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Save America First, How to Make Our Democracy Work, New York, 1938.
"How Can We Steer a Democratic Course Between Communism and Fascism?" Frank, Jerome [1889-1957]. Save America First: How to Make Our Democracy Work. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938. xiii, 432 pp. Cloth in moderately edgeworn dust jacket, early notes in pencil to margin of a few leaves. $125. *..... More
Fate and Freedom, A Philosophy for Free Americans, New York, 1945.
Frank, Jerome [1889-1957]. Fate and Freedom: A Philosophy for Free Americans. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. viii, 375 pp. Cloth in moderately edgeworn dust jacket, internally clean. $95. More
Fate and Freedom, A Philosophy for Free Americans, New York, 1945.
Frank, Jerome [1889-1957]. Fate and Freedom: A Philosophy for Free Americans. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. viii, 375 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear, faint spotting to boards, internally clean. $45. More
The Roman Law of Damage to Property. Being a Commentary on Title of...
Grueber, Erwin. The Roman Law of Damage to Property, Being a Commentary on the Title of the Digest Ad Legem Aquiliam (IX. 2) with an Introduction to the Study of the Corpus Iuris Civilis. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1886. xxv, 288 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2020 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More
Code d'Instruction Criminelle, Edition Originale et Seule Officielle.
Attractive Scarce Pocket-Sized 1810 Printing of the French Code of Criminal Procedure [France]. [Criminal Law]. Code d'Instruction Criminelle. Edition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1810. [iv], 323 pp. 16mo. (3-3/4" x 2-1/4") 9.5 cm x 5.7 cm. Contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt fillets to boards, gilt spine with..... More
The Formation and Transmission of Western Legal Culture: 150 Books...
Dauchy, Serge; Georges Martyn; Anthony Musson; Pihlajamaki, Heikki; Wijffels, Alain A. (editors). The Formation and Transmission of Western Legal Culture: 150 Books That Made the Law in The Age of Printing. Switzerland: Springer, 2016. xix, 571 pp. illustrations, facsimiles (some color). 25 cm. Softcover. ISBN 9783319455662. Includes bibliographical references and..... More
D Iustiniani Imperatoris Opus, Prudentum Responsa Caesarumque...
Impressive 1598 Edition of the Corpus Iuris Civilis [Corpus Juris Civilis] Justinian I [485-565CE], Emperor of the East Accursius [c.1182-c.1260], Glossator. Leconte, Antoine [1517-1586], Commentary. Cujas, Jacques [1522-1590], Commentary. Douaren, Francois [1509-1559], Commentary. De Bottis, Jacopo Anello [1524-1581], Commentary. Caravita, Agostino [d.1580], Commentary. D. Iustiniani Imperatoris Opus, Prudentum Responsa Caesarumque..... More
Decretales D Gregorii Papae IX, Cum Glossis Diversorum, Veterum...
An Edition of the Decretals of Gregory IX "Ad Exemplar Romanum Diligenter Recognitae" Gregory IX, Pope [1227-1241]. Raymond of Penaforte, Saint [1175?-1275], Compiler. [Bottoni, Bernardo (d.1266), Glosses]. [D'Andrea, Giovanni (c.1270-1348), Glosses]. [Bolognini, Lodovico, Margarita Decreti]. Decretales D. Gregorii Papae IX. Cum Glossis Diversorum, Veterum et Autheticorum Codicum Operedintegratae. Ad Exemplar..... More
No Shooting on These Premises, Phoenix, c.1920's, Linen 12" x 8-3/4."
Put that Gun Away [Broadside]. [Arizona]. No Shooting on These Premises. Phoenix, AZ: G.G. Morgan Ptg. Co., c.1920. 12" x 8-3/4" broadside printed on linen cloth. Light soiling, light fraying to edges. A curious item. $250. * This broadside was issued in the early years of Arizona's statehood. Today, Arizona..... More
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Code de Procedure Civile [Bound with] Table Alphabetique et Raisonnee.
First Edition of the Code de Procedure Civile with Early Annotations by a Breton Lawyer [Code Napoleon]. [Lucas de Peslouan, Eugene Marie (1791-1873)]. Code de Procedure Civile, Edition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1806. [iv], 246 pp. Interleaved. [Bound with] [Code Napoleon]. Table Alphabetique et Raisonnee des..... More
Code Civil des Francais, Entierement Conforme a l'Edition Originale
Rare Wide-Margined 1804 Edition of the Code Napoleon with Extensive Contemporary Annotations [Code Napoleon]. Code Civil des Francais, Entierement Conforme a l'Edition Originale Precede de la Table des Titres: Suivi des Lois Transitoires; Du Tableau des Distances de Paris aux Chefs-Lieux des Departements et d'une Table Alphabetique des Matieres. Paris..... More
Jurisprudence. 5 Vols.
Pound, Roscoe. Jurisprudence. Originally published: St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1959. 5 volumes. xxvii, 547; xv, 466; xv, 738; xv, 543; xv, 855 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771197; ISBN-10: 1584771194. Hardcover. Small tears to first few pages of Vol. I. Else very good..... More
Lois Europeennes et Americaines sur les Chemins de Fer...
Scarce 1837 Compilation of European and American Railroad Laws Smith, [Valentin]. Chevalier, Michel. Gervoy, M. Lois Europeennes et Americaines sur les Chemins de Fer, Par M. Smith, Conseiller a la Cour Royale de Riom et Membre du Conseil General de la Loire; Avec une Lettre Adressee a Directeur-General des Ponts-et-Chaussees..... More
Journal du Palais, Ou Recueil des Principles Decisions de Tous les...
With Several Interesting Contemporary Annotations [Gueret, Gabriel, Editor]. [Blondeau, Claude, Editor]. Journal du Palais, Ou, Recueil des Principales Decisions de tous les Parlemens et Cours Souveraines de France. Paris: Chez Denys Thierry et Jean Guignard, 1673, 1680. Three volumes (of twelve) in two books. Quarto (9-1/2" x 7"). Contemporary calf..... More
Codicis Justiniani SS Principis, France, c 1830.
Classroom Notes on the Codex Justinianus [Manuscript]. [Justinian I (483-565 CE), Emperor of the East]. Codicis Justiniani SS. Principis. [France, c.1830?]. 564, [11] pp. Folio (12" x 8"). Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, vellum-covered corners to boards. Moderate rubbing to boards, crease to upper corner of front board below..... More
Remarques Faites par Guilleaume Francois Hebert Ecuier Conseiller...
Manuscript Commentary on the Customary Law of Artois [Manuscript]. [Artois]. Hebert, Guillaume-Francois. Remarques Faites par Guillaume Francois Hebert Ecuier Conseiller du Roy au Conseil Provincial d'Artois sur Plusieurs Articles de la Coustume d'Artois et sur Quelques Questions de Droit et de Pratique. Commence en 1695. Artois?, c.1700s. 447 pp. Folio..... More
Introductory Lecture Before the Law School, Greensboro, NC, 1880.
"The Laws of the Ancient Hebrews" Dick, Robert Paine [1823-1898]. Introductory Lecture By Hon. Robert P. Dick, U.S. District Judge. Before The Law School, Greensboro, N.C. Before The Law School, Greensboro, N.C. At Second Session, 1880. Greensboro, NC: Jos. M. Reece, 1880. 20, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched..... More
My First Execution, New York, c 1924.
A Rabbi Describes His Experience of Witnessing an Execution at Sing Sing Katz, Jacob. My First Execution. [New York]: S.n., c.1924. Stapled 8" x 5" pamphlet in stiff wrappers. Light soiling, mild edgewear, a few small chips to corners, wrappers almost detached, clean tear to front wrapper, light browning to..... More
$250 Reward, The Above Reward Will be Paid to the Person of Persons...
Nassau County Reward Poster from 1901 [Broadside]. [Murder]. [Nassau County, New York]. $250 Reward. The Above Reward Will be Paid to the Person or Persons Who Will Deliver Into My Custody John Bausch the Alleged Murderer of Arthur Gschwind. Mineola, NY: S.n., May 18, 1901. 19-3/4" x 12" broadside, main..... More
Corpus Juris Publici Academicum, Enthaltend Die Vornehmsten...
Classic Study of the Constitutional Law of the Holy Roman Empire Schmauss, Johann Jacob [1690-1757]. Corpus Juris Publici Academicum: Enthaltend Die Vornehmsten Grund-Gesetze Des Heil. Rom. Reichs, Als: Die Guldene Bulle, Profan- und Religions-Auch Westphalisch- Und Andere Frieden, Die Cammer-Gerichts- und Reichs-Hof-Raths-Ordnungen, Reichs-Matricul und Neueste Wahl-Capitulation, Nebst einigen Andern Reichs-Constitutionen;..... More
Antinomiae Iuris Feudalis, Sive Disputationes XI, Ex Huberti...
Studies of Feudal Law by a Notable Humanist Scholar-Jurist Giffen, Hubert van [1534-1604]. Olemann, Konrad [Active 1578-1587]. Antinomiae Iuris Feudalis, Sive Disputationes XI. Ex Huberti Giphanii IC. Summi, Sacr. Caesar. Maiestat. Consiliarii, &c., Praelectionibus Desumptae. Quibus Artificiosa Methodo Medulla Totius Iuris Feudalis Continetur: Additis Ex Toto Iure Obiectionibus, Solutionibus &..... More
The Case of Jane Marie, Exhibiting the Cruelty and Barbarous Conduct
Cruelty Against a Woman, Or a Political Hatchet Job? Marie, Jane. The Case of Jane Marie, Exhibiting the Cruelty and Barbarous Conduct of James Ross, To a Defenceless Woman. Written and Published by the Object of his Cruelty and Vengeance, And Addressed to the Public of Philadelphia and the Whole..... More
A Treatise on Discovery of Evidence, by Bill and Answer, in Equity
"It Is Not Merely Practical, But in Many Parts Highly Scientific" Hare, Thomas [1806-1891]. A Treatise on Discovery of Evidence by Bill and Answer in Equity. New York: Halsted and Voorhies, 1836. xxxiii, 316 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece and blind fillets..... More
An Interesting Appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries...
Appendix Volume to Bell's American Blackstone Containing a Group of Essays on Religious Liberty Priestley, Joseph [1733-1804]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Furneaux, Philip [1726-1783]. Foster, Sir Michael [1689-1763]. Murray, William, Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793)]. An Interesting Appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. Containing, I. Priestley's..... More
Transcription des cours (par J.P. Weber?) 18 Novembre 1860- 3 Mai 1861
Notes Taken During a Course of Lectures on the Code Napoleon by a Distinguished Professor [Manuscript]. [Code Napoleon]. [Duverger, Alexandre, (1818-1892)]. [Student Notes on a Course About the Code Napoleon]. [Paris]: November 18, 1860-May 3, 1861. 882 pp. Folio (14" x 9"). Quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and..... More