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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 about Reports of Cases...in Chancery
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 about Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery
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 about Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber
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. $25. * One of the best collections of legal quotations ever. McNamara's attractive and well-indexed volume provides over 2,000 quotations arranged under... More about Ragbag of Legal Quotations
Lynching and the Law.
An Influential Treatise on Lynching Chadbourn, James Harmon. Lynching and the Law. Originally published: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1933. xivi, 221 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778295; ISBN-10: 1584778296. Hardcover cloth. New. $65. * This title was issued under the auspices of the... More about Lynching and the Law
A Treatise on the Bankrupt Laws. First edition. London, 1811.
The State of English Bankruptcy Law in 1811 Whitmarsh, Francis [1777-1857]. A Treatise on the Bankrupt Laws. London: Printed by A. Strahan, 1811. xi, 83, 330 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing to boards, rubbing to extremities with wear... More about A Treatise on the Bankrupt Laws. First edition. London, 1811
Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees...
Hemard's Illustrated French Tax Code Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees. Texte Inegral des Lois, Decrets, Decrets-Lois, Decret de Codification, Suivi d'un Formulaire Administratif. Paris: Editions Litteraires et Artistiques/Librairie "Le Triptyque", [1944]. x, 330, [1] pp. 183 illustrations, 62 of them in color. 8... More about Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees
Trattato Elementare di Medicina Legale Fondato Sopra una Diagnostica.
A Scarce Nineteenth-Century Italian Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence Perrone, Pietro. Trattato Elementare di Medicina Legale Fondato Sopra una Diagnostica e Logica Medico-Giudiziaria Secondo lo Spirito delle Leggi Romane e Vigenti. Corredao di una Raccolta di Rapporti Medico-Legali per Ogni Caso da Riunire la Parte Practica alla Teoretica; Opera Diretta a.... More about Trattato Elementare di Medicina Legale Fondato Sopra una Diagnostica
Tractatus Absolutissimus de Feriis, Solennibus, Repentinis, Et...
1675 Treatise on Laws Governing the Church Calendar Cala, Cesare. Cala, Carlo, Editor. Tractatus Absolutissimus de Feriis, Solennibus, Repentinis, Et Indictis. Et qui Actus Iuridici Valeant Tempore Feriarum Explicari. Quibus Feriis Renunciari. Et in Quibus Causis Feriarum Exceptio Possit Opponi. Opus Posthumum, In Cuius Quinta Quaestione Centum, & Altera Fallentiis... More about Tractatus Absolutissimus de Feriis, Solennibus, Repentinis, Et
The Laws of the United States of America, In Three Volumes.
Complete First Folwell Edition with Swift's Index [United States]. [Congress]. [Folwell, Richard (1768?-1814), Printer]. [Swift, Zephaniah (1759-1823), Compiler of Index]. The Laws of the United States of America. Published by Authority. Philadelphia: Printed by Richard Folwell, 1796-1797. Three volumes. [iv], [5]-494, [iv], [5]-576; [iv], [5]-477, [131] pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x.... More about The Laws of the United States of America, In Three Volumes
Ward and Lock's Popular Law Dictionary: Forming a Concise Compendium.
Scarce Nineteenth-Century English Legal Dictionary Ward, Lock and Company, Ltd. Ward and Lock's Popular Law Dictionary: Forming a Concise Compendium of the Common and Statute Law of England and Wales, Including Technical Terms, Historical Memoranda, Legal Points and Practical Suggestions on an Immense Variety of Subjects of General Interest Relating... More about Ward and Lock's Popular Law Dictionary: Forming a Concise Compendium
Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft.
A Female Slave in New York City is Tried for Stealing Money from Her Master [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Slavery]. [New York]. [Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft]. [New York City, 1799]. Part-printed jury true bill, 13" x 8," dated October 1, 1799, content to recto... More about Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft
The Story of My Life, Signed Limited First Edition.
Signed Limited First Edition of Darrow's Story of My Life Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. The Story of My Life. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. viii, [iv], 465 pp. Color portrait frontispiece with tissue overlay. Seventeen plates (with 2- illustrations), text illustrations to pp. 283 and 429. Publisher's quarter cloth over... More about The Story of My Life, Signed Limited First Edition
Opuscula nonnulla R. Ludovici Bonifacii Canonici Regularis...
Restoring Discipline in the Augustinian Community of Grand Saint Bernard [Manuscript]. Boniface, Louis. [Hospice de Grand Saint Bernard]. Opuscula Nonnulla R. Ludovici Bonifacii Canonici Regularis Coadiutoris ad Salutiferam Regularis Disciplinae Restitutionem. Sparsim Adiunctis Postea Latis a Sacra Episcoporum & Regularium Congegatione Decretis 1718. [Grand-St.-Bernard, c.1718]. 304 ff. Quarto (9-1/2" x.... More about Opuscula nonnulla R. Ludovici Bonifacii Canonici Regularis
Justice Holmes: The Measure of His Thought.
Murray, Anthony and Edwin G. Quattlebaum III. Justice Holmes: The Measure of His Thought. xi, 196 pp., 38 b&w illustrations. Clark, NJ: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1-61619-388-1. ISBN-10: 1-61619-388-3. Hardcover. Bar code label on rear cover. Else fine. $52. * Written in a...... More about Justice Holmes: The Measure of His Thought
Account Book, Freehold, New Jersey, 1805-1873.
Account Book of a Distinguished Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Jurist [Manuscript]. Vredenburgh, Peter [1805-1873]. [Account Book]. Freehold, NJ, 1829-1839. 231, [13] pp. Oblong octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2"). Reversed calf, black-stamped frames to boards. Light rubbing and some scuffs and scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges with wear to corners... More about Account Book, Freehold, New Jersey, 1805-1873
Trent 1475, Stories of a Ritual Murder
Hsia, R. Po-Chia. Trent 1475: Stories of a Ritual Murder. New Haven: Yale University Press in cooperation with Yeshiva University Library, 1992. xxvi, 173 pp., illustrations. Cloth in a fine dust jacket, internally clean. $65. * On Easter Sunday, 1475, the dead body of a two-year-old boy named Simon was... More about Trent 1475, Stories of a Ritual Murder
A Tryal of Witches, at the Assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds for ...
Inspiration for the Salem Witchcraft Trial? [Trial]. Cullender, Rose [d. 1665], Defendant. Duny, Amy [d. 1665], Defendant. Hale, Sir Matthew [1609-1676], Judge. A Tryal of Witches, At the Assizes Held at Bury St. Edmonds for the County of Suffolk; On the Tenth Day of March, 1664. Before Sir Matthew Hale... More about A Tryal of Witches, at the Assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds for
Old Nick's Pocket-Book; or, Hints for "A Ryghte Pedantique ande ...
"A Ryghte Pedantique ande Mangleinge Publication" [Dubois, Edward (1774-1850)]. Old Nick's Pocket-Book; Or, Hints for "A Ryghte Pedantique Ande Mangleinge" Publication, To be Called "My Pocket-Book." By Himself. London: Printed by J. Moyes, 1808. 112 pp. Lithographed folding 16-1/4 x 11" frontispiece. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Original publisher boards, rebacked... More about Old Nick's Pocket-Book; or, Hints for "A Ryghte Pedantique ande
Truth Brought to Light, Or, The Corrupt Practices of Some Persons...
A 1694 Proposal to Reform the Taxation of Maritime Cargoes [Crosfeild, Robert]. Truth Brought to Light: Or, The Corrupt Practices of Some Persons at Court Laid Open. Whereby Their Majesties, And the Kingdom, Have Been Prejudiced Near One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds this Year; Besides Other Evils that Have... More about Truth Brought to Light, Or, The Corrupt Practices of Some Persons
Vindiciae Decimarum, Of Tithes, a Plea for the Ius Divinum, Drawne...
Jus Divinum or Jus Divinum Regum? Carter, John. Vindiciae Decimarum. Of Tithes, A Plea for the Ius Divinum. Drawne from the Text. London: T. Cotes, 1640. (iv), 56 pp. First leaf blank. Quarto (7" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt title to... More about Vindiciae Decimarum, Of Tithes, a Plea for the Ius Divinum, Drawne
Trent 1475, Stories of a Ritual Murder
Hsia, R. Po-Chia. Trent 1475: Stories of a Ritual Murder. New Haven: Yale University Press in cooperation with Yeshiva University Library, 1992. xxvi, 173 pp., illustrations. Cloth in a fine dust jacket, internally clean. $65. * On Easter Sunday, 1475, the dead body of a two-year-old boy named Simon was... More about Trent 1475, Stories of a Ritual Murder
Quaestionum Juris Publici, Libri Duo, Quorum Primus Est de Rebus...
First Edition of a Classic Study of International Law and the Laws of Armed Conflict Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Quaestionum Juris Publici, Libri Duo, Quorum Primus Est de Rebus Bellicis, Secundus de Rebus Varii Argumenti. Leiden: J.V. Kerckhem, 1737. [xxiv], 384, [32] pp. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6"). Contemporary calf, rebacked... More about Quaestionum Juris Publici, Libri Duo, Quorum Primus Est de Rebus
The Laws of Antigua, Consisting of the Acts of the Leeward Islands...
Compiled Laws of Antigua in Force in 1865 [Antigua]. The Laws of Antigua: Consisting of the Acts of the Leeward Islands in Force in Antigua and the Acts of Antigua from 20 Car. 2., 1668, to 28 Vict., 1864, With Table of Acts, Index of Subject Matter, And Alphabetical Index... More about The Laws of Antigua, Consisting of the Acts of the Leeward Islands
The Law Concerning Lunatics, Idiots, & Persons of Unsound Mind.
"Lunatics, Idiots, & Persons of Unsound Mind" Phillips, Charles Palmer. The Law Concerning Lunatics, Idiots, & Persons of Unsound Mind. London: Butterworths, 1858. xxxi, 473 pp. Octavo (8-3/8" x 5"). Later library cloth, red and black lettering pieces and paper shelf label to spine, endpapers renewed. Light shelfwear and soiling... More about The Law Concerning Lunatics, Idiots, & Persons of Unsound Mind