Recently Acquired Rare Books and Manuscripts in Law and Related Fields: America, Great Britain and Europe, 1486–2020
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Notable British Criminals of 1740-1764 [Trials]. [Great Britain]. Remarkable Trials and Interesting Memoirs, Of the Most Noted Criminals who have been Convicted at the Assizes, The King's-Bench Bar, Guildhall, &c. For High-Treason, Murder, Conspiracy, Rape, Highway, Felony, Burglary, Imposition, And Other Atrocious Crimes, Villainies, And Misdemeanours. From the Year 1740..... More
"The Spirit of Fanaticism" [Trials]. [Hickes, George (1642-1715)]. The Spirit of Fanaticism: Exemplify'd in the Tryals of Mr. James Mitchel (A Presbyterian Minister, Who was Hang'd at Edinburgh, For an Attempt Made Upon the Archbishop of St. Andrews.) And Major Thomas Weir (A Gifted Brother at the Knack of Extempore..... More
![Item #73456 Proceedings at the Assizes... [And] Supplementary to the Trial. Trials, William...](/pictures/thumb/73456.jpg?v=1656700052)
Scarce Perjury and Malicious Prosecution Trials [Trials]. Hurry, William, Defendant. Watson, John, Defendant. Proceedings at the Assizes at Thetford, On the 8th of March, 1786, And the 24th of March, 1787, In the Trial of William Hurry, Merchant, Of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, On an Indictment Preferred Against Him..... More
![Item #73552 The Proceedings and Tryal [With] The Several Proceedings. Trials, William Sancroft](/pictures/thumb/73552.jpg?v=1656700108)
The Trial of the Seven Bishops and the Impeachment of Lord John Somers [Trials]. [Sancroft, William (1617-1693), Et Al., Defendants]. The Proceedings and Tryal in the Case of The Most Reverend Father in God William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, And the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Lord Bishop of..... More
A 1788 Attack on Connecticut Divorce Law Trumbull, Benjamin [1735-1820]. An Appeal to the Public, Especially to the Learned, With Respect to the Unlawfulness of Divorces, in All Cases, Excepting Those of Incontinency. The Substance of the Argument Was Pleaded Before the Consociation of the County of New-Haven, December 9th..... More
Interesting Legal Study of Pawnbroking Turner, Francis [1829-1885]. The Contract of Pawn as it Exists at Common Law, And as Modified by the Pawnbrokers' Acts, The Factors' Acts, And Other Statutes. London: Jackson & Keeson, 1866. xvi, 352 pp. 12mo. (7" x 4"). Recent cloth, printed paper title label to..... More
"How Diligent Our Wise Ancestors Were to Keep Out the French" [Wagstaffe, Thomas (1645-1712)]. The Rights and Liberties of Englishmen Asserted. With a Collection of Statutes and Records of Parliament Against Foreigners. Shewing, That by the Constitution of England, No Outlandish Man, Whether Naturaliz'd or Not, Is Capable of Any..... More
"Murder Will Out" "Waters" (Russell, William [1806-1876]). Recollections of a Sheriff's Officer. London: Aldine Chambers, [c.1868]. [iv], 140 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary cloth, blind fillets and gilt title to spine, speckled edges. Some soiling, faint dampstaining and fading to boards and spine, corners just bumped, hinges cracked, light..... More
Inspired by the Wilkes Cause [Webb, Philip Carteret, Compiler]. Copies Taken from the Records of the Court of King's-Bench, At Westminster; The Original Office-Books of the Secretaries of State, Remaining in the Paper, And Secretaries of State's Offices, Or from the Originals Under Seal. Of Warrants Issued by Secretaries of..... More
A Rare Nineteenth-Century Guide to Bankruptcy Law and Procedure Whittaker, Soame. The Law of Bankrupts, Their Creditors, And Assignees; From the Issuing the Commission to the Allowance of the Certificate by the Lord Chancellor. Containing Plain and Familiar Instructions Respecting the Choice of Assignees, Proving Debts, Examination of the Bankrupt..... More