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The Life and Times of John Dickinson, 1732-1808.
Stille, Charles J. The Life and Times of John Dickinson, 1732-1808. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1891. 3 preliminary leaves, [iii]-xi, 9-437 pp. frontispiece (portrait) facsimile. Publisher's green cloth with moderate wear, yellowed and worn paper spine label. Many leaves uncut. Internally clean and bright. $40. * Series: Memoirs of..... More
The Juridical Bay.
Westerman, Gayl S. The Juridical Bay. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. vii, 290 pp. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spine, fine, in a very good dust jacket. $15. * "This first work in the new Oxford Monographs in International Law Series..... More
Reports and Cases, Collected by the Learned, Sir John Popham, Kt.
"Matter Profound...With Convenient Brevity" Popham, Sir John [1531-1607]. Reports and Cases, Collected by the Learned, Sr. John Popham, Kt., Late Lord Chief-Justice of England. Written with His Own Hand in French, And Now Faithfully Translated into English. To Which are Added Some Remarkable Cases Reported by Other Learned Pens Since..... More
A Digest of the Law of Evidence on the Trial of Actions at Nisi Prius.
"An Exceedingly Convenient Book for Hasty Reference" Roscoe, Henry [1800-1836]. Smirke, Edward [1795-1875], Editor. A Digest of the Law of Evidence on the Trial of Actions at Nisi Prius. With Notes; And References to the English Common Law and Ecclesiastical Reports. London: William Benning and Co., 1844. lxxi, 832 pp..... More
Inherit the Wind, First Edition, Inscribed by Both Authors.
"To the Granddaughter of One of America's Most Inspiring Thinkers" Lawrence, Jerome [1915-2004]. Lee, Robert E. [1918-1994]. Inherit the Wind. New York: Random House, Inc., [1955]. Photo illustrations. vi, 162 pp. Original publisher's cloth in lightly edgeworn and toned dust jacket, top-edge rouged. Faint offsetting to endleaves, author signatures and..... More
Rethinking Criminal Law.
Fletcher, George P. Rethinking Criminal Law. Little, Brown and Company, [1978]. xxviii, 898 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped front cover and spine. Previous owner's signature on front inside cover. Underlining on two pages, else very good. $65. * First edition. Still perhaps the most influential and frequently..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed "L.H.", New York, NY, April 16, 1959.
"Of Course it is Pleasant to Have Folks Gather and Tell You That You are a Hot Potato..." [Manuscript]. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. [Ely, Gertrude Sumner (1876-1970)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "L.H.", On Hand's U.S. Court House Letterhead, New York, NY, April 16, 1959]. 6-3/4" x 5-3/4" bifolium, text to recto of..... More
Summary of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Cash Bills, and Promissory...
"The Best Book Upon Bills of Exchange" Bayley, Sir John. Bayley, Francis, Editor. Summary of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Cash Bills, And Promissory Notes. With Considerable Additions. London: Printed by A Strahan, 1830. xx, 624 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary pebbled cloth, gilt library name to front..... More
The New Instructor Clericalis, Stating the Authority, Jurisdiction...
Scarce First Edition of the First Systematic Account of the Court of Common Pleas Impey, John [d. 1829]. The New Instructor Clericalis, Stating the Authority, Jurisdiction, And Modern Practice of the Court of Common Pleas. With Directions for Commencing and Defending Actions, Entring up Judgments, Suing Out Executions, And Proceeding..... More
Group Portrait of the Waite Court, 20" x 24" in 24" x 27-1/2" Matte.
A Portrait of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices in 1882 [Supreme Court, United States]. Bell, C[harles] M[ilton] [1848-1893], Photographer. [Group Portrait of the Waite Court (1874-1888)]. Washington, DC: C.M. Bell, 1882. 15" x 20-1/2" albumen silver print mounted on illustration board with border and printed caption, tipped onto 27-1/2" x...... More
The Proceedings in the Arches-Court of Canterbury in a Cause Between..
"By Reason of Some Natural Imperfection"? [Trial]. Weld v. Weld. The Proceedings in the Arches-Court of Canterbury in a Cause Between the Hon. Mrs. Catherine Weld, Daughter to the Lord Aston; And Edward Weld, Esq; Her Husband. Containing, I. Her Libel Exhibited Against Him for Impotency. II. Her Answer and..... More
The Jury in the Trial of Jacob Van Arsdale for the Murder of Jasper...
"We Find the Defendant Guilty..." [Van Arsdale, Jacob (1814-1895), Defendant]. [Baird, Jasper B. (d.1867)]. The Jury in the Trial of Jacob Van Arsdale for the Murder of Jasper B. Baird. [Somerville, NJ?, 1867]. 6" x 9-1/2" composite albumen silver print mounted on 10" x 12-1/2" illustration board with border and..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P Knowlton, January 22, 1903.
Holmes Warmly Congratulates His Successor on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Knowlton, Marcus Perrin (1839-1918)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P. Knowlton, Washington, DC, January 22, 1903]. Content to first 2 pp. of 7-3/4" x 5" U.S. Supreme Court bifolium letterhead. Moderate toning, single..... 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
The Study and Practice of The Law Considered in Their Various...
How to Become a Proper Attorney [Raithby, John (1766-1826)]. The Study and Practice of the Law, Considered in Their Various Relations to Society. In a Series of Letters. By a Member of Lincoln's Inn. Portland, ME: Thomas B. Wait, 1806. xiii, 364, [3] pp. Includes three-page publisher catalogue. Octavo (8"..... More
Harvard Law Review Vols 1 to 17 (1887-1904) in 17 books
First Printings of the First Volumes of Harvard Law Review Harvard Law Review Association. Harvard Law Review. Cambridge: Published by the Harvard Law Review Publishing Association. Volumes 1 to 17 (1887-1904). 17 books. Octavo (9-3/4" x 6-1/4"). Contemporary three quarter pigskin over cloth, raised bands and red and black lettering..... More
A New Abridgement and Critical Review of the State Trials, And...
Taken From the First Edition of English State Trials Salmon, Thomas [1679-1767]. A New Abridgement and Critical Review of the State Trials, And of the State Trials, And Impeachments for High-Treason; From the Reign of King Richard II, Down to the Remarkable Trial of Captain Porteous in the Tenth Year..... More
Little Domesday Book. 3 Volumes, 3 Solander Cases, Complete Set.
Alecto's Little Domesday Book [Domesday Book]. Little Domesday Book. London: Alecto Historical Editions, 2000. Three 13" x 8" books, three 13" 8-1/2" solander cases housing pamphlets, color maps and sets of facsimiles. Complete set. Cloth, gilt titles to spines. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, otherwise fine. $1,500. * The Little..... More
The Herefordshire Domesday, 3 Volumes and 2 Maps in Slipcase.
Alecto's Herefordshire Domesday [Great Domesday Book]. [County Edition]. The Herefordshire Domesday. London: Alecto Historical Editions, 1987-1988. Three 16" x 11" books, one with two folding color maps, in slipcase. Quarter cloth over textured paper, gilt titles to spines, slipcase covered in matching textured paper. Light edgewear to slipcase, some fading..... More
Security Interests in Personal Property. Little, Brown & Co. 2 Vols.
An Acknowledged Authority on Security Interests Gilmore, Grant. Security Interests in Personal Property. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1965. 2 Vols. xxxiv, 651; xiii, 653-1508 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth hardcover, light shelfwear, internally clean. Previous owner's signature on front pastedowns. Volume two front hinge cracked but secure, else very good..... More
Discharge of Debt and Land Grant, York County, Massachusetts, 1741/2.
A Debt Discharged in Colonial Massachusetts [Manuscript]. [Massachusetts]. [Discharge of Debt and Land Grant]. York County, Massachusetts, February 26, 1741/2. Text in ink to recto of single 12-1/4" x 7-1/2" sheet with wax seal and docket to verso, signed with John Dixon's mark. Moderate toning, light foxing and soiling, horizontal..... More
Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, 4th ed.
Antebellum Edition of Story on the Conflict of Laws Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Bennett, Edmund Hastings [1824-1898], Editor. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Revised, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged. Boston..... More
Commentaries on American Law. Eleventh Edition, 1867. 4 Volumes.
A Well-Preserved Copy of Kent's Commentaries Kent, James [1763-1847]. Comstock, George [1811-1892], Editor. Commentaries on American Law. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1867. Four volumes. 8 pp. publisher catalogue bound before title page of Volume I. Octavo (9-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands, red and..... More
An Historical Account of the British Army, And of Law Military...
A Comprehensive Nineteenth-Century Treatise on British Military Law Samuel, E. An Historical Account of the British Army, And of Law Military, As Declared by the Ancient and Modern Statutes, And Articles of War for Its Government With a Free Commentary on the Mutiny Act, And the Rules and Articles of..... More
An Introduction to the Law Relative to Trials at Nisi Prius.
Buller's Guide to the Circuits [C] [Buller, Sir Francis [1746-1800]. An Introduction to the Law Relative to Trials at Nisi Prius. London: Printed by W. Straham and M. Woodfall, 1772. vii, [1], 330, [42] pp. Quarto (10-1/2" x 9"). Later library cloth, gilt title, publication date, library name and fillets..... More