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The Trial and Conviction of John Francis Knapp for the Murder of...
A Famous Salem Murder: McDade 569 [Trial]. Knapp, John Francis, Defendant. The Trial and Conviction of John Francis Knapp for the Murder of Joseph White, Esq. of Salem, On the Sixth of April 1830. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms, 1830. 35, [1] pp. Woodcut frontispiece. Woodcut title vignette of murder..... More
A Biographical Sketch of the Celebrated Salem Murderer, Who for Ten...
One of the Men Who Murdered Captain White: McDade 564 [Murder]. Citizen of Danvers. [Crowninshield, Richard (1804-1830)]. Biographical Sketch of the Celebrated Salem Murderer, Who for Ten Years Past has Been the Terror of Essex County, Mass. Including a Full and Authentic Account of His Daring Exploits; Together with Many..... More
Trial of John Francis Knapp as Principal in the Second Degree...
The Jury Could Not Decide: McDade 572 [Trial]. Knapp, John Francis, Defendant. Trial of John Francis Knapp as Principal in the Second Degree for the Murder of Capt. Joseph White, Before the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, At a Special Session, Commenced at Salem, July 20, 1830..... More
The Horrible Murder at Hanover, N H, Took Place July 21, 1891...
"Such Devils as Frank Almy Can Never Him Defy" [Broadside]. Beard, Alexander B. [Almy, Frank C.]. The Horrible Murder at Hanover, N.H.: Took Place July 21, 1891. Composed and Written While the Officers Were Seeking Almy. West Manchester, NH: [Published by the Author], 1891. 11" x 5-1/4" broadside, nine verses..... More
Leyes de California Aprobadas en la Quinta Sesi¢n de la Lejislatura
1854 California Session Laws in Spanish [California]. Mauriz, H. Gomez, Translator. Leyes de California Aprobadas en la Quinta Sesion de la Lejislatura que Comenzo en Benicia el Cuatro de Enero de 1854, Y Concluyo en Sacramento el Quince de Mayo del Mismo Ano. Traducidas del Ingles por H. Gomez Mauriz..... More
A Digest of the General Statute Laws of the State of Texas...
The Last Compilation of Texas Law Published Before the Civil War Oldham, Williamson S., Compiler. White, George, Compiler. A Digest of the General Statute Laws of the State of Texas: To Which Are Subjoined the Repealed Laws of the Republic and State of Texas, By, Through, or Under Which Rights..... More
The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, In Most Cases...
Bruce's Reports of the Court of Session, 1714-1715 Bruce, Alexander [d.1729]. The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, In Most Cases of Importance, For The Months of November and December 1714, And January, February, June and July 1715. With an Alphabetical Abridgment, And the Acts of Sederunt Made..... 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
Liber Albus, The White Book of the City of London, Compiled AD 1419...
Fascinating Insights into the Political, Social, Legal and Commercial Life of Medieval London Carpenter, John [d.1441]. Whittington, Richard [d.1423] Riley, Henry Thomas [1816-1878], Translator. Liber Albus: The White Book of the City of London. Compiled A.D. 1419, By J. Carpenter, Common Clerk, R. Whitington, Mayor. Translated from the Original Latin..... More
$400 Reward, The Above Reward is Offered for the Apprehension of the..
Texas Reward Poster Seeking the Capture of Jewelry Thieves and the Recovery of Stolen Jewelry [Broadside]. [Theft]. [San Angelo, Texas]. $400.00 Reward. The Above Reward is Offered for the Apprehension of the Burglar or Burglars and Return of the Following Goods, Taken from H.D. Leffel, Jeweler, San Angelo, Texas, On..... More
Lillian Madison's Marriage and Murder: Cluverius Did Not Kill Her.
Cluverius Defended by a Family Friend: McDade 194 [Leigh, Phillip]. [Cluverius, Thomas J. (1861-1887), Defendant]. Lillian Madison's Marriage and Murder: Cluverius Did Not Kill Her. The Sequel Told. Richmond, VA: Patrick Keenan, Printer, 1887. 29 pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and faint staining..... More
Cluverius: My Life, Trial and Conviction.
Cluverius Tells His Story: McDade 193 Cluverius, Thomas J. [1861-1887]. Cluverius: My Life, Trial and Conviction. Richmond: Andrews, Baptist & Clemmitt, 1887. 112 pp. Quarto (6" x 5"). Stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Moderate soiling, light rubbing to extremities, spine ends abraded, moderate toning to text, minor stains to title..... More
Argument of Franklin B Gowen, Esq, Of Counsel for the Commonwealth.
"Fraternalism Gone Bad": McDade 689 [Trial]. [Mollie Maguires]. Argument of Franklin B. Gowen, Esq., Of Counsel for the Commonwealth, In the Case of the Commonwealth vs. Thomas Munley, Indicted in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Schuylkill County, Pa., For the Murder of Thomas Sanger, A Mining Boss, At..... More
Cousin Tommie!" (T J Cluverius), A Parody.
A Satirical Poetic Account of a Notable Nineteenth-Century Virginia Murder Trial [Winston, Mrs. Charles P.]. "Cousin Tommie!" (T.J. Cluverius), A Parody By a Richmond Lady, Respectfully Dedicated to the Counsel for the Commonwealth. Richmond, VA: C.F. Johnston, 1885. 8 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers (with..... More
The Letters and Correspondence of Mrs. Virginia Myers, Which Have...
A Murder in Richmond: McDade 711 [Murder]. [Richmond, VA]. [Myers, William R.]. The Letters and Correspondence of Mrs. Virginia Myers, (Which Have Never Before Been Published or Even Read in Court,) to Dudley Marvin Hoyt, Who was Murdered at Richmond, Sept. 28th, 1846, by Wm. R. Myers, and Two Others..... More
Trial of Dr. Valorous P. Coolidge, for the Murder of Edward Mathews...
Poisoned by His Doctor [Trial]. Coolidge, Valorous P. [c.1823-1849], Defendant. Trial of Dr. Valorous P. Coolidge, For the Murder of Edward Mathews, At Waterville, Maine (As Reported For and Published in the Boston Daily Times). [N.p.: S.n., 1848]. 40 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet..... More
Ars Notariatus: Or, The Art And Office Of A Notary-Publick, As the...
Notable Eighteenth-Century Handbook for Scottish Notaries [Notaries]. [Scotland]. Ars Notariatus: Or, The Art And Office Of A Notary-Publick, As the Same Is Practised In Scotland. In Two Parts. I. Giving an Account of the Rise and Institution of the Office, And Ancient and Present State Thereof. II. Containing Notorial Instruments..... More
A Manual of Maritime Law, Consisting of a Treatise on Ships and...
Scarce Classic Treatise on Maritime Law Praised by Joseph Story Rocco (Roccus), Francesco [fl. 1655]. Ingersoll, Reed [1786-1868], Translator and Editor. A Manual of Maritime Law, Consisting of a Treatise on Ships and Freight and a Treatise on Insurance. Translated from the Latin of Roccus with Notes by Joseph Reed..... More
Courts on Trial, Myth and Reality in American Justice.
Frank, Jerome [1889-1957]. Courts on Trial: Myth and Reality in American Justice. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1949. xii, 441 pp. Cloth in lightly edgeworn dust jacket. $75. * First edition. In this work Frank stressed the uncertainties and fallibility of the judicial process. It was his most significant work after..... More
The Decisions of the Lords of Council & Session, Two Vols, Complete.
A Great Scottish Judge and Legal Writer Stair, James Dalrymple, Viscount [1619-1695]. The Decisions of the Lords of Council & Session, In the Most Important Cases Debate Before Them, With the Acts of Sederunt. As also, An Alphabetical Compend of the Decisions; With an Index of the Acts of Sederunt..... More
A Text-Book of Roman Law From Augustus to Justinian, Third edition
Definitive Edition of Buckland's Magisterial Study Buckland, W.W. Stein, Peter, Reviser. A Text-Book of Roman Law From Augustus to Justinian. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1966. xxx, 764 pp. Paperback. ISBN 9780521043687. New. $125. * Third and best edition. Roman Law, since its earliest days of the XII Tables, to..... More
Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir John Earley Wilmot.
One of Blackstone's Closest Friends [Wilmot, Sir John Eardley (1709-1792)]. Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir John Eardley Wilmot, Knt. Late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and One of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council: With Some Original Letters. London: Printed by Luke..... More
The Decisions of the English Judges, During the Usurpation, From the..
Collection of Civil-War Era English Decisions [Great Britain]. [Court of Session, Scotland]. The Decisions of the English Judges, During the Usurpation, From the Year 1655, To His Majesty's Restoration, And the Sitting Down of the Session in June 1661. Edinburgh: Printed for G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, 1661. [iv], 243..... More
Letters Addressed to Jefferson, Ohio Prosecutor Clyde A Taylor.
Letters to an Ohio Prosecutor [Manuscript Archive]. [Lawyers]. [Taylor, Clyde A.]. [Letters Addressed to Jefferson, Ohio, Prosecutor Clyde A. Taylor]. Mostly Jefferson, OH, 1906-1907. 144 items comprising single-leaf, bifolio and multipage manuscript and typescript letters, 3 printed documents, sizes range from 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" to 11" x 8-1/2." Light toning..... More
A Little Souvenir of the Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun Wis.
"A Square Deal for All" Lee, Oscar. A Little Souvenir of the Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun Wis. Our Motto "A Square Deal for All." Waupun, WI: c.1935-1939. 8 pp. Stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light toning and edgewear, staples rusted, internally clean. $125. * This compendium of facts was issued..... More