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.
Some featured works are shown below, followed by all of our titles. To view the items in subject categories, see the categories on the left.
Featured
The Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New York... 1850
[Field Codes]. The Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New York, Reported Complete by the Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings. 1850. Originally published: Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1850. x, liii, 486 pp. With a new General Introduction to the Series by Michael Weber. Reprinted 1998, 2011 by..... More
The Code of Civil Procedure of the State of New-York
[Field Codes]. The Code of Civil Procedure of the State of New-York, Reported Complete by the Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings. 1850. Originally published: Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1850. [ii], x (i-x new introduction), xcvi, 791 pp. With a new General Introduction to the Series by Michael Weber. Reprinted..... More
Principles of Government. A Treatise on Free Institutions Including...
Notable Early Treatise on the Principles of American Government Chipman, Nathaniel. Principles of Government. A Treatise on Free Institutions Including the Constitution of the United States. Originally published: Burlington: Edward Smith, 1833. viii, 144, 145a-188a, [145]-330 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191740; ISBN-10: 1616191740. Paperback. New..... More
A Comparative View of the Constitutions of Great Britain and the...
Aiken, P[eter] F[reeland]. A Comparative View of the Constitutions of Great Britain and the United States of America. In Six Lectures. Originally published: London: Longman and Co., 1842. viii, 192 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191733; ISBN-10: 1616191732. Paperback. New. $17.50 * In six lectures, Aiken..... More
A Treatise on Maritime Law: Including the Law of Shipping, the Law...
Parsons, Theophilus. A Treatise on Maritime Law: Including the Law of Shipping, the Law of Marine Insurance, and the Law and Practice of Admiralty. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1859. 2 Vols. xlv, 780; xlviii, 871 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191726; ISBN-10: 1616191724..... More
Adventures in Internationalism: A Biography of James Brown Scott
A Compelling Biography of James Brown Scott Finch, George. A. Butler, William E., Editor. Adventures in Internationalism: A Biography of James Brown Scott. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. 2012. xxviii, 245 pp. ISBN-13: 9781616191658. ISBN-10: 1616191651. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * One of the greatest figures in modern international law, James..... More
The Income Tax A Study of the History Theory and Practice of Income...
Seligman, Edwin R.A. The Income Tax: A Study of the History, Theory, and Practice of Income Taxation at Home and Abroad. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged with a New Chapter. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. xi, 743 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13:9781616191641; ISBN-10:1616191643..... More
Law and Civil War in the Modern World
Moore, John Norton, Editor. Law and Civil War in the Modern World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, [1974]. xxv, 648 pp. Reprinted 2009, by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction for this edition by John Norton Moore, Walter L. Brown Professor of Law, Director, Center for National..... More
The Political Theory of Bolshevism: A Critical Analysis.
Kelsen, Hans [1881-1973]. The Political Theory of Bolshevism: A Critical Analysis. Originally published: Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948. iv, 60 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191610; ISBN-10: 1616191619. Paperback. New. $25. * Written during a tense period of the Cold War, this study observed that..... 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). Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute, 1955. xviii, 395 pp. Reprinted..... More
Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States...
With a New Introduction by Steve Sheppard Lieber, Francis. Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field. Originally published: Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898. 51 pp. [With] Lieber, Francis. Guerilla Parties Considered with Reference to the Laws and Usages of War. Originally published: New York..... More
Grotius on the Rights of War and Peace: An Abridged Translation.
The Abridged Whewell Translation Grotius, Hugo. Whewell, William, Editor and Translator. Grotius on the Rights of War and Peace: An Abridged Translation. Edited for the Syndics of the University Press. Originally published: Cambridge: John W. Parker, 1853. xxxix, 485 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191511; ISBN-10..... More
Handbook on the Construction and Interpretation of the Laws With a...
Black on Legal Construction and Interpretation Black, Henry Campbell. Handbook on the Construction and Interpretation of the Laws With a Chapter on the Interpretation of Judicial Decisions and the Doctrine of Precedents. Originally published: St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1896. xi, 499, [32] pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More
The Supreme Court and Unconstitutional Legislation.
Moore, Blaine Free. The Supreme Court and Unconstitutional Legislation. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1913. 158 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191474; ISBN-10: 1616191473. Paperback. New. $12.95 * Moore's analytical survey considers what the U.S. Supreme Court has accomplished through its power to declare..... More
Colony to Empire: Episodes in American Legal History
Dargo, George. Colony to Empire: Episodes in American Legal History. Clark, NJ: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2012. xxii, 363 pp. ISBN-13: 9781616191443; ISBN-10: 1616191449. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * The noted historian and author of Jefferson's Louisiana has collected a dozen essays that span legal issues from the development of the..... More
Shakespeare and the Law.
Barton, Dunbar Plunket. Shakespeare and the Law. With a foreword by James M. Beck. Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. xl, 167 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191313; ISBN-10: 1616191317. Paperback. New. $29.95 * An entertaining evaluation of Shakespeare's plays that classifies their legal allusions..... More
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. $59.95 * 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