With Interesting Comparisons Between Roman and English Law [Key, Francis Scott (1779-1843)]. Justinian I, Emperor of the East [483-565 CE]. Harris, George [1722-1796], Editor and Translator. D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quatuor: The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions, Translated Into English, With Notes. London: Printed by J. Purser; for M. Withers... More about D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quatuor: The Four Books of Justinian

Addressed to a South Carolinian Founding Father [Manuscript]. Cadwalader, Thomas [1779-1841]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Philadelphia, March 15, 1816]. Single leaf folded to form 9-3/4" x 8" bifolium, franked and docketed on verso of second page. Vertical and horizontal fold lines, light toning to text. Content in neat hand to recto... More about Autograph Letter, Signed, Philadelphia, March 53, 1816

"Prohibition Made Me a Million Dollars" Anonymous (Kauffman, Reginald Wright [1877-1959]). The Real Story of a Bootlegger. New York: Boni and Liveright, [1923]. [x], 238 pp. Cloth, gilt titles to front board and spine, recased, hinges mended. Light wear to spine ends and corners, negligible faint dampstaining to board edges... More about The Real Story of a Bootlegger, New York, 1923

The Undisputed Leader of the Pennsylvania Bar During the Mid-Nineteenth Century [Manuscript Archive]. Binney, Horace [1780-1875]. [Legal Correspondence and Documents]. Philadelphia, 1817-1868. 17 items, 9 are bifolia, 8 single leaves, sizes range from 2-3/4" x 6" to 10-1/4" x 8-1/4." Manuscript in ink to rectos and some versos. Light to... More about Legal Correspondence and Documents, 1817-1868

Friedland, Martin L. The Case of Valentine Shortis; A True Story of Crime and Politics in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986. xi, 324 pp. (9-1/4", 6-1/4"). $5. More about The Case of Valentine Shortis; A True Story of Crime and Politics

The "Excellency" of the Civil Law Wiseman, Sir Robert [1613-1654]. The Law of Laws: Or, The Excellency of the Civil Law, Above All Other Humane Laws Whatsoever. Shewing of How Great Use and Necessity the Civil Law is to this Nation. London: Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for R. Royston, 1657..... More about The Law of Laws: Or, The Excellency of the Civil Law, Above all

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Copy of the First Edition of the Final Codification of the 1564 Nuremberg City Law Filled with Contemporary Annotations [Nuremberg]. Der Stat Nurmberg Verneute Reformation. [Nuremberg: Valentin Geissler], 1564. [xlv], 240, [1] ff. Woodcut title page and allegorical leaf. Folding table of consanguinity lacking. 35 added leaves of manuscript notes... More about Der Stat Nurmberg Verneute Reformation, Nuremberg, 1564

A Fundamental Treatise on Family Relations Andrea, Giovanni d' [1275-1348]. [Super Arboribus Consanguinitatis et Affinitatis et Cognationis Spiritualis]. [Nuremberg: Friedrich Creussner, 1483]. 10 ff. Collation: [a10]. Full-page woodcut tables on Leaves [a4]v, [a8]r and [a10]v. Small folio (11-1/4" x 8"). Twentieth-century plain boards, calf spine with gilt-stamped title (a signed... More about Super Arboribus Consanguinitatis et Affinitatis et Cognationis

An Influential Treatise on Lynching Chadbourn, James Harmon. Lynching and the Law. Originally published: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1933. xivi, 221 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778295; ISBN-10: 1584778296. Hardcover cloth. New. $65. * This title was issued under the auspices of the... More about Lynching and the Law

The State of English Bankruptcy Law in 1811 Whitmarsh, Francis [1777-1857]. A Treatise on the Bankrupt Laws. London: Printed by A. Strahan, 1811. xi, 83, 330 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing to boards, rubbing to extremities with wear... More about A Treatise on the Bankrupt Laws. First edition. London, 1811

A Scarce Nineteenth-Century Italian Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence Perrone, Pietro. Trattato Elementare di Medicina Legale Fondato Sopra una Diagnostica e Logica Medico-Giudiziaria Secondo lo Spirito delle Leggi Romane e Vigenti. Corredao di una Raccolta di Rapporti Medico-Legali per Ogni Caso da Riunire la Parte Practica alla Teoretica; Opera Diretta a.... More about Trattato Elementare di Medicina Legale Fondato Sopra una Diagnostica

A Female Slave in New York City is Tried for Stealing Money from Her Master [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Slavery]. [New York]. [Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft]. [New York City, 1799]. Part-printed jury true bill, 13" x 8," dated October 1, 1799, content to recto... More about Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft