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Le Code des Gens Honnetes, Ou l'Art de ne Pas Etre Dupe des Fripons.
Balzac's Study of Rogues with Illustrations by Hemard Balzac, Honore de [1799-1850]. Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961]. Code des Gens Honnetes, Ou, l'Art de ne Pas etre Dupe des Fripons. Paris: [Nouvelle Societe d'Edition, 1944]. 162 pp. Text illustrations. Softbound volume, printed title panel to front cover. Light soiling and negligible light..... More
History of the Formation of the Constitution of the United States 2d.
Bancroft, George. History of the Formation of the Constitution of the United States of America. Second Edition. Originally published: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882. 2 Volumes. xxiv, 520; xiv, 501 pp. Reprint Union, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770022. Attractive smyth-sewn light red cloth hardcover with..... More
English Law in India.
Banerjee, Anil Chandra. English Law in India. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, [1984]. viii, 293 pp. Hardcover in lightly worn price clipped dust jacket. $45. More
Catalogue of the Library of Trials and Legal Literature...
An Interleaved and Annotated Copy Bangs & Co. [Arnold, John H.V. (1839-1901)]. Catalogue of the Library of Trials and Legal Literature Belonging to John H.V. Arnold, Esq. The Largest and Most Valuable Collection of the Kind Ever Offered in This City: Comprising Both Civil and Criminal Trials in the Courts..... More
A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and...
A Rare Guide to the 1841 Bankruptcy Act: OCLC Locates no Complete Copies [Bankruptcy]. [Bicknell, George Augustus]. A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and Effect. By a Member of the Bar of New-York. To Which is Annexed, An Authentic Copy of the Bankrupt Act. New..... More
An Account of the Number of Persons Committed to His Majesty's...
Imprisonment for Debt from 1798-1818 [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. An Account of the Number of Persons Committed to His Majesty's Different Prisons in England and Wales, For Debt, From the 31st December 1797 to the 1st of January 1819; With the Number Discharged;-Distinguishing Each Year, And Those who have been Discharged..... More
Observations on Credit, With Relation to the Provisions of the...
"Throwing Trade into Confusion, and Tradesmen into Danger" [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. Observations on Credit, With Relation to the Provisions of the Bankrupt Law and Insolvent Debtors' Acts. [From the Pamphleteer Vol. XIII.] London: [Printed by A.J. Valpy], 1819. [359]-367 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Disbound pamphlet. Light toning, ink library..... More
Observations on Credit, With Relation to the Provisions of the...
"Throwing Trade into Confusion, and Tradesmen into Danger" [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. Observations on Credit, With Relation to the Provisions of the Bankrupt Law and Insolvent Debtors' Acts. [From the Pamphleteer, Vol. XIII.] London: [Printed by A.J. Valpy], 1819. [359]-367 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"; 21 x 13.3 cm). Disbound pamphlet..... More
Observations on the Bill Now Depending in Parliament for the Relief...
A Rare Pamphlet Collecting Public Opinion on Bankruptcy Reform [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. Observations on the Bill Now Depending in Parliament for the Relief of Debtors, &c. In a Series of Letters. London: Printed for J. Millidge, in Maiden-Lane, Covent-Garden, 1780. [ii], 35, [1] pp. Half-title lacking, text complete. Octavo (8"..... More
A Succinct Digest of the Laws Relating to Bankrupts...
Copy of a Summary of Bankruptcy Law with Two Interesting Associations [Bankruptcy]. A Succinct Digest of the Laws Relating to Bankrupts: In Which All the Reported, And Several Manuscript Cases Upon this Important Subject, From the First Passing of the Bankrupt Laws, In the Time of Henry the Eighth, To..... More
A Succinct Digest of the Laws Relating to Bankrupts...
Copy of a 1791 Summary of Bankruptcy Law that Belonged to a Prominent Philadelphia Lawyer [Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. A Succinct Digest of the Laws Relating to Bankrupts: In Which All the Reported, And Several Manuscript Cases Upon this Important Subject, From the First Passing of the Bankrupt Laws, In the..... More
Report from Select Committee on Acts Respecting Insolvent Debtors.
[Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. [House of Commons]. Report from Select Committee on Acts Respecting Insolvent Debtors. [London]: Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 1819. 216 pp. Folio (13" x 8"; 32.8 x 20.4 cm). Later buckram, black-stamped title to spine, endpapers added. Light toning to interior, very light..... More
Report from Select Committee on the Insolvent Debtors Acts...
[Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. [House of Commons]. Report from Select Committee on the Insolvent Debtors Acts, 53 & 54 Geo. III: With the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee. [Wrapper Title: Report on the Insolvent Debtors Acts.] [London]: Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 1816. 115 pp..... More
Supplementary Paper on Bankruptcy and Insolvency. London, 1841.
[Bankruptcy]. [Great Britain]. Law, William John [1786-1869]. Supplementary Paper on Bankruptcy and Insolvency. By William John Law, Esq. Dissentient from the Report. Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. London: Printed by W. Clowes and Sons for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1841. 108 pp. Folio (13-1/2"..... More
Report of the Special Committee to Whom was Referred the Bill for...
An Early Attempt to Reform Bankruptcy Law in Massachusetts [Bankruptcy]. [Massachusetts]. Report of the Special Committee to Whom was Referred the Bill for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, And for the More Equal Distribution of Their Effects. At head of title: House No. 31. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers..... More
The Cry of the Creditors upon Bankrupt Estates in Scotland Renewed...
Rare Pamphlet Outlining "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..... More
Bankruptcy Laws, 1938, The Bankrupt Law of the United States...
[Bankruptcy]. [Senate, United States]. Bankruptcy Laws, 1938: The Bankruptcy Law of the United States, Including All Amendments Thereto Enacted Prior to July 1, 1938, Together with a Codification of All the Laws in Force on September 22, 1938, And Additional Laws Relevant to Proceedings Thereunder. [At head of title page..... More
The Torrey Bankrupt Bill, Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, Presented...
A Rare Document Relating to the 1898 Bankruptcy Act: OCLC Locates 5 Copies, None in Law Libraries [Bankruptcy]. [Senate, United States]. The Torrey Bankrupt Bill. April 30, 1896.- Mr. Mitchell, Of Oregon, Presented the Following Papers, Which were Laid on the Table and Ordered to be Printed.... [At head of..... More
A Guide to the Recovery of Small Debts In and Within Ten Miles of...
An Exceptionally Rare, Reformist Guide to Debt Collection: No Copies on OCLC or Library Hub [Bankruptcy]. Strange, William [fl. 1799-1852], Publisher. [Carpenter, William (1797-1874), Attributed]. A Guide to the Recovery of Small Debts In and Within Ten Miles of the City of London: In Which the Practice, Powers, Jurisdiction, &..... More
The Bankrupt Bill, With Orders and Forms, An Act to Establish a....
Rare Contemporary Guide to the 1867 Bankruptcy Act, OCLC Locates 1 copy in a Law Library [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. The Bankrupt Bill, With Orders and Forms. An Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy Throughout the United States. With General Orders and the Forms of Proceeding in Bankruptcy, As..... More
The Bankrupt Law, Passed by the Thirty-Ninth Congress, March, 1867.
[Bankruptcy]. [United States]. The Bankrupt Law, Passed by the Thirty-Ninth Congress, March, 1867. Popular Edition. New York: James Porteus, General Agent [Baker, Voorhis & Co.], 1867. 39 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"; 23 x 14.5 cm). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers, which have publisher advertisements. Faint vertical fold line, negligible..... More
A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the...
The First Federal Bankruptcy Act: OCLC Locates 1 Copy of this Printing [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by T.L. Plowman, 1801. 28 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"; 17.1 x 10.8 cm). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light..... More
Memorial of Sundry Citizens of the City of Troy, In the State of New..
The "Incalculable Mischiefs" of a National Bankruptcy System [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. Memorial of Sundry Citizens of the City of Troy, In the State of New York, (Against a System of Bankruptcy.) February 11, 1822. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives. At head of title: [61]. Washington [DC]: Printed..... More
The Bankrupt Law of the United States, Passed August 19, 1841....
An Introduction to the Then-Recent Second Federal Bankruptcy Law: OCLC Locates 3 Copies in Law Libraries [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. A Member of the Bar. The Bankrupt Law of the United States, Passed August 19, 1841. With a Commentary Containing a Full Explanation of the Law of Bankruptcy, And Ample References..... More
Memorial of the Citizens of Charleston, Praying the Establishment of..
"Overwhelmed by Debts that Grind Them to the Earth" [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. [Hamilton, James, Jr. (1782-1857)]. Memorial of the Citizens of Charleston, Praying the Establishment of an Uniform System of Bankruptcy. February 8, 1822. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to Which is Committed the Bill to Establish..... More