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Relationes Quorundam Casuum Selectorum ex Libris Rob Keilwey...
Early Edition of Keilwey's Reports with Contemporary Annotations Keilwey, Robert [1497-1581]. [Caryll, John, Reporter]. Croke, Sir John [1553-1620], Editor. Relationes Quorundam Casuum Selectorum ex Libris Rob: Keilwey Ar: Qui Temporib[us] Foelicissimae Memoriae Regis Henrici Septimi, & Inclitissimi Regis Henrici Octavi, Emerserunt, & In Prioribus Impressionibus Relationum de Terminis Illorum Regum..... More
The Trial of John Johnson [with] The Trial of Richard Johnson [and]...
Three Rare Murder Trials [Trial]. Johnson, John, Defendant. The Trial of John Johnson for the Murder of James Murray before the Oyer & Terminer at New-York, March 16, 1824. Trenton: Printed by Francis S. Wiggins, 1824. 24 pp. [Bound with] [Trial]. Johnson, Richard, Defendant. Trial of Richard Johnson for the..... More
The Sham-Robbery, Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge [Bound with]..
Daniel Webster for the Defense [Trials]. Jackman, Joseph. Goodridge, Elijah Putnam [1787-1851], Defendant. The Sham-Robbery, Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge on His Own Person, In Newbury Near Essex Bridge, Dec. 19, 1816: With a History of His Journey to the Place Where he Robbed Himself: and His Trial with Mr..... More
The Trial of Weeping Billy, For the Wilful Murder of Ann Webb, Also ..
The Trial of "Weeping Billy" [Trials]. Greenaway, Thomas, Defendant. Duncan, William, Defendant. Maycock, John, Defendant. Pope, John, Defendant. Augustus, John, Defendant. The Trial of Weeping Billy, For the Wilful Murder of Ann Webb. Also, the Trials of William Duncan, For the Wilful Murder of W. Chivers, Esq., John Maycock and..... More
Trials, And Sentences of the Prisoners at the Old Bailey, 1827
Trials and Sentences at the Old Bailey, November 1827 [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. Trials, And Sentences of the Prisoners at the Old Bailey. Including thr Trial of James Tyler and Mary Deacon for Starving Their Child at Brighton Street Somer's Town. [London]: Pitts Printer, 6 Great St., Andrew St. 7..... More
The Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy, The Most Remarkable Case in the...
-- Haskell, E. Luscomb. The Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy. The Most Remarkable Case in the History of Crime or Criminal Law. Boston: S.n., 1892. [viii], 20-90 pp. Portrait frontispiece. 4 plates. Octavo (9" x 6"). Sewn pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light rubbing, soiling and a few minor stains..... More
Love and Law, In Two Parts, St Louis, 1882.
"One of Those Legal Marathons Peculiar to the United States": McDade 576 [Trial]. Kring, Charles F., Defendant. [Kring, Eugene]. Love and Law, In Two Parts. Part I. The Only True History of the Killing of Mrs. Dora C.J. Broemser, by Chas. F. Kring: Together with the Autobiography of the Latter..... More
Trial of Charles B Huntington For Forgery, Principal Defence...
An Important Defense of the Insanity Plea [Trial]. Huntington, Charles B. [b. 1821], Defendant. Trial of Charles B. Huntington For Forgery. Principal Defence: Insanity. Prepared for Publication by the Defendant's Counsel, From Full Stenographic Notes Taken by Messrs. Roberts & Warburton, Law Reporters. New York: John S. Voorhies, 1857. xii..... More
The Commentaries of Sir William Blackstone, Knt on the Laws and...
First Edition of an Early Abridgment of Blackstone Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Curry, William, Editor. The Commentaries of Sir William Blackstone, Knt. on the Laws and Constitution of England; Carefully Abridged, In a New Manner, And Continued Down to the Present Time: With Notes, Corrective and Explanatory. London: Printed for..... More
A Discourse on the Horrid Murder of Capt James Purrinton's Family...
"We Ascribe This Horrible Deed More to Principle Than to Depravity" Merritt, Timothy. A Discourse on the Horrid Murder of Capt. James Purrinton's Family, Of Augusta, Delivered in Bowdoinham, July 20, 1806. Augusta, [ME]: Printed...by Peter Edes, 1806. 23 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers, recently..... More
Theft in Early Jewish Law.
Jackson, Bernard S. Theft in Early Jewish Law. Oxford; At the Clarendon Press, 1972. xviii, 316 pp. Publisher's blue gilt stamped cloth hardcover, very good, in a lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $45. * Traces the history of the principal rules of the Jewish law of theft..... More
Murders: True Examples of the Interposition of Providence, In the...
"Sooner or Later All Sin Comes to Light" [Cheap Repository Tracts]. Fielding, Henry [1707-1754]. [More, Hannah (1745-1833)]. Murders. True Examples of the Interposition of Providence, In the Discovery and Punishment of Murder. Bath: Sold by S. Hazard, (Printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts); by J. Marshall..... More
Apophtegmata CC Nunc Primum Edita [with] Tractatus de Maiore Annorum..
Maxims on Marriage, Inheritance and Other Aspects of Family Law Mantova Benavides, Marco [1489-1582]. Apophtegmata CC. Nunc Primum Edita, Ultra CCCCC. Alias Impressa, Cla. Iureconsul. Publicoque Interprete, D. Marco Mantova, Bonavito, Patavino, Auctore Inter Quae VII Etiam Quaestio. Insertae Sunt, Disputatae ad Partes, Nec Minus ad Usum Quotidianum Necessariae, Quam..... More
A Treatise on Disputed Handwriting... Banks & Brothers, 1894.
Hagan, William E. A Treatise on Disputed Handwriting and the Determination of Genuine from Forged Signatures. The Character and Composition of Inks and their Determination by Chemical Tests. New York: Banks & Brothers, 1894. 289 pp. Publisher's tan buckram hardcover, with chipped red and green gilt spine labels. Ex-private library..... More
The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum, Or, Compleat Law-Tutor, Being...
Revolution-Era New York Edition of a Popular JP Manual [Justice of the Peace Manual]. The Young Clerk's Vade Mecum: Or, Compleat Law-Tutor. Being a Useful Collection of a Great Variety of the Most Approved Precedents in the Law, And Adapted to Almost Every Transaction in Life Wherein an Attention to..... More
The Compleat Sollicitor, Performing His Duty, And Teaching His Client.
Notable for Its Insights into Seventeenth-Century Legal Practice [Booth, William, Attributed]. The Compleat Sollicitor, Performing His Duty: And Teaching his Clyent to Run Through and Manage His Own Business, As Well in His Majesties Superior Courts at Westminster: As in the Mayors Court, Court of Hustings, And Other Inferiour Courts..... More
Foure Statutes, Specially Selected and Commanded by his Maiestie...
1609 Collection of Acts Concerning Plague, The Poor, Vagabonds, Soldiers, London and Star Chamber [Great Britain]. Foure Statutes, Specially Selected and Commanded by his Maiestie to be Carefully put in Execution by All Iustices and Other Officers of the Peace Throughout the Realme. Together with a Proclamation, A Decree of..... More
Lectures on the Elements of Commerce, Politics, and Finances...
"Intended As a Companion to Blackstone's Commentaries" Mortimer, Thomas [1730-1810]. [Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780)]. Lectures on the Elements of Commerce, Politics, and Finances; Intended as a Companion to Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England; And Peculiarly Calculated to Qualify Young Noblemen and Gentlemen for Situations in Any of the..... More
An Exact Abridgement of That Excellent Treatise Called Doctor...
Copy of the Only Abridgment of Doctor and Student with Contemporary Annotations Saint German, Christopher [1460?-1540]. An Exact Abridgement of That Excellent Treatise Called Doctor and Student. London: Printed by [John Haviland for] the Assignes of Iohn More Esquire, And are Sold by Mathew Walbancke, At Grayes Inne Gate, 1630..... More
The Last Dying Speech of Charles Hussey, Who was Executed This Day...
"I Have Made My Peace with God" [Broadside]. [Execution]. Hussey, Charles [d.1818]. The Last Dying Speech of Charles Hussey, Who was Executed This Day for the Murder of Mr. Bird and his Housekeeper, Late of Greenwich. [London]: Cheap Printing Office, [1818]. 14-1/2" x 6-1/2" broadside, text in double columns below..... More
The Trial of Geo: Davis, For the Wilful Murder of Thomas Cooper.
He Fatally Shot His Father's Servant [Broadside]. Davis, George [d.1833]. The Trial of Geo: Davis, For the Wilful Murder of Thomas Cooper. [London]: Smeeton, Printer, [1833]. 10" x 7-1/4" broadside, text in single column below headline. Light toning, light foxing, soiling and very light creasing in places, a few small..... More
The Recorder's Report, To The King in Council, Of All the Prisoners...
"Four Wretches are Ordered to Die" [Broadside]. [Execution]. The Recorder's Report. To The King in Council, Of All the Prisoners, Under Sentence of Death in Newgate, When the Four Following Prisoners, John Smith for Uttering Forged Bank Notes, John Crisp for Burglary, Edward Hogan, And James Scott for Cutting and..... More
Adventures of an Attorney in Search of Practice, Or, A Delineation...
The Tribulations and Triumphs of the Novice Attorney [Stephen, Sir George (1789-1859), Attributed]. [Stephen, Sir James (1789-1859), Attributed]. [Warren, Samuel (1807-1877), Attributed]. Adventures of an Attorney in Search of Practice. Or, A Delineation of Professional Life. London: Saunders and Otley, 1839. iv, 407, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Contemporary..... More
Morrison & Foerster LLP: The Evolution of a Law Firm. 2006.
O'Hara, Eileen; and the Attorneys and Staff of Morrison & Foerster. Morrison & Foerster LLP: The Evolution of a Law Firm. [San Francisco, Calif.]: Morrison & Foerster, 2006. xvi, 557 pp. illustrations, portraits. Hardcover. Very good. $95. * Morrison & Foerster LLP (also known as MoFo) is an American multinational..... More
A Catechism of American Law, Adapted to Popular Use.
A Defense of the Common Law Endorsed by James Kent [C] [Atkinson, Samuel Coate]. A Catechism of American Law: Adapted to Popular Use. Philadelphia: S.C. Atkinson, 1832. viii, 256 pp. 12mo. (5-1/2" x 3-1/2"). Original cloth, paper spine label lacking. A fe faint dampstains, inkstain to head of front board..... More