April 26, 2022
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Designed to Accompany the Crown Circuit Companion Dogherty, Thomas. The Crown Circuit Assistant, Being a Collection of Precedents of Indictments, Informations, Convictions by Justices, Inquisitions, Pleas, And Other Entries in Criminal and Penal Proceedings, Together With an Alphabetical Table to the Statutes Relating to Felony, Brought Down to the Twenty-Sixth..... More
Public and Private Acts of Parliament, 1734-1735 [Great Britain]. George II [1683-1760], King of Great Britain. Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Nono. At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster the Fourteenth Day of January, Anno Dom. 1734 in the Eighth Year of the Reign..... More
Hallam's Constitutional History in a Handsome Contemporary Binding Hallam, Henry [1777-1859]. The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. London: John Murray, 1867. Three volumes. xvi, 419, [1]; viii, 465, [1]; viii, 457, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary calf..... More
Incarceration and Mental Illness Homburger, August. Lebensschicksale Geisteskranker Strafgefangener. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer, 1912. [viii], 207, [1] pp. 12 color tables. Contemporary cloth, gilt titles to front board and spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities, light toning to interior, minor tear to front endleaf. $250. * Only edition. A fine..... More
A Popular Legal Manual for Local Government in Maine Lord, John P. [1786-1877]. The Maine Townsman, Or Laws for the Regulation of Towns; With Forms and Judicial Decisions, Adapted to the Revised Statutes of Maine. Portland, ME: Published by Sanborn & Carter, 1845. viii, [13]-300 pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2")..... More
"Contains Much That is Valuable" Mackenzie, Sir George [1636-1691]. The Institutions of the Law of Scotland. Revised, Corrected and Augmented. With an Appendix of Notes. Edinburgh: Printed by James Watson, For John Vallange, 1706. [viii], 253, [3] pp. Octavo (6-1/4" x 3-1/2"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands..... More
"You Are the Most Faithful of Friends" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Benjamin, Robert M. (1896-1966)]. [Autograph Note, Signed, Washington, DC, December 8, 1929]. 7-3/4" x 5-1/2" Supreme Court bifolium letterhead, content to recto of first leaf. Light toning, horizontal fold line. $850. * This note was probably addressed..... More
Civil Cases Tried Before a Jury Peake, Thomas [1771-1838]. Cases Determined at Nisi Prius, In the Court of King's Bench. From the Sittings After Easter Term 30 George III. To the Sittings After Michaelmas Term 35 George III. Both Inclusive. Dublin: Printed for P. Byrne, 1795. xii, 243, [5] pp..... More
An 1860 Treatise on Torts for Laymen Sleigh, W[illiam] Campbell [1818-1887]. Personal Wrongs and Legal Remedies. London: Longman, Green, Longman, And Roberts, 1860. viii, 185, [3] pp. Publisher advertisements to final leaf. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2"). Original paneled cloth, blind fillets and gilt title to spine, top-edge untrimmed. A few..... More
"An Awful Warning to the Youth of America" St. Clair, Henry. The United States Criminal Calendar: or an Awful Warning to the Youth of America; Being an Account of the Most Horrid Murders, Piraces, Highway Robberies, &c. &c. Boston: Printed and Published by Charles Gaylord, 1835. iii-356 pp. With 12..... More
[Trials]. Sancroft, William [1617-1693], Et Al. Defendants. The Proceedings and Tryal in the Case of The Most Reverend Father in God William, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, And the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Ld. Bishop of Asaph, Francis Lord Bishop of Ely, John Lord Bishop of Chichester, Thomas Lord..... More
"How Diligent Our Wise Ancestors Were to Keep Out the French" [Wagstaffe, Thomas (1645-1712)]. The Rights and Liberties of Englishmen Asserted. With a Collection of Statutes and Records of Parliament Against Foreigners. Shewing, That by the Constitution of England, No Outlandish Man, Whether Naturaliz'd or Not, Is Capable of Any..... More
"Murder Will Out" "Waters" (Russell, William [1806-1876]). Recollections of a Sheriff's Officer. London: Aldine Chambers, [c.1868]. [iv], 140 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary cloth, blind fillets and gilt title to spine, speckled edges. Some soiling, faint dampstaining and fading to boards and spine, corners just bumped, hinges cracked, light..... More