A Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents, Laid Down in So Plain a Manner, That the Farmer, Mechanic, Apprentice, Or School Boy, Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an..... More
Every Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents, Laid Down in So Plain a Manner, That the Farmer, Mechanic, Apprentice, Or School Boy, Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an..... More
Reflects Changes Introduced by the New York Code of Procedure Abbott, Austin [1831-1896]. Trial Evidence: Rules of Evidence Applicable on the The Trial of Civil Actions (Including Both Causes of Action and Defenses) at Common Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes of Procedure. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co...... More
Reflects Changes Introduced by the New York Code of Procedure Abbott, Austin [1831-1896]. Trial Evidence. The Rules of Evidence Applicable on the The Trial of Civil Actions (Including Both Causes of Action and Defenses) at Common Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes of Procedure. New York: Baker, Voorhis &..... More
A Valuable Legal Reference Quite Rare in Commerce Adams, Henry C. A Juridical Glossary: Being an Exhaustive Compilation of the Most Celebrated Maxims, Aphorisms, Doctrines, Precepts, Technical Phrases and Terms Employed in the Roman, Civil, Feudal, Canon and Common Law, Expressed in Foreign Languages, And Quoted in the Standard Elementary..... More
Cases on the Federal Dockets in 1819 [Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)]. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting, (Pursuant to a Resolution of the Senate, Of the 18th January, 1819,) A Report from the Secretary of State, Together with the Returns of Causes Depending in the Courts of..... More
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1804 Digest of United States Revenue Laws Addington, L. A Digest of the Revenue Laws of the United States: Wherein are Arranged, Under Distinct Heads, The Duties of Collectors, Naval Officers, Surveyors, Masters of Vessels, And All Other Persons Connected with the Imposts. To Which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing..... More
Rare Printing of an Act to Protect the Bank of Alabama During the Panic of 1837 [Alabama]. [Panic of 1837]. An Act to Extend the Time of Indebtedness to the Bank of the State of Alabama and Its Branches, And Legalizing the Suspension of Specie Payments; And for Other Purposes..... More
Albany, New York in 1800 [Albany]. [New York]. The Charter of the City of Albany; And the Laws and Ordinances, Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the Said City, In Common Council Convened. Albany: Printed by Barber & Southwick, For the Corporation, 1800. 158, [2] pp..... More
An Early Effort to Promote Copyright in the United States American Copyright Club. An Address to the People of the United States in Behalf of the American Copyright Club, Adopted at New-York, October 18th, 1843. New York: Published by the Club, 1843. 2 pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched..... More
An Important Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Jurist [American School, 19th Century]. [Portrait of Francis Joseph Troubat]. Philadelphia?, c.1837. Image size 29" x 24-1/4" (73.6 x 61.6 cm). Oil on canvas, housed in its original, ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. A small brass presentation plaque reading "Francis J. Troubat / Born 1802-Died 1868"..... More
The Definitive and Final Edition of the Foundational American Treatise on Water Rights and Industrial Law [C] Angell, Joseph K. [1794-1857]. Perkins, J[onathan] C[ogswell] [1809-1877], Editor. A Treatise on the Law of Watercourses. With an Appendix, Containing Statutes of Flowing, And Forms of Declarations. Revised, And Very Much Enlarged by..... More
Angell's Notable Treatise on Limitation of Actions Angell, J[oseph] K. [1794-1857]. May, John Wilder [1819-1883]. A Treatise on the Limitations of Actions at Law and Suits in Equity and Admiralty; With an Appendix Containing the American and English Statutes of Limitations. Revised and Greatly Enlarged. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company..... More
The Final Territorial-Era Compilation of the Laws of Arkansas [Arkansas]. Steele, J., Compiler. M'Campbell, J., Compiler. Laws of Arkansas Territory. Little Rock, Ark. Ter.: Printed by J. Steele, 1835. [iv], 562, [12] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind fillets to boards, blind tooling to board edges, blind fillets..... More
A Rare Guide to the 1841 Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [Bicknell, George Augustus]. A Commentary on the Bankrupt Law of 1841, Showing its Operation and Effect. By a Member of the Bar of New-York. To Which is Annexed, An Authentic Copy of the Bankrupt Act. New York: H. Anstice, Stationer, 1841..... More
An Early Attempt to Reform Bankruptcy Law in Massachusetts [Bankruptcy]. [Massachusetts]. Report of the Special Committee to Whom was Referred the Bill for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, And for the More Equal Distribution of Their Effects. At head of title: House No. 31. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers..... More
The First Federal Bankruptcy Act [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. A Bill to Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy, Throughout the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by T.L. Plowman, 1801. 28 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, a few minor spots to title page. Rare..... More
The "Incalculable Mischiefs" of a National Bankruptcy System [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. Memorial of Sundry Citizens of the City of Troy, In the State of New York, (Against a System of Bankruptcy.) February 11, 1822. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives. At head of title: [61]. Washington [DC]: Printed..... More
"Overwhelmed by Debts that Grind Them to the Earth" [Bankruptcy]. [United States]. [Hamilton, James, Jr. (1782-1857)]. Memorial of the Citizens of Charleston, Praying the Establishment of an Uniform System of Bankruptcy. February 8, 1822. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to Which is Committed the Bill to Establish..... More
Applying the General Bankrupt Law of 1841 [Bankruptcy]. [Vermont]. Rules and Regulations in Bankruptcy, Adopted by the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, For the District of Vermont. January 26, 1842. Rutland, VT: White & Guernsey, 1842. 24 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers..... More
An Eloquent Attack on Imprisonment for Debt: OCLC Locates 5 Copies, 1 Copy in a Law Library Barbour, James [1775-1842]. Remarks of Mr. James Barbour, On the Bill for Abolishing Imprisonment for Debt. At head of title: Senate of the United States, February 17th, 1824. [(Washington, DC): Printed at the..... More
An Important Western Americana Tract on Spanish Land Claims in Missouri and Arkansas Bates, Edward [1793-1869]. Edward Bates Against Thomas H. Benton. St. Louis: Charless & Paschall, Printers, 1828. 12 pp. 12mo. (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet as issued in recent plain wrappers, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning, faint spotting and..... More
Beach on Contributory Negligence Beach, Charles Fisk, Jr. [1854-1934]. Counter Negligence: A Treatise on the Law of Contributory Negligence or Negligence as a Defense. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Company, 1892. cxiv, 638 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands and red and black..... More
Pre-Fire San Francisco Imprint Belknap, D[avid]. P[rice]. The Probate Law and Practice of California, Containing All the Statutes of the State, Relating to Probate Courts and the Jurisdiction Thereof; The Settlement of Estates of Deceased Persons; The Duties of Guardians; Descents; Wills; Etc., Etc. With Judicial Decisions of This and..... More
"The Most Gigantic and Immoral Sedition in History" Bemis, George [1816-1878]. Hasty Recognition of Rebel Belligerency, And Our Right to Complain of It. Boston: Published by A. Williams and Co., 1865. viii, [2], 57 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Disbound pamphlet, leaves separating at head. Moderate toning, faint vertical fold..... More