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Jus Imaginis Apud Anglos; Or the Law of England Relating to the...
Laws Relating to the Stuart-Era Nobility Brydall, John [b.1635?]. Jus Imaginis Apud Anglos; Or the Law of England Relating to the Nobility & Gentry. Faithfully Collected and Methodically Digested for Common Benefit. London: Printed for John Billinger, 1675. [xvi], 76, [1] pp. Copperplate frontispiece (arms of Great Britain). Folding table..... More
The Celebrated and Extraordinary Trial of Col. Monroe Edwards...
A Rare Account of a Forgery and Swindling Case Tried Before James Kent [Trial]. Edwards, Monroe [1808-1847], Defendant. The Celebrated and Extraordinary Trial of Col. Monroe Edwards, For Forgery and Swindling: In the Court of Oyer and Terminer, New York, Before Judge Kent, On the 6th Day of June, 1842..... More
The Science of Legislation. Translated from the Italian...
Admired by Benjamin Franklin Filangieri, Gaetano [1752-1788]. Kendall, William, Translator. The Science of Legislation. Translated from the Italian of the Chevalier Filangieri. London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson; And Exeter: R. Trewman and Son, [1792]. viii, 210 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Nineteenth-century pebbled cloth, gilt-stamped library name to..... More
A Summary of the Law and Practice of Real Actions; With an Appendix...
"One of the Notable Early American Law Books" Stearns, Asahel [1774-1839]. A Summary of the Law and Practice of Real Actions; With an Appendix of Practical Forms. Boston: Published by Cummings, Hilliard, & Co., 1824. xxx, [2], 528 pp. Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards, raised bands and lettering piece..... More
A Practical Treatise Upon the Law of Railways, First Edition, 1858.
First Edition of the First Standard American Treatise on Railway Law, Inscribed by the Author Redfield, Isaac F. [1804-1876]. A Practical Treatise Upon the Law of Railways. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1858. 8, lxxxviii, 736 pp. Main text preceded by 8 pp. publisher catalogue. Octavo (9-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary..... More
The Security of English-Mens Lives, Or the Trust, Power, And Duty of..
A Landmark Work on a Fundamental English Right [Somers, John Somers, Baron (1651-1716), Attributed]. The Security of English-Mens Lives, Or the Trust, Power, And Duty of the Grand Jurys of England. Explained According to the Fundamentals of the English Government, And the Declarations of the Same Made in Parliament by..... More
Principles of Equity, Second Edition, 1767.
"Order, A Beauty in Every Composition, Is Essential in a Treatise on Equity" [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Principles of Equity. Corrected and Enlarged in a Second Edition. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Millar, London; And A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh. 1767. x, [2], 375, [17] pp. Folio (12-1/2" x...... More
Of the Law of Nature and Nations, Eight Books, Written in Latin by...
First English Edition of Pufendorf's Law of Nature and Nations Pufendorf, Samuel von [1632-1694]. [Kennett, Basil, Translator]. Of the Law of Nature and Nations. Eight Books. Written in Latin by the Baron Pufendorf, Counsellor of State to His Late Swedish Majesty, And to the Present King of Prussia. Translated Into..... More
An Act to Permit Persons Professing the Jewish Religion, To Be...
First Printings of the Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753 and the Act that Repealed It [Jews]. [Great Britain]. An Act to Permit Persons Professing the Jewish Religion, To be Naturalized by Parliament; And for Other Purposes Therein Mentioned [Drop-Head Title]. At head of drop-head title: Anno Vicesimo Sexto Georgii II..... More
Pleas of the Crown, The Second Part, Or, a Methodical Summary of the
Jacob's Continuation of Hale's Pleas of the Crown Jacob, Giles [1686-1744]. [Hale, Sir Matthew (1609-1676)]. Pleas of the Crown: The Second Part. Or, A Methodical Summary of the Principal Matters Relating to that Subject. By way of supplement to Sir Matthew Hale. Being a Continuation Thereof to This Time, From..... More
The Charge of J---- P---- to the Grand Jury of M--x, on Saturday...
A Satirical View of "The Hanging Judge" [Page, Sir Francis (1661-1741)]. The Charge of J---- P---- to the Grand Jury of M--x, on Saturday May 22, 1736. London: [S.n.], Printed in the Year 1738. 16 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled..... More
The Reading of that Famous Lawyer Sr Robert Brook Kt Upon the...
Brooke on the Limitation of Actions Brooke, Sir Robert [d. 1558]. The Reading of that Famous Lawyer Sr. Robert Brook Kt. upon the Statute of Limitations, 32. H.8. Cap. 2. London: Printed for Hen. Twyford, 1647. [2], 182 pp. Octavo (5-1/2" x 3-1/4"). Recent period-style calf, blind rules to boards..... More
A Treatise of Estates & Conveyances by Wm. Lowndes Esq...
"Never Printed But Lent Me to Copy" [Manuscript]. Lowndes, William (1652-1724). A Treatise of Estates & Conveyances by Wm. Lowndes Esqr. Late Secretary of the Treasury. Never Printed but Lent to Me to Copy. AD 1712....Ends page 49.' Cornwall?, 1699-1718. [4], 49, [1], 50-62, [5] pp. 11 blank leaves. Quarto..... More
Actions Upon the Case for Slander, Or A Methodical Collection Under...
Sheppard, William [d. 1675?]. Actions Upon the Case for Slander. Or, A Methodical Collection Under Certain Heads, Of Thousands of Cases, Dispersed in the Many Great Volumes of the Law, Of What Words are Actionable, And What are Not. And of a Conspiracy, And a Libel. Being a Treatise of..... More
Judge Dodaridge, His Law of Nobility and Peerage, Wherein the...
"Nobilitie of the Realme" [Bird, William]. Judge Dodaridge, His Law of Nobility and Peerage. Wherein the Antiquities, Titles, Degrees, And Distinctions; Concerning the Peeres and Nobility of this Nation, Are Excellently Set Forth. With the Knights, Esquires, Gentlemen, And Yeomen; And Matters Incident to Them, According to the Lawes and..... More
A Discourse of the Judicial Authority Belonging to the Office of...
Handsome Copy of a Scarce Treatise on the Office of the Master of the Rolls [Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of (1690-1764)]. A Discourse of the Judicial Authority Belonging to the Office of Master of the Rolls in the High Court of Chancery. London: Printed by W. Bowyer, And Sold by..... More
Legal Formulary, Italy, c 1650, Text in Latin and Italian.
Seventeenth-Century Italian Manuscript Formbook [Manuscript]. [Italy]. [Formulary]. Italy, c. 1650. 250 ff., 18 ff. thumb-tabbed index, 25 blank leaves. Octavo (6" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary limp-vellum flap binding, remnants of thong-and-toggle fastener, untrimmed edges. Light soiling and shelfwear, "Formularium Instrorum" to front cover in later hand, along with lists of years..... More
Leaf from a Registrum Brevium, Probably London or Westminster, c 1350.
Handsome c.1350 Leaf from a Registrum Brevium [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Leaf from a Registrum Brevium]. [Probably London or Westminster, c. 1350]. [2] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Parchment leaf, light soiling, mostly to margins, a few tiny spots, minor edgewear, faint fold crease to lower outer corner. 33-line single-column text..... More
The Countrey Justice, Containing the Practice of the Justices of...
A Landmark Treatise on Justices of the Peace Dalton, Michael. The Countrey Justice, Containing the Practice of the Justices of the Peace Out of Their Sessions: Gathered for the Better Helpe of Such Iustices of Peace as Have Not Been Much Conversant in the Studie of the Lawes of This..... More
The Law of Libel, In Which is Contained a General History...
An Important English Treatise on Slander and Libel Holt, Francis Ludlow [1780-1844]. [Bleecker, Anthony, Editor]. The Law of Libel: In Which is Contained a General History of This Law in the Ancient Codes, and of Its Introduction, and Successive Alterations, In the Law of England. Comprehending a Digest of All..... More
A Letter Concerning Libels, Warrants, The Seizure of Papers, And...
An Important Argument for Freedom of the Press Inspired by the Wilkes Libel Case [Father of Candor]. [Almon, John (1735-1773), Attributed]. A Letter Concerning Libels, Warrants, The Seizure of Papers, And Sureties for the Peace of Behaviour; With a View to Some Late Proceedings, And the Defence of Them by..... More
Englands Wants: Or Several Proposals Probably Beneficial for England.
A Seventeenth-Century Plan to Reform English Law [Chamberlayne, Edward (1616-1703)]. Englands Wants: Or, Several Proposals Probably Beneficial for England, Humbly Offered to the Consideration of All Good Patriots in Both Houses of Parliament. By the Author of The Present State of England. London: Printed for, And Are to be Sold..... More
Imperatoris Iustiniani Sacratissimi Principis, Volumen Legum, Quod...
A Handsome Collection of Texts from the Corpus Juris Civilis Justinian I [483-565 CE], Emperor of the East. [Mameranus, Nicolaus (1500-1567)], Editor. [Ubaldi, Angelo Degli (d.1492?)], Commentary. [Ubaldi, Baldus degli (1327?-1400)], Commentary. [Bartolo of Sassoferrato (1313-1357)], Commentary. Imperatoris Iustiniani Sacratissimi Principis, Volumen Legum, Quod Vocant, Totius Iuris Civilis, Velut Colophon..... More
Justinian Institutiones, France, c.1700.
Annotated Manuscript Copy of the Institutes of Justinian [Manuscript]. [Justinian I (483-565 CE), Emperor of the East]. Justinian Institutiones. [France, c.1700]. 144, [142], 63, [322] ff. Folio (11-1/2" x 8"). Contemporary reversed calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands and blind fillets to spine, fragments of thong ties. A few..... More
Legal Bibliography, Or a Thesaurus of American English, Irish and...
The First American Legal Bibliography Marvin, J[ohn] G[age] [d. 1855]. Legal Bibliography, Or a Thesaurus of American English, Irish & Scotch Law Books. Together with Some Continental Treatises. Interspersed with Critical Observations Upon Their Various Editions and Authority. To Which is Prefixed a Copious List of Abbreviations. Philadelphia: J.W. Johnson..... More