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The Genuine Trial of John Swan and Elizabeth Jeffreys, Spinster...
Sex + Greed + Murder = A Death Sentence [Trials]. Swan, John, Defendant. Jeffreys, Elizabeth, Defendant. The Genuine Trial of John Swan and Elizabeth Jeffreys, Spinster, For the Murder of Her Late Uncle Mr. Joseph Jeffreys of Walthamstow in Essex, At the Assizes Held at Chelmsford for the County of..... More
De Seven Bisschoppen van Engeland, Mezzotint, Amsterdam, 1689.
Print Commemorating an Event that Led to the Glorious Revolution Gole, Jacob [1660-1724], Engraver. De Seven Bisschoppen van Engeland. Amsterdam: [Published by P. Savoret and Jacob Gole], 1689. 18-3/4" x 14-1/2" Mezzotint broadside, image size 14-3/4" x 11." Faint horizontal crease through center, light soiling to lower-right corner. $750. *..... More
Court Scene, Watercolor, Probably Germany, c 1600, 4" x 6-1/2".
Attractive Early-Modern Watercolor Image of a Trial [Artwork]. [Germany]. [Court Scene]. Probably Germany, c.1600. 4" x 6-1/2" watercolor and ink tipped onto later thick paper. Margins trimmed, light soiling to margins, minor flaking to image. $1,500. * Probably clipped from a student's album amicorum, this colorfully designed watercolor of a...... More
Commentaries on American Law, 14th Ed. 4 Vols. Boston, 1896.
The Final Edition of Kent's Commentaries Kent, James [1763-1847]. Gould, John M. [1848-1909], Editor. Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935], Editor. Commentaries on American Law. Fourteenth Edition. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1896. Four volumes. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Original cloth, blind frames to boards, red and black lettering pieces to spines..... More
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench...
A Well-Regarded Eighteenth-Century Reporter Comyns, Sir John [c.1667-1740]. [Comyns, John, Translator, Editor]. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer: To Which are Added Some Special Cases in the Court of Chancery, And Before the Delegates; In the Reigns of King William..... More
Commentaries on Equity Pleadings, And the Incidents Thereof...
Story on Equity Pleadings, A Standard Work for Many Years Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on Equity Pleadings, and the Incidents Thereof, According to the Practice of the Courts of Equity of England and America. Revised, Corrected and Enlarged. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown, 1844. xxii, 923, [1] pp..... More
The Tryal of William Viscount Stafford for High Treason....
A Victim of the Popish Plot [Trial]. Stafford, William Howard [1614-1680], Defendant. The Tryal of William Viscount Stafford for High Treason, In Conspiring the Death of the King, The Extirpation of the Protestant Religion, The Subversion of the Government, And Introduction of Popery into this Realm, Upon an Impeachment by..... More
The Origin and Development of Local Self-Government in England...
By an Early Expert on Municipal Government Bugbee, James M. [1837-1913]. The Origin and Development of Local Self-Government in England and the United States. Boston: A. Williams & Co., Publishers, 1880. 39, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Some wear to spine ends, small chip..... More
Citizenship, Some Suggestions as to the Obligations, the Difficulties
The Preparation of Voters Brinley, Charles A. [1847-1919]. Citizenship: Some Suggestions as to the Obligations, The Difficulties and the Preparation of Voters. Philadelphia, Porter & Coates, 1893. 44 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Printed stiff wrappers, deckle edges. Light soiling, a few chips to edges of wrappers, heavier chipping to..... More
A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and...
A Rare Guide to the 1841 Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [Bicknell, George Augustus]. A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and Effect. By a Member of the Bar of New-York. To Which is Annexed, An Authentic Copy of the Bankruptcy Act. New York: H. Anstice, Stationer, 1841..... More
Brevis, Caeterum Utilis et in Forensi Iudicio Frequens Tractatus...
Treatise on Tithes by an Eminent French Canonist Rebuffi, Pierre [1487-1557]. Brevis, Caeterum Utilis et in Forensi Iudicio Frequens Tractatus de Decimis; Tam Feudalibis, Quam Aliis, Noualibusque, & Quibus Debeantur, Atque Quomodo Peti, Solvi ac Iudicari Super His Oporteat, & an Tolli Possint, & Poenas Contra Non Solventes, Continens. Adiectus..... More
De Arbitrariis Iudicium Quaestionibus et Causis Libri Duo, 2 vols....
Judicial Discretion in Arbitration Menochio, Giacomo [1532-1607]. De Arbitrariis Iudicium Quaestionibus et Causis, Libri Duo. Nunc Denuo in Lucem Editi, Varia, Recondita, Perfectaque Eruditione Referti: & Omnibus, Iudicia Praesertim Exercentibus, Oppido quam Necessarii. Adiecta Sunt Summaria, Indicesque Duo, Argumentorum Unus, Alter Rerum, Sententiarumque Insignium. Quae in Opere Habentur, Versa Pagina..... More
Corpus Iuris Canonici Emendatum et Notis Illustratum: Gregorii XIII...
Rare Edition of the Corpus Juris Canonici [Canon Law]. Lancelotti, Giovanni Paolo [1522-1590], Editor. Corpus Iuris Canonici Emendatum et Notis Illustratum. Gregorii XIII. Pont. Max. Iussu Editum. Indicibus Variis, Et Novis & Appendice Pauli Lanceloti, Perusini Adauctum: Cuius Partes Indicat Aversa Pagina. Accesserunt Novissime Loci Communes Uberrimi, Summa Diligentia ex..... More
Jus Maritimum Hanseaticum Olim Germanico Tantum Idiomate Editum...
Scarce Treatise on the Hanseatic Laws, Maritime Law and Marine Insurance Kuricke, Reinhold [1610?-1667]. Jus Maritimum Hanseaticum, Olim Germanico Tantum Idiomate Editum, Nunc Vero Etiam in Latinum Translatum, & ad Singulos Titulos Eorumque Articulos Commentariis & Dissertationibus Juridicis, Politicis, Historicisque Illustratum, Nec Minus cum Legibus Antiquis Rhodiorum, Romanorum, Wysbicensium, Caroli..... More
Tractatus de Tempore Utili, et Continuo, ad Appellandum...
Time and Contracts Bardi, Marco Antonio [fl. 1565]. Tractatus de Tempore Utili, et Continuo. Ad Appellandum, & Prosequendum: Ac de Continuatione Dominii, & Possessionis de Una in Alteram Personam, Nec Non Aliis Continuationibus Iudiciariis. Cum Summariis, & Indice Locupletissimo. Venice: [Apud Ioann. Antonium Bertanum], 1573. [xxxii], 182 pp. Octavo (6"..... More
Epistolae Decretales Summorum Pontificum a Gregorio Nono Pontifice...
Plantin Edition of the Decretals of Gregory IX in a Notably Handsome Binding [Canon Law]. Gregory IX, Pope [1227-1241]. [Raymond of Penaforte, Saint (1175?-1275), Compiler]. [Le Conte, Antoine (1517-1586), Editor]. Epistolae Decretales Summorum Pontificum, A Gregorio Nono Pontifice Maximo Collectae. Quid Hac Editione Praestitum Sit, Sequenti Pagella Indicatur. Antwerp: Ex..... More
Die Gerichtsarztliche Sprache, Ein Versuch die in Gerichtsarztliche...
Scarce Nineteenth-Century German Guide to Medical Jurisprudence Hofmann, Josef. Die Gerichtsarztliche Sprache. Ein Versuch die in Gerichtsarztliche und Praxis Vorkommenden Begriffe Festzustellen, Fur Aerzte und Juristen. Munich: Literarisch-Artistische Anstalt, [1860]. xii, 322 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary pebbled cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title and fillets to spine..... More
Ristretto Di Pratica Criminale, Che Serve Per La Formazion...
Rare Handbook on Criminal Investigation and Procedure in the Republic of Venice Tirabosco, Antonio. Ristretto Di Pratica Criminale, Che Serve Per La Formazion De' Processi Ad Offesa. Vicenza: Per Antonio Veronese, 1777. 96 pp. Octavo (6-1/4" x 3-1/2"). Contemporary plain stiff-paper wrappers. Light soiling to exterior, tiny stain to front..... More
Tudor-Era Recognizance To Return To Court, Essex, 1 April 1564.
A Tudor-Era Recognizance [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Tudor-Era Recognizance To Return To Court]. Essex, UK, 1564. Essex, April, 1, 1564. 6-1/4" x 8" sheet, manuscript text to recto, verso blank. Light soiling, some edgewear, a few tiny holes near upper corners, paper residue at corners of verso from previous mounting. Item..... More
Certain Proposals of Divers Clerks and Attorneys of the Court of...
A Scarce Restoration-Era Pamphlet Proposing Reforms to Court Procedure [Law Reform]. [Great Britain]. Certain Proposals of Divers Clerks and Attorneys of the Court of Common-Pleas, For the Taking Away Fines upon Original Writs and Damage Cleer, And Regulating the Proceedings at Law, And Remedying Some Inconveniences. Whereby the Client Will..... More
Regolamento Disciplinare Per La Polizia Delle Strade Camminapiedi...
Regulating Public Behavior in Nineteenth-Century Verona [Police]. [Verona, Italy]. Regolamento Disciplinare Per La Polizia Delle Strade Camminapiedi Ornato EC. [Verona]: S.n., [1822]. 22 pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain thick-paper wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor stains to exterior, light toning to interior, upper corners of..... More
Leges Cambiales, Accesserunt, I. Norma, Juxta Quam in Casibus...
The Law of Debtor and Creditor in Eighteenth-Century Transylvania [Debtor and Creditor]. [Principality of Transylvania]. Leges Cambiales. Accesserunt, I. Norma: Juxta Quam in Casibus Ordinandi Concursus Creditorum in M. Transsilvanniae Principatu Procedendum Est. II. Norma: Juxta Quam Contra Decoctores et Dolosos Debitores Procedendum, Statui M. Princ. Transsilvaniae Adaptata. Sibiu: Typis..... More
A Calendar of the Prisoners Confined in His Majesty's Gaols at Durham.
Prisoners Awaiting Trial in Newcastle, February, 1831. [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. A Calendar of the Prisoners Confined in His Majesty's Gaols at Durham, Newcastle, and Morpeth, For Trial at the Assizes, February, 1831, Before the Honourable Sir Joseph Littledale, Knight, And the Honourable Sir James Parke, Knight, Justices of the..... More
A Narrative of the Robbery of the Nantucket Bank, Compiled from...
Written to Clear the Names of Suspected Nantucket Bank Robbers Coffin, William. Gardner, Albert. A Narrative of the Robbery of the Nantucket Bank. Compiled from Original Documents. Nantucket, MA: Printed by Henry Clapp, 1816. 69 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into nineteenth-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards..... More
Wanted for Murder of Georgiana Goddu, Sunday, June 28, 1903...
A Lowell, Massachusetts Wanted Poster in English and French [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [Lamothe, Joseph Agenor]. Wanted for Murder of Georgiana Goddu. Lowell, MA: Lowell Police Department, Sunday, June 28, 1903. 6" x 23" broadside, single column text below photograph of the fugitive, Joseph Agenor Lamothe, and headline, bottom half of text..... More