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John Paul Stevens and the Constitution: the Search for Balance.
Sickels, Robert Judd. John Paul Stevens and the Constitution: the Search for Balance. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, [1988]. xi, 203 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Internally clean. $20. More
Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland...
One of the Standard American Texts of the Nineteenth Century Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Story, William Wetmore (1819-1895), Editor]. Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland, As Administered in England and America; With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. London: V...... More
Julius Stone: An Intellectual Life.
Star, Leonie. Julius Stone: An Intellectual Life. South Melbourne: Sydney University Press, [1992]. x, 300 pp. Hardcover, in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: 1. Beginnings; 2. Early Career; 3. The War Years; 4. The Province and Function of Law; 5. The University of Sydney; 6. International..... More
First Principles: the Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas.
Gerber, Scott Douglas. First Principles: the Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas. New York: New York University Press, [1999]. ix, 281 pp. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. Library stamp to front free endpaper, otherwise clean and bright. $30. * Contents: Politics. Judging Thomas; The "natural law thing"; Law. Civil rights; Civil liberties;..... More
Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania A History, 1623-1923. 3 vols.
The Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania Eastman, Frank M. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923. New York: The American Historical Society, 1922. Three volumes with continuous pagination. 878 pp. Frontispieces. Plates. Three-quarto morocco stamped cloth over plain cloth, gilt titles to spines. Light shelfwear, a few minor nicks..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, Second Edition.
Story's Final Treatise Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, And Guarantees of Notes, And Checks on Banks and Bankers. With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown; London: Stevens and Norton, 1857. xxxi, 700..... More
Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books, 5th ed. Eller 7...
First Oxford Edition in Octavo of Blackstone's Commentaries Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, printed for William Strahan, Thomas Cadell, and Daniel Prince, 1773. Four volumes. [xii], 485; [viii], 520, xix; [viii], 455, xxvii; [viii], 443, vii..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and...
First Edition of Story on Agency Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Agency as a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence, With Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1839. xxiii, 544 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Recent period-style morocco..... More
The Unjust Judge: A Memorial of Roger Brooke Taney, Late Chief Justice
"Next to Pontius Pilate, Perhaps the Worst That Ever Occupied the Seat of Judgment" [Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)]. The Unjust Judge. A Memorial of Roger Brooke Taney, Late Chief Justice of the United States. New York: Baker & Godwin, Printers, 1865. 68 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in..... More
Thoughts on Peace, Inscribed by Bernard Baruch, 1944.
Inscribed by an Eminent Statesman to his Daughter [Baruch, Bernard M. (1870-1965)]. "Thoughts on Peace." At head of title: Speeches at the Presentation of the Churchman Annual Award for Distinguished Service in the Promotion of Goodwill and Better Understanding Among All Peoples in 1944 to Bernard M. Baruch. [New York..... More
Mr Justice Brandeis, From Harper's Monthly, January 1934.
Laski, Harold J. Mr. Justice Brandeis. From Harper's Magazine, vol. 168, January 1934. [209]-218 pp. 9-1/4" x 5-3/4" unsewn sheets. Fine, housed in 9-3/4" x 6-1/2" cloth folder. $100. * Laski [1893-1950] was a teacher, political scientist, and leader of the Labour Party. His ideas influenced the work of Felix..... More
Brandeis: His Advice to Young Men Seeking Public Careers...
Memories of Brandeis Denman, William [1872-1959]. Brandeis: His Advice to Young Men Seeking Public Careers-Religion in Politics. Address of United States Circuit Judge William Denman at a Meeting in San Francisco in Commemoration of Justice Brandeis' Eightieth Birthday. Reprint from "The Recorder," issue of November 19, 1936. [San Francisco: The..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, First Edition.
First Edition of Story's Final Treatise Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, And Guaranties of Notes, And Checks on Banks and Bankers. With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown, 1845. xxviii, 675 pp..... More
Commentaries on the Law of Bailments... First Edition, Boston, 1832.
Story on Bailments, First Edition Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Bailments, With Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown, 1832. xxxiv, 411 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/4"). Period-style calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine. Fading and a...... More
Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland...
First Edition of One of the Standard American Texts of the Nineteenth Century Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Foreign and Inland, As Administered in England and America; with Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little..... More
Dred Scott v Sandford, 60 U.S., 19 Howard 393 (1856), A Landmark Case.
Second Official Printing of the Dred Scott Decision [Supreme Court, United States]. [Dred Scott v. Sandford]. Howard, Benjamin C. [1791-1872], Reporter. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume XIX. Washington, D.C.: William M. Morrison and Company, 1859. ix, [1], 662 pp. Octavo..... More
The History of Ohio Law. 2 volumes. in slipcase.
Benedict, Michael Les. Winkler, John F. The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. In slipcase. Fine, as new. $25. More
The International Joint Commission between the United States of...
Chacko, Chirakaikaran Joseph. The International Joint Commission between the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada. New York: Columbia University Press, 1932. 431 pp. Hardcover. Ex-library. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Ink location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Library stamps to endleaves. Punch stamp to..... More
The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature...
The First English Translation of Pufendorf's De Officio Hominis et Civis Pufendorf, Samuel von [1632-1694]. Motte, Benjamin [d.1710], Translator. The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature. By that Famous Civilian Samuel Puffendorf, Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations, In the University of Heidelberg, And..... More
The Cry of the Creditors upon Bankrupt Estates in Scotland Renewed...
"A Project for Retrieving Credit" [Bankruptcy]. [Scotland]. The Cry of the Creditors upon Bankrupt Estates in Scotland Renewed; Containing a Project for Retrieving Credit, And Advancing Trade, By Preventing Tedious Law-Suits: Again Addressed to the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, Members of Parliament, And all Scotsmen. Edinburgh..... More
The Royal Navy and Anglo-Jewry, 1740-1820: Traders and Those Who...
Green, Geoffrey L. The Royal Navy and Anglo-Jewry, 1740-1820: Traders and Those Who Served. London: G.L. Green, [1989]. 244 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $45. More
Sommario del Codice dei Delitti e delle Pene pel Regno d'Italia.
Rare Index to Italy's Napoleonic Penal Code [Kingdom of Italy]. Sommario del Codice dei Delitti e delle Pene pel Regno d'Italia. Disposto per Ordine Alfabetico. Milan: Dalla Tipografia di Francesco Sonzogno di G.B., 1811. [ii], 112 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Sewn pamphlet in printed wrappers, signatures uncut, edges untrimmed..... More
Analyse Raisonee de l'Esprit des Loix. Pisa, 1784.
Rare Italian Printing of a Study of Montesquieu Bertolini, Stefano [1711-1782]. Analyse Raisonee de l'Esprit des Loix. Pisa: Chez Jacques Grazioli, 1784. 125, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary stiff patterned wrappers. Light rubbing to extremities, patterned paper of spine lightly worn. Light toning to interior, light soiling to..... More
The Duello, Or, Single Combat, From Antiquity Derived into this...
Selden on Dueling Selden, John [1584-1654]. The Duello, Or, Single Combat: From Antiquity Derived into this Kingdom of England; With Several Kinds and Ceremonious Forms Thereof from Good Authority Described. By the Learned Mr. Selden. Printed in the Year 1610. And Now Re-Printed. London: Printed for William Bray in Exeter-Court..... More
A Collection of All the Publicke Orders, Ordiances and Declarations...
Ordinances and Orders from the First English Civil War [Great Britain]. [Parliament]. A Collection of All the Publicke Orders Ordinances and Declarations of Both Houses of Parliament, From the Ninth of March 1642. Untill December 1646. Together with Severall of his Majesties Proclamations and Other Papers Printed at Oxford. Also..... More