November 16, 2016
Download PDF of NEW: "This Practice Against Law" and 30 Slavery and the Law Titles
Buckland, W.W. The Roman Law of Slavery: The Condition of the Slave in Private Law from Augustus to Justinian. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1908. xii, [2], 735 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2018 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770688. ISBN-10: 1584770686. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * With appendices and a...... More
An Influential Treatise on Lynching Chadbourn, James Harmon. Lynching and the Law. Originally published: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1933. xiv (iii-xiv new Introduction), iii-xi, 221 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman, President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law..... More
Finkelman, Paul. An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism and Comity. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1981. xii, 378 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770923; ISBN-10: 1584770929. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Finkelman describes the judicial turmoil that ensued when slaves were taken into free..... More
Finkelman, Paul. Slavery in the Courtroom: An Annotated Bibliography of American Cases. Originally published: Washington: Library of Congress, 1985. xxvii, 312 pp. 45 illustrations. Reprinted 1998, 2020 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363489; ISBN-10: 188636348X. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Slavery in the Courtroom was first published in 1985 and..... More
Finkelman, Paul. Slavery in the Courtroom: An Annotated Bibliography of American Cases. Originally published: Washington: Library of Congress, 1985. xxvii, 312 pp. 45 illustrations. Reprinted 1998, 2020 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616196431 ISBN-10: 1616196432. Paperback New. $39.95 * Slavery in the Courtroom was first published in 1985 and..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Southern Slaves in Free State Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York: Garland, 1988. 3 Volumes. 1,704 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Set ISBN-13: 9781584777380. Set ISBN-10: 1584777389. Hardcover. New. $250. * 34 Pamphlets reprinted in fascimile..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Abolitionists in Northern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. [9], 524 pp. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777397; ISBN-10: 1584777397. Hardcover. New. $85. * 13 Pamphlets reprinted in fascimile, in..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. The African Slave Trade and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 832 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777434; ISBN-10: 1584777435. Hardcover. New. $150. * 13 Pamphlets..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Free Blacks, Slaves, and Slaveowners in Civil and Criminal Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 642 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777427; ISBN-10: 1584777427. Hardcover. New. $150..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Fugitive Slaves and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. Edited with a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. New York: Garland Publishers, 1988. 4 Vols. 2,428 pp. Illustrated. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Set ISBN-13: 9781584777403. Set ISBN-10: 1584777400. Hardcover. New. $395. * 56 Pamphlets reprinted..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Slave Rebels, Abolitionists, and Southern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 1,184 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 97811584777441. ISBN-10: 1584777443. Hardcover. New. $195. * 24 Pamphlets reprinted..... More
Invaluable Series of Source Documents Dealing With Slavery and Race Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Slavery, Race and the American Legal System: 1700-1872. A Sixteen Volume Facsimile Series Reproducing Over One Hundred and Seventy Rare and Important Pamphlets. Originally published: New York: Garland, 1988. 16 Volumes. 8,118 pp. With a new Preface..... More
Finkelman, Paul, Editor. Statutes on Slavery: The Pamphlet Literature. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. 2 Vols. 794 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777410; ISBN-10: 1584777419. Hardcover. New. $150. * 19 Pamphlets reprinted in facsimile, in..... More
Gordan, John D., III. The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris: Benjamin Robbins Curtis on the Road to Dred Scott. xix, 120 pp. 19 illustrations. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616194055. ISBN-10: 1616194057. Paperback. New. $29.95 * Relying on extensive surviving original records, this book analyzes the..... More
Gordan, John D., III. The Fugitive Slave Rescue Trial of Robert Morris: Benjamin Robbins Curtis on the Road to Dred Scott. xix, 120 pp. 19 illustrations. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781616193928. ISBN-10: 1616193921. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Relying on extensive surviving original records, this book analyzes the..... More
Gordan, John D., III. "This Practice Against Law": Cuban Slave Trade Cases in the Southern District of New York, 1839-1841. xv, 117 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2016. ISBN-13: 9781616195458. ISBN-10: 1616195452. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * "This Practice Against Law" reconstructs the..... More
Hoffman, Frederick L. Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro. New York: Published for the American Economic Association by the Macmillan Company, 1896. (Publications of the American Economic Association. Vol. XI. Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Pages 1-329. August, 1896.) vii (i-vii new Introduction), x, 329 pp. With a...... More
Hurd, John Codman. The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1858. 2 vols. [ii], (iii-v new introduction), xlvii, 617; xliii, 800 pp. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman, President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy and..... More
Hurd, Rollin C. A Treatise on the Right of Personal Liberty, and of the Writ of Habeas Corpus and the Practice Connected with It: With a View of the Law of Extradition of Fugitives. Originally published: Albany: W.C. Little & Co., 1858. xxvii, 677 pp. Reprinted 2003, 2010 by The..... More
Hurd, Rollin C. A Treatise on the Right of Personal Liberty, and of the Writ of Habeas Corpus and the Practice Connected with It: With a View of the Law of Extradition of Fugitives. Originally published: Albany: W.C. Little & Co., 1858. xxvii, 677 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook..... More
1918 Study of Legislation Concerning the "Free Negro" Johnson, Franklin. The Development of State Legislation Concerning the Free Negro. Originally published: New York: Arbor Press, 1918. v (iii-v new Introduction), vi, 207, [1] pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman, President William..... More
1918 Study of Legislation Concerning the "Free Negro" Johnson, Franklin. The Development of State Legislation Concerning the Free Negro. Originally published: New York: Arbor Press, 1918. v (iii-v new Introduction), vi, 207, [1] pp. Reprinted 2007, 2012 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman, President..... More
Mangum, Charles. The Legal Status of the Negro. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1940. viii, [iv], 436 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770817; ISBN-10: 1584770813. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Originally published in 1940, this was the first comprehensive treatise on..... More
Mangum, Charles. The Legal Status of the Negro. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1940. viii, [iv], 436 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770817; ISBN-10: 1584770813. Hardcover. Top of spine bumped. Else fine. $20. * Originally published in 1940, this was..... More
Mangum, Charles. The Legal Status of the Negro. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1940. viii, [iv], 436 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616194017; ISBN-10: 1616194014. Paperback. New. $29.95 * Originally published in 1940, this was the first comprehensive treatise on the..... More
Morris, Thomas D. Free Men All: The Personal Liberty Laws of the North 1780-1861. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974. xii, 253 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190972. ISBN-10: 1616190973. Paperback. New. $39.95 * The personal liberty laws expressed a commitment to abolition and personal..... More
Morris, Thomas D. Free Men All: The Personal Liberty Laws of the North 1780-1861. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974. xii, 253 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771074. ISBN-10: 1584771070. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * The Personal Liberty Laws reflected the social and ethical commitment..... More
National Association For The Advancement of Colored People. Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States 1889-1918. Originally published: New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Office, 1919. [ii], (iii-viii new introduction), 105 pp. Ill., maps. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2012 with a New..... More
Palmer, Vernon Valentine. Through the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana. xvi, 196 pp. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2012. ISBN-13: 9781616193119. ISBN-10: 1616193115. Hardcover. New. $69.95 * A path-breaking and masterly study of Louisiana slave law, this fascinating study offers: - an examination of..... More
Palmer, Vernon Valentine. Through the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana. xvi, 196 pp. Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2012. ISBN-13: 9781616193263. ISBN-10: 1616193263. Paperback. New. $49.95 * A path-breaking and masterly study of Louisiana slave law, this fascinating study offers: - an examination of..... More
Schwarz, Philip J. Twice Condemned: Slaves and the Criminal Laws of Virginia, 1705-1865. Originally published: [Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press]. [1988]. xvi, 354 pp. Reprinted 1998 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363540; ISBN-10: 1886363544. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Analyzes the history of enslaved African Americans' relationship with the..... More
Wheaton, Henry. Enquiry Into the Validity of the British Claim to a Right of Visitation and Search of American Vessels Suspected to be Engaged in the African Slave-Trade. Originally published: Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1842. 151 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2015 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774075. ISBN-10: 158477407X. Hardcover..... More