August 6, 2020
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Bacon, Sir Francis. The Elements of the Common Laws of England, Branched into a Double Tract: The One Contayning A Collection of Some Principal Rules and Maxims of the Common Law, With Their Latitude and Extent. Explicated for the More Facile Introduction of Such as are Studiously Addicted to That..... More
With a New Introduction by David J. Seipp Bracton, Henry de, [d. 1268]. De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae, Libri Quinque; In Varios Tractatus Distincti, Ad Diversorum et Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationem, Ingenti Cura, Denuo Typis Vulgati. Quorum Quid Cuique Insit, Proxima Pagina Demonstrabit. Originally published: London: Typis Milonis Flesher & Roberti..... More
"An Excellent Repertory Or Table for the Year Books" With a New Introduction and Table of Corrections by David J. Seipp Brooke [Brook], Robert. La Graunde Abridgement, Collect & Escrie per le Iudge Tresreverend Syr Robert Brooke Chivalier, Nadgairs Chiefe Iustice del Common Banke. [And] La Secounde Part du Graunde..... More
Coke, Sir Edward. The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Concerning The Jurisdiction of Courts. Originally published: London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1817. Ocatvo. [xiv], [1], 364, [49] pp. Paging irregular; star-paged to 1681 folio edition. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13..... More
With a New Introduction by Steve Sheppard Coke, Sir Edward. The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. In Thirteen Parts. A New Edition, with Additional Notes and References, and with Abstracts of the Principal Points: The First Three Parts and the Fourth to Fol. 38a. by John Henry Thomas, Esq..... More
Coke, Sir Edward. The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes. Originally published: London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1817. Octavo. [xvi], [1], 746, [49] pp. Paging irregular; star-paged to 1681 folio edition. Reprinted 2002, 2012 by..... More
Coke, Sir Edward. The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Concerning High Treason, and Other Pleas of the Crown and Criminal Causes. Originally published: London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1817. Octavo. [xii], 244, [21] pp. Paging irregular; star-paged to 1681 folio edition. Facsimile reprint..... More
Coke, Sir Edward. The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Or, A Commentary upon Littleton. Not the Name of the Author only, But of the Law Itself. Revised and Corrected With Additions of Notes, References, And Proper Tables, By Francis Hargrave and Charles Butler, Esqrs. Of..... More
With a New Introduction by Thomas G. Barnes Crompton, [Richard]. Star Chamber Cases: Showing What Cases Properly Belong to the Cognizance of that Court. Reprinted from the Edition of 1630 or 1641. Originally published: Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1881. XVIII (III-XVIII new introduction), xiii, 57 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The..... More
The Book that "Made" the Common Law, With An Original Introduction and Tables by David J. Seipp Fitzherbert, Anthony [1470-1538]. La Graunde Abridgement Collecte par le Iudge Tresreverend Monsieur Anthony Fitzherbert, Dernierment Conferre Ouesque la Copye Escript et per ceo Correcte, Ouesque le Nombre del Sueil, Per Quel Facilement Poies..... More
Fortescue, Sir John. De Laudibus Legum Angliae. A Treatise in Commendation of the Laws of England. With Translation by Francis Gregor. Notes by Andrew Amos and a Life of the Author by Thomas (Fortescue) Lord Clermont. Originally published: Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1874. lxiv, 302 pp. Reprinted 1999 by..... More
Fortescue, Sir John. The Works of Sir John Fortescue, Knight, Chief Justice of England and Lord Chancellor to Henry the Sixth. Now First Collected and Arranged by Thomas (Fortescue) Lord Clermont. Originally published: London: Printed for Private Distribution, 1869. 2 Volumes, including 57 illustrations, 17 in color. xxviii, 556, 119;..... More
Fraunce, Abraham. The Lawiers Logike, Exemplifying the Praecepts of Logike by the Practice of the Common Lawe. Originally published: London: William How, 1588. xxxvii (iii-xxvii new introduction), [xiv], [151] leaves (total 364 pp.). Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2013. With a new introduction by Steve Sheppard, Professor of Law..... More
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The Vulgate Edition in Law French [Great Britain]. [Vulgate Edition]. The Year Books; Or Reports in the Following Reigns, with Notes to Brooke and Fitzherbert's Abridgments. Originally published: London: by George Sawbridge, [etc]., 1678, 1679-80. 11 volumes. Folio (9" x 14"). 5,802 pp. With New Introductory Notes and Tables in..... More
The First History of the Common Law [Hale, Sir Matthew]. Written by a Learned Hand. The History and Analysis of the Common Law of England. Two parts, each with title page and individual pagination: The History of the Common Law of England: Divided into Twelve Chapters; The Analysis of the..... More
Hawarde, John; W. Paley Baildon, Editor. Les Reportes del Cases in Camera Stellata, 1593 to 1609 From the Original MS. of John Hawarde. Originally published: [London]: Privately printed [by Spottiswoode & Co.], 1894. XIV (III-XIV, New Introduction), lxxv, 502 pp. illustrated. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a...... More
Hudson, William [d. 1635]. A Treatise of the Court of Star Chamber As Taken from Collectanea Juridica. Consisting of Tracts Relative to the Law and Constitution of England, Volume the Second. Originally published: London: E. and R. Brooke, 1792. xvi, [IV], 239 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd..... More
"A Good Authority" on the Abridgements Hughes, William. The Grand Abridgment of the Law Continued. Or, A Collection of the Principal Cases and Points of the Common-Law of England, Contained in All the Reports Extant, From the First of Elizabeth, to this present Time, By Way of Common-Place. A Work..... 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
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
Lund, Thomas. The Creation of the Common Law: The Medieval Year Books Deciphered. xx, 371 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2015. ISBN-13: 9781616195045. Hardcover. New. $75. * In this modern compilation and commentary, the most important medieval cases are paraphrased and analyzed..... More
An Excellent Introduction to English Legal History Maitland, Frederic William. Montague, Francis C. A Sketch of English Legal History. Edited with Notes and Appendices by James F. Colby. Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1915. x, 234pp. Reprinted 1998, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363502; ISBN-10: 1886363501..... More
Maitland, Frederic William and Francis C. Montague. A Sketch of English Legal History. Edited with Notes and Appendices by James F. Colby. Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1915. x, 234 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190675; ISBN-10: 1616190671. Paperback. New. $18.95 * In this..... More
Nichols, Francis Morgan. Britton: The French Text Carefully Revised with an English Translation, Introduction and Notes. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1865. 2 volumes. lxv, 419; iii, 399 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772583; ISBN-10: 1584772581. Smythe sewn, attractive light blue cloth bound hardcover with blue..... More
[Nichols, John; Richard Gough]. A Collection of all the Wills, Now Known to Be Extant, of the Kings and Queens of England, Princes and Princesses of Wales, and every Branch of the Blood Royal, from the Reign of William the Conqueror, to that of Henry the Seventh Exclusive: With Explanatory..... More
[Nichols, John; Richard Gough]. A Collection of all the Wills, Now Known to Be Extant, of the Kings and Queens of England, Princes and Princesses of Wales, and every Branch of the Blood Royal, from the Reign of William the Conqueror, to that of Henry the Seventh Exclusive: With Explanatory..... More
A Standard History of the Common Law Plucknett, Theodore F.T. A Concise History of the Common Law. Fifth Edition. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956. xxvi, 746, 56 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191245 ISBN-10: 1616191244. Paperback. New. $59.95 * Reprint of the fifth..... More
Plucknett, Theodore F.T. A Concise History of the Common Law. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956. xxvi, 746, 56 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771371; ISBN-10: 1584771372. Hardcover. New. $84.95 * Reprint of the fifth, final and best edition. "Professor Plucknett has such..... More
"Absorbing" Study of Early English Statutes Plucknett, Theodore F.T. Statutes and Their Interpretation in the First Half of the Fourteenth Century. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1922. xliv, 200 pp. Reprinted 2005, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774853; ISBN-10: 1584774851. Hardcover. New. $31.95 * An important book..... More
"Absorbing" Study of Early English Statutes Plucknett, Theodore F.T. Statutes and Their Interpretation in the First Half of the Fourteenth Century. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1922. xliv, 200 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190712; ISBN-10: 161619071X. Paperback. New. $21.95 * An important book by..... More
Pollock, Sir Frederick. The Expansion of the Common Law. Originally published: London: Stevens and Sons, Limited, 1904. vii, 164 pp. Reprint The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2002. ISBN-13: 9781584771692. Hardcover. New. $22.95 * The Preface describes the work as "a rapid survey of a wide field." The book is also interesting..... More
Pollock, Sir Frederick. The Genius of the Common Law. Originally published: New York: The Columbia University Press, 1912. vii, 141 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770435. ISBN-10: 1584770430. Hardcover. New. $29.95 * A collection of Sir Frederick Pollock's lectures from the Carpentier Series at Columbia..... More
"One of the Truly Great Pieces of Historical Literature of all Time" Pollock, Frederick, and Frederic William Maitland. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1898. 2 volumes. xxxviii, 688; xiv, 691 pp. Reprinted 1996, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More
"One of the Truly Great Pieces of Historical Literature of all Time" Pollock, Frederick, and Frederic William Maitland. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. Second Edition. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1898. 2 Volumes. xxxviii, 688; xiv, 691 pp. Reprinted 2008, 2014 by The..... More
Poole, Reginald Lane. The Exchequer in the Twelfth Century. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912. ix, 195 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776581. ISBN-10: 1584776587. Hardcover. New. $25.95 * The English Exchequer of the twelfth century developed sophisticated notarial and administrative skills and was an important..... More
Selden, John. Titles of Honor. Carefully Corrected With Additions and Amendments by the Author. Originally published: London: E. Tyler and R. Holt, 1672. [xxxiv], 756 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated.[xxxiv], 756 pp. (9" x 12"). Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774105; ISBN-10: 158477410X. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint..... More
With a New Introduction by Steve Sheppard Selden, John. Tracts Written by John Selden of the Inner-Temple, Esquire. The first Entituled, Jani Anglorum Facies Altera, rendred into English, with large Notes thereupon, by Redman Westcot, Gent. The Second, England's Epinomis. The Third, Of the Original of Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions of Testaments..... More
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With a New Introduction and Table of Contents by David Seipp [Statham, Nicholas]. Klingelsmith, Margaret Center, Translator. Statham's Abridgment of the Law. Originally published: Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1915. 2 volumes. XXII (III-XXII new Table of Contents and new Introduction), xxxiv, 1308 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More
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The First Printed Abridgement [Statham, Nicholas (d.1472)]. [Abridgement of Cases]. Originally published: [Rouen: Guillaume Le Talleur, for Richard Pynson, c. 1490]. XVIII (V-XVIII new table of contents and introduction), vi, 188 ff. (total 402 pages). Facsimile reprint of original in Harvard Law Library. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd..... More
"The Megatherium of the Older Abridgments" Viner, Charles. A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested Under Proper Titles, with Notes and References to the Whole. Originally published: Aldershot: Printed for the Author, 1742-1753. 23 volumes. Hardcover folio (9" x 14"). Reprinted 2009, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd..... More