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Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711-1851)
Garner, Bryan A. Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711-1851). New York, NY : Grolier Club, 2021. xxv, 299 pp. Color illustrations, plates. Hardcover in dust jacket, fine. Limited to 950 copies, the first 50 of which are numbered and signed by the author. This copy No..... More
South Asia Biographical Dictionary Index.
Scholberg, Henry. South Asia Biographical Dictionary Index. Zug, [Switz.]: Inter Documentation Co. AG, [1987]. 2 volumes. volume 1. A-K; volume 2. L-Z. Hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. $20. More
Mr. Justice Holmes.
Frankfurter, Felix, Editor. Mr. Justice Holmes. New York: Coward-McCann, [1931]. viii, 241 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Owner's initials in pencil to front free endpaper. $15. * Contents: Introduction: Mr. Justice Holmes, Benjamin N. Cardozo; Justice Holmes, Morris R. Cohen; Justice Holmes and the liberal mind, John Dewey; Mr..... More
Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of...
A Lethal Dose of Strychnine Intended to Induce Abortion [Trial]. Hersey, George C, Defendant. Yerrinton, James M.W., Reporter. Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Including the Hearing on the Motion in Arrest of..... More
The Tudor Revolution in Government: Administrative Changes in the...
Elton, G. R. The Tudor Revolution in Government: Administrative Changes in the Reign of Henry VIII. Cambridge, [Eng.]: University Press, 1962. xii, 465 pp. Hardcover. Lightly worn. Internally clean. $25. More
Lives of Eminent British Lawyers.
Roscoe, Henry. Lives of Eminent British Lawyers. London: R. & R. Spottiswoode, 1830. 428 pp. Hardcover. Moderately worn with previous owner's inscription to rear free endpaper. $20. * Contents: Sir Edward Coke; John Selden; Sir Matthew Hale; Lord Guilford; Lord Jefferies; Lord Somers; Lord Mansfield; Sir J.E. Wilmot; Sir W...... More
Papist Pamphleteers: the Allen-Persons Party and the Political...
Clancy, Thomas H. Papist Pamphleteers: the Allen-Persons Party and the Political Thought of the Counter-Reformation in England, 1572-1615. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1964. xi, 256 pp. Hardcover. Fine with bookplate to front pastedown. $25. * Contents: Introduction; Her Majesty's opposition; The succession problem; Papal power and royal supremacy; The common..... More
Records and Record Searching: a Guide to the Genealogist and...
Rye, Walter. Records and Record Searching: a Guide to the Genealogist and Topographer. London: E. Stock; Norwich, A.H. Goose, 1888. ii, ii, 204 pp. Hardcover. Light shelfwear with previous owner's signature to front pastedown. Internally some wear to page edges, but otherwise good. $40. More
The early Elizabethan Succession Question, 1558-1568.
Levine, Mortimer. The early Elizabethan Succession Question, 1558-1568. Stanford, [Calif.]: Stanford University Press, 1966. viii, 245 pp. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket, with owner's signature and stamp to front free endpaper. Internally clean. $40. More
The Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, and That of the...
1805 Printing of the Massachusetts Constitution [Massachusetts]. The Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, And That of the United States; The Declaration of Independence, With President Washington's Farewell Address. Printed by Order of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, And by Them Recommended to the Inhabitants of the..... More
A Valuable Assistant to Every Man, Or, The American Clerk's Magazine..
"Calculated for the Use of the Citizens of the United States" Freeman, Samuel [1743-1831]. A Valuable Assistant to Every Man: Or the American Clerk's Magazine. Containing the Most Useful and Necessary Forms of Writings, Which Commonly Occur Between Man and Man, Under the Names of Acquittances, Agreements, Assignments, Awards, Bargains..... More
Mr. Justice Holmes.
Frankfurter, Felix, Editor. Mr. Justice Holmes. New York: Coward-McCann, [1931]. viii, 241 pp. Hardcover. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Owner's initials in pencil to front free endpaper. $15. * Contents: Introduction: Mr. Justice Holmes, Benjamin N. Cardozo; Justice Holmes, Morris R. Cohen; Justice Holmes and the liberal mind, John Dewey; Mr..... More
Law Reporting in England 1485-1585.
Abbott, L W. Law Reporting in England 1485-1585. London: The Athlone Press, 1973. xxi, 372 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. $25. More
Elizabeth I and Her Parliaments.
Neale, J. E. Elizabeth I and Her Parliaments. New York: Norton, 1958. 2 volumes. [volume 1] 1559-1581.; [volume 2] 1584-1601. Hardcover. Light shelfwear with previous owner's stamp to front free endpaper. $15. More
An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government...
Selden's Historical Discourse Selden, John [1584-1654] Bacon, Nathaniel [1593-1660], Editor, Attributed Author. An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government of England, From the First Times to the End of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. With a Vindication of the Antient Way of Parliaments in England. Collected from..... More
Studies in Tudor and Stuart Politics and Government: Papers and...
Elton, G. R. Studies in Tudor and Stuart Politics and Government: Papers and Reviews, 1946-1972. London: Cambridge University Press, [1974]. 2 volumes. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally good and bright. $15. * Contents: v. 1. Tudor politics, Tudor government; v. 2. Parliament, Political thought; v. 3. Papers and..... More
Horae Decanicae Rurales: an Attempt to Illustrate ... the Name and...
Dansey, William. Horae Decanicae Rurales: an Attempt to Illustrate ... the Name and Title, the Origin, Appointment, and Functions, Personal and Capitular, of Rural Deans, with a few Incidental Remarks on the Rise and Decay of Rural Bishops, and on the Incardination of Parochial Clergy, to which is added an..... More
A Profitable Booke of Mr Iohn Perkins, Sometimes Fellow of the Inner..
First English-Language Edition of A Profitable Booke Perkins, John [d. 1545]. A Profitable Booke of Mr. Iohn Perkins, Sometimes Fellow of the Inner Temple. Treating of the Lawes of England. And Now Translated Out of French into English for the Benefit of Young Students, And Others. London: Printed by R.B...... More
Observations on Mr Secretary Peel's House of Commons Speech [with] A..
Two Works on Law Reform, One by Bentham Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Observations on Mr. Secretary Peel's House of Commons Speech, 21st March, 1825, Introducing His Police Magistrates' Salary Raising Bill. Date of Order for Printing, 24th March, 1825. Also on the Announced Judges' Salary Raising Bill, And the Pending County..... More
The Trial of James Ripley, Richard Burton, Robert Hebert...
A Deadly Riot at the Home of a Future Prime Minister [Trial]. Ripley, James, Primary Defendant. The Trial of James Ripley, Richard Burton, Robert Hebert, And Richard Matthews, For the Murder of Jane Watson, At the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, On Saturday the 8th of April, 1815. Taken..... More
The Lawyer's Robinson-Patman Act Sourcebook: Opinions of the FTC and..
Oppenheim, S. Chesterfield. Weston, Glen E. The Lawyer's Robinson-Patman Act Sourcebook: Opinions of the FTC and Courts, and Related Materials. Boston: Little, Brown, 1971. 4 volumes. Hardcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean and bright. $45. More
Basic Documents of International Economic Law.
Zamora, Stephen, Editor. Brand, Ronald A., Editor. Basic Documents of International Economic Law. Chicago: Commerce Clearing House, [1990]. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. Shelfwear, with previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Internally clean and bright. $95. * Contents: Vol. 1. Regulation of international trade; Regulation of international finance; Regulation of foreign..... More
The Probate Law and Practice of California, San Francisco, 1861.
Pre-Fire San Francisco Imprint Belknap, D[avid]. P[rice]. The Probate Law and Practice of California, Containing All the Statutes of the State, Relating to Probate Courts and the Jurisdiction Thereof; The Settlement of Estates of Deceased Persons; The Duties of Guardians; Descents; Wills; Etc., Etc. With Judicial Decisions of This and..... More
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. 1760-1801. 32 Vols.
Jefferson, Thomas. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. 1760-[1801]. Edited by Julian P. Boyd [and others]. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1952-2005. 32 volumes (1-32). Original cloth in lightly to moderately worn dust jackets, light shelfwear to a few volumes, jackets of vols. 1, 11 and 24 lacking. Internally clean. $950. *..... More
Jefferson's Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and...
Bear, James A. Jr. Stanton, Lucia C. Jefferson's Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767-1826. Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1997]. Two volumes. Hardcover cloth, fine in lightly worn dust jackets with fading to spines. $50. * Part of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series. More