A Notable Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia Lawyer and Democratic Politician [American School, 19th Century]. [Hirst, William L. (1804-1876)]. [Portrait of William L. Hirst]. 31-1/4" x 39-1/2" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise fine. $4,000. * Hirst... More about Portrait of William L. Hirst, Oil on Canvas, framed
A Philadelphia Lawyer Who Served as Pennsylvania's Deputy Attorney General [American School, 19th Century]. [Smith, Lewis Waln (1846-1881)]. [Portrait of Lewis Waln Smith]. Philadelphia, c.1870. 24" x 30" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise... More about Portrait of Lewis Waln Smith, Oil on Canvas, framed
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An Important Humanist Scholar Baudouin, Francois [1520-1573]. Commentarius de Iurisprudentia Muciana. Accessit Rerum & Verborum Praecipue Memorabilium Index. Basel: Per Ioannem Oporinum, [1558]. [xvi] 306 [6] pp. [Bound with] Baudouin, Francois. De Legibus XII Tabularum. Tertia sed Plane nova Editio. Basel: Per Ioannem Oporinum, [1557]. [viii] 252 [18] pp. [And]... More about Commentarius de Iurisprudentia Muciana [Bound With Two Other Works
"Valuable Guide" to the Writ Ne Exeat Regno Beames, John [1781?-1853]. Warner, H.W., Notes. A Brief View of the Writ Ne Exeat Regno, With Practical Remarks Upon It as an Equitable Process With Notes of the Recent English and American Decisions. New York: Published by S. Gould, 1821. 7, xi... More about A Brief View of the Writ Ne Exeat Regno, With Practical Remarks
First Italian Edition of Bentham's Theory of Legislation Bentham, Jeremy [1748-1832]. Dumont, Pierre Etienne Louis [1759-1829], Editor and Translator. Azzariti-Stella, Michele, Translator (into Italian). Trattati di Legislazione Civile e Penale: Preceduti da' Principi Generali di Legislazione, E da un Proggetto di un Corpo Completo di Dritto: Terminati da un Saggio... More about Trattati di Legislazione Civile e Penale: Preceduti da'Principi
Blackstone's Commentaries, Eller 26/Laeuchli 33 Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. Christian, Sir Edward [d. 1823], Editor. Commentaries on the Laws of England, In Four Books. With the Last Corrections of the Author: And with Notes and Additions. London: Printed by A. Strahan for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. Four volumes... More about Commentaries on the Laws of England, In Four Books. 14th ed
Scarce Treatise on an Important Concept in Roman Law Bonfini, Francesco Antoni [d. 1739]. De Jure Fideicommissorum Magis Controverso Disputationes Praecipuae in Quatuor Titulos Distributae Quibus Selectiores Articuli ad Hanc Materiam Spectantes in Supremis Plerumque Tribunalibus Dispuncti Theorice Simul & Practice Resolvuntur. Venice: Apud Nicolaum Pezzana, 1741. Two volumes in... More about De Jure Fideicommissorum Magis Controverso Disputationes Praecipuae
"The Reports" Coke, Sir Edward [1552-1643]. George Wilson, Editor and Translator. The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. in English, In Thirteen Parts Complete; With References to All the Ancient and Modern Books of the Law; Exactly Translated and Compared with the First and Last Edition in French, and Printed... More about The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, in English in Thirteen Parts Complete
Only American Edition of an Important Work on Crime [Colquhoun, Patrick (1745-1820)]. A Treatise on the Police of London; Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors By Which Public and Private Property and Security Are, At Present, Injured and Endangered: And Suggesting Remedies for Their Prevention. Philadelphia: Printed... More about A Treatise on the Police of London; Containing a Detail of the
Acts and Cases Concerning Elections to Parliament [Elections]. [Great Britain]. Orders, Resolutions, and Determinations of the Honourable House of Commons, On Controverted Elections and Returns: Determining the Qualifications of Candidates and Voters; The Rights of Election for the Several Cities and Boroughs; The Nature of Evidence Proper on the Hearing;... More about Orders, Resolutions, and Determinations of the Honourable House
A Standard Treatise on Railroad Law Elliott, Byron K. [1835-1913]. Elliott, William F. [b. 1859]. A Treatise on the Law of Railroads: Containing a Consideration of the Organization, Status and Powers of Railroad Corporations, And of the Rights and Liabilities Incident to the Location, Construction and Operation of Railroads; Together... More about A Treatise on the Law of Railroads, Containing a Consideration
A Scarce Digest of Cases from 1688 to 1773 Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn. A Digest of Adjudged Cases in the Court of King's Bench, From the Revolution to the Present Period, Alphabetically Arranged Under the Different Heads of Practice. Comprehending all the Approved Determinations During the Time that Lord Chief... More about A Digest of Adjudged Cases in the Court of King's Bench, From the
Confiscation in Civil and Canon Law Guazzini Sebastiano. Massini, Seraphino. Tractatus de Confiscatione Bonorum, Cui Accessit in hac Postrema Editione Semicenturia Practicarum Quaestionum Eandem Materiam Tractantium Seraphini Massini. Opus Nunquam Antea Impressum, Omnibus Iurisprudentiae Professoribus, Tam in Scholis, Quam in Utroque Foro Versantibus, Valde Utile, Ac Necessarium. Nec Tantum Magis... More about Tractatus de Confiscatione Bonorum, Cui Accessit in Hac Postrema
A Scarce Scottish Anthology of Legal Maxims Halkerston, Peter [d. 1833?]. A Collection of Latin Maxims & Rules, In Law and Equity, Selected from the Most Eminent Authors, On the Civil, Canon, Feudal, English and Scots Law, With an English Translation, And an Appendix of Reference to the Authorities from... More about A Collection of Latin Maxims & Rules, In Law and Equity, Selected
1837 Printing of The Federalist in a Handsome Period-Style Binding Hamilton, Alexander [1755-1804]. Madison, James [1751-1836]. Jay, John [1745-1829]. The Federalist, Or the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: With an Appendix, Containing the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the... More about The Federalist, Or The New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788
The Union of Reason and Eloquence Hortensius [Hay, George (1765-1830)]. Deinology: Or, The Union of Reason and Elegance: Being Instructions to a Young Barrister. With a Postscript, Suggesting Some Considerations of the Viva Voce Examination of Witnesses at the English Bar. London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1801. [iv]... More about Deinology: Or, The Union of Reason and Elegance: Being Instructions
Littleton's Reports Littleton, Edward [1589-1645], Reporter. Les Reports des Tres Honorable Edw. Seigneur Littleton, Baron de Mounslow, Custos de la Grand Seale d'Angliteur, Et de ses Majesty Pluis Honourable Privy Councel, En le Courts del Common Banck & Exchequer, En le 2,3,4,5,6,7 ans del Reign de Roy Charles le I.... More about Les Reports des Tres Honorable Edw Seigneur Littleton, Baron de
An Important Set of Reports that Includes the Landmark Somerset Case and an Appendix of Maxims Lofft, Capel. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court Of King's Bench from Easter Term 12 Geo. 3. To Michaelmas 14 Geo. 3 (Both Inclusive). With Some Select Cases in the Court of Chancery... More about Reports of Cases Adjudged In The Court Of King's Bench from Easter
A Cautionary Tale Martin, Michael [1795-1821]. Waldo, Francis Wainwright [1791-1836], Editor. Life of Michael Martin, Who was Executed for Highway Robbery, December 20, 1821. As Given By Himself. Boston: Published by Russell & Gardner, 1821. 102 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Recent marbled boards, printed title label to spine. Some... More about Life of Michael Martin, Who was Executed for Highway Robbery
The First Published Compilations of the Laws of St. Kitts and the Leeward Islands [Saint Kitts]. Acts of Assembly, Passed in the Island of St. Christopher; From 1711, to 1735, Inclusive. London: Printed by John Baskett, 1739. x, 182 pp. [Bound with] An Abridgment of the Acts of Assembly, Passed... More about Acts of Assembly, Passed in the Island of St. Christopher; From 1711
First Collected Laws of Utah Territory [Utah Territory]. Acts, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Several Annual Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. To Which is Prefixed: The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of the Confederation, The Ordinance of 1787, The Constitution of the United States... More about Acts, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Several Annual
Perhaps the Most Authoritative Reports from the Reign of George III Willes, Sir John [1685-1761]. Durnford, Charles, Editor. Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Court of Common Pleas During the Time Lord Chief Justice Willes Presided in that Court; Together with Some Few Cases of the Same Period Determined in... More about Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Court of Common Pleas