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A History of English Law. Vols 1-9, 1924-1956, Tables & Index 10 books
An Indispensable Work of Great Authority Holdsworth, Sir William S. A History of English Law. Volumes I-IX: Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1924-1956; Tables and Index by Edward Potton, 1932. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1924-1956. Volumes 1-9 of what became a 17 volume set. Original blue cloth. Scuffing and..... More
A Bibliography of Nineteenth Century Legal Literature... 3 Volumes
Adams, J.N. and M.J. Davies. A Bibliography of Nineteenth Century Legal Literature: an author and subject catalogue of law treatises and all law related literature held in the legal collections of the Inns of Court in England, the British copyright libraries, Harvard University Library, and the Library of Congress. Avero..... More
The Later Court Hands in England from the Fifteenth to 17th Century
Jenkinson, Hilary. The Later Court Hands in England from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century. Illustrated from the Common Paper of the Scriveners' Company of London, the English Writing Masters & the Public Records. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Printed by W. Lewis, M.A., at the University Press, 1927. Part I...... More
The Charities Act, 1960.
Nathan, Harry Louis. Lidderdale, Jane H. Nugee, Edward George. The Charities Act, 1960. London: Butterworths, 1962. xxiv, 273 pp. Hardcover. Near-fine, some scuffs to back board. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. $65. * Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Enoch Powell during his brief period in office as..... More
Coverage of Gibbons v Ogden in Niles' Weekly Register, March 27, 1824.
Contemporary Coverage of a Landmark Supreme Court Decision [United States Supreme Court]. [Gibbons v. Odgen]. Niles' Weekly Register. Third Series, No. 4, Vol. II. March 27, 1824. Baltimore: Edited and Published by H. Niles, 1824. 49-64 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Disbound, leaves separating but secure, moderate toning, light foxing..... More
"Justice Brandeis and The University of Louisville School of Law."
Miller, Neville. "Justice Brandeis and The University of Louisville School of Law." In The Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 34 No. 2, April, 1960. Louisville, KY: The Filson Club Incorporated, 1960. 200 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear, front hinge cracked, internally clean. $25. * Includes Dean Miller's address delivered upon the..... More
The Port Books of Southampton, or (Anglo-French) Accounts of Robert...
Florys, Robert, (Active 1426-1443). Studer, Paul, Editor. The Port Books of Southampton, or (Anglo-French) Accounts of Robert, Water-Bailiff and Receiver of Petty-Customs, A.D. 1427-1430. Southampton, Cox & Sharland, 1913. xxxv, 179 pp. Cloth. Ex-library. Light shelfwear. Ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Library stamps..... More
National Galaxy, or, Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents..
"Engraved on Steel, In the Highest Style of the Art" [Broadside]. Dearborn, Nathaniel [1786-1852], Engraver. National Galaxy, Or, Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents of the United States, Engraved on Steel, In the Highest Style of the Art. Boston: Printed by J. Howe, No. 39, Merchants Row, Boston....Engraved by..... More
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces, Signed Presentation Copy.
Inscribed by Frankfurter to Edith Benham Helm Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: An Intimate Portrait as Recorded in Talks with Dr. Harlan B. Phillips. New York: Reynal & Company, [1960]. [ix], 310 pp. Cloth in lightly soiled and edgeworn Secker & Warburg dust jacket, 7" x 5" black-and-white promotional..... More
A History of English Law. 17 vols. Complete set.
An Indispensable Work of Great Authority Holdsworth, Sir William S. A History of English Law. Edited by A.L. Goodhart and H.G. Hanbury. With an Introductory Essay and Additions by S.B. Chrimes. Index volume prepared by John Burke. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., and Sweet & Maxwell, 1966-1997. 17 Volumes, complete..... More
The Prisoners' Friend---Extra, Boston, December, 25, 1850.
The British Parliament Seeks Information About U.S. Criminal Laws [Broadside]. Spear, Charles [1803-1863]. The Prisoners' Friend---Extra. Boston: The Prisoners' Friend, December 25, 1850. 9-1/2" x 8-3/4" broadside, single-column text below headline. Moderate toning, light edgewear and discoloration along edges, horizontal fold lines, one-inch tear to fold with no loss to..... More
Account Book, Stephentown, NY, 1813-1857.
Nineteenth-Century Account Book of a Hudson Valley Justice of the Peace [Manuscript]. [Sweet, Rufus (1774-1860)]. [Account Book]. [Stephenville, NY, 1813-1857]. [288] pp. Quarto (7-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Considerable wear, lower section of spine lacking, front board and first two signatures detached. Main text in neat hand..... More
Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice...
"A More Powerful, Eloquent and Convincing Address Was Never Made" Hichborn, Charles S. [1856-1941]. Henry Lambert: A Plea for Humanity and an Argument for Justice Before the Governor and Council. Augusta, ME: [S.n.], 1923. 43, [5] pp. Softbound in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning and shelfwear to exterior, hinges cracked..... More
The Murders of Mer Rouge, 1923.
Two Victims of the Louisiana Klan Rogers, John. The Murders of Mer Rouge. St. Louis: Security Publishing Co., 1923. 64 pp. Illustrated. Stapled pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Moderate toning, small tear to pp. 61-62 affecting text without loss, ink owner signature (of Edgar [illegible]). $250. * Only edition. After..... More
Felix Frankfurter in New Masses, Volume 30, Number 4, January...
[Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. "Felix Frankfurter." Unsigned article in New Masses, Volume 30, Number 4 (January 17, 1939). P. 13. Front cover features a woodcut portrait of Frankfurter. Softbound, moderate edgewear and toning. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $50. More
Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968.
Abba Eban Discusses Hamilton Fish's Forthcoming Visit to Israel [Manuscript]. Eban, Abba [1915-2002]. [Typed Letter, Signed, To Fanny Holtzmann, Jerusalem, July 19, 1968]. Single-sided letter on 10-3/4" x 8-1/2" letterhead ("Minister for Foreign Affairs), signed "Abba Eban." Moderate toning, two horizontal fold lines, small abrasion to verso from adhesive removal..... More
Earldoms in Fee; A Study in Peerage Law and History.
Ellis, R. Geoffrey. Earldoms in Fee; A Study in Peerage Law and History. London: Saint Catherine Press, 1963. xv, 236 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear with some fading to spine and rear board. Internally clean. $30. More
Record of Public Hearing Before Joint Committee on the Judiciary...
[Sacco-Vanzetti Case]. Record of Public Hearing Before Joint Committee on the Judiciary of the Massachusetts Legislature Committee for the Vindication of Sacco and Vanzetti, 1959. On the Resolution of Representative Alexander J. Cella recommending a Posthumous Pardon for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Gardner Auditorium, Massachusetts State House, Boston, April..... More
"Felix Frankfurter at Oxford" in Quest, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1965...
Berlin, Isaiah [1809-1997]. "Felix Frankfurter at Oxford" in Quest, Volume 1, Number 1 (September 1965). Pp. 20-22. Hardcover in dust jacket. Moderate shelfwear and foxing to dust jacket, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $50. More
Medieval Crime and Social Control.
Hanawalt, Barbara, Editor. Wallace, David, Editor. Medieval Crime and Social Control. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, [1999]. xvi, 259 pp. Softcover. Near-fine. Internally clean. $25. * Contents: Fear of Crime in Late Medieval France, Claude Gauvard; Needful Things, Louise O. Fradenburg; In Defense of Revenge, William Ian Miller; "The Doom..... More
Friends of the Chief Justice: The Osgoode correspondence in the...
Osgoode, William. Hay, Douglas, Editor. Ruth Paley, Editor. Friends of the Chief Justice: the Osgoode Correspondence in the Archives of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Toronto: Law Society of Upper Canada, 1990. xvi, 323 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. $20. More
The Future of Wisdom in America, In Panorama Vol 1 No 4, 1952.
With an Article by Learned Hand [Hand, Learned (1872-1961)]. "The Future of Wisdom in America." In Panorama: Inter-American Cultural Review, Vol. 1 Num. 4, 1952. Washington, DC: Pan American Union, [1952]. 96 pp. Softbound, light shelfwear, else fine. $75. * With eight articles in English and Spanish. "Judge Learned Hand..... More
A Tribute to Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, In Contemporary Jewish Record.
Includes the First Appearance in Print of Hand's Tribute to Cardozo Upon His Death Contemporary Jewish Record. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. "A Tribute to Benjamin Nathan Cardozo." In Contemporary Jewish Record, Volume 1 Number 1, September 1938. New York: Published Bi-Monthly by the American Jewish Committee, 1938. 96 pp. Softbound, moderate..... More
Justice Holmes to Doctor Wu, An Intimate Correspondence, 1921-1932.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1841-1935]. [Wu, Jingxiong (1899-1986)]. Justice Holmes to Doctor Wu: An Intimate Correspondence, 1921-1932. New York: Central Book Company, [1947]. 58 pp. Frontispiece with tissue overlay. Stampled pamphlet in stiff wrappers. Light wear to spine ends and corners, light fading along spine and fore-edges of wrappers. $35. *..... More
"The Justice Holmes I Knew" in Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine...
Sandburg, Carl [1878-1967]. "The Justice Holmes I Knew" in Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine, May 11, 1958. P.12. Softbound, light shelfwear and soiling to exterior, internally clean. Item housed in custom cloth folder, printed paper title label to spine. $75. More