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A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies, 2nd ed.
Jones, S. Walter. A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies, Including Electric Law. Second Edition. Kansas City, MO: Vernon Law Book Company, 1916. xxiv, 1065 pp. Later library buckram, endpapers renewed, location label to foot of spine, piece of cellotape to head, library stamps and markings to..... More
Radio Law, Practice and Procedure.
Dill, Clarence C. Radio Law: Practice and Procedure. Washington, DC: Published for C.C. Dill, By National Law Book Company, [1938]. [ii], x, 353 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear, location label to spine, library stamps to edges and endleaves, "Law Library" stamped in gilt to center of rear board, moderate toning..... More
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation.
Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1907. xxxii, 378 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear and soiling, owner inscription to front free endpaper. $5. * Reprint of 1823 edition. More
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, The Unique and Final Holograph...
[Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: The Unique and Final Holograph MANUSCRIPT of LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, together with an Album of Other Manuscripts & Autographs, All Originally Written for & Brought Together by Colonel Alexander Bliss & John P. Kennedy, For Benefit of the Sanitary Commission Fair, Baltimore, Md., 1864..... More
What Do You Think, Bob, Wisdom, Humor and Gumption from Robert S....
An Influential Figure in American Politics, Diplomacy and Law Strauss, Robert S. [1918-2014]. Strauss, Staci, Editor. McCord, Craig, Editor. What Do You Think, Bob: Wisdom, Humor and Gumption from Robert S. Strauss. [New York: Brand New Shoes, 2004]. 31 pp. Illustrations. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket, contents printed on..... More
A Tribute to Albert A Ehrenzweig, California Law Review.
[Ehrenzweig, Albert A. [1906-1974]. A Tribute to Albert A Ehrenzweig [Binding Title], California Law Review, Volume 54, Number 4 (October 1966). [viii], 1419-1866 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth, negligible light rubbing to spine ends and corners, "From A. Ehrenzweig's Library 6/74" and bookplate (of F.R. Goetzl) to front pastedown. $95. * A...... More
De Legationibus Libri Tres, Facsimile of 1594 Edition.
Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. De Legationibus Libri Tres. Volume One: A Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1594, with an Introduction by Ernest Nys, And a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1924. 38a, [16], 231, [3] pp. Original cloth hardcover, some soiling and light shelfwear, spine darkened, small..... More
De Foro Legatorum Liber Singularis, A Monograph on the Jurisdiction...
Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Laing, Gordon J., Translator. De Foro Legatorum Liber Singularis: A Monograph on the Jurisdiction over Ambassadors in Both Civil and Criminal Cases. A Photographic Reproduction of the Text of 1744, With an English Translation by Gordon J. Laing and an Introduction by the Late Jan de..... More
De Dominio Maris Dissertatio: A Photographic Reproduction of the...
Bynkershoek, Cornelius Van [1673-1743]. Van Deman Magoffin, Ralph, Translator. De Dominio Maris Dissertatio. A Photographic Reproduction of the Second Edition With an English Translation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1923. 105, [352-429] pp. Original cloth, soiling, light shelfwear, spine darkened, internally clean. $45. * Part of the Carnegie Classics of..... More
Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo, A Translation of the Text...
Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. Abbott, Frank Frost, Translator. Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo. Volume Two. A Translation of the Text, By Frank Frost Abbott, With an Index of Authors Prepared by Arthur Williams. New York: Oxford University Press, 1921. 12a, x, 282, [2] pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear and soiling, darkening to..... More
Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo, The Photographic Reproduction...
Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. Abbott, Frank Frost, Introduction. Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo. Volume One. The Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1661, With an Introduction by Frank Frost Abbott, and a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1921. 44a, [16], 274, 2 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear and soiling..... More
Juris [Iuris] et Judicii Fecialis.... Vol. II: Translation.
Zouche, Richard [1590-1661]. Juris et Judicii Fecialis, Sive Juris Intergentes, et Quaestionum de Eodem Explicatio. Vol. II. A Translation of the Text, by J.L. Brierly. Washington: Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1911. xvii, 186 pp. Original cloth, some shelfwear, soiling, internally clean. Ex-library. $45. * A title in..... More
Juris [Iuris] et Judicii Fecialis.... Vol. I: A Reproduction of the...
Zouche, Richard [1590-1661]. Juris et Judicii Fecialis, Sive Juris Intergentes, et Quaestionum de Eodem Explicatio. Vol. I. A Reproduction of the First Edition (1650), With Introduction, List of Errata, And Table of Authors. Washington: Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1911. [x], xvi, 204 pp. Frontispiece. Original cloth, some..... More
John Marshall: A Life in Law.
Baker, Leonard. John Marshall: A Life in Law. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. [xvi], 846 pp. First edition. Publisher's cloth hardcover, very good, in a worn dust jacket. Interior clean. $10. * John Marshall: A Life In Law is a major biography - researched from thousands of unpublished papers..... More
Sir Charles Cooper, First Chief Justice of South Australia 1856-1861.
Bennett, J.M. Sir Charles Cooper: First Chief Justice of South Australia 1856-1861. [Sydney]: The Federation Press, 2002. xiv, 136 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Light fading to spine, otherwise fine. $65. * A title in the Lives of Australian Chief Justices series. More
The Genesis of Parliamentary Reform.
Veitch, George Stead. The Genesis of Parliamentary Reform. London: Constable, 1913. Reprint. London: Constable and Company, 1964. xxxv, 397 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. $15. More
Family and the Law in Eighteenth-Century Fiction, The Public...
Zomchick, John P. Family and the Law in Eighteenth-Century Fiction. The Public Conscience in the Private Sphere. [Cambridge]: Cambridge University Press, 1993. xviii, 210 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine. $10. More
Crime and Defoe, A New Kind of Writing.
Faller, Lincoln B. Crime and Defoe: A New Kind of Writing. Cambridge University Press, 1993. xix, 263 pp. Cloth in lightly worn dust jacket. $5. More
The Eighteenth-Century Commonwealthman: Studies in the Transmission...
Robbins, Caroline. The Eighteenth-Century Commonwealthman: Studies in the Transmission, Development and Circumstance of English Liberal Thought from the Restoration of Charles II until the War with the Thirteen Colonies. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1959. viii, 462 pp. Publisher's hardcover, very good in a lightly soiled and edgeworn dust jacket. Light..... More
The Smuggling War: The Government's Fight Against Smuggling in the...
Morley, Geoffrey. The Smuggling War: The Government's Fight Against Smuggling in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Stroud, Gloucestershire, 1994. ix, 170 pp., illustrations, map. Original blue cloth, as new in a near-fine dust jacket. $10. More
Moll Flanders: An Analysis of an Eighteenth Century Criminal Biography
Durston, Gregory. Moll Flanders: An Analysis of an Eighteenth Century Criminal Biography. Chichester: Barry Rose, 1997. vii, 304 pp. Original cloth, as new in a near-fine dust jacket. $10. More
The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton, Volume II.
Goebel, Julius, Jr., Editor. The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton: Documents and Commentary. Volume II. New York: Columbia University Press, 1964. xx, 957 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth in moderately rubbed dust jacket. $50. * First edition. This work, a massive undertaking, was done with a view of reconstructing Hamilton's professional life..... More
Carol Weiss King, Human Rights Lawyer, 1895-1952.
Ginger, Ann Fagan. Carol Weiss King. Human Rights Lawyer, 1895-1952. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1993. xx, 599 pp., illustrations. Author presentation inscription to front free endpaper. Cloth in near-fine dust jacket. $10. More
The Political Works of James Harrington.
Harrington, James [1611-1677]. Pocock, J.G.A., Editor. The Political Works of James Harrington. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. xviii, 878 pp. Original cloth. A near-fine copy. $150. * "This work includes all of [Harrington's] prose works on political subjects as well as Oceana, his best-known work. The critical introduction attempts to..... More
The Law of Damages.
Gahan, Frank. The Law of Damages. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1936. lxxx, 242 pp. Cloth, light shelfwear, owner signature to front free endpaper. $40. More