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The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer, Containing...
A Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents, Laid Down in So Plain a Manner, That the Farmer, Mechanic, Apprentice, Or School Boy, Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an..... More
Account Book, Wallingford and Rutland, Vermont, 1849-1852.
Mid Nineteenth-Century Account Book of a Vermont Lawyer [Manuscript]. [Vermont]. [Account Book]. Wallingford and Rutland, VT, June 1, 1849-July 3, 1853. [200] pp. Oblong folio (15-1/2" x 6-1/2"). Quarter sheep over marbled boards, blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing to boards, small chip to front board, moderate rubbing to spine..... More
Commentaries on the Laws of England, In Four Books.
A Curious Hybrid of Two Pirate Editions Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on The Laws of England, In Four Books. The Twelfth Edition. With the Last Corrections of the Author; Additions by Richard Burn, LL.D. And Continued to the Present Time by John Williams, Esq. Dublin: Printed for L. White..... More
The Spirit of Liberty, Inscribed by Hand.
Inscribed by Learned Hand to the Wife of Bertrand Russell Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses of Learned Hand Collected, And With an Introduction and Notes, by Irving Dilliard. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. xxx, 262, [2] pp. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust jacket, light..... More
The Justice of the Peace, And Parish Officer. London, 1755. 2 vols.
Handsome First Edition of Most Popular English Work About Justices of the Peace Burn, Richard [1709-1785]. The Justice of the Peace, And Parish Officer. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot, 1755. Two volumes. xxvii, [1], 541, [3]; [iii], 573, [11] pp. Three-page publisher advertisement at end of Volume I, another one-page..... More
Praxis Beneficiaria Recentioribus Constitutionibus Apostolicis...
A Durable Treatise on Ecclesiastical Patronage and Benefices Corrado, Pirro [1602-1666]. Praxis Beneficiaria, Recentioribus Constitutionibus Apostolicis, Rotalibus Decisionibus, Sacrarumque Congregationum Declarationibus, Decretis, Atque Responsis, Summorumque Pontificum Gratiis, Ac Datariae, & Cancellariae Apostolicae Supplicationum, Atque Bullarum Formulis, Dubiorum Quoque in Dies Occurentium Resolutionibus Firmata, Cancellariae Apostolicae Notabilibus Perornata, Formulisque Beneficialibus pro..... More
Autograph Letter Signed "H" to Lady Clare Castletown, 1898.
Holmes Describes His Approach to Law to Lady Clare Castleton in a Letter Written in May 1898 [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr [1841-1935]. [Castletown, Lady Clare (1853-1927)]. [Autograph Letter Signed "H" to Lady Clare Castletown, Boston (?), May 18, 1898]. 8" x 5" bifolium, content filling rectos and versos of..... More
The Law of Evidence, Philadelphia, 1788, 1st American Edition
First American Edition of the First English Treatise on Evidence Gilbert, Sir Geoffrey [1674-1726]. The Law of Evidence. Corrected; With Many Additions; And a Complete Table to the Whole. London, Printed: Philadelphia: Re-Printed and Sold by Joseph Cruikshank, 1788. iv, 286, [76] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind..... More
The Modern: A Fragment, Richmond, VA, 1866.
An Ambitious Poem by a Nineteenth-Century Baltimore Lawyer Dimmock, Charles Henry (1831-1873). The Modern: A Fragment. Richmond, Published by J. W. Davies & Sons. 1866. 24pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers. Light rubbing to extremities, moderate toning and foxing to text, binding stitch broke, several leaves loose..... More
Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes, Titres V Du Mariage, VI....
A Witty (And Very French) View of Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]..... More
Course de Procedure Civile Dicte par Monsieur Jouvent, Professeur...
1810 Student Notes on Lectures on the Code de Procedure Civile and Code d'Instruction Criminelle [Manuscript]. Jouvent, Barthelemy [d.1821]. Cours de Procedure Civile. Dicte par Monsieur Jouvent, Professeur & Doyen a la Faculte de Droit a Toulouse. Toulouse, 1810. [364] pp. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6-1/2"). Contemporary vellum, gilt fillets and..... More
Autograph Letter Signed "Yours, OWH" to Lady Clare Castletown, 1898.
Holmes Writes Lady Castletown to Share Thoughts About His Recent Reading and an Anecdote Involving Richard Harding Davis and Charles Dana Gibson [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr [1841-1935]. [Castletown, Lady Clare (1853-1927)]. [Autograph Letter Signed "Yours, OWH" to Lady Clare Castletown, Boston, January 21, 1898]. 10" x 8" bifolium, Massachusetts..... More
Only Full Report of the Trial of Rev I S Kalloch on Charge of...
An Accused Adulterer Defended by Richard Henry Dana [Trial]. Kalloch, I[saac] S[mith] [1831-1887], Defendant. Only Full Report of the Trial of Rev. I.S. Kalloch on Charge of Adultery: Complete History of the Affair, Doings of the Church, Kalloch's Pulpit Defence, Arrest, Arraignment, Trial, And Result. With Accurate Portraits of Kalloch..... More
Caprices.
A Volume of Poems by a Distinguished 19th-Century Pennsylvania Lawyer [Miller, Elihu Spencer (1817-1879)]. Caprices. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1849. 154 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Later three-quarter morocco over paper boards, top edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Negligible light rubbing to spine ends and corners..... More
Russian Law and Legal Institutions, Third Edition. February 2021.
Butler, William E. Russian Law and Legal Institutions. Third Edition. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2021. ISBN-13: 9781616196486. ISBN-10: 1616196483. viii, 516 pp. Hardcover. New. $135. * A title in the Studies in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Law series. The massive amendments in 2020 to the Russian Constitution are..... More
De Jure Maritimo et Navali, Or, A Treatise of Affairs Maritime and...
A Standard Early English Treatise on Maritime Law Molloy, Charles [1646-1690]. De Jure Maritimo et Navali: Or, A Treatise of Affairs Maritime and of Commerce. In Three Books. Carefully Corrected, With the Addition of Several Hundred References and Many Modern Cases Never Before Printed. London: Printed for John Walthoe, 1722..... More
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, Translated from the Italian...
First English-Language Edition of PMM 209: "One of the Most Influential Books in the Whole History of Criminology" Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese de] [1738-1794]. Voltaire (Arouet, Francois-Marie) [1694-1778]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, Translated from the Italian; With a Commentary, Attributed to Mons. De Voltaire, Translated from the French..... More
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Law School of the University at Cambridge [caption title].
Course Offerings at Harvard Law School, Spring Term, 1849 [Harvard Law School]. Law School of the University at Cambridge. [Caption Title]. Cambridge, MA, January 15, 1849. [2] pp. Single 9-3/4" x 8" blue-paper sheet, blank conjugate leaf lacking, single column text. Horizontal and verical fold lines, left margin a bit..... More
A Treatise on the Rights and Duties of Merchant Seamen, According to..
A Landmark Work in the History of Admiralty Law Curtis, George Ticknor [1812-1894]. A Treatise on the Rights and Duties of Merchant Seamen, According to the General Maritime Law, and Statutes of the United States. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. xxiv, 456 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2")..... More
A Catalogue of the Very Extensive and Valuable Law Library of Mr...
Rare 1826 Auction Catalogue of a Fine Law Library in Derby, England [Auction Catalogue]. A Catalogue of the Very Extensive and Valuable Law Library of Mr. Edwards, Solicitor, Derby, To be Sold at Auction, On the Premises, Friar-Gate, Derby, On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, And Monday, The 21st, 22nd, 23rd, And..... More
Notable British Trials. 83 Vols. Complete set (1905-1960).
A Complete Set, 83 Volumes, of the Notable British and Scottish Trials [Trials]. [William Hodge & Company]. [Notable British and Scottish Trials]. London: William Hodge & Company, 1905-1960 (Volume 55, The Bounty Mutineers, printed by Hodge for Butterworths). Complete 83-volume set. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear, tear to backstip of one..... More
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The Common Law, First Edition, Boston, 1881 [with] Holmes, ALS.
First Edition of The Common Law in the Uncommon Green Cloth Binding with a Holmes Autograph Letter, Signed Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. The Common Law. Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1881. [i]-xvi, 422 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Original green pebbled cloth, blind double frames to boards, gilt title..... More
An Idea of the Modern Eloquence of the Bar, Together with a Pleading..
A Landmark Treatise on the Art of Advocacy Mackenzie, Sir George [1636-1691]. An Idea of the Modern Eloquence of the Bar. Together with a Pleading Out of Every Part of Law. Edinburgh: Printed by Mr. Robert Freebairn, 1711. [ii], xxvi, 298 pp. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4"). Contemporary red sheep, gilt..... More
The Law of Landlord and Tenant, To Which is Added, An Appendix...
Only American Edition of An Important Treatise on Landlord and Tenant Woodfall, William [d. 1806]. The Law of Landlord and Tenant; To Which is Added, An Appendix of Precedents. From the Fourth London Edition, With Considerable Alterations and Additions. New York: Published by Robert M'Dermut and D.D. Arden, 1816. xiii..... More
De Jure Maritimo et Navali, Or, A Treatise of Affairs Maritime and...
Standard Early English Treatise on Maritime Law Molloy, Charles [1646-1690]. De Jure Maritimo et Navali: Or, A Treatise of Affairs Maritime, And of Commerce. In Three Books. The Eighth Edition, With Many Valuable Additions. London: Printed for John Walthoe, 1744. [ii], xvii [i.e. xv], [3], 505, [51] pp. Copperplate pictorial..... More