Butler, William E, Translator and Editor
Publishing
Our publishing program at Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. consists of two imprints:
- Talbot Publishing publishes new monographs of current scholarship in law and legal history.
- Lawbook Exchange Reprints publishes important monographs and classics of law and legal history and offers more than 1,200 classic texts, many with new introductions, indexes and other new material by leading scholars. Our reprints feature unabridged, carefully reproduced texts, acid-free paper and attractive bindings.
All of our publications are distributed worldwide.
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The Principles of the Administrative Law Governing the Relations of...
A Breakthrough Treatise on Administrative Law Wyman, Bruce. The Principles of the Administrative Law Governing the Relations of Public Officers. Originally Published: St. Paul: Keefe-Davidson Company, 1903. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. XXX (new introduction III-XXX), x, 641 pp. With a new introduction by Kevin M. Stack, Professor..... More
Lyttleton, His Treatise of Tenures in French and English. A New...
Littleton, Thomas, Sir. Tomlins, T[homas] E[dlyne], Editor. Lyttleton, His Treatise of Tenures, in French and English. A New Edition, Printed From the Most Ancient Copies, And Collated With the Various Readings of the Cambridge MSS. To Which Are Added The Ancient Treatise of the Olde Tenures, And the Customs of..... More
Principles and Maxims of Jurisprudence
Phillimore, John George. Principles and Maxims of Jurisprudence. Originally published: London: John W. Parker and Son, 1856. xxiv, 408 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194130. ISBN-10: 1616194138. Paperback. New. $21.95 * In this study of important principles and maxims of Roman law, Phillimore provides commentary on..... More
Selected Works of D.I. Kachenovskii: Ukrainian International Lawyer
Selected Works of a Great Ukrainian International Lawyer Kachenovskii, D[mitrii]. I[vanovich]. Butler, William E., Compiler and Editor. Selected Works of D.I. Kachenovskii: Ukrainian International Lawyer. xliv, 270 pp. Compiled and edited, with an introduction by William E. Butler, John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law, Pennsylvania State University Foreign Member..... More
The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris
Gordan, John D., III. The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris: Benjamin Robbins Curtis on the Road to Dred Scott. xix, 120 pp. 19 illustrations. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616194055. ISBN-10: 1616194057. Paperback. New. $29.95 * Relying on extensive surviving original records, this book analyzes the..... More
Authority in the Modern State
Laski, Harold J. Authority in the Modern State. Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919. x, 15-398 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194116. ISBN-10: 1616194111. Paperback. New. $19.95 * This work was intended to be a sequel to Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty (1917)..... More
The Legal Status of the Negro.
Mangum, Charles. The Legal Status of the Negro. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1940. viii, [iv], 436 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194017; ISBN-10: 1616194014. Paperback. New. $29.95 * Originally published in 1940, this was the first comprehensive treatise on the..... More
War: Its Conduct and Legal Results.
The First World War and International Law Baty, T., and J.H. Morgan. War: Its Conduct and Legal Results. Originally published: London: John Murray, 1915. xxviii, [ii], 578 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194024; ISBN-10: 1616194022. Paperback. New. $29.95 * The authors argue that the First World..... More
A Treatise of the Writ of Habeas Corpus including Jurisdiction,...
Church, William S. A Treatise of the Writ of Habeas Corpus including Jurisdiction, False Imprisonment, Writ of Error, Extradition, Mandamus, Certiorari, Judgments, etc. with Practice and Forms. Originally published: San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1886. lx, [ii], 702 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194031; ISBN-10: 1616194030. Paperback..... More
Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty.
Laski, Harold J. Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty. Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1917. x, [ii], 297 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194123. ISBN-10: 161619412X. Paperback. New. $16.95 * This volume (Laski's first) addresses aspects of the theory of the state, a topic..... More
Essays in Law and History.
Holdsworth, William S. Essays in Law and History. Edited by A.L. Goodhart and H.G. Hanbury. Originally published: Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1946. xv, 302 pp. Reprinted 1995, 2015 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194000. ISBN-10: 1616194006. Paperback. New. $24.95 * Compiled and edited by A.L. Goodhart and H.G...... More
Civil Procedure of the Trial Court in Historical Perspective.
Millar, Robert Wyness. Civil Procedure of the Trial Court in Historical Perspective. Originally published: New York: Published by the Law Center of New York University for the National Conference of Judicial Councils, 1952. xvi, 534 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616193997. ISBN-10: 1616193999. Paperback. New. $49.95..... More
On the Freedom of the Sea.
Gerard de Rayneval, Joseph-Mathias. On the Freedom of the Sea. Edited from the unpublished manuscript of Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, with an extensive introduction by William E. Butler. lxx, 181, iv, 146 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616194048. ISBN-10: 1616194049..... More
What is Justice? Justice, Law and Politics in the Mirror of Science
Kelsen, Hans. What is Justice? Justice, Law and Politics in the Mirror of Science. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1957. [vi], 397 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616193959. ISBN-10: 1616193956. Paperback. New. $34.95 * What is Justice? presents Kelsen's mature theory of natural law and his..... More
The Foundations of Sovereignty and Other Essays.
Laski, Harold J. The Foundations of Sovereignty and Other Essays. Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921. xi, [iii], 317 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616193935. ISBN-10: 161619393X. Paperback. New. $23.95 * This influential study develops aspects of his theory of the state, ideas..... More
The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris: Benjamin Robbins...
Gordan, John D., III. The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris: Benjamin Robbins Curtis on the Road to Dred Scott. xix, 120 pp. 19 illustrations. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616193928. ISBN-10: 1616193921. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Relying on extensive surviving original records, this book analyzes the..... More
Law and the Modern Condition: Literary and Historical Perspectives
Friedman, Lawrence, Editor. Dargo, George, Contributor. Spivack, Carla, Contributor. Law and the Modern Condition: Literary and Historical Perspectives. xv, 266 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616193911. ISBN-10: 1616193913. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Using fiction as a lens through which to view particular developments in the law, these..... More
The Rights of War and Peace, Including the Law of Nature and of...
Uncommon English Translation Of De Jure Belli ac Pacis Translated by Campbell Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. Campbell, A[rchibald] C[olin], Translator. The Rights of War and Peace, Including the Law of Nature and of Nature and of Nations. Translated from the Original Latin of Grotius, with Notes and Illustrations from the Best..... More
Of the Rights of War and Peace, In Three Volumes; In Which are...
Early English Translation of De Jure Belli ac Pacis Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. [Morrice, John, Translator and Editor]. Of the Rights of War and Peace, In Three Volumes; In Which are Explain'd the Laws and Claims of Nature and Nations, And the Principal Points that Relate Either to Publick Government, Or..... More
The Origins of Western Law from Athens to the Code Napoleon. 2 Vols.
Ecklund, John E., Constance Cryer Ecklund, ed. The Origins of Western Law from Athens to the Code Napoleon. Clark, NJ: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2014. 2 Volumes. xxxiii, 1035 pp. 118 black & white illustrations. ISBN-13: 9781616193713. ISBN-10: 1616193719. Hardcover. New. $195. * The Origins..... More
Latin for Lawyers. Containing I: A Course in Latin, with Legal...
Jackson, E. Hilton. Latin for Lawyers. Containing I: A Course in Latin, with Legal Maxims and Phrases As a Basis of Instruction. II. A Collection of Over One Thousand Latin Maxims, with English Translations, Explanatory Notes, and Cross-References. III. A Vocabulary of Latin Words. Originally published: London: Sweet & Maxwell..... More
The Historians of Anglo-American Law.
Holdsworth, W.S. The Historians of Anglo-American Law. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. 175 pp. Reprinted 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616193690; ISBN-10: 1616193697. Paperback. New. $19.95 * In chronological order, beginning with Coke and Selden, Holdsworth surveys the work of the great practitioners of Anglo-American..... More
Elementary Catechism on the Constitution of the United States. For...
A Constitutional Catechism From the Age of Jackson Stansbury, Arthur J. [1781-1845]. Elementary Catechism on the Constitution of the United States. For the Use of Schools. Originally published: Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1831. XX (V-XX new Introduction), [5]-78 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a...... More
A Treatise on Constitutional Conventions; Their History, Powers and...
Jameson, John Alexander. A Treatise on Constitutional Conventions; Their History, Powers and Modes of Proceeding. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Originally published: Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1887. XXI (V-XXI new Introduction), xxix, 684 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by John R. Vile, Middle..... More
On the Art of Cross-Examination. Four Great Old Authorities Two...
Serghides, Dr. G.A. On the Art of Cross-Examination. Four Great Old Authorities Two Englishmen and Two Americans with Emphasis on Their Principles. With a Foreword by Dr. Demetrios H. Hadjihambis. x, 147 pp. Clark, NJ: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616193508; ISBN-10: 1616193506. Paperback. New. $29.95 * Serghides breaks..... More