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Magistrates and Pioneers: Essays in the History of American Law
Billings, Warren M. Magistrates and Pioneers: Essays in the History of American Law. Foreword by Mark F. Fernandez. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2011. xix, 460 pp. ISBN-13: 9781616191283; ISBN-10: 1616191287. Paperback. New. $49.95 * Magistrates and Pioneers collects eighteen essays (five of which are new) by the historian Warren..... More
Magistrates and Pioneers: Essays in the History of American Law
A Collection of Essays by a Leading Scholar of Early American Legal History Billings, Warren M. Magistrates and Pioneers: Essays in the History of American Law. Foreword by Mark F. Fernandez. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2011. xix, 460 pp. ISBN-13: 9781616191276; ISBN-10: 1616191279. Hardcover. New. $59.95 *..... More
Power of Federal Judiciary Over Legislation.
Dougherty, J. Hampden. Power of Federal Judiciary Over Legislation: Its Origin; The Power to Set Aside Laws; Boundaries of the Power; Judicial Independence; Existing Evils and Remedies. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. vii, 125 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 9781584773634. Hardcover. New. $30. * "The..... More
A Concise History of the Common Law. Fifth Edition.
A Standard History of the Common Law Plucknett, Theodore F.T. A Concise History of the Common Law. Fifth Edition. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956. xxvi, 746, 56 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191245 ISBN-10: 1616191244. Paperback. New. $34.95 * Reprint of the fifth..... More
Lectures on Constitutional Law, for the Use of the Law Class...
Tucker, Henry St. George. Lectures on Constitutional Law, for the Use of the Law Class at the University of Virginia. Richmond: Printed for Shepherd and Colin, 1843. 242 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Cloth. New. $35. * Reprint of the rare 1843 edition. Tucker [1780-1848] proposes a...... More
Principles of Equity. Third Edition. 2 Vols. Edinburgh, 1778.
Lord Kames on Equity, Final Authorial Edition Kames, Henry Home, Lord [1696-1782]. Principles of Equity. Originally published: Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell, and W. Creech, 1778. Two vols. LXV, xxii, 429; viii, 409 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191672; ISBN-10:1616191678. With a new introduction by Dr..... More
Law in the Middle East: Origin and Development of Islamic Law. With...
The Origin and Development of Islamic Law Khadduri, Majid and Herbert J. Liebesny, Editors. Law in the Middle East: Origin and Development of Islamic Law. With a foreword by Robert H. Jackson (Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States). Originally published: Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute, 1955. xviii, 395..... More
A Treatise on the Laws of Commerce and Manufactures and the Contracts
"Monumental in Scope, Size, and Pioneering Importance" Chitty, Joseph. A Treatise on the Laws of Commerce and Manufactures, and the Contracts Relating Thereto: With an Appendix of Treaties, Statutes, and Precedents. Originally published: London: Printed by A. Strahan, 1824. Four vols. ix (iii- ix new introduction), xxxix, 1040; xv, 492..... More
The Federal Income Tax.
Blakey, Roy G., and Gladys McAlpine Campbell Blakey. The Federal Income Tax. Originally published: London, New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1940. xvii, [2] 640 pp. Tables. Diagrams (one fold-out). Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191092; ISBN-10: 1616191090. Paperback. New. $59.95 * This was the first..... More
The Nakaz of Catherine the Great: Collected Texts
A New Five Language Edition of the Nakaz William E. Butler and Vladimir A. Tomsinov Butler, William E., and Vladimir A. Tomsinov, Editors. The Nakaz of Catherine the Great: Collected Texts. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. 2010. x, [11]-531 pp. ISBN-13: 9781616191085. ISBN-10: 1616191082. Paperback. New. $39.95 * A major..... More
Lex Aquilia (Digest IX,2, Ad Legum Aquiliam): Text, Translation and...
Thayer, James Bradley. Lex Aquilia (Digest IX,2, Ad Legum Aquiliam): Text, Translation and Commentary. On Gifts Between Husband and Wife (Digest XXIV, 1, De Donationibus Inter Virum et Uxorem) Text and Commentary. Originally published: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1929. vi, 3-226 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13..... More
Three Centuries of Treaties of Peace and Their Teaching
Guide for Diplomats Published at the End of the First World War Phillimore, Sir Walter George Frank. Three Centuries of Treaties of Peace and Their Teaching. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1919. xx, 227 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191054; ISBN-10: 1616191058. Paperback. New..... More
The Earliest Norwegian Laws: Being the Gulathing Law and the...
Compilation of Early Norwegian Laws Larson, Laurence. The Earliest Norwegian Laws: Being the Gulathing Law and the Frostathing Law. Translated from the Old Norwegian. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. ix, 451 pp. Reprinted 2010 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191047. ISBN-10: 161619104X. Paperback. New. $65. *..... More
The Catholic Tradition of the Law of Nations.
Catholicism and the Law of Nations Eppstein, John The Catholic Tradition of the Law of Nations. Originally published: Washington, D.C.: Published for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace by the Catholic Association for International Peace, 1935. xxi, 525 pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 9781616191030. Paperback. New..... More
Of the Vocation of Our Age for Legislation and Jurisprudence...
Savigny, Frederick Charles von. Of the Vocation of Our Age for Legislation and Jurisprudence. Translated by Abraham Hayward. Originally published: London: Littlewood, [1831]. ix, [9]-192 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191023. ISBN-10: 1616191023. Paperback. New. $19.95 * Written in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars and..... More
The Constitutional Guide: Comprising the Constitution of the United...
Moulton, R.K., Compiler. The Constitutional Guide; Comprising the Constitution of the United States; with Notes and Commentaries from the Writings of Justice Story, Chancellor Kent, James Madison, and Other Distinguished American Citizens. Originally published: New York: G. & C. Carvill & Co., 1834. v, 148 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The..... More
Spartan Education
Warren, Edward H. Spartan Education. Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1942. xi, [i], 164 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 9781616191009. Paperback. New. $24.95 * The Inspiration for Professor Kingsfield Discusses His Career, Teaching Methods Professional Issues and Other Subjects. Spartan Education offers a fascinating account..... More
Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws Foreign and Domestic in Regard...
"An Epoch in the Law" Story, Joseph. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Originally published: Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Company, 1834. xxv, [1], 557 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The..... More
Free Men All: The Personal Liberty Laws of the North 1780-1861.
Morris, Thomas D. Free Men All: The Personal Liberty Laws of the North 1780-1861. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974. xii, 253 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190972. ISBN-10: 1616190973. Paperback. New. $39.95 * The personal liberty laws expressed a commitment to abolition and personal..... More
De Jure Belli et Pacis, Libri Tres... 3 Vols. Complete set.
The Whewell Translation, With a New Introduction by William E. Butler Grotius, Hugo. Whewell, William, Translator. De Jure Belli et Pacis, Libri Tres, Accompanied by an Abridged Translation. With the Notes of the Author, Barbeyrac and Others. Edited for the Syndics of the University Press. Originally published: Cambridge: John W...... More
The Development of International Law.
Butler, Sir Geoffrey and Simon Maccoby. The Development of International Law. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928. xxxv, 566 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772156. Cloth. New. $50. * Writing in the Yale Law Review, J.P. Bullington observes that "[t]he most striking feature about this work..... More
David Hoffman: Life Letters and Lectures at the University of Maryland
A Pioneer in American Legal Education Sleeman, Bill, Editor. David Hoffman: Life, Letters and Lectures at the University of Maryland 1821-1837. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2011. x, [11]-487 pp. ISBN-13:9781616190897 ISBN-10:1616190892. Paperback. New. $39.95 * In 1817 David Hoffman published A Course of Legal Study, an ambitious, systematically organized..... More
A Treatise on the Right of Personal Liberty, and of the Writ of...
Hurd, Rollin C. A Treatise on the Right of Personal Liberty, and of the Writ of Habeas Corpus and the Practice Connected with It: With a View of the Law of Extradition of Fugitives. Originally published: Albany: W.C. Little & Co., 1858. xxvii, 677 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook..... More
The History of Tariff Administration in the United States: From...
Goss, John Dean. The History of Tariff Administration in the United States: From Colonial Times to the McKinley Administrative Bill. Originally published: New York: [Columbia University], 1891. 89 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190903; ISBN-10: 1616190906. Paperback. New. $13.95 * Goss traces the tariff system through..... More
The Sovereignty of the Sea. An Historical Account of the Claims of...
Fulton, Thomas Wemyss. The Sovereignty of the Sea. An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters: With Special Reference to the Rights of Fishing and the Naval Salute. Originally published: Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons..... More