September 18, 2018
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A Rare Scottish Dictionary on Criminal Law Angus, John W. Shearer, R.B., Editor. A Dictionary of Crimes and Offences According to the Law of Scotland, With Appendix Relating to Criminal Jurisdiction, Arrest of Offenders, &c. Edinburgh: William Green & Sons, 1895. 538, [1] pp. Octavo (7-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Publisher's maroon..... More
An East India Company Official on Chinese History and Anglo-Sino Relations Auber, Peter [1770-1866]. China: An Outline of Its Government, Laws, And Policy, And of the British and Foreign Embassies to and Intercourse with that Empire. London, Parbury, Allen and Co., 1834. viii, 419 pp. Folding color frontispiece, a map..... More
"His Reports Have a Peculiar Value" Barnardiston, Thomas [d. 1752]. Reports of Cases Determined in the High Court of Chancery, From April 25, 1740. to May 9. 1741. With Two Tables; One of the Names of the Cases, The Other of the Principal Matters. [London]: Printed by Henry Linton, 1742..... More
Land for Sale in Somerset [Broadside]. [Land Auction]. [Great Britain]. Batcombe, Somerset. Freehold Lands, To be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Wainwright, At the Three Horse Shoes Inn, Batcombe, On Thursday the 22nd. Day of July, 1830. Shepton-Mallet: Wason & Foxwell, [1830]. 17-3/4" x 11" broadside. Text in single column..... More
"Valuable Freehold Lands" [Broadside]. [Land Auction]. [Great Britain]. Batcombe, Somerset, Butleigh and Babcary. Valuable Freehold Lands. To be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Wainwright, On Monday, The 28th Day of April, 1834, At the George Inn, In Shepton-Mallet, At 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon. Shepton-Mallet: Cary, Printer, [1834]. 19-1/4" x...... More
California's Field-Based Codes of 1872 [California]. [Haymond, Creed (1836-1893)]. [Burch, John C. (1826-1885)]. [Lindley, Charles]. Revised Laws of the State of California: In Four Codes: Political, Civil, Civil Procedure, And Penal. Volume I: Sacramento: T.A. Springer, State Printer, 1872; Volume II-IV: Sacramento: D.W. Gelwicks, State Printer, 1871. Four volumes. Complete..... More
The Fates of 79 Prisoners in Taunton, Somerset on October 14, 1833 [Criminals]. [Great Britain]. A Calendar of the Prisoners for the Michaelmas Season, To be Holden at the Castle, Taunton, On Monday, The 14th Day of October, 1833. [drop head title]. Yeoville: Porter, Printer, [1833]. [12] pp. Quarto (12-1/2"..... More
Civil War-Era Printing of an Important American Treatise on Military Law De Hart, William C. [1800-1848]. Observations on Military Law, And the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial, With a Summary of the Law of Evidence, As Applicable to Military Trials; Adapted to the Laws, Regulations and Customs of the..... More
An Ambitious and Sophisticated English Layman's Guide from 1791 [Great Britain]. A Law Grammar: Or, An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of English Jurisprudence. Containing Rudiments and Illustrations of 1. The Laws of Nature, 2. The Law of God, 3. The Law of Nations, 4. The Law Politic, 5..... More
Tenth Edition of Jacob's Great Dictionary Jacob, Giles [1686-1744]. Morgan, J[ohn], Editor. A New Law-Dictionary: Containing the Interpretation and Definition of Words and Terms Used in the Law; As Also the Law and Practice, Under the Proper Heads and Titles. Together With Such Learning as Explains the History and Antiquity..... More
Tables of Duties and Other Fees and Taxes Collected in the Papal States in 1821 [Papal States]. Stato Generale Delli Prodotti e Delle Passivita dell'Appalto della Stamperia Camerale dell' Anno 1821. [Rome: S.n., 1822?]. [iv], 67 pp. Folio (13-1/4" x 9"). Contemporary paper-covered boards. Some rubbing with wear to spine..... More
Manslaughter on the Parade Ground [Trial]. Gordon, William, Defendant. The Trial of Major William Gordon, Of the 2d, Or Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards, On a Charge of the Murder of George Gregory, A Private in the Same Regiment at the Guildhall, Sandwich, On Friday, April 15, 1814. As Taken..... More
A Controversial 1815 Court Martial of One of Wellington's Generals [Trial]. Murray, John, Defendant. Gurney, W[illiam] B[rodie] [1777-1855], Reporter. The Trial of Lieutenant General Sir John Murray, Bart. By a General Court Martial, Held at Winchester, On Monday the 16th of January, 1815, And Continued by Adjournment, Till Monday the..... More
Early Account of a Famous Scottish Murder Trial, This Copy Includes Two Pages of Contemporary Manuscript Notes [Trial]. Porteous, John [1695-1736], Defendant. The Trial of Capt. John Porteous, Before the High Criminal Court, Or Lords of Justiciary, In Scotland; For Wounding and Killing Several Persons at a Late Execution of..... More
The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814 [Trial]. Random, Charles, Baron de Berenger, Principal Defendant. Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of [1775-1860], Principal Defendant. Gurney, William Brodie [1777-1855], Reporter. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, Commonly called Lord Cochrane, The Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt..... More
Contemporary Account of a Famous English Case of Forced Marriage [Trial]. Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, Defendant. Wakefield, William, Defendant. Wakefield, Frances, Mrs., Defendant. The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, William Wakefield, And Frances Wakefield: Indicted with One Edward Thevenot, A Servant, For a Conspiracy and For the Abduction of Miss Ellen..... More