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Mormons & Cowboys, Moonshiners & Klansmen. Federal Law Enforcement...
Cresswell, Stephen. Mormons & Cowboys, Moonshiners & Klansmen. Federal Law Enforcement in the South & West, 1870-1893. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, [1991]. viii, 323 pp. Black & white illustrations. Publisher's black cloth hardcover, with stamped spine. A very good copy. $10. * The author draws on contemporary accounts..... More
Justice in the Wilderness: A Study of Frontier Courts in Canada...
Bakken, Larry A. Justice in the Wilderness: A Study of Frontier Courts in Canada and the United States 1670-1870. Littleton, Colorado: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1986. Illustrations. xii, 266 pp. Publisher's red cloth hardcover, with stamped spine and front cover. A very good copy. $35. More
The Unpredictable Constitution.
Dorsen, Norman. The Unpredictable Constitution. New York: New York University Press, 2002. vii, 347 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, presentation inscription by editor to front free endpaper. $75. * A collection of essays on civil liberties. Contributors: Patricia M. Wald, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth..... More
La Table Co[n]teynant en Sommarie les Choses Notables en la Graunde..
The First Index of the Common Law, Written to Accompany the First Abridgement of the Common Law [Fitzherbert, Sir Anthony [1470-1538]. [Rastell, John (d. 1536)]. La Table Co[n]teynant en Sommarie les Choses Notables en la Graunde Abridgement, Composee par le Iudge Tresreverend Monsieur Anthony Fytzherbert, Dernierment Renue et Corige: Au..... More
Indian Reserved Water Rights, The Winters Doctrine in its Social...
Shurts, John. Indian Reserved Water Rights: The Winters Doctrine in its Social and Legal Context, 1880s-1930s. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000. xv, 333 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. $15. More
The Land-Purchaser's Companion, And the Laws relating to Tenants...
With Interesting Content on Land Valuation [Land Law]. [Great Britain]. [Jacob, Giles (1686-1744), Attributed]. The Land-Purchaser's Companion: And the Laws Relating to Tenants and Tenures. Containing I. The Years Purchase All Sorts of Lands, Tenements, Rents, Reversions, &c. Are Worth Valuation of Wood, Timber, Tithes, Annuities, &c. With Contracts for..... More
An Introduction to the Law of Evidence, Third Edition, 1996.
Lilly, Graham C. An Introduction to the Law of Evidence. Third Edition. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 1996. liii, 669 pp. Cloth, near-fine, author presentation inscription to front free endpaper. $10. More
Lawyers Crossing Lines, Nine Stories.
Kelley, James L. Lawyers Crossing Lines. Nine Stories. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2001. xiii, 190 pp. Softcover, light shelfwear, minor stains to margins of a few leaves, author presentation inscription to title page. $5. More
Make No Law, The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment.
Lewis, Anthony. Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment. New York: Random House, [1991]. x, 354 pp. Cloth in moderately lightly dust jacket, author presentation inscription to half-title. $25. * Tells the story of the Sullivan case against the New York Times and the history and evolution..... More
Life Before Birth, The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses.
Steinbock, Bonnie. Life Before Birth: The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. x, 256 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, author inscription to front free endpaper. $5. More
Privacy and Freedom.
Westin, Alan F. Privacy and Freedom. Foreward by Oscar M. Ruebhausen. New York: Atheneum, 1967. xvi, 487 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, author inscription to front endleaf. $35. More
Eisenhower, Brownell, and the Congress. The Tangled Origins of the...
Anderson, J.W. Eisenhower, Brownell, and the Congress: The Tangled Origins of the Civil Rights Bill of 1956-1957. University, AL: Published for the Inter-University Case Program by University of Alabama Press, 1964. viii, 139 pp. Cloth, light shelwear, light fading to spine and upper portions of boards, author presntation inscription to..... More
The Psychology of Murder, A Study on Criminal Psychology.
Bjerre, Andreas. The Psychology of Murder. A Study in Criminal Psychology. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1927. ix, 164 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear, early owner signature to front free endpaper. $20. More
An Arrangement, Under Distinct Titles [with] Methodical Arrangement...
Rare English Treatise on Taxation Kyd, Stewart [d. 1811]. An Arrangement, Under Distinct Titles, Of All the Provisions of the Several Acts of Parliament Relating to the Assessed Taxes. London: Printed for, and sold by, Butterworth, Hurst, and Pheney [et al.], 1799. [ii], 4, 9, [1], 288 pp. [Bound with]..... More
The Majesty of the Law, Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice.
O'Connor, Sandra Day. The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice. New York: Random House, [2003]. xvii, 330 pp. Illustrations. Cloth in fine dust jacket, author presentation inscription to title page. $75. More
Aliens and the Law, Some Legal Aspects of the National Treatment...
Gibson, William Marion. Aliens and the Law: Some Legal Aspects of the National Treatment of Aliens in the United States. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1940. xv, 200 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear, owner signature to front free endpaper. $10. More
General Theory of Law.
Korkunov, N.M. General Theory of Law. Translated by W.G. Hastings. Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1909. xiv, 524 pp. Cloth, moderate shelfwear. A few markings to front endleaves, interior otherwise clean. $20. * Modern Legal Philosophy Series, Vol. 4. More
Typed Letter on Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter Letterhead, Boston, 1909.
The Brandeis Firm Seeks Information from a Judge [Manuscript]. [Brandeis, Louis D. (1856-1941)]. [Typed Letter on Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter Letterhead, Boston, December 24, 1909]. Single-sided letter on 10-1/4" x 8" sheet. Moderate toning, fold lines, some with browning. Letter signed, most likely by a secretary or clerk, "Brandeis, Dunbar..... More
Floyd B Olson in the First Kidnapping Murder in "Gangster Ridden...
Was the Governor an Accessory to Murder? Birkeland, Harold. Floyd B. Olson in the First Kidnapping Murder in "Gangster Ridden Minnesota." [Minneapolis?]: Published by Harold Birkeland, [1934]. 32 pp. Stampled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light toning, light soiling to exterior. A well-preserved copy. $125. * Birkeland claims that Olson, the..... More
Hortensius the Advocate. An Historical Essay on the Office and...
Forsyth, William. Hortensius the Advocate: An Historical Essay on the Office and Duties of an Advocate. Jersey City, NJ: Frederick D. Linn & Company, 1881. xvii, 404 pp. Publisher's original cloth hardcover, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing and shelf wear, spine ends chipped, internally clean. $30. * An extensive..... More
Jewish Marriages and the English Law.
Henriques, H.S.Q. Jewish Marriages and the English Law. London: The Bibliophile Press, 1909. 59 pp. Quarter cloth over thick-paper boards. Moderate shelfwear and soiling, light toning to interior. $15. More
Civil Aviation Law.
Lupton, George W. Civil Aviation Law. Chicago: Callaghan, 1935. xxviii, 347 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear, author presentation inscription to front endleaf. $45. More
Natural Law in Judaism.
Novak, David. Natural Law in Judaism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. xii, 210 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, library location label to spine, author presentation inscription to front free endpaper, owner stamps to rear pastedown and title page, which also has a brief inscription. $45. More
Tractatus Clausularum Instrumentalium, In Quo, praeter ea Quae...
Scarce Treatise on Notarial Instruments, Oaths and Compromise Bertazzoli, Bartolommeo [1520-1588]. Tractatus Clausularum Instrumentalium, In Quo, Praeter ea Quae ad Litium Integram Discussionem, & Causidicorum Faciliorem Pariter Instructionem Necessario Requiri Videntur, Accurate Omnia Etiam Difficilium Quasi Legum Aenigmata Passim Enodata Reperiuntur. Opus Profecto Cunctis Iurium Alumnis ut Utile, Sic &..... More
The Successful Application of the New Poor Law to the Parish of...
A Defense of the New Poor Law of 1834 Spencer, Thomas [1796-1853]. The Successful Application of the New Poor Law to the Parish of Hinton Charterhouse. Containing: 1. The Aspect of Pauperism Prior to the Passing of the New Poor Law. 2. The Removal of Abuses, and the Reduction of..... More