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Trial of Dr. Pritchard, 1st edition, calf, presentation copy.
Rare Calf-Bound Presentation Copy [Trial]. Pritchard, Edward William [1825-1865], Defendant. Roughead, William, [1870-1952], Editor. Trial of Dr. Pritchard. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, [1906]. 343 pp. Portrait frontispiece. 14 plates. Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine, gilt-stamped company name to..... More
Impartial Thoughts Upon the Beneficial Consequences of Inrolling...
"I Feel it My Duty to Apprize the Public of the Evil They are Suffering" Plowden, Francis [1749-1829]. Impartial Thoughts Upon the Beneficial Consequences of Inrolling All Deeds, Wills, And Codicils Affecting Lands, Throughout England and Wales. London: Printed for E. Brooke, 1789. viii, 184 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4")..... More
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List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Autumn Circuit [with] ALS.
A Compilation of Scottish Justiciary Records with an Interesting Letter about an Estate Case Alison, Sir Archibald [1792-1867]. List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Autumn Circuit, September 1829. The Right Hon. Lord Justice-Clerk and Lord Moncreiff. Archibald Alison, Esq. Advocate Depute. [Glasgow: S.n., 1829]. [16], 9-307, [1] pp..... More
Report of Trial in the Action of Damages for Crim. Con.: Poor...
Scottish Criminal Conversation Trial, Interesting for Issues Concerning Intercepted Letters [Trial]. Murray, William, Defendant. Report of Trial in the Action of Damages for Crim. Con.: Poor Alexander Bell, Teacher, Dundee, Versus William Murray, Now or Lately Rector of the Dundee Academy, Taken in Short-Hand; Containing a Discussion Upon the Law..... More
Commentaries on the Laws of England, In Four Books, From the Last..
1807 Portland Edition of Blackstone [C] Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Christian, Edward [1758-1823], Editor. Commentaries on the Laws of England, In Four Books. From the Last London Edition. With the Last Corrections of the Author; And With Notes and Additions By Edward Christian, Esquire, Chief Justice of the Isle of..... More
Two Letters: The First Containing Some Remarks on the Meeting Held...
"They Must At Least Stand Convicted of a Rash, Intemperate, and Improvident Zeal" A Freeholder of Cornwall. [Gregor, Francis (1760-1815)]. Two Letters: The First Containing Some Remarks on the Meeting Held 5th November, 1809, To Celebrate the Acquittal of Messrs. Hardy, J.H. Tooke, Thelwall, And Others, In November 1794: With..... More
The Contract of Pawn as it Exists at Common Law, And as Modified...
Interesting Legal Study of Pawnbroking Turner, Francis [1829-1885]. The Contract of Pawn as it Exists at Common Law, And as Modified by the Pawnbrokers' Acts, The Factors, Acts and Other Statutes. London: Jackson & Keeson, 1866. xvi, 352 pp. 12mo. (7" x 4"). Recent cloth, printed paper title label to..... More
Anno Regni Georgii II Regis, Decimo Quarto, 1740.
Public and Private Acts of Parliament, 1740-1741 [Great Britain]. George II [1683-1760], King of Great Britain. Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Decimo Quarto. At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster, The Fourteenth Day of January, Anno Dom. 1734, In the Eighth Year of the..... More
Codigo de Procedimientos Civiles para el Distrito Federal y el...
The First Civil Procedure Code of Baja California [Mexico]. [Baja California]. Codigo de Procedimientos Civiles Para el Distrito Federal y el Territorio de la Baja California. Mexico City: Imprenta del Gobierno, 1872. [ii], 459, [11] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary crimson quarter sheep over marbled boards, gilt-edged raised bands..... More
Histoire du Tribunal Revolutionnaire de Paris. 6 vols. Complete set.
A Day-by-Day Judicial Account of the Reign of Terror Wallon, Henri-Alexandre [1812-1904]. Histoire du Tribunal Revolutionnaire de Paris avec le Journal de ses Acte. Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie, 1880-1882. 6 volumes. Complete set. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt titles to..... More
The Law of Marine Collision.
Healy, Nicholas J.; Joseph C. Sweeney. The Law of Marine Collision. Centreville, Md.: Cornell Maritime Press, 1998. First edition. xlviii, 624 pp.; four pages color illustrations, forms. Hardcover. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt stamped red label on front cover and spine. Internally clean and unmarked. Very good. $65. * First..... More
Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland.
First Edition of an Uncommon Study by Lord Kames [Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782)]. Elucidations Respecting the Common and Statute Law of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. xvi, 421, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher list of other titles by Kames. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, lettering piece..... More
The Law of Tug, Tow and Pilotage, Third Edition.
Parks, Alex L. and Edward V. Cattell, Jr. Law of Tug, Tow and Pilotage Third edition. Centreville, Maryland: Cornell Maritime Press, [1994]. clxxx, 1230 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped red label to front cover and spine. Fine, as new condition. $50. * This edition has been completely..... More
The Law Relating to Officers in the Army, London, 1849.
A Scarce Work on Military Law for the Use of Army Officers Prendergast, Harris [1805-1878]. The Law Relating to Officers in the Army. London: Parker, Furnivall, And Parker, Military Library, Whitehall, 1849. xiii, [1], 239, [1] pp. With errata slip. Octavo (7" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary limp paneled red cloth, gilt..... More
Summons to Appear as a Witness, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania...
A Pennsylvania Court Summons from 1830 [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Pennsylvania]. [Summons to Appear as a Witness]. Lycoming County, PA, September 1, 1830. 4 pp. 6-3/4" x 8," docketed on verso, embossed seal near upper-left corner. Light browning and edgewear, a few ink spots, vertical and horizontal fold lines, a few minor..... More
An Authentic Account of the Proceedings Under a Writ of Enquiry of...
Adultery Trial Involving a Wealthy Heiress, A Member of Parliament and the Diplomat who Acquired the Elgin Marbles [Trial]. Ferguson, William [Robert] [1769-1840], Defendant. An Authentic Account of the Proceedings Under a Writ of Enquiry of Damages, In an Action in the Court of King's Bench, In Which the Right..... More
A Catalogue of Modern Law Works Published During the Years 1865-1882.
1883 Catalogue of Stevens & Sons [Bookseller Catalogue] Stevens & Haynes. A Catalogue of Modern Law Works, Published During the Years 1865-1882. Being a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Legum of Henry G. Stevens and Robert W. Haynes, Law Publishers, Booksellers and Exporters of Law and Miscellaneous Literature. London: Stevens &..... More
A Catalogue of Modern Law Works Published During the Years 1865-1877.
Rare 1878 Catalogue of Stevens & Sons [Bookseller Catalogue] Stevens & Haynes. A Catalogue of Modern Law Works, Published During the Years 1865-1877. Being a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Legum of Henry G. Stevens and Robert W. Haynes, Law Publishers, Booksellers and Exporters of Law and Miscellaneous Literature. London: Stevens..... More
Village Communities in the East and West.
Village Communities in an Oriel College Binding Maine, Henry Sumner [1822-1888]. Village Communities in the East and West. London: John Murray, 1890. xii, 413 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary calf, blind frames and gilt ornaments to boards, gilt armorial stamp of Oriel College, Oxford to front board, raised bands..... More
The Law of Insolvency, Being the Voluntary Insolvency Law of...
A Scarce Treatise on Insolvency in California Cowdery, Jabez F. [1834-1914]. The Law of Insolvency. Being the Voluntary Insolvency Law of California and Nevada, And the Involuntary Insolvency Law of California; With Full Annotations and References to the Decisions of the Supreme Court of California, And of Other Decisions Applicable..... More
Tractatus Non Minus Utilissimus Quam Necessarius de Inventarii...
Inventory of Estates in Roman Law Della Valle, Rolando [fl. 1561]. Tractatus Non Minus Utilissimus Quam Necessarius de Inventarii Confectione. Nunc Primum ad Communem Omnium Utilitatem cum Summarijs et Locupletissimo Omnium Rerum Notabilium Repertorio in Lucem Editus. Venice: Ex Officina Ioan. Bapt. Somaschi, 1573 (Colophon date 1572). [xl], 235, [1]..... More
Objections to the Project of Creating a Vice Chancellor of England.
The Case Against Creating the Office of Vice Chancellor [Romilly, Sir Samuel (1757-1818)]. Objections to the Project of Creating a Vice Chancellor of England. The Second Edition. To Which is Added, A Letter from the Author to a Noble Lord. London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies by J...... More
The Lives of the Chief Justices of England. 5 Vols. Northport, 1894.
The Most Elaborately Illustrated Edition of Campbell's Lives of the Chief Justices Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell [1779-1861]. [Cockcroft, James, Editor]. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till the Death of Lord Tenterden. New and Revised Edition, With Illustrations and Numerous Annotations. Northport, Long..... More
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Proceedings at the Assizes... [And] Supplementary to the Trial...
Scarce Perjury and Malicious Prosecution Trials [Trials]. Hurry, William, Defendant. Watson, John, Defendant. Proceedings at the Assizes at Thetford, On the 8th of March, 1786, And the 24th of March, 1787, In the Trial of William Hurry, Merchant, Of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, On an Indictment Preferred Against Him..... More
Les Reports de Divers Special Cases en le Common Bank & en le Court.
"A Work of Very Reputable Authority" Jones, Sir Thomas [1614-1692]. Les Reports de Divers Special Cases en le Common Bank & En le Court del Bank le Roy. En le Reigne de le Roy Charles le II. Colligees par le Reverend & Erudite Sir Thomas Jones Chivaler, Jades Seignior Chief..... More