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Trial of Albert John Tirrell for the Murder of Mary Ann Bickford,...
An Early (and Successful) Sleepwalking Defense: McDade 991 [Trial]. Tirrell, Albert John, Defendant. Trial of Albert John Tirrell for the Murder of Mary Ann Bickford. In the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Holden at Boston, Tuesday, March 24th, 1846. Together with the Lives of Albert J. Tirrell and Mary Ann..... More
Notarized Copy of an Agreement to Sell a Law Library, Charleston 1873.
A South Carolina Lawyer Agrees to Sell His Extensive Library [Manuscript]. Whaley, William [1817-1879]. [Notarized Copy of an Agreement to Sell a Law Library]. Charleston, SC, November 21, 1873. 2 ff. 10" x 8" ruled bifolium, text to rectos, embossed notary stamp to foot of second leaf. Light toning, horizontal..... More
Judge Irving's Address, Previous, to Passage of Sentence of Death....
Manuscript With a Copy of the Death Sentence from a Notable New York City Murder Case [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Johnson, Richard (d.1829)], Defendant. Judge Irving's Address, Previous, [to] Passage [of Sentence] of Death on Richard Johnson, For the Murder of Ursula New[man] (all) of the City of New York, March 21th..... More
English Liberties: Or, The Free-born Subject's Inheritance...
First Edition of a Classic Guide to English Law and Government that Inspired the American Founding Fathers [Care, Henry (1646-1688)]. English Liberties: Or, The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance, Containing I. Magna Charta, The Petition of Right, The Habeas Corpus Act; And Divers Other Most Useful Statutes: With Large Comments Upon Each..... More
The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes. Arranged, With Introductory Notes, by Alfred Lief. With a Foreword by Dr. George W. Kirchwey. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1929]. Frontispiece. xviii, 314 pp. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover, light wear and soiling..... More
Representative Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. Representative Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes. Arranged, with Introductory Notes, by Alfred Lief. With a Foreword by Harold J. Laski. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1931]. v, 319 pp. Frontispiece. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover, light shelfwear, internally clean, in a...... More
An Apology for the Freedom of the Press, And for General Liberty..
First Edition of "A Landmark in the Development of the Idea of Press Freedom" Hall, Robert [1764-1831]. An Apology for the Freedom of the Press, And for General Liberty. To Which are Prefixed Remarks on Bishop Horsley's Sermon, Preached on the Thirtieth of January Last. London: Printed for G.G.J. And..... More
Report of the Trial of Eunice Hall Vs Robert Grant, For Slander...
A Schoolteacher Sues to Redeem Her Reputation and Save Her School [Trial]. Hall, Eunice, Plaintiff. Rogers, Daniel, Reporter. Report of the Trial of Eunice Hall vs. Robert Grant, For Slander. Tried Before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Essex, In New-Jersey, And a Special Jury, In June..... More
A Report from the Committee Appointed to Enquire into the State...
Report of the Landmark 1729 Investigation of Britain's Prisons by a Committee Chaired by the Founder of Georgia [Prisons]. [Great Britain]. [House of Commons]. A Report from the Committee Appointed to Enquire Into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Marshalsea Prison; And Farther Relating to..... More
Report of the Trial of William Palmer [with] The Great Lunacy Case...
Poisoning and Lunacy [Trial]. Palmer, William [1824-1856], Defendant. Illustrated and Unabridged Edition of The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer for Poisoning John Parsons Cook, At Rugeley. From the Short-Hand Notes Taken in the Central Court from Day to Day. London: Ward and Lock, 1856. 184 pp. With..... More
The Life of Sir Michael Foster, Knt, Sometime One of the Judges...
A Nephew Remembers Sir Michael Foster Dodson, Michael [1732-1799]. Disney, John [1746-1816], Editor. The Life of Sir Michael Foster, Knt. Sometime One of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, And Recorder of Bristol. By His Nephew, The Late Michael Dodson, Esq. London: Printed for J. Johnson and Co...... More
The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, 1776.
The Colorful Duchess of Kingston [Trial]. Kingston, Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey, Duchess of [1720-1788], Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In Westminster-Hall, In Full-Parliament, On Monday the 15th, Tuesday the 16th, Friday the 19th, Saturday the 20th, and..... More
Oaths in Chancery, Practical Directions to "Commissioners...
An Arcane Component of Victorian-Era Chancery Practice Braithwaite, Thomas W. Oaths in Chancery: Practical Directions to "Commissioners to Administer Oaths in Chancery;" Being a Collection of Officially Recognized Forms of Jurats and Oaths with Explanatory Notes and Observations. London: V. & R. Stevens and G.S. Norton, 1854. 57, [3], 24..... More
$100 Reward, Stolen, on the Night of Sept 20th or 21st, From...
"$100 Reward!" [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [New York]. $100 Reward! Stolen, On the Night of Sept 20th or 21st, From the Office of Lucian Moses, In the Village of Skaneateles, About $100 in National Bank Bills, $10 in Gold, And One Gold Open-Faced English Lever Watch, Made by "M.J. Tobias & Co...... More
An Authentic and Faithful History of the Atrocious Murder of Celia...
Murder and Mutilation in Brighton [Trial]. Holloway, John [1806?-1831], Defendant. An Authentic and Faithful History of the Atrocious Murder of Celia Holloway, With an Accurate Account of All the Mysterious and Extraordinary Circumstances Which Let to the Discovery of Her Mangled Body in the Copse in the Lover's Walk, At..... More
The Trial of Agostinho Rabello for the Murder of Ferris Beardsley...
"He Killed Him With an Axe": McDade 781 [Trial]. Rabello, Agostinho, Defendant. The Trial of Agostinho Rabello for the Murder of Ferris Beardsley, At New-Preston, Con. April 27, 1835. With Some Particulars in Relation to the Life of Rabello. Litchfield, CT: Printed for Birdsey Gibbs, 1835. 48 pp. Octavo (8"..... More
The Trial of Peter Robinson for the Murder of Abraham Suydam, Esq...
A Murder that May Have Inspired One of Edgar Allen Poe's Most Famous Stories: McDade 809 [Trial]. Robinson, Peter, Defendant. Attree, William, Reporter. The Trial of Peter Robinson for the Murder of Abraham Suydam, Esq., President of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of New Brunswick: Containing a Very Full and..... More
Elementa Jurisprudentiae, Definitionibus, Regulis & Sententiis...
The First English Writer on Jurisprudence Zouch(e), Richard [1590-1661]. Elementa Jurisprudentiae, Definitionibus, Regulis & Sententiis Selectioribus Juris Civilis, Illustrata; Accesserunt Descriptiones Juris & Judicii, Sacri, Militaris, Et Maritimi. Amsterdam: Sumptibus Joh. Nevilsoni, [1652]. [x], 439 pp. Four parts with continuous pagination and divisional title pages. 12mo. (5" x 2-3/4"). Contemporary..... More
The Principles and Law of Tithing, Adapted to the Instruction and...
The Law of Tithes in Early Nineteenth-Century England Plowden, Francis [1749-1829]. The Principles and Law of Tithing: Adapted to the Instruction and Convenience Not Only of Gentlemen of the Profession of the Law, But of All Persons Interested in Tithes; Illustrated by References to the Most Leading and Recent Tithe..... More
Trial, Commonwealth vs J T Buckingham, Of an Indictment for Libel...
A Famous Massachusetts Libel Case [Trial]. Buckingham, J[oseph] T[inker], Defendant. Trial: Commonwealth vs. J.T. Buckingham, Of an Indictment for Libel Before the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, December Term, 1822. Boston: Published at the Office of the New-England Galaxy, 1822. [iii], iv-60 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched..... More
Report of the Trial of John Thomson [with] Report of Mrs Gilmour's...
Scarce Accounts of Two Scottish Poisoning Trials [Trial]. Thomson, John [c.1830-1858], Defendant. Report of the Trial of John Thomson alias Peter Walker Before the Circuit Court of Justiciary at Glasgow 22d to 24th December 1857, For the Murder of Agnes Montgomery by Prussic Acid, And Subsequent Administration of Prussic Acid..... More
The Trial of the Hon Maturin Livingston, Esq., Against James Cheetham.
A Card Game and a Libel Case [Trial]. Livingston, Maturin [1769-1847], Plaintiff. Cheetham, James [1772-1810], Defendant. Sampson, William [1764-1836], Reporter. The Trial of the Hon Maturin Livingston, Esq., Against James Cheetham, For a Libel; Held at the Sittings, On the Twenty Eighth of Nov. 1807, Before the Hon. Judge Spencer..... More
Opinions of the Committees on Professional Ethics of the Association..
Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Opinions of the Committees on Professional Ethics of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York County Lawyers' Association. New York: Columbia University Press, [1958]. 905 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Ink stamps to..... More
The Trial of Charles Getter, For the Murder of His Wife, Late of...
Convicted for Strangling His Pregnant Wife: McDade 335 [Trial]. Getter, Charles [d.1833], Defendant. The Trial of Charles Getter, For the Murder of His Wife; Late of Forks Township, Northampton County, And Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In the Court of Oyer and Terminer, And General Goal Delivery, Held at Easton, In and..... More
The Trial of Edward Marcus Despard, Esquire, For High Treason...
Lord Admiral Nelson Testified as a Character Witness [Trial]. Despard, Edward Marcus [1751-1803], Primary Defendant. Gurney, Joseph, Reporter. Gurney, William Brodie, Reporter. The Trial of Edward Marcus Despard, Esquire. For High Treason, At the Session House, Newington, Surry [sic], On Monday the Seventh of February, 1803. London: Sold by M...... More