April 18, 2023
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An Important Tract on Spanish Land Claims in Missouri and Arkansas Bates, Edward [1793-1869]. [Benton, Thomas Hart (1782-1858)]. 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 in recent plain wrappers, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning, faint spotting and..... More
Bolingbroke's Classic Statement on the Nature of Government [Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount (1678-1751)]. The Freeholder's Political Catechism. London: Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1733. 24 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, light foxing to a few leaves, printing flaw to..... More
Brandeis on "True Americanism" Brandeis, Louis D. [1856-1941]. Oration: True Americanism, Delivered Before the City Government and Citizens of Boston in Faneuil Hall, On the One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of These United States, July 5, 1915. Boston: Printing Department, 1915. 23 pp. Portrait frontispiece..... More
"These Two Parties are Traveling in a Big Buick Automobile" [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [California]. Wanted! No. 1 - Known Here as C.J. Wagner, Age About 30; 5 Feet 6 1-2 Inches Tall; Well Dressed; Weight About 175 Pounds. Claims to be an Oculist and Carries a Case with Eye Glasses for..... More
"Will Likely Steal Anything He Can Carry Away With Him" [Broadside]. [Criminals]. [Montana]. [Hill, Edward]. Wanted for Burglary: Edward Hill, Hardin, Montana, March 25, 1915. 11" x 8-1/4" broadside, physical description of Hill in two columns with main text in single column below. Moderate toning, a few small tears and..... More
A Former Convict Who Became a Minister Lectures on Capital Punishment [Broadside]. Steffan, Vincent J. Escaped. Prison to Pulpit, Rev. Vincent J. Steffan of Philadelphia, Pa. Lecture on Capital Punishment.... Thursday Eve., 7:30 p.m. First Baptist Church. Ames, Iowa. Admission Free. N.p: S.n., c. 1925. 9" x 6" broadside mounted..... More
Rare "Temperance" Broadside in the Style of a Court Document [Broadside]. [Temperance]. [Great Britain]. The ---- Day of 18 ----. This is to Our Sheriff of Sheriffdoms, Steward of Stewardries, Bailiffs of Regalities, & All Others, The Officers and Executors of the Law, To Interpose Their Power and Authority to..... More
"I Try to Greet Him with a Smile When Oft My Poor Heart Bleeds" [Broadside]. [Temperance]. [Great Britain]. The Wife's Dream. Northampton, England: Henson, Prinier [sic], [c.1850]. 10" x 7-1/2" broadside mounted on 10-1/2" x 8" sheet, verse text, in two columns below headline, first column headed with a woodcut..... More
"Sooner or Later All Sin Comes to Light" [Cheap Repository Tracts]. Fielding, Henry [1707-1754]. [More, Hannah (1745-1833)]. Murders. True Examples of the Interposition of Providence, In the Discovery and Punishment of Murder [Drop-Head Title]. At head of drop-head title: Cheap Repository. [London]: Sold by J. Marshall; Bath: Sold by S...... More
Darrow Defends Darrow [Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938)]. Plea of Clarence Darrow, In His Own Defense to the Jury That Exonerated Him of the Charge of Bribery at Los Angeles August - 1912. Los Angeles: Golden Press, 1912. [ii], 59 pp. Lacking laid-in portrait of Darrow. Stapled pamphlet in red and black..... More
"Robbed and Almost Starved to Death by a Gang of Gipsies" Fielding, Henry [1707-1754]. A Clear State of the Case of Elizabeth Canning, Who Hath Sworn that she was Robbed and Almost Starved to Death by a Gang of Gipsies and Other Villains in January Last,For Which One Mary Squires..... More
A Chastity Belt and a Breach of Promise Freydier, M[onsier]. [Brunet, Gustave (1807-1896)]. Plaidoyer de Mr. Freydier, Avocat a Nismes, Contre l'Introduction de Cadenas, Ou Ceintures de Chastete. Reimpression Textuelle Faite sur l'Edition Originale de 1750 et Augmentee d'un Avant-Propos, Par Philomneste, Junior. Avec des Explications Nouvelles Edifantes et Curieuses..... More
A Rare Guide to the Penal Laws for Clergymen [Great Britain]. The Farmer's Night-Cap; Or, The Parson's Pocket Companion. Being Remarks Upon the Penal Laws Affecting the Clergy, And Particularly in Respect to Non-Residence and Simony, With Adjudged Cases. London: Printed for G. Wilkie, 1783. [3]-39, [1] pp. Lacking half-title..... More
Thirteen Proposals for the Reform of English Law [Great Britain]. A Lover of His Countrey.... The Grand Concern of England Explained; In Several Proposals Offered to the Consideration of the Parliament. 1. For Payment of Publick Debts. 2. For Advancement and Encouragement of Trade. 3. For Raising the Rents of..... More
A Harvard Event to Mark the End of the Civil War with a Contribution by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Harvard College. Commemoration Day, July 21, 1865. [Cambridge, MA: S.n., 1865]. [4] pp. Quarto (9" x 7"). Single folded sheet, light soiling, short tears to fore-edges, faint vertical and horizontal fold..... More
Inscribed by Holmes Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. Speech of Mr. Justice Holmes at Commencement, Harvard University, June 28, 1911. [Cambridge?: s.n., 1911?]. [3] pp. 8-1/2" x 6-1/4" bifolium pamphlet. Moderate toning, horizontal and vertical fold lines, clean tear starting along horizontal fold line, light chipping, wear and small clean..... More
An Unrecorded Defense of the Legal Profession from "Prejudice and Misconception" [Lawyers]. [Great Britain]. An Essay on the Law; Being a Summary View of the Profession of a Solicitor, In Opposition to Prejudice and Misconception. London: Printed by A.J. Valpy for W. Reed, 1811. [ii], 40 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x...... More
"A Square Deal for All" Lee, Oscar. A Little Souvenir of the Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun Wis. Our Motto "A Square Deal for All." Waupun, WI: c.1935-1939. 8 pp. Stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light toning and edgewear, staples rusted, internally clean. $125. * This compendium of facts was issued..... More
Unrecorded Handbill Issued to "House-Keepers" [London]. [Sanitation]. The Duty of Inhabitants, &c by the Acts in Force for Cleaning and Paving the Streets. [London: S.n., c.1690]. 4-1/2" x 7" handbill, untrimmed edges. Light soiling, vertical fold through center, three horizontal folds, a few minor tears along folds. $1,250. * Issued..... More
Rare 1933 Digest of Laws Regulating Macau's Sex Trade [Macau]. [China]. [Prostitution]. Regulamento das Meretrizes, Aprovado pelo Portaria Provincial No. 1:093, De 7 de Abril de 1933. Macau: Imprensa Nacional, 1933. 22 pp. Text in Portuguese and Chinese. Stitched pamphlet in printed paper wrappers. Some edgewear, a few chips and..... More
Trout a la Douglas [Manuscript]. Douglas, William O. [1898-1980]. [Typed Letter, Signed, On U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, Washington, DC, April 26, 1961]. 1 pp. typed letter on 9" x 5-3/4" sheet of U.S. Supreme Court letterhead. Two horizontal fold lines, negligible light soiling to verso. $450. * Douglas provides one..... More
Royal Permission to Search Parliamentary Records [Manuscript]. [Legal Publishing]. George I [1660-1727], King of Great Britain. [Signed Royal Warrant Permitting Search of Parliamentary Records]. London, Kensington Palace, 1726. 2 pp. 12" x 7-1/2" bifolium, edges gilt, embossed royal seal and autograph signature "George R" at head, docket to verso. Moderate..... More
Three "Colored People" Convicted for Rioting [Manuscript]. [New York]. [Conviction for Rioting]. Queens County, New York, January 11, 1828. 2 pp. 12-1/2" x 8" leaf, wax seals to recto, docketed on verso. Moderate toning, light foxing, three horizontal fold lines with short tears at ends affecting text without loss. Content..... More
Testimony Given at the Trial of a Rye House Plotter [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Rye House Plot]. Walcot, Thomas [1625-1683], Defendant. [Indenture of Testimony Given at the Trial of Thomas Walcot]. London, July 27, [1683]. 2 pp. 21" x 16-1/2" sheet with text in single neat hand to recto and verso, top..... More
Cruelty Against a Woman, Or a Political Hatchet Job? Marie, Jane. The Case of Jane Marie, Exhibiting the Cruelty and Barbarous Conduct of James Ross, To a Defenceless Woman. Written and Published by the Object of His Cruelty and Vengeance, And Addressed to the Public of Philadelphia and the Whole..... More
Marriage to a Deceased Wife's Sister Marriage Law Reform Association. A Summary of the Chief Arguments For and Against Marriage With A Deceased Wife's Sister. London: Marriage Law Reform Association, 1883. 15, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers. Light toning, negligible edgewear, light foxing in..... More
Memoir of a Nineteenth-Century Glasgow Detective McNaught, Thomas P. The Recollections of a Glasgow Detective Officer: With Special Experiences of Human Nature. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co; Glasgow and Edinburgh: John Menzies & Co, [1887]. 4, 71, xii pp. Main text followed by 12 pp. of advertisements. Octavo (8-1/2" x...... More
"I Do Hereby Ordain, Constitute and Appoint You Administrators..." [Probate]. [Massachusetts]. [Josiah Willard Esqr...] Judge of the Probate of Wills and for Granting Letters of Administration on the Estate of Persons Deceased, Having Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County of Suffolk, Within the Province Aforesaid To [Sarah White..... More
A Defense of School Segregation by a South Carolina Educator Thomason, John Furman. History and Experience or the Supreme Court. Rock Hill, SC: [Published for the Author], 1956. 43 pp. Stapled pamphlet in stiff paper wrappers. Light shelfwear and soiling, light soiling to title page, light toning to text. $150..... More
An Interesting Mutiny, Murder, and Piracy Trial, Joseph Story Presided: McDade 1103 [Trial]. Williams, John, Primary Defendant. The Trial of John Williams, Francis Frederick, John P. Rog, Nils Peterson and Nathaniel White, On an Indictment for Murder on the High Seas: Before the Circuit Court of the United States, Holden..... More
"So Much for the Game Laws!" [Trial]. Birkett, Thomas B, Defendant. Full Particulars of the Trial and Sentence of T.B. Birkett (Farmer) For the Murder of William Watmore at Barnby-in-the-Willows. With a Copy of Verses and an Account of the Dreadful Murder of Will- Stevenson, At Sibsey, In Lincolnshire. [(London)..... More
Blaming the Parish Priest [Trial]. Brady, Thomas, Defendant. Cavan Sessions, Monday January 15, 1828. Mary Reilly, v. The Rev. Thomas Brady, Of Cavan [Caption Title]. [Ireland: s.n., 1828]. 14, [2] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet recently resewn in plain wrappers. Small fold line to lower corner of front..... More
Brought to Justice by the Pinkertons [Trial]. Caldwell, Oscar T., Defendant. Smith, J. Victor, Reporter. Trial of Oscar T. Caldwell, Late a Conductor on the Chicago and Burlington Railroad Line, For Embezzlement: Before the Recorders Court of the City of Chicago at the September Term, 1855. Chicago: Daily Democratic Press..... More
1808 Court Martial of Rhode Island Militia Officers Who Refused to Select Six Guardsmen for Federal Service [Trial]. [Court Martial]. [Kentish Guards]. Trial of Colonel David Pinniger, Lt. Col. William P. Maxwell, Major Nathan Whiting, Captain Allen Tillinghast: Officers of the Kentish Guards, Before a General Court-Martial Holden at the..... More
A Copyright Case Concerning Navigational Charts [Trial]. Moore, John Hamilton [1738-1807], Defendant. Trial of John Hamilton Moore for Pirating a Chart. Sittings After Term, March 1798, Before Lord Kenyon and a Special Jury of Merchants. Guildhall, London. Heather and Williams, v. John Hamilton Moore [Drop-Head Title]. [London]: Plummer, Printer, [1798]..... More
1858 Trial of the Head of New York City's Police Department for Neglect of Duty [Trial]. Tallmadge, Frederick A. [1792-1869], Defendant. Gerry, Elbridge T. [1837-1927], Reporter. Trial of Hon. Frederick A. Tallmadge, General Superintendent of Metropolitan Police, Before James W. Nye, Esq., President and Hon. James S.T. Stranahan, Thomas B...... More
The Landmark Trial that Helped Established Freedom of the Press in America [Trial]. Zenger, John Peter [1697-1746], Defendant. A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger, Printer of the New-York Weekly Journal. [Drop-Head Title]. [London, 1738?]. 32 pp. Text in parallel columns. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6-3/4")..... More
Trials at the Kent Assizes [Trials]. [Great Britain]. The Trials of All the Prisoners Who were Try'd at the Assizes Held at Maidstone, For the County of Kent, On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Being the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22d, And 23d of March, 1749-50, Before the Hon. Sir..... More
Justices Kent, Yates and Thompson Uphold Fulton's Steamboat Monopoly [Trials]. Livingston, Robert [1746-1813], Defendant. Fulton, Robert [1765-1815], Defendant. The Opinions of the Judges of the Supreme Court, Delivered in the Court of Errors, In the Cause of Robert E. Livingston and Robert Fulton, vs. James Van Ingen, And Twenty Others..... More
"Crimes of Love and Passion" Brame, Geoffrey. Renin, Paul, Editor. Crimes of Love and Passion, No. 2: The Crimes of Belle Gunness, Murderess, Adultress, And Baby Farmer. A Wife as Prey: The True Story of the Notorious Arnauld de Tily Who Impersonated His Soldier Friend, Deceiving Even His Beautiful Wife..... More