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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
Reports of Cases in Criminal Law Agrued & Determined in All the...
Cox, Edward W., Editor. Reports of Cases in Criminal Law Argued & Determined in All the Courts in England and Ireland [1843-1921]. London: Published by J. Crockford [and] Horace Cox, 1846-1921. 26 volumes. Octavo (9-1/4" x 6"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and lettering pieces to spines. Moderate... 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
Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws Foreign and Domestic in Regard...
"An Epoch in the Law" Story, Joseph. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Originally published: Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Company, 1834. xxv, [1], 557 pp. Reprinted 2007, 2010 by... More
The Young Clerk's Magazine, Or, English Law-Repository, Containing...
Guidance for Young Clerks [Practitioner in the Law]. The Young Clerk's Magazine: Or, English Law-Repository: Containing a Variety of the Most Useful Precedents of Articles of Agreement, Bonds, Bills, Recognizances, Releases, Letters and Warrants of Attorney, Awards, Bills of Sale, Gifts, Grants, Leases, Assignments, Mortgages, Surrenders, Jointures, Covenants, Copartnerships, Charterparties... More
Bill for Court Fees, Signed, Albany, NY, January 9, 1728...
1728 Receipt for Fees in the Albany Mayor's Court [Manuscript]. Bleecker, Rutger [1675-1756]. [Crawells, William]. [Receipt for Court Fees, Signed]. Albany, NY, January 9, 1728. Single 13" x 8" leaf. Moderate toning and a few light spots, horizontal fold lines, minor edgewear, careful later repairs to tears along fold lines... More
Receipt for Legal Services, Signed, Schenectady County, September 5...
A Receipt for Legal Services, Schenectady County, 1783 [Manuscript]. Van Bergen, Peter [1763-1804]. Cuyler, Hermanus [Lansing, Jeremiah (1754-1817)]. [Receipt for Legal Services, Signed]. Schenectady County, NY, September 5, 1783. Single 12-3/2" x 7-3/4" leaf. Moderate toning and a few light spots, horizontal fold lines, minor edgewear, short clean tear along... More
Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, First Edition.
First Edition of Story's Final Treatise Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes, And Guaranties of Notes, And Checks on Banks and Bankers. With Occasional Illustrations from the Commercial Law of the Nations of Continental Europe. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown, 1845. xxviii, 675 pp... More
Commentaries on the Law of Partnership, First Edition, Boston, 1841.
"A Truly Luminous Exposition" Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Partnership as a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence. With Occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown/London: A. Maxwell, 1841. xxi, 690 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Contemporary sheep, blind... More
Commentaries on the Law of Bailments, First Edition, Boston, 1832.
Story on Bailments, First Edition Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Law of Bailments, With Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown, 1832. xxxiv, 411 pp. Two tipped in leaves at rear with notes on both sides in an early hand. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary... More
A Discourse Upon the Exposition of Statutes. With Sir Thomas...
Thorne, Samuel E., Editor. A Discourse Upon the Exposition and Understanding of Statutes. With Sir Thomas Egerton's Additions. Edited From Manuscripts in the Huntington Library. Originally published: San Marino: Huntington Library, 1942. vii, 194 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773559. ISBN-10: 1584773553. Hardcover. Cloth. New. $20... More
Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard.
First Edition of "An Epoch in the Law" Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Company, 1834. xxv, [1], 557 pp. Octavo (8-1/2"... More
A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Goods and Passengers, First Ed.
The First American Treatise to Discuss Railroads Angell, Joseph K. [1794-1857]. A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Goods and Passengers, by Land and Water. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1849. xxiv, 647, lxxxix, [763]-791 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands and... More
Littleton's Tenures, In French and English, With an Alphabetical...
The First Edition of Littleton with Parallel Texts in English and Law-French Littleton, Sir Thomas [d. 1481]. Littleton's Tenures, In French and English. With an Alphabetical Table of the Principal Matters Therein Contained. London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher and Henry Twyford, Assigns of Richard Atkins, and Edward Atkins... More
Regula Placitandi, A Collection of Special Rules for Pleading...
"Very Useful and Necessary for Clerks, Attorneys, Solicitors, &c." [Pleading]. Regula Placitandi. A Collection of Special Rules for Pleading, From the Declaration to the Issue, In Actions Real, Personal, And Mixt; with the Distinction of Words to be Used Therein, Or Refused. Also Directions for Laying of Actions, Of the... More
Jus Anglorum ab Antiquo: or, a Confutation of an Impotent Libel...
Defending the Rights of the Crown Against Parliament [Atwood, William (d.1705?)]. Jus Anglorum ab Antiquo: Or, A Confutation of an Impotent Libel Against the Government by King, Lords, And Commons. Under Pretence of Answering Mr. Petyt, And the Author of Jani Anglorum Facies Nova: With A Speech, According to the... More
The Science of Judicial Proof As Given by Logic, Psychology, and...
"Absolutely the Last Word on the Matter of Judicial Proof" Wigmore, John Henry [1863-1943]. The Science of Judicial Proof As Given by Logic, Psychology, and General Experience and Illustrated in Judicial Trials. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1937. xxiii, 1065 pp. Two folding plates, illustrations. Original cloth, light shelfwear, negligible... More
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De L'Esprit des Lois par Montesquieu [And] Commentaire sue L'Esprit...
Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Field [Field, Stephen J. (1816-1899)]. Montesquieu, Charles-Louis De Secondat [1689-1755]. De L'Esprit des Lois par Montesquieu. Paris: Daguin Freres, Libraires, 1842. Three volumes. [iv], vi, 508; [iv], 559; [iv], 476 pp. Volume I has portrait frontispiece with tissue overlay. Quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt... More
The Clergy-Man's Vade-Mecum: Or, An Account of the Ancient and...
A Legal Handbook for Eighteenth-Century English Clergymen [Johnson, John (1662-1725)]. The Clergy-Man's Vade-Mecum: Or, An Account of the Ancient and Present Church of England; The Duties and Rights of the Clergy; And of Their Privileges and Hardships. Containing Full Directions Relating to Ordination, Institution, Induction, And Most of the Difficulties... 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
The Dual State. A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship
Landmark Study of Nazi Law Fraenkel, Ernst. The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship. Translated From the German by E.A. Shils, in Collaboration with Edith Lowenstein and Klaus Knorr. Originally published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1941. xvi, 248 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange... More
The First Year of Roman Law.
Useful Introduction to Roman Law Bernard, Fernand. The First Year of Roman Law. Translated by Charles P. Sherman. Originally published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1906. xiii, 326 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190224. ISBN-10: 1616190221. Paperback. Rear cover bumped, else fine. $17.50. * This is... More
The Influence of the Roman Law on the Law of England. Paperback
"The Best Essay on This Subject" Scrutton, Thomas Edward. The Influence of the Roman Law on the Law of England. Originally published: Cambridge: at the University Press, 1885. xvi, 199 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190354; ISBN-10: 1616190353. Paperback. Rear cover and last few pages creased... More
The Book of Oaths, And the Severall Forms Thereof, Both Antient...
A Fascinating Anthology of Oaths [Garnet, Richard, Attributed]. The Book of Oaths, And the Severall Forms Thereof, Both Antient and Modern. Faithfully Collected Out of Sundry Authentike Books and Records, Not Heretofore Extant, Compiled in One Volume. Very Useful for All Persons Whatsoever, Especially Those that Undertake any Office of... More
Pictures from Life's Other Side
"Help Your Fallen Brothers Rise" Weaver, F.J. Pictures from Life's Other Side. N.p.: F.J. Weaver, c.1909. 15 pp. Stapled pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light browning, negligible light shelfwear and soiling, a bit of oxidation around staples, internally clean. $250 * A collection of inspirational and morally instructive poems intended for... More