Butterworth & Son and J. Cooke, 1821 and 1823. 2 parts in 1 volume. viii, 372; viii, 373-712 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Recent..... More
Reasons for a Registry: Shewing Briefly the Great Benefits and...
An Early Argument for Universal Land Registration A Well-Wisher... Reasons for a Registry: Shewing Briefly the Great Benefits and Advantages That May Accrew to This Nation Thereby. And Likewise Reconciling Those Mistaken Inconveniences Which Many Have Conceived Thereof. By a Well-Wisher to the Publick Interest of the Nation. London: Printed..... More
Classics of the Bar. Stories of the World's Great Legal Trials. 8 Vols
Sellers, Alvin V. Classics of the Bar. Stories of the World's Great Legal Trials and a Compilation of Forensic Masterpieces. Washington, D.C.: Washington Law Book Co., 1942. Frontispieces and illustrations. 8 volumes. Complete set. Publisher's light blue cloth, spines lightly sunned and stained, light shelfwear and soiling. Gilt stamped spines..... More
The Complete Juryman, Or, A Compendium of the Laws Relating to Jurors.
"Happiness that no Nation in the World but the English Ever Enjoyed" [Juries]. The Complete Juryman: Or, A Compendium of the Laws Relating to Jurors, Viz. Of Grand Juries. Of Petit Juries. Who Are Qualified to Serve on Juries. Who Are Exempted from Serving on Juries. Of Returning Juries, And..... More