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The Trials of William S Smith and Samuel G Ogden for Misdemeanors...
Trial of the Leaders of the Ill-Fated Miranda Expedition [Trials]. Smith, William S. [1755-1816], Defendant. Ogden, Samuel G. [1779-1860], Defendant. Lloyd, Thomas [1756-1827], Stenographer. The Trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden for Misdemeanours had in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New-York District in..... More
Aspects of Printing from 1600.
Myers, Robin, Editor. Harris, Michael, Editor. Aspects of Printing from 1600. Oxford: Oxford Polytechnic Press, 1987. 174 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. $20. *Contents: The printers and the government, 1604-1640, Sheila Lambert; English printers and their typefaces, 1600-1700, Derek Nuttall; Bulmer's influential supporters: an enquiry still in progress, Peter Isaac; William..... More
Trial, Sentence, And Condemnation of William Hubbard, For the Wilful..
"Hubbard Seemed the Least Concerned in the Court" - The Only Known Copy [Broadside]. Hubbard, William [d.1846]. Trial, Sentence, And Condemnation of William Hubbard, For the Wilful Murder of Hannah Hubbard, His Wife, On August 11th, 1845. Leicester: T. Warwick, Printer, [1846]. 19" x 6-1/4" broadside mounted to 20-1/4" x...... More
The Trial of Dr. John W. Hughes, for the Murder of Miss Tamzen...
An "Unparalleled" Record of Love, Bigamy and Murder: A Variant of McDade 493 [Trial]. Hughes, Dr. John W., Defendant. The Trial of Dr. John W. Hughes, For the Murder of Miss Tamzen Parsons; With a Sketch of His Life, As Related by Himself. A Record of Love, Bigamy and Murder..... More
The Bankrupt Bookseller.
Darling, William Young. The Bankrupt Bookseller. Edinburgh, [UK]: Grant, 1947. 1st ed. 351 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Binding slightly cocked with moderate soiling to covers. $30. * Contents: Bevat: The private papers of a bankrupt bookseller; The bankrupt bookseller speaks again. More
Under the Hammer: Book Auctions since the Seventeenth Century.
Myers, Robin, Editor. Harris, Michael, Editor. Mandelbrote, Giles, Editor. Under the Hammer: Book Auctions since the Seventeenth Century. New Castle, [DE]: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. xiv, 242 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $70. * Contents: Newspaper advertising for book auctions before 1700, Michael Harris; Organization of book auctions in..... More
The London Book Trade: Topographies of Print in the Metropolis from...
Myers, Robin, Editor. Harris, Michael, Editor. Mandelbrote, Giles, Editor. The London Book Trade: Topographies of Print in the Metropolis from the Sixteenth Century. New Castle, [DE]: Oak Knoll, 2003. xvi, 185 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $75. * Contents: The site of the Sign of the Sun, Peter W.M...... More
Traditional Chinese Penal Law.
MacCormack, Geoffrey. Traditional Chinese Penal Law. Edinburgh, [Scot.]: Edinburgh University Press, [1990]. viii, 312 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $45. * Contents: Historical background; The social and intellectual background; Sources of law; The administration of justice: courts and judicial procedure; The punishments; The legal position of officials; Confession, mutual..... More
Sanctioned Violence in Early China.
Lewis, Mark Edward. Sanctioned Violence in Early China. Albany: State University of New York Press, [1990]. viii, 374 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. $20. * Contents: Chapter 1: The warrior aristocracy; Chapter 2: The warring state; Chapter 3: The art of command; Chapter 4: Cosmic violence; Chapter 5: The social history..... More
The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century...
Song, Ci. McKnight, Brian E., Translator. The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China. Ann Arbor, [Mich.]: University of Michigan, 1981. xv, 181 pp. Softcover. Moderate shelfwear. $20. * Contents: Chapter I: 1. A List of Laws; 2. General Discussion of Inquests: Part One; 3. General Discussion of..... More
Essay on Civil Policy, Or, The Science of Legislation, Comprising...
A Provocative 1830 Essay on Legal, Political and Social Reform Putt, Charles. Essay on Civil Policy, Or, The Science of Legislation; Comprising the Origin and Nature of Government, Religion, Laws, Population, Wealth, and Happiness. With a Review of the Practice of the English Law, And Hints for its Improvement. London..... More
Law, Life, and Government at Red River. Volume 1, Settlement and...
Gibson, Dale. Law, Life, and Government at Red River. Volume 1, Settlement and Governance, 1812-1872. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]. xxi, 549 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $85. * Contents: 1. Origins, 1670-1821; 2. Colony without court, 1822-34; 3. Court without judge, 1835-38; 4. Judge without experience, 1838-44; 5..... More
Divorce Explained.
Phillips, Edgar A. Divorce Explained. London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1947. 130 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Ink stamps to front cover, front pastedown and title page. $65. More
Madame de Brinvilliers and Her Times, 1630-1676.
Stokes, Hugh. Madame de Brinvilliers and Her Times, 1630-1676. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1912. xiv, 319 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Bookplates to front endleaves. $20. More
A Legal History of Adoption in Ontario, 1921-2015.
Chambers, Lori. A Legal History of Adoption in Ontario, 1921-2015. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [2016]. x, 239 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $45. * Contents: The origins of adoption legislation: Mothers and the meaning of consent in adoption; Putative fathers and newborn adoption; Child apprehension; Secrecy and disclosure..... More
Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human...
Clement, Dominique. Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human Rights State, 1953-84. Vancouver: UBC Press, [2014]. xix, 298 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. * Contents: Introduction; "No Jews or dogs allowed": anti-discrimination law; Gender and Canada's human rights state; Women and anti-discrimination law in British Columbia, 1953-69;..... More
The Court of Appeal for Ontario: Defining the Right of Appeal,...
Moore, Christopher. The Court of Appeal for Ontario: Defining the Right of Appeal, 1792-2013. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [2014]. xxi, 325 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $20. * Contents: Give us the Court of Appeal, 1792-1874; Oliver Mowat's court, 1874-1912; The Meredith-Mulock-Rowell courts, 1913-38: experiments in court reform;..... More
A Thirty Years' War: the Failed Public/Private Partnership that...
Kyer, Clifford Ian. A Thirty Years' War: the Failed Public/Private Partnership that Spurred the Creation of the Toronto Transit Commission, 1891-1921. Toronto: Irwin Law, [2015]. xxiiii, 228 pp. Softcover. Fine. $40. * Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork for Conflict, 1891-92; Chapter 2: Seeking the Upper Hand, 1892-93; Chapter..... More
The Fiercest Debate: Cecil A. Wright, the Benchers, and Legal...
Kyer, Clifford Ian. Bickenbach, Jerome Edmund. The Fiercest Debate: Cecil A. Wright, the Benchers, and Legal Education in Ontario, 1923-1957. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1987]. xii, 340 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $35. More
Social Treatment in Probation and Delinquency: Treatise and Casebook..
Young, Pauline V. Social Treatment in Probation and Delinquency: Treatise and Casebook for Court Workers, Probation Officers, and other Child Welfare Workers. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1952. 2d ed. 536 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear. Owner bookplate to front pastedown. $20. More
Introduction to Japanese Law.
Noda, Yosiyuki. Angelo, Anthony H., Translator. Introduction to Japanese Law. [Tokyo]: University of Tokyo Press, [1976]. xiv, 253 pp. Cloth in lightly worn, lightly soiled dust jacket, crayon mark to front of dust jacket. $20. More
White Man's Law Native People 19th Century Canadian Jurisprudence
Harring, Sidney L. White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1998]. xv, 434 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. $25. * Contents: Introduction; 1. 'The privilege of British justice': colonialism and native rights; 2. 'A condescension lost on those people': the Six Nations'..... More
Exile in Mid-Qing China: Banishment to Xinjiang, 1758-1820.
Waley-Cohen, Joanna. Exile in Mid-Qing China: Banishment to Xinjiang, 1758-1820. New Haven: Yale University Press, [1991]. xv, 267 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
The Class Actions Controversy: the Origins and Development of the...
Chiodo, Suzanne. Belobaba E.P., Foreword Author. The Class Actions Controversy: the Origins and Development of the Ontario Class Proceedings Act. Toronto: Irwin Law, [2018]. xvii, 281 pp. Softcover. Fine. $35. * Contents: Overview; Class actions in England, North America, and Australia; The early campaign for reform and the OLRC report;..... More
The Scots Black Kalendar: a Record of Criminal Trials and Executions..
Tod, Thomas M. The Scots Black Kalendar: a Record of Criminal Trials and Executions in Scotland, 1800-1910. Perth: Munro & Scott, [1938]. 150 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear and light soiling. $30. More