Jacob, Giles; Hale, Sir Matthew
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Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer [1834-36]
Crompton, Charles; R. Meeson & H. Roscoe. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1834-36]. With American Cases by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-73. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Crompton, Charles & John Jervis. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1830-32]. American Decisions by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-66. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached, portions of spines lacking. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Crown Cases Reserved...
Denison, Stephen Charles. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration & Decided by the Judges of England [1844-52.] Volume II Continued by R.R. Pearce, American Cases by G. Shearswood. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1853. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. One volume rebacked, covers detached, rehinged with tape. Internally sound.$100. *Wallace 538. More
Reports of Cases...in the Court of Exchequer [1814-24]
Price, George. Reports of Cases...in the Court of Exchequer [1814-24]. London: Various publishers, 1816-32. Ten of thirteen volumes. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, rehinged with tape. Internally sound. $300. * Wallace 534. More
Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords [1831-46
Clark, C. and W. Finnelly. Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords on Appeals and Writs of Error [1831-46]. Edited with Notes & References to American & subsequent English Cases by J.C. Perkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1873-74. Twelve volumes. 10 volumes contemporary calf, 2 volumes cloth. Ex-library. Worn..... More
Reports of Cases...in Chancery
De Gex, J.P.; H. Cadman Jones & R. Horton Smith. Reports of Cases...in Chancery [1862-65]. Edited by J.C. Perkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1873-74. Four volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached. Internally sound.$150. *Wallace 527. More
Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]
Hall, Frederick James & Philip Twells. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]. London: W. Maxwell, 1850-51. Two volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Exterior scuffed, worn. Covers detached, one volume repaired with tape. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 527. More
Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius
Foster, T. Campbell and W.F. Finlason. Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius and at the Crown Side on Circuit...[1856-67]. London: Sweet & Norton [et al.], 1860-67. Four volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, reattached with tape. Internally sound. $100. *First edition. Maxwell and Brown, Checklist of British..... More
Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery
Hare, Thomas. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1841-1853]. With Notes & References to both English & American Decisions by E. Fitch Smith [et al.]. New York: Banks, Gould & Co., 1851-1871. Eleven volumes. Complete set of all volumes published. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn. Most covers detached..... More
A Digest of the Reported Decisions. 1884. 7 Vols. [Mews Digest]
Mews, John. A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate. Admiralty, and Divorce [1756-1883]. London: H. Sweet [et al.], 1884. Seven volumes. Contemporary three-quarter calf. Ex-library. Worn, most covers detached, some crudely repaired. Internally sound. $250. *First edition. Marke 33. More
British Ruling Cases. 8 vols. 1900-1911. of 16 published.
[British Ruling Cases]. British Ruling Cases from Courts of Great Britain, Canada, Ireland, Australia and Other Divisions of the British Empire. Rochester: The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1900-1911. Eight volumes (of sixteen published). Original cloth, leather labels. Ex-library. Some soiling to binding and some spine labels chipped, else a very..... More
Common Bench Reports
Manning, James; T.C. Granger and John Scott. Common Bench Reports. Cases Argued & Determined in the Court of Common Pleas [1845-1856]. Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1852-62. Eighteen volumes. Contemporary calf, one volume in cloth. Ex-library. Worn, spines chipped, most covers detached, crudely repaired. Lacks Index volume. Internally sound. $200..... More
A Digest of the Reported Decisions
Mews, John. A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate, Admiralty, and Divorce...[1756-1883]. London: H. Sweet; Stevens & Sons and W. Maxwell & Son, 1884. Seven volumes. Contemporary three-quarter calf. Worn, covers of four volumes detached (some repaired with tape). Internally sound. $250. *First..... More
Ruling Cases. (1307-1908) 27 vols. with 2 supplement vols. Complete.
Campbell, Robert [Editor]. Ruling Cases. Arranged, Annotated, and Edited... With American Notes by Irving Browne. London: Steven and Sons, Ltd., 1894-1908. Twenty-seven volumes. [with]: Extra Annotations to English Ruling Cases: Tracing the History and Present Authority of Every Decision in the English Cases... Rochester: The Lawyer's Co-operative Publishing Co., 1916..... More
Reports...in the High Court of Chancery
Vesey, Francis Jr. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1789-1817]. Edited with Notes & References to American Law and Subsequent English Decisions by Charles Sumner. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1894-95. Twenty volumes. Star-paged. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. Spines rubbed, some spines chipped, several joints cracked, several..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Court of King's Bench... 12 vols.
Adolphus, John Leycester & Thomas Flower Ellis. Reports of Cases...in the Court of King's [and Queen's] Bench [1834-1840]. London: Printed for Saunders and Benning, 1835-42. 12 Volumes. Contemporary half calf, two volumes in cloth. Ex-library. Worn, most volumes have one of their covers detached, several volumes repaired with tape. An..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Meeson, R. and W.N. Welsby. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber [1836-47]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts. Edited by J.I. Clark Hare & H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-70. Sixteen volumes. Contemporary calf, two volumes clothbound. Ex-library. Extremely worn. Covers..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber
Welsby, W.N.; E.T. Hurlstone & J. Gordon. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1847-56]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts by J.I. Clark Hare and H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-74. Eleven volumes. Contemporary law calf, worn. Ex-library. Rear covers of..... More
8 Year Books of Edward III, 1584-1585. De Termino Hillarii Anno. XVIJ
An Impressive Collection of Eight Year Books of Edward III [Year Books]. Edward III [1312-1377]. De Termino Hillarii Anno. XVIJ. Edwardi Tertij. [London: Richard Tottell, 1584?]. lxxx ff. English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC) S112018. Beale R6. [Bound with] De Termino Hillarii Anno XVIIJ. Edwardi Tertij. [London: Richard Tottell, 1584?]. lix, [1]..... More
English Liberties: Or, The Free-born Subject's Inheritance...
First Edition of a Classic Guide to English Law and Government that Inspired the American Founding Fathers, A Variant Imprint Overlooked by the ESTC [Care, Henry (1646-1688)]. English Liberties: Or, The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance, Containing I. Magna Charta, The Petition of Right, The Habeas Corpus Act; And Divers Other Most..... More
Veterinaria Legale. Turin, 1823.
The First Italian Treatise on Veterinary Law Toggio, Francesco. Veterinaria Legale. Turin: Tipografia Vedova Pomba e Figli, [1823]. xxiii, [1], 444 pp. Final two pages are a list of other works (on veterinary topics) by the author. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Plain publisher stiff wrappers, untrimmed edges, early hand-lettered title..... More
Cannon's Procedure in the House of Representatives, William O...
William O. Douglas's Copy of the U.S. House of Representatives Parliamentary Manual [Douglas, William O. (1898-1980)]. Cannon, Clarence [1879-1964]. Cannon's Procedure in the House of Representatives. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1951. ix, 498 pp. Thumb-tabbed. Flexible calf, gilt title to center of front cover, "Justice Douglas" gilt-stamped..... More
The Law-Dictionary, 1st American Edition, 6 vols, New York, 1811.
First Law Dictionary Printed in America Jacob, Giles [1686-1744]. [Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne (1762-1841)]. The Law-Dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the English Law; Defining and Interpreting the Terms or Words of Art; And Comprising Copious Information on the Subjects of Law, Trade, and Government. Corrected and Greatly..... More
Crime and Its Punishments, A Thesis Delivered in the University...
A Rare English Thesis on Criminal Law from 1901 Boyes, William Osborn. Crime and Its Punishments: A Thesis Delivered in the University Schools, Cambridge, Being an Act Pursuant to Statute Prior to Admission to the Degree of Doctor of Law of Cambridge University. Barnet, Hertfordshire: E. Cowing and Son, Printers..... More
Of Men and Mountains, First Edition, Inscribed by Douglas.
With a Presentation Inscription From Douglas [C] Douglas, William O. [1898-1980]. Of Men and Mountains. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1950]. xiv, 338 pp. Frontispiece. Publisher's cloth bound hardcover, light rubbing to extremities, presentation inscription from Douglas to half title. $300. * Later printing of first edition (1950). The..... More