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Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer [1834-36]
Crompton, Charles; R. Meeson & H. Roscoe. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1834-36]. With American Cases by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-73. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Crompton, Charles & John Jervis. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber [1830-32]. American Decisions by Hare & Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1865-66. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Worn, covers detached, portions of spines lacking. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 534. More
Crown Cases Reserved...
Denison, Stephen Charles. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration & Decided by the Judges of England [1844-52.] Volume II Continued by R.R. Pearce, American Cases by G. Shearswood. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1853. Two volumes. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. One volume rebacked, covers detached, rehinged with tape. Internally sound.$100. *Wallace 538. More
Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords [1831-46
Clark, C. and W. Finnelly. Reports of Cases...in the House of Lords on Appeals and Writs of Error [1831-46]. Edited with Notes & References to American & subsequent English Cases by J.C. Perkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1873-74. Twelve volumes. 10 volumes contemporary calf, 2 volumes cloth. Ex-library. Worn..... More
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
Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]
Hall, Frederick James & Philip Twells. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1848-50]. London: W. Maxwell, 1850-51. Two volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Exterior scuffed, worn. Covers detached, one volume repaired with tape. Internally sound.$75. *Wallace 527. More
Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius
Foster, T. Campbell and W.F. Finlason. Reports of Cases Decided at Nisi Prius and at the Crown Side on Circuit...[1856-67]. London: Sweet & Norton [et al.], 1860-67. Four volumes. Contemporary law calf. Ex-library. Worn, covers detached, reattached with tape. Internally sound. $100. *First edition. Maxwell and Brown, Checklist of British..... More
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
Common Bench Reports
Manning, James; T.C. Granger and John Scott. Common Bench Reports. Cases Argued & Determined in the Court of Common Pleas [1845-1856]. Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1852-62. Eighteen volumes. Contemporary calf, one volume in cloth. Ex-library. Worn, spines chipped, most covers detached, crudely repaired. Lacks Index volume. Internally sound. $200..... More
A Digest of the Reported Decisions
Mews, John. A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate, Admiralty, and Divorce...[1756-1883]. London: H. Sweet; Stevens & Sons and W. Maxwell & Son, 1884. Seven volumes. Contemporary three-quarter calf. Worn, covers of four volumes detached (some repaired with tape). Internally sound. $250. *First..... More
Reports...in the High Court of Chancery
Vesey, Francis Jr. Reports of Cases...in the High Court of Chancery [1789-1817]. Edited with Notes & References to American Law and Subsequent English Decisions by Charles Sumner. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1894-95. Twenty volumes. Star-paged. Contemporary calf. Ex-library. Spines rubbed, some spines chipped, several joints cracked, several..... More
Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer
Meeson, R. and W.N. Welsby. Reports of Cases...in the Courts of Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber [1836-47]. With References to Decisions in the American Courts. Edited by J.I. Clark Hare & H.B. Wallace. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson & Co., 1864-70. Sixteen volumes. Contemporary calf, two volumes clothbound. Ex-library. Extremely worn. Covers..... More
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
The Succession to the English Crown, A Historical Sketch.
With Useful Succession Tables Bailey, Alfred. The Succession to the English Crown. A Historical Sketch. London: Macmillan and Co., 1879. xxxviii, 298, [1], 39 pp. 25 tables, 5 folding. 39 pp. publisher catalogue. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary pebbled cloth, black-stamped frame and gilt library name and insignia to boards..... More
Observations on the Offices of Secretary of State, Lord Privy Seal...
A Rare Study by a Notable Antiquarian Nicolas, Sir (Nicholas) Harris [1799-1848]. Observations on the Offices of Secretary of State, Lord Privy Seal, And Lord Chamberlain of the King's Household; With Remarks on the Great Seal of England. [London: Eyre and Spottiswoode], 1837. 140 pp. Octavo (10" x 6-1/4"). Later..... More
The Law of the Office and Duties of the Sheriff, With the Writs...
The Sheriff in Victorian England Churchill, Cameron. Bruce, Sir Alexander Carmichael. The Law of the Office and Duties of the Sheriff. With the Writs and Forms Relating to the Office. London: Stevens and Sons, 1879. [vi], [v]-xlv, 406 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Contempoary pebbled cloth, blind frames, gilt library..... More
A Report of the Judgment Delivered... [With Two Other Titles]
A Controversial Irish Divorce Case Paget, John. Ecclesiastical Courts. A Report of the Judgment Delivered by Dr. Radcliffe, In the Case of Talbot v. Talbot, In the Consistorial Court of Dublin, On the 2nd of May, 1854; With Observations on the Practice of the Ecclesiastical Courts. London: Thomas Blenkarn, 1854..... More
An Inquiry into the Origin of the Office and Title of the Justice...
A Scarce History of Justices of the Peace Sharpe, James Birch. An Inquiry into the Origin of the Office and Title of the Justice of the Peace, With an Appendix, On Some of the Defects of Our Ancient Statute Book, &c. &c. &c. London: Shaw and Sons, 1841. xiv, 208..... More
A Practical Treatise on the Law of Advowsons.
An Important Form of Patronage in the Anglican Church Mirehouse, John [1789-1850]. A Practical Treatise on the Law of Advowsons. London: Printed by A. Strahan, 1824. xxxv, 323 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Later cloth, gilt fillets, title, library name and publication date to spine, endpapers renewed. Light soiling, spine..... More
An Exposition of the Law of Parliament, As It Relates to the Power...
1837 Treatise on the Power and Privileges of the House of Commons Ferrall, S[imon] A[nsley] [d.1844]. An Exposition of the Law of Parliament, As It Relates to the Power and Privileges of the Commons' House. To Which are Added, The Proceedings of the Principal Questions of Privilege Which Have Arisen..... More
Practique Iudiciare es Causes Criminelles, Tresutile et Necessaire...
Very Rare French Edition of Damhouder's Classic Treatise on Criminal Law with 68 Affixed Etchings Damhouder (Damhoudere), Josse (Joost) de [1507-1581]. Practique Iudiciaire es Causes Criminelles, Tresutile et Necessaire a Tous Baillifz, Prevostz, Seneschaux, Escoutettes, Maires, Drossartz, & Autres Iusticiers & Officiers de Toutes Provinces. Outre ce que la Presente..... More
A Treatise on the Court of Referees in Parliament, Containing....
Parliament and the Regulation of Public Utilities Fawcett, John Henry [1831-1898]. Littler, [Sir] R[alph] D[aniel] M[akinson] [1835-1908]. A Treatise on the Court of Referees in Parliament, Containing Chapters on the Practice and Jurisdiction of the Court, On the Locus Standi of Petitioners in the House of Commons, And Reports of..... More
Actionum Forensium Progymnasmata, Interpretatio Item Complectens...
Unrestored Contemporary Binding Oldendorp, Johann [c.1486-1567]. Actionum Forensium Progymnasmata, Interpretatio Item, Complectens Vniversi Ivris Cognitionem: Quid Cuique vel Agendo Persequi, Vel Excipiendo Defendere Liceat, Ex Bono & Aequo. In Classes Septem Distincta, Ob Commodiorem Usum: Postremo Recognita & Locupletata. Cologne: Ex Officina Ioan. Gymnici, 1543. 1062, [8] pp. Folio (13"..... More
A History of English Law; Or an Attempt to Trace the Rise, Progress...
History of English Law by a Popular Legal Writer Crabb, George [1778-1851]. A History of English Law; Or an Attempt to Trace the Rise, Progress, And Successive Changes, Of the Common Law; From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1829. vi, 571, [1] pp. Octavo..... More
Lexicon Iuridicum (Juridicum): Iuris Caesarei Simul et Canonici
Important Seventeenth-Century Law Dictionary Calvinus, Johannes [c.1550-c.1610]. Godefroy, Denis [1615-1681], Preface, Editor. Vulteus (Vultejus), Hermann [1555-1634], Preface, Editor. Lexicon Iuridicum: Iuris Caesarei Simul, Et Canonici: Feudalis Item, Civilis, Criminalis: Theoretici, Ac Practici: Et in Schola et in Foro Usitatarum: Ac Eum ex Ipso Iuris Utriusque Corpore, Tum ex Doctoribus &..... More