April 21, 2020
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Adams' Study of Constitutions and Governments that Influenced the Founders Adams, John. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. Originally published: Philadelphia: Printed by Budd and Bartram, for William Corbett, 1797. 3 Volumes. xxxiii, 392; [4], 451; [4], 546 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2016 by..... More
Beale, Joseph H. A Treatise on the Conflict of Laws. Originally published: New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1935. 3 Vols. cxii, 646; xix, 647-1440; viii, 1441-2127 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774259; ISBN-10: 1584774258. Hardcover. New. $295. * Reprint of the first edition. Beale's treatise..... More
Beard, Charles. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. vii, 330 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192075; ISBN-10: 1616192070. Paperback. New. $26.95 * Beard's interpretation proposes that the Framers of the Federal Constitution were motivated..... More
Beard, Charles. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. vii, 330 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771111; ISBN-10: 1584771119. Hardcover. New. $34.95 * Beard's interpretation proposes that the Framers of the Federal Constitution were..... More
The First Systematic Study of the Principles of Crime and Punishment Beccaria, [Cesare Bonesana, Marchese di]. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, Translated from the Italian; With a Commentary Attributed to Mons. De Voltaire, Translated from the French. Originally published: London: Printed for E. Newberry, 1775. viii, [iv], 179, lxxix..... More
Calhoun, John C. A Disquisition on Government and a Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States. Edited by Richard K. Cralle. Originally published: Charleston, S.C.: Steam Power-Press of Walker and James, 1851. viii, 406 pp. Reprinted 2002, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771272; ISBN-10: 1584771275..... More
Cardozo, Benjamin N. What Medicine Can Do For Law. Originally published: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. 52 pp. Reprinted 2005, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776697; ISBN-10: 1584776692. Hardcover. New. $27.95 * Reprint of the first edition. Cardozo [1870-1938], an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was..... More
Chafee, Zechariah. Free Speech in the United States. Originally published: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1967. xviii, 634 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770855; ISBN-10: 1584770856. Hardcover. New. $64.95 * A rewritten and expanded version of his Freedom of Speech (1920), the seminal work that..... 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. [xiv], [1], 364, [49] pp. Paging irregular; star-paged to 1681 folio edition. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772026;..... More
Comer, John Preston. Legislative Functions of National Administrative Authorities. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1927. 274 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1584772972; ISBN-10: 1584772972. Hardcover. New. $40. * A comprehensive examination of the history of administrative legislation, its constitutional aspects and measures taken to..... More
Cooley, Thomas M. A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations Which Rest Upon the Legislative Power of the States of the American Union. [First Edition]. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1868. xlvii, 720 pp. Reprinted 1999, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363922; ISBN-10: 1886363927. Hardcover. New. $44.95..... More
Cooper, Thomas. A Treatise on the Law of Libel and the Liberty of the Press; Showing the Origin, Use, and Abuse of the Law of Libel: With Copious Notes and References to Authorities in Great Britain and the United States: As Applicable to Individuals and to Political and Ecclesiastical Bodies..... More
Goebel, Julius, Jr. Felony and Misdemeanor: A Study in The History of English Criminal Procedure. Volume I [all published]. Originally published: New York: The Commonwealth Fund, 1937. xxix, 455, [1] pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776031; ISBN-10: 158477603X. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Immediately acclaimed as one..... More
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Speeches. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. vi, 103 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777052; ISBN-10: 1584777052. Hardcover. New. $24.95 * Reprint of the last edition compiled by Holmes [1841-1935]. Contents: "Memorial Day" (1884), "Harvard College in the War" (1885)..... More
Hurst, James Willard. The Growth of American Law: The Law Makers. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1950. xiii, 502 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771944; ISBN-10: 1584771941. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * The first contemporary history of the development of American law, this book..... More
A Landmark Work on Freedom of the Press Milton, John. Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing, to the Parliament of England. With an Introduction by James Russell Lowell. New York: The Grolier Club, 1890. lvii, 189 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More
One of the Most Significant Studies of Political and Legal Theory Ever Written Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de. The Spirit of Laws. Translated from the French. With Corrections and Additions Communicated by the Author. Originally published: Dublin: Printed for G. and A. Ewing and G. Faulkner, 1751. 2 Vols..... More
[Penn, William]. [Magna Charta]. The Excellent Priviledge of Liberty and Property. Being a Reprint and Fac-Simile of the First American Edition of Magna Charta Printed in 1687 Under the Direction of William Penn and William Bradford. Originally published: Philadelphia: Printed for the Philobiblon Club, 1897. xv, 168, 63 pp. Reprinted..... More
A Landmark in the History of Natural and International Law Pufendorf, Samuel von. [Barbeyrac, Jean]. Of the Law of Nature and Nations. Eight Books. Written in Latin by the Baron Pufendorf. Done Into English by Basil Kennett. Carefully Corrected, with Two Tables. To Which Are Added All the Large Notes..... More
Savigny, Friedrich Carl von. Private International Law, and the Retrospective Operation of Statutes: A Treatise On the Conflict of Laws, and the Limits of Their Operation in Respect to Place and Time. Translated, With Notes, by William Guthrie. With an Appendix Containing the Treatises of Bartolus, Molinaeus, Paul Voet, and..... More
Selden's Famous Reply to Mare Liberum Selden, John. Mare Clausum. Of the Dominion, or, Ownership of the Sea. Two Books: In the First, is Shew'd that the Sea, by the Law of Nature, or Nations, is Not Common to All Men but Capable of Private Dominion or Proprietie as well..... More
Story, Joseph. Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws, Foreign and Domestic, in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments. Second Edition. Revised, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged. Originally published: London: A. Maxwell, 1841. xxxiv, 927 pp. (misnumbered in original, pp. 753-756..... More
Important Edition by Cooley Story, Joseph. Cooley, Thomas M., Editor. Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: with a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States Before the Adoption of the Constitution. Fourth Edition, with Notes and Additions by Thomas M. Cooley. Originally published: Boston..... More
The First Edition in English Tocqueville, Alexis de. Democracy in America. Translated by Henry Reeve, Esq. With an Original Preface and Notes by John C. Spencer. Originally published: New York: Adlard and Saunders, 1838. xxx, 464 pp. Reprinted 2003, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772491; ISBN-10: 1584772492. Hardcover..... More
Chitty's Edition of Vattel Vattel, Emmerich de. Chitty, Joseph Chitty. The Law of Nations; or Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns. From the French of Monsieur De Vattel. With Additional Notes and References by Edward D. Ingraham, Esq. Originally published..... More
"Clearly Entitled to Rank Among the Classics" Wheaton, Henry. Elements of International Law: with a Sketch of the History of the Science. Originally published: Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836. xiv, 375 pp. Reprinted 2002, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771708; ISBN-10: 1584771704. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Written..... More
"Clearly Entitled to Rank Among the Classics" Wheaton, Henry. Elements of International Law: with a Sketch of the History of the Science. Originally published: Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836. xiv, 375 pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192693. ISBN-10: 1616192690. Paperback. New. $21.95 * Written when..... More