July 2020
Arnheim, Dr. Michael. Anglo-American Law: A Comparison. xxvi, 463 pp. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing (an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.), 2019. ISBN-13: 9781616196325. ISBN-10: 1616196327. Hardcover. New. $85. * English and American law share a common origin. Yet the differences between them are now greater than the similarities..... More
With a New introduction by David J. Seipp Ashe, (Thomas). Le Premier Volume del Promptuarie, Ou Repertory Generall de les Annales, Et Plusors Auters, Livres del Common Ley Dengleterre. Originally published: London: John Beale, 1614. 2 Volumes. Folio. (8" x 12"). With a New introduction by David J. Seipp, Professor..... More
Auction Catalogue C. F.Libbie & Co. Catalogue of Americana: Auction Sale: Thursday and Friday, September 16th and 17th, 1915. Almanacs, American Periodicals, Boston Local History, Canadian History, Regimental Histories and Civil War Literature, Genealogies, Indians, Contemporary Masonic Newspapers Containing Accounts of the Morgan Abduction. Newspapers, North Eastern Boundary Reports, New..... More
Balzac's Study of Rogues with Illustrations by Hemard Balzac, Honore de [1799-1850]. Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961]. Code des Gens Honnetes, Ou, l'Art de ne Pas etre Dupe des Fripons. Paris: [Nouvelle Societe d'Edition, 1944]. 162 pp. Text illustrations. Softbound volume, printed title panel to front cover. Light soiling and a negligible..... More
Blackstone, William. Prest, William and Ruth Paley (Editors). The Oxford Edition of Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England. Book I, II, III, IV. Oxford University Press, 2016. 4 Volumes. Publisher's laminate hardcover. ISBN: 9780199601035. New. $245. * The definitive version of this classic text of Anglo-American law Detailed varia..... More
Comprehensive Index of the Written Opinions and Statements of the Justices Blandford, Lida A., Editor. Evans, Patricia Russell, Editor. Supreme Court of the United States 1789-1980. An Index to Opinions Arranged by Justice. Millwood, New York: Kraus International Publications, [1984]. 2 volumes. xxv, 501; xvii, 503-1126, [7] pp. Hardcover. Cloth..... More
Brown, Peter Megargee. Figure It Out: A Guide to Wisdom. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd, 2010. xii, [13]-305 pp. Foreword by Alexandra Stoddard, author of Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life. ISBN-13: 9781616190378; ISBN-10: 161619037X. Paperback. New..... More
Burdick, William L. The Principles of Roman Law and Their Relation to Modern Law. Originally published: Rochester: The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co., [1938]. xxi, 748 pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192556; ISBN-10: 1616192550. Paperback. New. $39.95 * This book offers a fine introduction to Roman law..... More
"One of the Most Important" Chilean Codes [Chile]. Lei de Organizacion i Atribuciones de los Tribunales. Santiago de Chile, Imprenta de la Republica, 1875. 150 pp. Octavo (10" x 7"). Contemporary quarter calf over textured paper-covered boards. Moderate rubbing to extremities, some wear to spine ends and corners, a few..... More
Can a Pig Be Convicted of Murder? Evans, E.P. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals. Originally published: New York: E.P. Dutton, 1906. x, 384 pp. Reprinted 2009 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190309. ISBN-10: 1616190302. Paperback. New. $17.95 * This pioneering work collects an amazing assemblage of..... More
Foss, Edward. The Judges of England; with Sketches of Their Lives, and Miscellaneous Notices Connected with the Courts of Westminster, from the Time of the Conquest. Originally published: London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848-1864. 9 Vols. xxiv, 432; vi, 540; viii, 552; vi, 502; vi, 556; vi, 528; viii..... More
Landmark 1680 Essay on English Juries Hawles, Sir John. The Englishman's Right; A Dialogue Between a Barrister at Law and a Juryman; Shewing, I. The Antiquity, II. The Excellent Designed Use, III. The Office and Just Privileges of Juries by the Law of England (Being a Choice Help for All..... More
Hodgkinson, Peter, Editor. Schabas, William A., Editor. Capital Punishment: Strategies for Abolition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xiv, 374 pp. Coth in near-fine dust jacket, tiny sopt to head of text block. $25. More
Hurst, James Willard. Law and Markets in United States History: Different Modes of Bargaining Among Interests. Originally published: [Madison]: The University of Wisconsin Press, [1982]. vii, 207 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771364; ISBN-10: 1584771364. Hardcover. New. $35. * The eminent legal scholar's sociological analysis..... More
James I. The Political Works of James I. Reprinted from the Edition of 1616. With an Introduction by Charles Howard McIlwain. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1918. cxi, 354 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772224. ISBN-10: 1584772220. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * The Collected works of James I...... More
One of the Earliest American Treatises on Suffrage Jones, Samuel. A Treatise on the Right of Suffrage, With an Appendix. Originally published: Boston: Otis, Broaders and Company, 1842. [iii], 4-274 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777588. ISBN-10: 1584777583. Cloth. New. $85. * Reprint of the only..... More
Kemble, John Mitchell (1807-1857) editor. Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici. Originally published: London: Sumptibus Societatis, 1839-1848. 6 volumes. [12], cxxix, 321; xxiv, 436; lii, 468; xx, 317; xv, 403; xvi, 359 pp. Reprinted 2009, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584779384; ISBN-10: 1584779381. Hardcover. New. $250. * An extensive study..... More
"An Indispensable Collection" Enhanced with a New Introduction by Joseph McKnight [Texas, Republic of], Kimball, J.P., Translator. Laws and Decrees of the State of Coahuila and Texas, In Spanish and English. To Which is Added the Constitution of Said State: Also The Colonization Law of the State of Tamaulipas, and..... More
Lupton, Frederick. The Law Relating to Dogs. Originally published: London: Stevens, 1888. xii, 160 pp. Reprinted 2007 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777717; ISBN-10: 1584777710. Hardcover. New. $85. * Reprint of the first work devoted exclusively to the law of dogs, differentiating them legally as ferocious, dangerous, mischievous, and..... More
Maxwell, John Irwing. A Pocket Dictionary of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank Notes, Checks, &c. With an Appendix, Containing Abstracts of Acts and Select Cases Relative to Negotiable Securities, Analysis of a Count in Assumpsit, Tables of Notarial Fees, Stamps, Postage, &c. With Many Additions for..... More
"The Evil Ways" of a "Noisy Majority" Meigs, William M. The Relation of the Judiciary to the Constitution. New York: Neale Pub. Co., 1919. 248 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777700; ISBN-10: 1584777702. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint of the only edition. Meigs [1852-1929] established his..... More
Radzinowicz, Leon, Editor. Wolfgang, Marvin E., Editor. Crime and Justice. New York: Basic Books, 1977. Three volumes. Cloth in lighty worn dust jackets, owner signature of Dr. Arthur Zitrin to front free endpaper of each volume. $150. * Second and Revised edition. Volume I: The Criminal in Society. Volume II..... More
Ritter, Charles F. and Jon L. Waklyn, Editors. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. [With] Sharp, James Rogers and Nancy Weatherly Sharp, Editors. American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. [With] Sharp, James Rogers and Nancy Weatherly Sharp, Editors. American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. [With] Sharp, James Rogers and Nancy..... More
Smith, E. Fitch. Commentaries on Statute and Constitutional Law and Statutory and Constitutional Construction, Containing an Examination of Adjudged Cases on Constitutional Law Under the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the Respective States Concerning Legislative Power, and Also the Consideration of the Rules of Law in..... More
A Low Point in Somers's Career Somers, John, Baron [1651-1716]. The Argument of the Lord Keeper Sommers, On His Giving Judgment in the Bankers Case: Deliver'd in the Exchequer-Chamber, June 23, 1696. [London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, 1733. [ii], 128 pp. Quarto (8" x 7")..... More
The Right to a Grand Jury - the Priority of Law Over the English Crown Somers, John, Baron [1651-1716]. The Security of Englishmen's Lives: Or the Trust, Power and Duty of the Grand Juries of England Explained According to the Fundamentals of the English Government, And the Declaration of the..... More
Souter is Appointed to the Court Souter, David [b. 1939]. [8" x 10" Black-and-White Press Photograph of Justice Souter]. [Boston: The Boston Herald, October 2, 1990]. Negligible rubbing to edges, stamps to verso. $50. * Judge David Souter addressing the press in the New Hampshire State House following his appointment..... More
Slip Opinion of the United States Supreme Court of a Landmark Decision Concerning the Death Penalty Inscribed by Justice Powell Supreme Court of the United States. [Powell, Lewis F. (1907-1998)]. Eddings v. Oklahoma, Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. [Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1982]. ii, 12..... More
A Supreme Court Decision Concerning Minors Inscribed by Justice Stevens Supreme Court of the United States. [Stevens, John Paul]. City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1982]. ii, 12, 3, [1], 8 pp..... More
An Important Southern Voice In the Political Debates That Followed the War of 1812 Taylor, John. Construction Construed, and Constitutions Vindicated. Originally published: Richmond: printed by Shepherd & Pollard, 1820. iv, 344 pp. Reprinted 2009 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363434; ISBN-10: 1886363439. Hardcover with dust jacket. New. $39.95..... More
Cobbett's First Attempt to Promote Reform [Trial]. Powell, Richard, Captain, Primary Defendant. [Cobbett, William (1763-1835), Reporter]. Proceedings of a General Court Martial Held at the Horse-Guards, On the 24th and 27th of March, 1792, For the Trial of Capt. Richard Powell, Lieut. Christopher Seton, and Lieut. John Hall, Of the..... More
The First Law School West of the Alleghenies [University of Cincinnati College of Law]. Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Law School of the Cincinnati College. Cincinnati: [A.H. Pugh], 1878. 55, [1] pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Faint vertical crease through center, moderate..... More
Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution [Webster, Noah (1758-1843)]. Ford, Paul Leicester [1865-1902], Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and..... More
Wheeler, John. A Treatise of Commerce. Edited With an Introduction and Notes by George Burton Hotchkiss. Originally published: New York: The New York University Press, 1931. xi, 484 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773955; ISBN-10: 1584773952. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Published in 1601, this treatise is..... More
Wortman, Tunis. A Treatise Concerning Political Enquiry, and the Liberty of the Press. Originally published: New York: Printed by George Forman for the Author, 1800. xii, 296 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772903. ISBN-10: 1584772905. Hardcover. New. $34.95 * Wortman's Treatise Concerning Political Enquiry, And the..... More