April 2026 (Part 2)
Amram, David Werner. Leading Cases in the Bible. Originally published Philadelphia: Julius H. Greenstone, 1905. ix, 220 pp. Reprinted 2026 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616197049; ISBN-10: 1616197048. Paperback. New. $26.95 * This important early twentieth-century work at the intersection of law, biblical studies, and legal history examines key..... More
Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman, [1860-1936]. The Counsel Assigned. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. 43 pp. Frontispiece. Publisher's cloth-backed boards with black ink stamped front cover. Worn and bumped. Contemporary previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. A good copy. $45. * First edition. A short work..... More
Arbour, Keith. Zinman, Michael. Canvassing Books, Sample Books, and Subscription Publishers' Ephemera, 1833-1951, in the Collection of Michael Zinman. Ardsley, N.Y.: Haydn Foundation for the Cultural Arts, 1996. First edition. xxvii, 517 pp. Facsimiles. Publisher's cloth with gilt stamped spine. Fine. Internally clean and bright. $65. * This book catalogues..... More
Asbury, Herbert, [1891-1963]. The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld. Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Publishing Co., [1928]. xviii, 400 pp. 3 unnumbered leaves of plates. Publisher's black cloth with red ink stamped spine. Top edge red. Deckle bottom and fore-edge. Worn and soiled. Partial ink..... More
Atlay, J.B. Famous Trials of the Century. London: Grant Richards, 1899. First edition. xi, 393 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Original decorated cloth, moderately rubbed and faded. Previous contemporary owner's signature to front free endpaper. Internally clean. A very good copy. $75. * This book contains detailed accounts of several notorious 19th-century..... More
Bailey, F[rancis] Lee, [1933-2021]. How to Protect Yourself Against Cops in California and Other Strange Places: A Guide for Businessmen and Other Innocent Travelers to the Hazards in the 50 States and Washington, D.C. New York: Stein and Day, [1982]. First edition. 90 pp. Publisher's quarter black cloth over blue..... More
Barker, Richard Hindry, [1902-1968], Editor. Boucher, Anthony, [1911-1968], Preface. The Fatal Caress... and other accounts of English murders from 1551 to 1888. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1947]. First printing. xii, 210 pp. Publisher's quarter blue buckram over textured boards very good, in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean..... More
Belden, David, [1832-1888]. Berry, John J., Editor. Life of David Belden. New York; Toronto, Canada: Belden Brothers, 1891. vi, 10-472 pp., frontispiece. Publisher's original maroon cloth, with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Shelfwear to spine ends and corners, boards rubbed. Frontispiece and title page detached. Internally..... More
A Significant Association Copy Linking Four Significant Architects of New York Jurisprudence Bingham, Anson [fl. 1850s-1880s]. Colvin, Andrew J. [1808-1889]. A Treatise on Rents, Real and Personal Covenants and Conditions. Albany: W.C. Little & Co., 1857. xxv, 293 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"; 22.9 x 15.2 cm). Contemporary sheep, blind..... More
A Landmark Resource for Supreme Court Jurisprudence: The Blandford & Evans Index Blandford, Lida A., Editor. Evans, Patricia Russell, Editor. Supreme Court of the United States 1789-1980. An Index to Opinions Arranged by Justice. Foreword by Warren E. Burger. Millwood, New York: Kraus International Publications, [1984]. 2 volumes. xxv, 501;..... More
Boos, Eric J. Perspectives in Jurisprudence: An Analysis of H.L.A. Hart's Legal Theory. New York: Peter Lang, [1998]. 212 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear and soiling. Internally clean. A very good copy. $35. * This book explores H.L.A. Hart's pivotal role in the legal positivism vs. natural law debate. It details..... More
Borkin, Joseph. The Crime and Punishment of I.G. Farben. New York: Free Press, [1978]. 250 pp. 4 unnumbered leaves of plates. Publisher's black cloth very good, in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book details the rise and fall of the German chemical..... More
Botsford, George Willis. The Roman Assemblies from their Origin to the End of the Republic. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909. x, 521 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771654; ISBN-10: 1584771658. Attractive smyth sewn brown cloth hardcover with gilt stamped front cover and spine..... More
Breen, Jon L. Novel Verdicts: A Guide to Courtroom Fiction. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1984. First edition. xii, 266 pp. Publisher's grey cloth with blue gilt stamped spine and front board. Near fine. Internally clean. $35. * This book provides a series of entries featuring a book that..... More
The "Umbrella Tax" Broadside: An Unrecorded 1805 Proposal to Fund the Napoleonic Wars [Broadside]. [Taxation]. Our Country's Cause; Or, A New Plan of Taxation, Submitted to the Right Hon. W. Pitt in December 1804, For the General Advantage of the Nation, The Poor and Middling Classes in Particular; By Taking..... More
Bryan, William Jennings, [1860-1925]. The Great Commoner's Last Speech: For Delivery in Closing Argument for the State in the Evolution Case at Dayton, Tennessee, July 21, 1925. Louisville, KY: Pentecostal Publishing Company, [1925]. 48 pp. Original printed wrappers, very good, internally clean. $75. * The stirring speech that ended the..... More
Bryan, William Jennings, [1860-1925]. Bryan, Mary Baird, [1861-1930]. The Memoirs of William Jennings Bryan. Chicago: John C. Winston Co., [1925]. 560 pp. 29 unnumbered leaves of plates. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt stamped, very good, in worn dust jacket. Front free endpaper missing. Front hinge cracked, but holding. Author's presentation inscription..... More
Busch, Francis X. [1879-1975]. In and Out of Court. With a Foreword by Russell Whitman. Chicago: DePaul University Press, 1942. First edition. xii, 306 pp. Illustrated. Original publisher's tan cloth, gilt red lettering pieces to spine, fine, in worn, price clipped dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $50..... More
Cartwright, George Wilder. The Voice of America: Our Constitution. Los Angeles, Calif.: G.W. Cartwright, 1925. First edition. [4], 102 pp. Contemporary cloth with gilt lettered spine and front cover. Light shelfwear with some rubbing to spine. Ex-library with ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplate of Joseph M...... More
Clarke, A[ntony] A[lfred]. The Groaning Gallows: The Stories of Murders and of Men and Women Who Faced the Executioner in York, E. Yorks. and N. Lincs. Hornsea, [UK]: Arton Books, 1994. 128 pp. Illustrations. Printed sewn wraps. Near fine. Internally clean and bright. $35. * This book chronicles local murder..... More
Cooley, Thomas M. A Treatise on the Law of Taxation Including the Law of Local Assessments. Originally published: Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1876. lx, 741 pp. Reprinted 2003, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773825; ISBN-10: 1584773820. Hardcover. New. $69.95 * Reprint of the uncommon first edition. As much..... More
Cowell, John. The Interpreter: Or Booke Containing the Signification of Words: Wherein is Set Foorth the True Meaning of All, or the Most Part of Such Words and Termes, as are Mentioned in the Lawe Writers, or Statutes of This Victorious and Renowned Kingdome, Requiring Any Exposition or Interpretation. A...... More
Coxe, Robert Darison. Legal Philadelphia: Comments and Memories. Philadelphia: W.J. Campbell, 1908. First edition. 253 pp. Original red cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Worn and soiled. Annotations to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. A good copy. $25. * This book serves as a...... More
Crosbie, John S. The Incredible Mrs. Chadwick: The Most Notorious Woman of Her Age. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, [1975]. First edition. 240 pp. 4 unnumbered leaves of plates. Publisher's black cloth very good, in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $20. * This book is a fictionalized..... More
Curran, John Philpot, [1750-1817]. Whittier, James A.L., [1844-1896], Editor. Speeches of John Philpot Curran, While at the Bar. Chicago: Callaghan & Company, 1877. 618 pp. Frontispiece. Original tan cloth. Worn with rubbing and scuffing to spine and extremities. Previous owner's signature to pastedowns and front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean..... More
Darrow, Clarence, [1857-1938]. Weinberg, Arthur, Editor. Weinberg, Lisa, Editor. Clarence Darrow: Verdicts Out of Court. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, [1963]. Second printing. 448 pp. Publisher's blue and red buckram very good, in worn and soiled dust jacket. Deckle fore-edge. Internally clean. A good copy. $45. * This book holds a collection..... More
Deans, R. Storry. Notable Trials. Difficult Cases. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd, [1932]. vii, 232 pp. Rebound in green buckram cloth with gilt spine. Near fine. Moderate foxing, otherwise internally clean. $65. * This book focuses on the technical, procedural and complex legal questions of historic criminal and civil trials..... More
A Working 17th-Century Law Library Copy: Degge's Parson's Counsellor (1681) with Continuous Adlington Family Provenance Degge, Sir Simon [1612-1704]. The Parson's Counsellor, With the Law of Tithes or Tithing. In Two Books... London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires, 1681. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4"; 165 x...... More
Delmas, D[elphin] M[ichael], [1844-1928]. Speeches and Addresses. San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1901. First edition. 363 pp. Frontispiece. Contemporary brown cloth with gilt black lettering piece to spine. Top edge gilt. Deckle bottom and fore-edge. Moderate shelfwear. Newspaper clipping about Delmas laid in. Internally clean. A very good copy. $75. *..... More
The Rare Undated First Issue of Denman's Comprehensive Legal Guide. Denman, Thomas [1779-1854], 1st Baron Denman. Every Man His Own Attorney; Or, The Law of Landlord & Tenant Delineated: With Forms of Notices to Quit, Agreements, Leases and Assignments of Houses, Farms, &c. Also, The Bankrupt and Insolvent Laws Clearly..... More
DeWitt, David Miller. The Judicial Murder of Mary Surratt. Baltimore: John Murphy & Co., 1895. vi, 259 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13 9781584773528. Attractive smyth-sewn, cloth bound hardcover. New. $39.95 * Reprint of first edition. Mary Surratt was the first woman tried and executed by the..... More
Dowling, Shelley L. and Mary C. Custy. The Jurisprudence of United States Constitutional Interpretation: An Annotated Bibliography. Buffalo, NY: Fred B. Rothman Publications, 1999. xvii, 574 pp. Publisher's black gilt stamped cloth hardcover. New. $65. * Winner of the 2001 Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Award, this authoritative work was compiled..... More
Enders, Jody. Rhetoric and the Origins of Medieval Drama. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, [1992]. First edition. xiv, 281 pp. Publisher's grey cloth fine, in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $35. * This book argues that the foundations of medieval theater are not solely found in religious liturgy, but..... More
First Edition of a Successful Layman's Manual by a New England Renaissance Man Fessenden, Thomas G[reen] [1771-1837]. The American Clerk's Companion, and Attorney's Prompter: A Collection of the Most Useful and Approved Forms of Legal Instruments, Precedents in Pleading, &c. With Observations Relative to the Varieties of Practice, Introduced or..... More
A Systematic Landmark of the Common Law: The Ombersley Court Copy of Finch's Law (1678) Finch, Sir Henry [1558-1625]. Law, Or a Discourse Thereof, In Four Books. Written in French by Sir Hen. Finch Kt. His Majesties Serjeant at Law. And Done Into English by the Same Author. London: Printed..... More
Fox, Richard Wightman, Editor. Lears, T.J. Jackson, Editor. The Power of Culture: Critical Essays in American History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1993]. vi, 292 pp. Illustrations. Softcover. Light shelfwear and soiling. Property stamp to half-title page, otherwise internally clean. A very good copy. $35. * This book compiles nine..... More
Influential Work on the Legal Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship Fraenkel, Ernst. The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship. Translated From the German by E.A. Shils, in Collaboration with Edith Lowenstein and Klaus Knorr. Originally published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1941. xvi, 248 pp. Reprinted 2010..... More
Gellhorn, Walter. Children and Families in the Courts of New York City. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1954]. First edition. xii, 403 pp. Publisher's blue cloth very good, in worn dust jacket. Deckle fore-edge. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. A very good copy. $65. *..... More
Goldstein, Robert Justin. Political Repression in 19th Century Europe. London: Croom Helm, [1983]. xv, 400 pp. Maps. Publisher's black cloth near fine, in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A near fine copy. $65. * This book examines how European elites used systemic repression to combat rising demands for political..... More
Gray, John Chipman. The Rule Against Perpetuities. Third Edition. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1915. xlii, 714 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773078; ISBN-10: 1584773073. Hardcover. New. $125. * Reprint of the third edition. This work was first published in 1886 and became a...... More
Haber, Carole. The Trials of Laura Fair: Sex, Murder, and Insanity in the Victorian West. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]. First edition. xii, 310 pp. Illustrations. Original black cloth very good, in worn dust jacket. Prior dealer's book sticker to foot of spine. Internally clean and..... More
A Sensational-And Seemingly Unrecorded-Fictionalized Account of the "Swamp Murder," One of the 19th Century's most Notorious International Crimes "Hawkshaw" (Fraser, John Arthur). The Swamp of Death; Or, The Benwell Murder. Chicago: The Eagle Publishing Company, 1890. 190 pp. Woodcut text illustrations. Octavo (7-1/4" x 5"; 18.4 x 12.7 cm). Original..... More
Henriques, H.S.Q. Jewish Marriages and the English Law. Originally published: London: The Bibliophile Press, 1909. [iv], 59 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776420; ISBN-10: 1584776420. Attractive smyth sewn cloth bound hardcover with black lettered spine and front cover. New. $39.95 * Reprint of the sole edition..... More
Classic History of Yale Law School Hicks, Frederick C. History of the Yale Law School to 1915. Introduction by Morris L. Cohen [1927-2010], Professor of Law, Yale Law School. ix, 301 pp. Illustrated. Clark, NJ: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2001, 2018. ISBN-13:9781584771753; ISBN-10: 1584771755. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * This book..... More
A Code of Land Warfare Holland, Thomas Erskine. The Laws of War on Land (Written and Unwritten). Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908. viii, 150 pp. Reprinted 2009 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 9781584776598. Very attractive smyth-sewn cloth bound hardcover with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Fine. $65..... More
Horan, James D. Desperate Women. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1952]. First edition. 336 pp. Illustrations. Original cloth very good, in worn, price clipped dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $50. * This book is a collection of thirteen biographical sketches focusing on adventurous and often law-breaking women..... More
Horovitz, Joseph. Law and Logic; A Critical Account of Legal Argument. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1972. First edition. xv, 213 pp. Publisher's cloth. Worn and soiled. Ex-library with property stamp to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. A good copy. $35. * This book is a foundational work investigating whether legal reasoning..... More
The Codification of Hungarian Criminal Law [Hungary]. Az 1840. Evi V. Torvenyczikkely Altal a' Bunteto Torvenykonyvvel Valhatlan Kapcsolatban Levo Bunteto 's Javito Rendszer Behozasa Irant Kimerito Velemenyadas Vegett Kikuldott Orszagos Valasztmany Jelentese. Pozsony: Nyomatott Weber S. Lajos Betuivel, 1843. [ii], 78, 112, 64, [2], 95 pp. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/4")..... More
Hurlbut, E.P. Essays on Human Rights and Their Political Guaranties. New York: Greeley & McElrath, 1845. 219 pp. Fascimile reprint Fred B. Rothman/W.S. Hein, 1999. Publisher's cloth bound hardcover. Fine. $45. * This influential antebellum treatise, authored by Elisha Powell Hurlbut (1807-1889)-a prominent attorney and future New York Supreme Court..... More
[Hyde, Robert]. A Treatise of Feme Coverts: Or, the Lady's Law. Containing All the Laws and Statutes relating to Women, and Several Heads: I. Of Dissents of Lands to Females, Coparceners, etc. II. Of Consummation of Marriage, Stealing of Women, Rapes, Polygamy. III. Of the Laws of Procreation of Children..... More
Ingraham, Barton L. Political Crime in Europe: A Comparative Study of France, Germany and England. Berkeley: University of California Press, [1979]. xiii, 380. Publisher's charcoal cloth with gilt stamped spine. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book analyzes how France, Germany and England have legally..... More
Irving, H[enry] B[rodribb]. A Book Of Remarkable Criminals. London: Cassell and Company, 1918. First edition. viii, 335 pp. Publisher's cloth. Worn and rubbed, spine faded. Spine slightly cocked. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. A good copy. $45. * This book is a seminal work in the..... More
Jackson, Joseph Henry, [1894-1955]. Tintypes in Gold; Four Studies in Robbery. New York: Macmillan Co., 1939. First edition. [5], 191 pp. Publisher's red cloth with gilt stamped lettering piece to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Light shelfwear. Property label to front free endpaper. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This..... More
Jones, Ann. Women Who Kill. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, [1980]. First edition. xviii, 408 pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over boards very good, in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book explores the history of women in America, from the Colonial Era..... More
Legal Realism and Legal Education Kalman, Laura. Legal Realism at Yale, 1927-1960. Originally published: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1986. xii, 314 pp. Reprinted 2002, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772033; ISBN-10: 1584772034. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * As Kalman shows in this important study, the history..... More
Katkov, George. The Trial of Bukharin. New York: Stein and Day, [1969]. First edition. 255 pp. Illustrations. Publisher's black cloth very good, in moderately worn, price clipped dust jacket. Top edge red. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book examines the "Trial of the Twenty-One," where Bukharin..... More
Kingston, Charles. Dramatic Days At the Old Bailey. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., [1924]. xii, 333 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Publisher's green cloth. Worn and soiled. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. A good copy. $50. * This book provides a firsthand look into the inner..... More
Kitchin, S.B. A History of Divorce. Originally published: London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1912. xvi, 293 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 9781584771906. Attractive smyth-sewn cloth bound hardcover with gilt stamped spine and front cover. New. $49.95 * A history of divorce from the early Roman era..... More
Lane, Brian. The Butchers: A Casebook of Macabre Crimes and Forensic Detection. London: BCA, [1991]. 242, [8] pp. Plates. Publisher's black cloth fine, in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $35. * This book offers a chilling look at historical instances of human depravity and the evolution of forensic..... More
Lane, Roger. Murder in America: A History. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, [1997]. ix, 399 pp. Illustrations. Publisher's red cloth fine, in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $65. * This book is a comprehensive historical study of American homicide, spanning from precolonial times to the late 20th century..... More
LeBrun, George Petit. Radin, Edward D. It's Time to Tell: As Told to Edward D. Radin. New York: William Morrow, 1962. First edition. 255 pp. Publisher's black cloth over white boards very good, in lightly worn and soiled, price clipped dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $35. *..... More
Leibowitz, Arnold H. Colonial Emancipation in the Pacific and the Caribbean: A Legal and Political Analysis. New York: Praeger, 1976. xi, 221 pp., maps. Green hardcover. Light wear to spine ends and corners. University of Virginia Law School property stamp to front pastedown, else internally clean and bright. A very..... More
Littleton, Thomas, Sir. Tomlins, T[homas] E[dlyne], Editor. Lyttleton, His Treatise of Tenures, in French and English. A New Edition, Printed From the Most Ancient Copies, And Collated With the Various Readings of the Cambridge MSS. To Which Are Added The Ancient Treatise of the Olde Tenures, And the Customs of..... More
Lumbard, J[oseph] Edward, [1901-1999]. Edwin, Ed. A Conversation with J. Edward Lumbard: An Oral History Project. Albany: Charles Evans Hughes, [1980]. 99 pp. Original red cloth with gilt stamped spine and front board. Fine. Internally clean. $150. * This book is based on a series of interviews with Judge Lumbard..... More
Mannheim, Hermann, [1889-1974], Editor. Pioneers in Criminology. London: Stevens & Sons, 1960. First edition. xi, 402 pp. Publisher's blue cloth very good, in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book compiles biographical and critical essays on the "founding fathers" of modern criminology, detailing..... More
Souvenirs of a Royal Divorce Trial: Lady Denman Apparently Giving to a Friend Examples of the Hands of Three of the Main Figures on Queen Caroline's Legal Defence Team, Including An Example of the Hand of Her Husband, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench [Manuscript Archive]. [Caroline of Brunswick..... More
Archive of Correspondence From the Hope Family, 1809-1824. [Manuscript Archive]. [Hope Family]. Hope Family Archive. Hope, Charles [1763-1851]. Hope, Louisa [d.1824]. Hope, Charlotte [1771-1834]. [8 Brief Autograph Letters from Members of the Hope Family, 1809-1824]. This is a small archive of correspondence from the Hope family of the early nineteenth..... More
Gilded Age Philadelphia: The 1890s Letter Book of Francis S. Cantrell, Esq. [Manuscript]. Cantrell, Francis S. [1844-1914]. Cantrell, Francis S., Jr. [1872-1946]. [Letter Book of the Law Offices of Francis S. Cantrell]. [Philadelphia], 1892-1897. [xxvi], 234, 245-500 blank ff. Quarto (11-3/4" x 9-1/2"; 29.7 x 24.2 cm). Contemporary quarter sheep..... More
Zechariah Chafee Jr.'s Defiance of Communist Witch Hunting: A Manuscript Against the Subversive Activities Bills [Manuscript]. Chafee, Zechariah, Jr. [1885-1957]. Subversive Activities Bills, 1949: Statement by Z. Chafee, Jr. Submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate [cover title]. [Cambridge: Harvard Law School, June 4, 1949]. 43 ff..... More
An Original "Analysis of Criminal Law" by an Eminent 19th-Century District Attorney from Upstate New York [Manuscript]. Johnson, David B. An Analysis of Criminal Law by David B. Johnson Esq. Atty & Counsellor at Law & District Attny in & for the County of Madison N.Y. [Cazenovia, NY, after 1824]..... More
Regency Property Law: The Mirehouse Family Manuscript on Landlord & Tenant [Manuscript]. [Landlord & Tenant]. [Mirehouse Family]. [A Working Manuscript Practitioner's Guide to the Law of Landlord and Tenant, Compiled for a Distinguished Family of Welsh Landowners]. England?, after 1802. 132 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4-1/2"; 17.5 x 11.4 cm)..... More
An Invitation to William Platt Buffett to Practice Law in Huntington, Long Island [Manuscript]. [Long Island, New York]. [Letter, Signed By Silas Wood and Others, Requesting William Platt Buffet to Consider Providing Legal Services to the Town of Huntington]. Huntington, October 13, 1838. Single leaf folded to form 9" x...... More
A Case of Jealousy and Homicide in Cold Spring, New York [Manuscript]. [Long Island, New York]. [Witness Statements From the Trial of Jacamiah Tillet for the Murder of John Covert]. Cold Spring, Huntington, New York, May, 1845. [5] ff. 12-1/2" x 7-1/2" (31.7 x 19 cm) sheets, fastened together at..... More
Detailed Legal Advice from an Oxbridge-Educated Clergyman and Former Mayor Regarding the Estate of a Deceased Captain [Manuscript]. Nicholls, Henry [1773-1860]. [Detailed Legal Advice from Henry Nicholls]. Rockbeare, 1841. Manuscript letter signed, "H. Nicholls", dated from Rockbeare, 21 August 1841, the addressee being one "W[illia]m Sandys". 2 pp. bifolium (8-1/8"..... More
A Long-Running Potter County Justice of the Peace Docket, 1903-1937 [Manuscript]. Swetland, H.H. [1865-1955], Justice of the Peace. [Docket Book]. Potter County, Pennsylvania, 1903-1937. Manuscript entries to 135 of 153 pp. Three additional documents clipped or laid in. Folio (14" x 8-1/2"; 35.6 x 21.6 cm). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over..... More
An Early Anti-Feminist Manuscript on Marriage: One View on How to Make the Best of the Lawful Bond [Manuscript]. [Trusler, John]. Matrimonial Maxims. N.p., n.d. [c.1806?]. 3 pp. 8-7/8" x 7-3/16". Addressed to Miss Betsey Seager, Sion Hill, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The hand and paper suggest the MS dates to..... More
Marjoribanks, Edward, [1900-1932]. Carson, The Advocate. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. First edition. viii, 455 pp. Frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth very good, in worn and torn, price clipped dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book is a highly regarded biography of the Irish barrister..... More
Marsden, Philip, [1916-1984]. In Peril Before Parliament. London: Barrie and Rockcliff, [1965]. First edition. xv, 270 pp. Publisher's burgundy cloth very good, in moderately worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book examines accounts of nine trials in which the English Parliament served as a...... More
[Marshall, John]. Oster, John Edward, Editor. The Political and Economic Doctrines of John Marshall. Originally published: New York: Neale Publishing, 1914. Frontispiece, 369 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 9781584776413. Very attractive Smythe sewn navy hardcover with gilt stamped cover and spine. New. $59.95 * Reprint of..... More
1807 Printing of the Massachusetts "Civic Bible" that Belonged to an Important Vermont Collector [Massachusetts]. The Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, And That of the United States; The Declaration of Independence, With President Washington's Farewell Address. Printed by Order of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, And..... More
Matthews, Elizabeth W. Lincoln as a Lawyer: An Annotated Bibliography. Foreword by Cullom Davis. xviii; 248 pp. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1991. Frontispiece. Hardcover. Publisher's blue cloth. ISBN-13: 9780809316441; ISBN-10: 0809316447. Fine, as new. $5. * This first detailed, annotated bibliography of items relating to Abraham Lincoln's career as..... More
McAdoo, William, [1853-1930]. The Procession to Tyburn; Crime and Punishment in the Eighteenth Century. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First edition. xxxv, [1], 39-306 pp. Plates. Publisher's black cloth with red ink stamped spine and front board. Deckle edges. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Internally clean. A good copy. $50..... More
McCarthy, Muriel. All Graduates & Gentlemen: Marsh's Library. Dublin: O'Brien Press, 1980. 239 pp. Hardcover fine in lightly worn dust jacket. Author's presentation inscription "for John O'Brien/ With best wishes/ Muriel McCarthy/ 15 October 1981" to half-title page. Internally clean. A near fine copy. $50. * Contents: Archbishop Narcissus Marsh..... More
McComas, J. Francis, Editor. The Graveside Companion; An Anthology of California Murders. New York: Ivan Obolensky, [1962]. First printing. 309 pp. Publisher's black cloth very good, in moderately worn, price clipped dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $35. * The book covers a variety of historical California crimes..... More
Mendelsohn, John and Donald S. Detwiler, Editors. The Holocaust: Selected Documents in Eighteen Volumes. Originally published: New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982. 18 volumes, 8-1/2" x 11". Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190002. ISBN-10: 1616190000. Hardcover. New. $1,495. * Each volume is composed of facsimiles of essential..... More
Miller, Orlo, [1911-1993]. The Donnellys Must Die. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1962. First edition. 244 pp. Illustrations. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt stamped spine. Illustrated endpapers. Near fine. Bookseller's tickets "Wildy & Sons/ London" and "Clifford Elmer Books" to front pastedown. Internally clean. $50. * This book explores the notorious..... More
Mitchell, Edwin Valentine, [1890-1960], Editor. Savage, Henry, [1879-1965?], Introduction. The Newgate Calendar. Comprising Interesting Memoirs of the Most Notorious Characters who have been convicted of Outrages on the Laws of England. With Speeches, Confessions, and Last Exclamations of Sufferers. Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Pub. Co., [1926]. Frontispiece. Illustrations. 265..... More
Moore, Lucy. Con Men and Cutpurses: Scenes from the Hogarthian Underworld. London: Allen Lane, [2000]. First edition. xxvii, [1], 300 pp. Illustrations. Original black cloth fine, in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $45. * This book explores 18th-century London's criminal underworld through the firsthand accounts of those who..... More
Morris, William Alfred. The Frankpledge System. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1910. First edition. xvi, 194 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt stamped spine and front board. Worn, faded and soiled. Some foxing to endleaves. Author's presentation inscription "To Mother,/ is presented this book which is closely/ associated with..... More
Mukamal, Steven S. Rothstein, Martin L. U.S. Immigration Laws: Working, Living, and Studying in America. Second edition. William S. Hein & Co., 1999. 382 pp. Paperback. Fine. $25. * This comprehensive handbook offers an accessible deep dive into the foundational laws and policies that shaped the U.S. immigration system. Written..... More
Murray, Anthony and Edwin G. Quattlebaum III. Justice Holmes: The Measure of His Thought. xi, 196 pp., 38 b&w illustrations. Clark, NJ: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2017. ISBN-13: 9781616193881. ISBN-10: 1616193883. Hardcover. New. $65. * Written in a lucid style and well illustrated, Justice Holmes..... More
A Classic Case of Legal Malpractice Litigation Niven, George W., Defendant. Sampson, William, Reporter. The Case of George W. Niven, Esq. Charged with Mal-practices, and Suspended by Order of the Court of Common Pleas, of the City of New-York, Containing Much Curious Matter, Ingenuous Argument, and Eloquent Discourse, Equally Interesting..... More
Noble, John Wesley. Averbuch, Bernard. Never Plead Guilty. The Story of Jake Ehrlich. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, [1955]. First edition. ix, 306 pp. Publisher's quarter grey cloth over red boards. Lights shelfwear. Internally clean. A very good copy. $35. * This book chronicles the life and career of..... More
Patterson, Nerys Thomas. Cattle-Lords and Clansmen: The Social Structure of Early Ireland. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, [1994]. Second edition. xv, 425 pp. Softcover. Light shelfwear. Internally clean. A very good copy. $45. * This book uses sociological and anthropological methods to reconstruct the social structure of pre-Norman..... More
Definitive Scholarly Translation of the Codex Theodosianus Pharr, Clyde. The Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions: A Translation with Commentary, Glossary, and Bibliography by Clyde Pharr, in Collaboration with Theresa Sherrer Davidson and Mary Brown Pharr. With an Introduction by C. Dickerman Williams. Originally published: [Princeton, New Jersey]..... More
Important Collection of the Passionate Oratory that Defined the Career of One of the most Celebrated Irish Barristers of the 19th Century Phillips, Charles [c.1787-1859]. The Speeches of Charles Phillips, Esq. Delivered at the Bar and on Various Public Occasions in Ireland and England. Edited by Himself. Philadelphia: Published by..... More
Pope, Benjamin W. Legal Definitions: A Collection of Words and Phrases as Applied and Defined by the Courts, Lexicographers and Authors of Books on Legal Subjects. Originally published: Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1919. [iv], 1691 pp. 2 Volumes. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192303. ISBN-10: 1616192305. With..... More
Treatise on Common-Law Procedure Powell, Thomas [1572?-1635?]. The Attourney's Academy: Or, The Manner and Forme of Proceeding Practically, Upon any Suite, Plaint or Action Whatsoever, In Any Court of Record Whatsoever, Within this Kingdome: Especially, In the Great Courts at Westminster, To Whose Motion All Other Courts of Law or..... More
Rambousek, Josef. Legge, Thomas Morison, [1863-1932], Translator. Industrial Poisoning from Fumes, Gases and Poisons of Manufacturing Processes. London: Edward Arnold, 1913. First edition. xiv, 360 pp. Illustrations. Publisher's cloth with gilt stamped spine. Worn. Bookplate of Charles Atwood Kofoid to front pastedown. Internally clean. A good copy. $35. * This..... More
Rattigan, Sir William Henry. Private International Law. London: Stevens & Sons, 1895. [Facsimile Reprint]. W.S. Hein, 1996. xv, 267 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth hardcover, with gilt lettered spine. As new, excellent condition. $35. * Sir William Henry Rattigan's influential late-Victorian treatise on the conflict of laws. Writing at the height..... More