A Presentation Copy to the Bishop of Lichfield Adshead, Joseph [1800-1861]. Prisons and Prisoners. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1845. xvii, 320 pp. 2 copperplate illustrations, 1 folding. Lacking frontispiece; plate depicting Pentonville Prison obscured by darkening. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"; 22 x 13.5 cm). Original textured cloth, rebacked..... More

With a Warm Inscription from the Author Archer, Gleason L. [1880-1966]. History of the Law. Boston: Suffolk Law School Press, 1928. 442 pp. Original textured cloth, gilt fillets and title to spine. Light rubbing and shelfwear, faint dampstaining to front board, moderate toning to interior, small tears to bottom-edges of..... More

Bell, George William. In Remembrance of the Honourable Sir George Rose, M.A., F.R.S. One of the Masters of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple; Sometime Judge in the Court of Review, and Master in the High Court of Chancery. The First CHairman of the Law Fire..... More

Booth, George. Hill, George, Editor. The Nature and Practice of Real Actions, In Their Writs and Process; Both Original and Judicial; Together with Some Records in the Court Before the Justice of the County Palatine of Chester; Proving the Antiquity of the Jurisdiction of That Court, and of Some Families..... More

A Standard Treatise on Bankruptcy During the Gilded Age Bump, Orlando [1841-1884]. Law and Practice in Bankruptcy: With the Bankrupt Law of the United States as Amended, And the Rules and Forms; Together with Notes Referring to All Decisions Reported to May 1, 1873. New York: Baker, Voorhis, & Co...... More

Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. The Growth of the Law. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1934. 145 pp. Publisher's original cloth, with gilt stamped spine. Light rubbing to boards, spine ends and corners. Ex-library with ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Card slip to front pastedown. Library slip tipped-in..... More

Clark, Walter, (1846-1924). Brooks, Aubrey Lee, Editor. Lefler, Hugh Talmage, Editor. The Papers of Walter Clark. Chapel Hill, [NC]: University of North Carolina Press, [1948-1950]. 2 volumes. Illustrations, Facsimiles, Portraits. Hardcover in worn dust jackets. Volume one in worn price clipped dust jacket with detached rear flap. Both internally clean..... More

Cole, Robert. Oaths in Common Law: Forms of Oaths, Affirmations, Declarations & Jurats: To Which are Added Forms of Recognizances of Bail in Error, &c., to be Taken by Commissioners in the Country: With Explanatory Notes and Observations, and the Act 22 Vict. C. 16, for the Use of Commissioners..... More

From the United States Supreme Court Library Copp, Henry N[orris]. Decisions of the Commissioner of the General Land Office and the Secretary of the Interior: Under the United States Mining Statutes of July 26, 1866, July 9, 1870, and May 10, 1872: With Appendix of Circulars and Forms. San Francisco..... More

A Notable Study on Judicial Power Coxe, Brinton. An Essay On Judicial Power and Unconstitutional Legislation, Being a Commentary on Parts of the Constitution of the United States. Philadelphia: Kay and Brother, 1893. xvi, 415 pp. Octavo (6" x 9). Original publisher's cloth, paper label to spine. Moderate rubbing with..... More

An Exceptional Association Copy of Darrow's Autobiography with His Bold Signature and Uncommon Book Label Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. The Story of My Life. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. viii, [iv], 465 pp. 14 plates (with 16 illustrations). Octavo. 9" x 6"; 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Original blue cloth, front..... More

Denison, Charles Marsh. Scott, Charles Henderson. The Practice & Procedure of the House of Lords, in English, Scotch & Irish Appeal Cases Under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876: With the Standing Orders, Forms, Bills of Costs, Directions to Agents, &c. London: Butterworths, 1879. lxii, 240 pp. Original cloth with gilt..... More

Fyfe, Thomas Alexander. Charles Dickens and the Law. Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co., 1910. 79 pp. Original cloth, with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Light shelfwear, spine faded, boards rubbed. Foxing to textblock, else internally clean. $100. * "I have barely tapped the legal mine of interest in Dickens..... More

The First History of the Common Law Hale, Matthew [1609-1676]. The History of the Common Law. With Notes, References, and Some Account of the Life of the Author by Charles Runnington. Dublin: Printed for James Moore, 1792. [iv], xl, [4], 305; [13], 114, [8] pp. Includes An Analysis of the..... More

A Satirical Plea for Law Reform Harris, Richard [1833-1906]. Mr. Bumpkin's Lawsuit: Or How to Win Your Opponent's Case. London: Stevens and Sons, 1883. xvii, [3], 385 pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/2"; 19.5 x 12 cm). Original pebbled cloth, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing, a few small stains to..... More

Heywood, Samuel, [1753-1828]. A Dissertation Upon the Distinctions in Society, and Ranks of the People, Under the Anglo-Saxon Governments. London, Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1818. lvii, 1 leaf, 435, [1] pp. Original boards, Hinges cracking but secure, edgewear, boards rubbed. $125. * This work explores the structure of..... More

Kocourek, Albert; Wigmore, John H. Sources of Ancient and Primitive Law. Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1915. xvii, 702 pp. Original blue cloth, with gilt stamped spine. Light shelfwear, wear to spine ends, boards lightly rubbed. A good copy. $75. * Evolution of Law: Select Readings on the Origin and..... More

Laubach, Susan B. Framing Reframing: Commonalities in the Childhood Stories of Ten Uncommon Women. [Washington, DC]: [Leadership Foundation], [2000]. i, 47 pp. Three-quarter calf over contrasting leather with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Some scratches to leather. Internally clean and bright. $95. * "The Leadership..... More

McNair, Lord. The Expansion of International Law. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1962. 68 pp. Printed wrappers, light shelfwear, soiling. A very good copy. $50. * McNair analyzes the evolution of international law after World War II, specifically focusing on the rights and welfare of the individual. This work is..... More

"If the People Speak, They Will Speak in Thunder" [Paine, Thomas (1737-1809), Attributed]. A Few State Criminals Brought to the Bar of Public Justice; With Observations on the Last, And Advice to the New Parliament, Calling Themselves Representatives of the People. London: Printed for Daniel Isaac Eaton, [1796?]. [ii], 47..... More

Thomas Jefferson Owned a Copy of This Edition Reeves, John [1752?-1829]. A History of the Law of Shipping and Navigation. Dublin: Printed by Thomas Burnside for Messrs. E. Lynch, P. Wogan [etc.], 1792. [x], 435, [27] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece..... More

Final Edition of the Last Significant Treatise on Ejectment Runnington, Charles [1751-1821]. Ballantine, William [1778/9-1852], Editor. The History, Principles and Practice, (Ancient and Modern,) of the Legal Remedy by Ejectment; And the Resulting Action for Mesne Profits; The Evidence in General Necessary to Sustain and Defend Them: With an Appendix..... More

Sellin, Thorsten, [1896-1994]. Culture Conflict and Crime. New York, NY, Social Science Research Council, 1938. 4 preliminary leaves, 116 pp. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Printed wrappers, soiled, spine faded, some pencil markings to textblock. A good copy. $125. * A foundational text in criminology that presents the "culture..... More

Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw. A Practical Treatise of the Law of Vendors and Purchasers of Estates. London: S. Sweet, 1830. lxxix, 883 pp. Publisher's red buckram with gilt stamped spine. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Smudging and soiling to page edges. Ex-library with bookplate to front pastedown. Property stamps to title page..... More

Train, Arthur. Mr. Tutt Finds a Way. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. Illustrations. 241 pp. Publisher's original red cloth. Light shelfwear, boards soiled. A good copy. $10. * This collection of stories show Mr. Tutt in full action, utilizing his unrivalled ingenuity, his extraordinary legal knowledge, his eloquence and..... More

The Plaintiff was Represented by Two Distinguished Scottish Jurists [Trial]. Stevenson, Duncan [1776?-1867], Defendant. Report of Trial of the Issues, In the Action of Damages for Libel in the Beacon, James Gibson of Ingliston, Esq. Clerk to the Signet - Pursuer, Against Duncan Stevenson, Printer in Edinburgh - Defender. Taken..... More

1928 Michiganensian. Volume 32. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, 1928. Large format 12" x 9". 604 pp., portraits, illustrations, some in color. Publisher's original decorated cloth, with gold stamped insignia on front cover and gilt spine label. Rear hinge cracked but secure. $150. * The official yearbook for the University..... More

Vanhove, J[ulien]. Essai de Droit Coutumier du Ruanda. [n.p.], Institut Royal Colonial Belge, [1941]. 125 pp., numerous black and white illustrations, with fold out map tipped in. Attractively bound in contemporary three quarter cloth over maroon textured cloth, with gilt stamped spine. A very good copy. $95. * A scholarly..... More

Wells, Della Wager. The First Hundred Years: A Centennial History of King & Spalding. Atlanta: King & Spalding, 1985. Frontispiece. Illustrations. ix, 334 pp. Original gray and red gilt lettered cloth. Photo reproductions on front and rear endpapers. Dust jacket worn at spine ends. Very good. $25. * Commemorating the..... More

Wyndham, Horace. Criminology. New York, J. Cape and H. Smith, [1929]. 105 pp. Original black cloth with white spine. Light shelfwear, previous owner's signature to half title, else internally clean. In a lightly worn dust jacket with a tear to the front cover. A very good copy. $20. * A...... More

Wyzanski, Charles E. A Trial Judge's Freedom and Responsibility. With an Introduction by Augustus N. Hand. New York: Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1952. 33 pp. Original red cloth, with gilt stamped front cover. Very good. $25. * Eleventh Annual Benjamin N. Cardozo Lecture. What..... More