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Reports of Cases Upon Appeals and Writs of Error in the House of...
Appeals and Writs of Error in the House of Lords, 1827-1832 Dow, P[atrick], Reporter. Clark, C[harles], Reporter. Reports of Cases Upon Appeals and Writs of Error in the House of Lords, And Decided During the Sessions 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830 [1831, 1832]. London: J. & W.T. Clarke, 1830-1832. Two volumes... More
Ragbag of Legal Quotations
McNamara, M. Frances. Ragbag of Legal Quotations. Albany: Matthew Bender & Company, 1960. xi, 334 pp. Reprinted 1992 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9780963010636; ISBN-10: 0963010638. Hardcover. $50. * One of the best collections of legal quotations ever. McNamara's attractive and well-indexed volume provides over 2,000 quotations arranged under... More
A Dictionary of Law. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases..
Black's Law Dictionary First Edition [1st ed.] Black, Henry Campbell. A Dictionary of Law. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. Including the Principal Terms of International, Constitutional, and Commercial Law; with a Collection of Legal Maxims and Numerous Select Titles from... More
An Historical Introduction to the Land Law
Holdsworth, Sir William. An Historical Introduction to the Land Law. Originally published: London: Oxford University Press, 1927. xxiv, 339 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772620; ISBN-10: 158477262X. Hardcover. Cover lightly soiled. Spine lightly bumped. Else fine. $40. * One of the most distinguished historians of... More
A Compendious Law Dictionary. Containing Both an Explanation of...
Potts, Thomas. A Compendious Law Dictionary, Containing Both an Explanation of the Terms and the Law Itself. Intended for the Use of the Country Gentleman, the Merchant, and the Professional Man. London: Printed for T. Ostell, 1803. iv, 620 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774334; ISBN-10... More
The New Method of Learning and Teaching Jurisprudence (1667)
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm. Translated with Notes by Carmelo Massimo De Iuliis. The New Method of Learning and Teaching Jurisprudence (1667) According to the Principles of the Didactic Art Premised in the General Part and in the Light of Experience. A Translation of the 1667 Frankfurt Edition with Notes by Carmelo... More
Fundamental Legal Conceptions as Applied in Judicial Reasoning...PB
Landmark in the Development of Analytical Jurisprudence Hohfeld, Wesley. Fundamental Legal Conceptions as Applied in Judicial Reasoning. Edited by Walter Wheeler Cook, with a New Foreword by Arthur L. Corbin. Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1964. xv, 114 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190514;... More
Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, With Notes...
Interesting Scholarly Edition of Blackstone Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Lewis, William Draper, Editor. Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, With Notes Selected from the Editions of Archibold, Christian, Cole, Ridge, Chitty, Stewart, Kerr, And Others; And in Addition Notes and References To All Text Books and Decisions... More
An Inquiry Into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the...
Taylor, John. An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States. Originally published: Fredericksburg: Green and Cady, 1814. With an introduction by Roy Franklin Nichols. Yale University Press, 1950. 562 pp. Reprinted 1998, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363465; ISBN-10: 1886363463. Hardcover. Cover... More
The Pound Conference, Perspectives on Justice in the Future...
Inscribed by Warren Burger Levin, A. Leo, Editor. Wheeler, Russell R., Editor. The Pound Conference: Perspectives on Justice in the Future. Proceedings of the National Conference on the Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1979. 377 pp. Frontispiece. Imitation calf, gilt titles... More
Handlexicon zu den Quellen des Romischen Rechts, 3rd ed.
Scarce German Dictionary of Roman Law Terms Heumann, [H]ermann [G]ottlieb. Handlexicon zu den Quellen des Romischen Rechts. Jena: Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Mauke, 1857. [iv], 646, [1] pp. Main text in parallel columns. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Cotemporary three-quarter pebbled cloth over marbled boards. Some rubbing to boards, heavier... More
An Historical Treatise of an Action or Suit at Law, First Edition.
First Edition of Boote's Suit at Law Boote, R[ichard] [d. 1782]. An Historical Treatise of an Action or Suit at Law; And of the Proceedings Used in the King's Bench and Common Pleas, From the Original Processes to the Judgments in Both Courts; Wherein the Reason and Usage of the... More
A Bill to be Entitled an Act to Organize the Supreme Court, 1864.
An 1864 Bill to Organize the Confederate Supreme Court [Confederate States of America]. House of Representatives. A Bill to be Entitled an Act to Organize the Supreme Court. [Richmond, 1864]. 4 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Single folded sheet, moderate toning, minor edgewear, faint traces of inkstamp to head of... More
Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, 2nd Ed. - PAPERBACK
With Introductory Essays by Samantha Power and William A. Schabas Lemkin, Raphael. Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress. Originally published: Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of International Law, 1944. xxxviii, 674 pp. Second Edition by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Introduction... More
An Exact Abridgment of All the Statutes in Force and Use, from...
A Handsomely Bound Digest of English Statutes from Magna Carta to 1720. [Great Britain]. An Exact Abridgment of All the Statutes in Force and Use, From Magna Charta, 9 H. 3. To the Beginning of the Reign of King George. In Four Volumes. London: Printed by His Majesty's Printers, 1720... More
Tractatus Juridicus de Jure Aggerum; Von Teichen und Dammen und...
The First Significant Treatise Devoted to Laws Concerning Dikes and Dams Hackmann, Jodocus [1642-1710]. Tractatus Juridicus de Jure Aggerum; Von Teichen und Dammen und deren Gerechtigkeit: In quo Inexplorata Hactenus Haec Juris Materia, Una cum Suis Pertinentiis, Ac in Specie Claustris & Emissariis, (Vulgo Schleusen und Sielen) Excusse Traditur, &... More
The Nature and Practice of Real Actions, In Their Writs and Process.
First American Edition of Booth's Treatise on Real Actions Booth, George [1635-1719]. Anthon, John, Editor [1784-1863]. The Nature and Practice of Real Actions, in Their Writs and Process, Both Original and Judicial. First American Edition: In Which the Ancient Writs and Records are Correctly Translated from the Latin, with the... More
The Reports of Cases Adjudg'd in the Courts at Westminster, &c...
A Digest of Cases for Justices with a Section About Witchcraft Blackerby, S[amuel]. Blackerby, Nath[aniel], Editor. The Reports of Cases Adjudg'd in the Courts at Westminster, &c. Which Particularly Concern the Office of Justices of the Peace. Alphabetically Disposed Under Their Proper Heads. Some of Which are as Follow, Viz... More
A Treatise of the Nobilitie of the Realme. Collected Out of the Body
"Nobilitie of the Realme" [Bird, William]. A Treatise of the Nobilitie of the Realme. Collected Out of the Body of the Common Law, With Mention of Such Statutes as are Incident Hereunto, Upon a Debate of the Barony of Aburgavenny. With a Table of the Heads Contained in this Treatise... More
Justice Docket, Cattaraugus County, NY, 1861-1862.
Civil-War Era Justice's Docket from Upstate New York [Manuscript]. Scudder, S., Justice. Justice Docket [Spine Title]. Cattaraugus County, NY, 1861-1862. [xxiv], 396 pp. 61 pp. Folio (14" x 9"). Reversed calf, black-stamped fillets to boards, raised bands and lettering pieces to spine, marbled endpapers. Moderate rubbing to boards, heavier rubbing... More
Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes, Titres V Du Mariage, VI....
A Witty (And Very French) View of Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]... More
De Furtis Tractatus, Novus et Singularis, In Quo Contractationum...
A Scarce Treatise on Theft Bonifacio, Giovanni [1547-1635]. De Furtis Tractatus, Novus et Singularis, In Quo Contractationum, Alienarumque Rerum Occupationum Materia Universa Diligenter Examinatur, Complures Leges Venetae Commemorantur, Quidque in Praxi Observandum sit Demonstratur: Iudicibus, Advocatis, Atque Adeo Omnibus Legum Studiosis Utilissimus & Iucundissimus, Quorum Usui Textum ab Allegationibus, Characterum... More
Complete Report of the Trial of Edward O Coburn, And Benjamin F...
A Botched Robbery Leads to Manslaughter [Trial]. Coburn, Edward O., Defendant. Dalton, Benjamin F., Defendant. Complete Report of the Trial of Edward O. Coburn, And Benjamin F. Dalton, For the Manslaughter of William Sumner. Boston: Burnham, Federhen, 1856. 58 pp. 4 woodcut portrait plates. Includes 4 pages of advertisements. Text... More
Narrative of the Life of James Allen, Alias George Walton, Alias...
The Adventures of a New England Highwayman [Criminals]. [Massachusetts]. [Allan, James (1809-1837)]. Narrative of the Life of James Allen, Alias George Walton, Alias James H. York, Alias Burley Grove, The Highwayman. Being his Death-Bed Confession, To the Warden of the Massachusetts State Prison. Boston: Harrington & Co., Publishers, 1837. 32... More
The New Retorna Brevium: Collected from the Many Printed Law-Books...
A Thorough Eighteenth-Century Compendium of Writs [Gardiner, Robert]. The New Retorna Brevium: Collected from the Many Printed Law-Books Extant, Concerning the Retorn of Writs in the Courts of Chancery, Exchequer, King's Bench, &c. Alphabetically Digested in Their Proper Order. To Which are Added and Intermixed Many Special Modern Retorns not... More